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Marais Des Cygnes Valley High

PublicHighGrades 9–12

508 NE Main, Melvern, KS 66510 · (785) 549-3313 · Part of Marais des Cygnes Valley Unified School District 456

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Directions
Students
53
Students per teacher
9:1
Free or reduced lunch
60%
Setting
Rural
Grades
9–12
The gist

What stands out about Marais Des Cygnes Valley High

  • Its own letter, B−: better results than 52% of Kansas’s public schools
  • Reading / language arts 6 pts below the state
  • Small classes: 9 students per teacher
  • Enrollment down 14.5% since 2020–21

On the path

Where Melvern Township kids come from and go next. The whole path →

6–8Marais Des Cygnes Valley Middlein Melvern
9–12Marais Des Cygnes Valley HighYou are here

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency30%
State average 27.9%
Reading / language arts30%
State average 35.5%

Its own letter, B−, places these results among Kansas’s 1,221 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

Directions ↗

508 NE Main, Melvern

Students

Enrollment by grade
Grade 912
Grade 1014
Grade 1117
Grade 1210
Enrollment over time
62’20
71’21
73’22
68’23
53’24

Down 14.5% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 91%Two or more races 6%Hispanic 2%Black 2%

As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Marais Des Cygnes Valley High from Melvern Township families.

Other schools in Marais des Cygnes Valley Unified School District 456

The district →
Marais Des Cygnes Valley Elem
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Quenemo
A
87 students10:1
Marais Des Cygnes Valley Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Melvern
C−
35 students8:1

School facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), 2024–2025 school year. Test scores: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). A school’s letter is our own summary of its reading and math results against Kansas’s other public schools; Melvern Township’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.