MARYVILLE MIDDLE

MARYVILLE MIDDLE, a medium-sized junior high in MARYVILLE, Missouri, run under MARYVILLE R-II, instructs 401 students, covering grades 5 through 8.

Across the 4 schools in MARYVILLE R-II (1,408 students total), MARYVILLE MIDDLE accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

For racial and ethnic makeup, MARYVILLE MIDDLE logs that the student body is overwhelmingly White (91%); the rest breaks down as 4% multiracial, 2% Hispanic. Compared to Nodaway County overall, the school's racial mix sits in roughly the same range.

Looking at school resources, Staff filings list 34 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 11.7:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 13.0:1, putting MARYVILLE MIDDLE tighter than the state norm the norm. About 38% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, MARYVILLE MIDDLE performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 50.6%, the actual is 34.0%, a residual of -16.5 points.

In the surrounding community, the surrounding county (Nodaway County) logs that median household earnings sit near $59,315, about 28% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 8%. MARYVILLE MIDDLE is one of 17 public schools in Nodaway County (combined enrollment of about 2,410 students).

MARYVILLE HIGH is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.3 miles from this campus. 3 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts MARYVILLE MIDDLE at 8th of 8; the average score across the group is 53.8%.

The campus sits in a town-based setting.

Looking at the recent track record. MARYVILLE MIDDLE's enrollment has edged down 5% since 2018, when it stood at 424 (now 401).

On the community side, recent activity here tends to focus on classroom updates, athletics, and weather closures. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to weigh in.