Royal Valley Middle School

Located at 204 S 4th, in Mayetta, Kansas, Royal Valley Middle School is a compact middle-grades school that teaches 270 students (grades 5 through 8), part of Royal Valley. Compared to the state average of about 402 students per school, that is 33% leaner than typical.

Royal Valley runs 3 schools in total, collectively educating 862 students. Royal Valley Middle School is one of those campuses.

On demographics, Royal Valley Middle School reports that the most-represented group is White (53%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. Other groups include 27% Native American, 11% Hispanic, 7% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 83% White, putting the school's mix visibly less White than the area baseline.

In terms of school funding signals, On paper, Royal Valley Middle School has 23 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 12.0:1. That tracks the state average closely. An estimated 54% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. By comparison, Jackson County runs at roughly 45%, so the school's eligibility rate is somewhat above the surrounding baseline.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Royal Valley Middle School performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 36.3%, the actual is 34.9%, a residual of -1.4 points.

In the broader community, the surrounding county (Jackson County) reports that the typical household earns roughly $75,215 per year, roughly 23% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 3%. Royal Valley Middle School is one of 9 public schools in Jackson County (combined enrollment of about 2,426 students).

The closest other public school is Royal Valley High, roughly 6.3 miles away. 6 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a ten-mile radius, suggesting a relatively low-density school footprint. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Royal Valley Middle School ranks 6th on composite proficiency, below the local average of 41.6%.

Geographically, the school is in a small-town area.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count held roughly steady: 268 students in 2018 compared to 270 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 63% to 53% across the same window.

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