Marais Des Cygnes Valley Middle

Marais Des Cygnes Valley Middle is one of the minimally staffed 6-8 campuss in Melvern, Kansas, run under Marais Des Cygnes Valley, with 35 students on its rolls from grades 6 through 8. That puts it 91% smaller than the typical public school in Kansas, which averages around 402 students.

Marais Des Cygnes Valley runs 3 schools in total, collectively educating 175 students. Marais Des Cygnes Valley Middle is one of those campuses.

In terms of who attends, Marais Des Cygnes Valley Middle lists that nearly all students (97%) are White. Beyond that, the school records 3% Native American.

Looking at school resources, The school employs 4 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 8.3:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 12.7:1 average. Roughly 74% of students at Marais Des Cygnes Valley Middle qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. That share is noticeably above Osage County's rate of about 48%.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Marais Des Cygnes Valley Middle sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 26.6%; this one delivers 31.7%.

In the broader community, ACS estimates for Osage County put the typical household earns roughly $74,467 per year, 22% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 6%. Across Osage County's 13 public schools (combined enrollment of about 2,587 students), Marais Des Cygnes Valley Middle is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Marais Des Cygnes Valley High, roughly 0.0 miles away. 7 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a ten-mile radius, suggesting a relatively low-density school footprint. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Marais Des Cygnes Valley Middle ranks 7th on composite proficiency, below the local average of 38.1%.

Marais Des Cygnes Valley Middle operates from a small-town location.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Marais Des Cygnes Valley Middle has declined 31%, going from 51 students in 2018 to 35 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio tightened from 9.4:1 in 2018 to 8.3:1 today.

In the discussion threads here, recent activity here tends to focus on pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. Members of the school community can share what they know.