Best Public Schools in Melvern, KS

Summary:

The city of Melvern, Kansas has two schools serving students in grades 6-12: Marais Des Cygnes Valley High School and Marais Des Cygnes Valley Middle School. Both schools have relatively low performance, ranking in the bottom half of their respective school types in the state. The high school has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger, while the middle school also has a 2-star rating.

Proficiency rates in English Language Arts, Mathematics, and Science are generally below the state averages for both schools, with some exceptions. The high school has a 52.05% free and reduced-price lunch rate, while the middle school has a 68.42% rate, indicating a high-poverty student population. Despite the low performance, the schools appear to have relatively high spending per student and low student-teacher ratios, suggesting that resources are not the primary issue.

The data provides a starting point for further investigation and potential interventions to improve the performance of these schools. Analyzing the specific areas of strength and weakness, as well as exploring the underlying causes of the low performance, could help identify targeted strategies to support student learning and school improvement. Addressing the challenges faced by these schools could have a significant impact on the educational outcomes and opportunities for the students in the Marais Des Cygnes Valley community.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2024)				Ranking (2023)				KAP English Language Arts (2024)					KAP Mathematics (2024)					KAP Science (2024)			Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	SchoolDigger Rating (2024)	Average Standard Score (2023)	Statewide Rank (2023)	State Percentile (2023)	Rank Change from Previous Year	KAP English Language Arts 6th Grade	KAP English Language Arts 7th Grade	KAP English Language Arts 8th Grade	KAP English Language Arts 10th Grade	KAP English Language Arts All Grades	KAP Mathematics 6th Grade	KAP Mathematics 7th Grade	KAP Mathematics 8th Grade	KAP Mathematics 10th Grade	KAP Mathematics All Grades	KAP Science 8th Grade	KAP Science 11th Grade	KAP Science All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Marais Des Cygnes Valley High	Public	9-12	508 NE Main	Melvern	66510	Osage County	Marais Des Cygnes Valley	No	No	No	Yes	(785) 549-3313	73	6	12.3	52.1%	68 (93.2%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (4.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (2.7%)	48.7	164^th of 318 public high schools	48.4%		41.5	200^th of 327 public high schools	38.8%	36				16.0	16.0				26.1	26.1		33.3	33.3	$18,614	$175	$18,440
Marais Des Cygnes Valley Middle	Public	6-8	508 N E Main	Melvern	66510	Osage County	Marais Des Cygnes Valley	No	No	No	Yes	(785) 549-3313	38	5	7.9	68.4%	35 (92.1%)	1 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (5.3%)	42	192^nd of 362 public middle schools	47.0%		19.4	316^th of 362 public middle schools	12.7%	124	53.8	30.8	16.7		34.2	38.5	23.1	0.0		21.1	8.3		8.3	$16,293	$236	$16,056

Cities Near Melvern

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Lyndon	7.42 mi	2	78^th
Quenemo	7.68 mi	1	54^th
Waverly	7.85 mi	2	77^th
Williamsburg	9.37 mi	1	258^th
Pomona	12.48 mi	3	184^th

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Kansas State Department of Education.

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