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SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BLUE EYE R-V·NCES 290528001900

BLUE EYE MIDDLE

512 STATE HWY 13, BLUE EYE, MO 65611 · (417) 779-4299 · Stone County
GRADES 05–08MIDDLE42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL140 STUDENTS
Enrollment
140
Middle
DISTRICT 167 · STATE 461
Student : Teacher
10.2:1
14 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 10.2:1 · STATE 13.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
49%
68 students
DISTRICT 52% · STATE 54%
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
Grade 5
29
Grade 6
29
Grade 7
41
Grade 8
41
Student demographics
White
13194%
DISTRICT 93% · STATE 67%
Hispanic
54%
DISTRICT 4% · STATE 9%
Black
11%
DISTRICT 0% · STATE 15%
Two+
21%
DISTRICT 2% · STATE 6%
Pacific Islander
11%
DISTRICT 1% · STATE 0%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Male
8259%
Female
5841%

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Test scores

MO DVT (Growth) 2024-25 . Growth Percentile vs Peers
English Language Arts
33.1%
MO avg 49.5% . -24.0pp since 2023
Math
74.6%
MO avg 48.7% . +5.0pp since 2023
Source: MO DVT (Growth). All students, all grades. See all years and grades →

BeatsExpectations

Demographically-adjusted score · methodology
Tier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
54.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
50.4%
based on MO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+3.9pp
above demographic expectation
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →

7-year change

SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25
Enrollment
140
-30 (-18%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
10.2:1
was 11.5:1
% White
94%
was 91%
% Hispanic
4%
was 1%
% Black
1%
was 2%
% Asian
0%
was 1%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

About BLUE EYE MIDDLE

BLUE EYE MIDDLE, a micro-enrollment middle school in BLUE EYE, Missouri, part of BLUE EYE R-V, serves 140 students, covering grades 5 through 8. Compared to the state average of about 461 students per school, that is 70% below typical.

BLUE EYE R-V comprises 3 schools with combined enrollment of 502 students; BLUE EYE MIDDLE is among them.

For racial and ethnic makeup, BLUE EYE MIDDLE reports that 94% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority. Beyond that, the school reports 4% Hispanic. Compared to Stone County overall, the school's racial mix sits in roughly the same range.

In terms of school funding signals, On paper, BLUE EYE MIDDLE has 14 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 10.2:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 13.0:1 average. Around 49% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. Set against Stone County (around 65%), the school's rate is meaningfully below typical.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, BLUE EYE MIDDLE performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 50.4%, the actual is 54.2%, a residual of +3.9 points.

Zooming out to the county, Stone County reports that the typical household earns roughly $63,520 per year, about 25% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 10%. In all, Stone County runs 16 public schools (combined enrollment of about 3,406 students), of which BLUE EYE MIDDLE is one.

BLUE EYE ELEM. is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.0 miles from this campus. 2 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. On composite proficiency, BLUE EYE MIDDLE comes 3rd of 9 in the immediate cluster, above the nearby-schools average of 44.4%.

Geographically, the school is in a countryside area.

Looking at the recent track record. BLUE EYE MIDDLE's enrollment has contracted 18% since 2018, when it stood at 170 (now 140). The student-to-teacher ratio narrowed from 11.5:1 in 2018 to 10.2:1 today.

Inside the community feed, recent activity here tends to focus on enrollment questions, classroom assignments, and PTA news. Members of the school community can share what they know.

Stone County at a glance

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Population
32,048
Census ACS
Median income
$63,520
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
25%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
16
3,406 students

Quick facts

School name
BLUE EYE MIDDLE
District
BLUE EYE R-V
Address
512 STATE HWY 13, BLUE EYE, MO 65611
Phone
(417) 779-4299
County
Stone County
Level
Middle
Grade range
05–08
Total enrollment
140
Teachers (FTE)
14
Student–teacher ratio
10.2:1
Free/Reduced lunch
68 (49%)
Locale
42-Rural: Distant
NCES ID
290528001900
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

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Frequently asked questions

About BLUE EYE MIDDLE
How many students attend BLUE EYE MIDDLE?
BLUE EYE MIDDLE enrolls approximately 140 students in grades 05-08.
What age range does BLUE EYE MIDDLE serve?
BLUE EYE MIDDLE serves students from grade 05 through grade 08.
How many students per teacher at BLUE EYE MIDDLE?
Approximately 10.2:1 students per teacher at BLUE EYE MIDDLE.
What is the racial breakdown of students at BLUE EYE MIDDLE?
At BLUE EYE MIDDLE, the student body is approximately 94% White, 4% Hispanic, 1% Black, 1% Two or more.
Who oversees BLUE EYE MIDDLE?
BLUE EYE MIDDLE is overseen by BLUE EYE R-V in Stone County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.
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