KIRBYVILLE MIDDLE

KIRBYVILLE MIDDLE is a rural-scale 6-8 campus in KIRBYVILLE, Missouri, operated by KIRBYVILLE R-VI. The school educates 105 students in grades 4 through 8. By comparison, Missouri's public schools average about 461 students each, so KIRBYVILLE MIDDLE sits 77% leaner than that benchmark.

Within KIRBYVILLE R-VI, which oversees 2 schools and 215 students, KIRBYVILLE MIDDLE is one campus in the system.

On the student-mix side, KIRBYVILLE MIDDLE shows that nearly all students (84%) are White. The remainder breaks down as 10% Hispanic, 7% multiracial. Compared to Taney County overall, the school's racial mix sits in roughly the same range.

On the resource side, On paper, KIRBYVILLE MIDDLE has 14 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 7.6:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 13.0:1, putting KIRBYVILLE MIDDLE tighter than the state norm the norm. Around 64% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

After controlling for student poverty, KIRBYVILLE MIDDLE tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 50.1% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 61.0%.

In the broader community, community-level numbers for Taney County indicate median household earnings sit near $56,497, 25% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 11%. In all, Taney County runs 21 public schools (combined enrollment of about 7,946 students), of which KIRBYVILLE MIDDLE is one.

Nearest neighbor: KIRBYVILLE ELEM., around 1.9 miles off. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 7 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), KIRBYVILLE MIDDLE ranks 2nd on composite proficiency, above the local average of 52.5%.

Geographically, the school is in a low-density area.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at KIRBYVILLE MIDDLE has declined 30%, going from 151 students in 2018 to 105 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 10.4:1 in 2018 to 7.6:1 today.

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