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Marais Des Cygnes Valley Middle

PublicMiddleGrades 6–8

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

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Directions
Students
35
Students per teacher
8:1
Free or reduced lunch
74%
Setting
Rural
Grades
6–8
The gist

What stands out about Marais Des Cygnes Valley Middle

  • Its own letter, C−: better results than 22% of Kansas’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 13 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 11 pts below the state
  • Small classes: 8 students per teacher
  • Enrollment down 36.4% since 2020–21
  • Next stop for Melvern Township kids: Marais Des Cygnes Valley High

On the path

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

PK–5Marais Des Cygnes Valley Elemin Quenemo
6–8Marais Des Cygnes Valley MiddleYou are here
9–12Marais Des Cygnes Valley Highin Melvern

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency15%
State average 27.9%
Reading / language arts24%
State average 35.5%

Its own letter, C−, 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 N E Main, Melvern

Students

Enrollment by grade
Grade 615
Grade 710
Grade 810
Enrollment over time
55’20
55’21
38’22
37’23
35’24

Down 36.4% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 97%American Indian/Alaska Native 3%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Marais Des Cygnes Valley Middle 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 High
High · Grades 9–12 · Melvern
B−
53 students9:1

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.