Enrollment
35
Middle
DISTRICT 58 · STATE 402
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MARAIS DES CYGNES VALLEY·NCES 200948001167
Marais Des Cygnes Valley Middle
508 N E Main, Melvern, KS 66510 · (785) 549-3313 · Osage County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL35 STUDENTS
B+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 66% of Kansas public middle schools
- B-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Kansas public middle schools
Student : Teacher
8.3:1
4 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 8.9:1 · STATE 12.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
74%
26 students
DISTRICT 68% · STATE 51%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 15 | 43% |
| Grade 7 | 10 | 29% |
| Grade 8 | 10 | 29% |
Student demographics
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Marais Des Cygnes Valley Middle→Marais Des Cygnes Valley High
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KAP 2024-25 . % Meeting + ExceedingEnglish Language Arts
43.2%
KS avg 44.5%
Math
43.2%
KS avg 38.8%
What this means: On the KAP, Kansas's statewide test, about 43 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 43 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Kansas schools, those numbers are about 45 and 39.
KAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 43.2% | 43.2% |
| 2023-24 | 34.2% | 21.1% |
% Meeting + Exceeding, all students and all tested grades. Kansas set new KAP cut scores in spring 2025, so results from 2023-24 and earlier are not comparable with later years.
Source: KAP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
31.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
26.6%
based on KS schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+5.0pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 32% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 27% typical for Kansas schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Kansas's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Where Marais Des Cygnes Valley Middle ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Kansas |
|---|---|---|
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 35 | #218 of 225 |
Ranked against other public middle schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
35
-20 (-36%) vs 2020
-50% since 1990-91, when it was 70
Student : Teacher
8.3:1
was 13.8:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 35 | 4.2 | 8.3:1 | 74% (26) |
| 2023-24 | 37 | 5 | 7.4:1 | 62% (23) |
| 2022-23 | 38 | 4.8 | 7.9:1 | 68% (26) |
| 2020-21 | 55 | 4 | 13.8:1 | 55% (30) |
| 2017-18 | 51 | 5.4 | 9.4:1 | 53% (27) |
| 2015-16 | 48 | 5 | 9.6:1 | 71% (34) |
| 2010-11 | 57 | 6 | 9.5:1 | 65% (37) |
| 2000-01 | 84 | 9 | 9.3:1 | 51% (43) |
| 1990-91 | 70 | 4 | 17.5:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Marais Des Cygnes Valley Middle.
Since 2017-18: students down 31% (51 to 35); teachers down 22% (5.4 to 4.2).
About Marais Des Cygnes Valley Middle
Marais Des Cygnes Valley Middle, located in Melvern, Kansas, is a very small middle school. The school covers grades 6 through 8 and reported 35 students in 2024-25. The school is 91% below the average for middle schools in Kansas.
Federal data list 3 schools in Marais Des Cygnes Valley, with 175 students enrolled.
Roughly 97% of students at Marais Des Cygnes Valley Middle are White. The remaining students are 3% Native American.
Teacher count: 4.2 full-time equivalents. Student-to-teacher ratio: 8.3:1. The average for middle schools in Kansas, 12.7:1, is higher. Roughly 74% of students come from households that qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. It compares with 48% for public schools in Osage County.
Marais Des Cygnes Valley Middle earns a B+ on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 66% of Kansas public middle schools.
On the allk12 BeatsExpectations measure, Marais Des Cygnes Valley Middle is 5.0 points above the average proficiency rate across its state test results predicted for its free or reduced-price lunch share: 31.7% actual, 26.6% predicted. That is outside both the top and bottom 10% in Kansas.
For the population of Osage County, the median household earns about $74,467 a year, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 22% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 6%. Across Osage County, 13 public schools serve about 2,587 students.
Marais Des Cygnes Valley Middle is less than a tenth of a mile from Marais Des Cygnes Valley High, its nearest public school. Around the school, 7 other public schools are within ten miles. Of 9 schools in the immediate area with test results, Marais Des Cygnes Valley Middle ranks 7th on average proficiency.
In the federal locale system, Marais Des Cygnes Valley Middle is coded Rural: Remote, for schools in rural territory far from an urban area.
Enrollment fell 36% over 4 years, reaching 35 in 2024-25. The ratio was 13.8:1 in 2020-21 and 8.3:1 in 2024-25.
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Osage County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
15,744
Census ACS
Median income
$74,467
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
22%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
13
2,587 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Marais Des Cygnes Valley
- Marais Des Cygnes Valley ElemElementary · 87 students
- Marais Des Cygnes Valley HighHigh · 53 students
Nearby schools
- Marais Des Cygnes Valley High0.0 mi · 53
- Lyndon Elem7.1 mi · 294
- Lyndon High7.2 mi · 124
- Marais Des Cygnes Valley Elem7.6 mi · 87
- Waverly Elem8.2 mi · 136
- Waverly High8.2 mi · 105
Frequently asked questions
About Marais Des Cygnes Valley MiddleWhat is the total enrollment at Marais Des Cygnes Valley Middle?
Marais Des Cygnes Valley Middle enrolls approximately 35 students in grades 06-08.
What grades does Marais Des Cygnes Valley Middle serve?
Marais Des Cygnes Valley Middle serves grades 06-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Marais Des Cygnes Valley Middle?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Marais Des Cygnes Valley Middle is approximately 8.3:1 (4 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Marais Des Cygnes Valley Middle?
Marais Des Cygnes Valley Middle reports a student body of 97% White.
Is Marais Des Cygnes Valley Middle public or private?
Marais Des Cygnes Valley Middle is a public K-12 school, overseen by Marais Des Cygnes Valley.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.