📍 300 S Main, Bland, Gasconade County, 65014
Maries Co. Middle is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Bland, Gasconade County. The school has 210 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Maries Co. R-Ii school district. It serves grades 5–8 in a rural setting. The school employs 18.6 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 11.3:1. 32% of students are proficient in reading. 26% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Maries Co. Middle enrolls 210 students across grades 5–8. The student body is 54% male and 46% female. A teaching staff of 18.6 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 11.3:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 99% White and <1% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 208 | 99% |
| Two or more races | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
209 of the school's 210 students (100%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 209 qualify for free lunch and 0 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Maries Co. Middle is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Remote). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district MO-30, state senate district 6, state house district 62.
Maries Co. Middle is one of 3 schools in MARIES CO. R-II, based in BELLE, Missouri. The district serves 680 students district-wide and employs 60 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 210 students, Maries Co. Middle is close to the district average of about 227 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Remote