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Maries County Middle

Q: Is Maries County Middle a good school?

Maries County Middle ranks 315 th of 438 Missouri middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

Public Grades 5-8

315^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 438 Missouri Middle Schools

Better than 28% of Missouri middle schools

Summary

Maries County Middle is a public middle school located in Bland, Missouri, serving grades 5-8 with a total enrollment of 191 students. The school is part of the Maries County R-II District, which is ranked 258 out of 367 districts in Missouri and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Academically, Maries County Middle consistently underperforms the state average in MAP test proficiency across all grade levels and subjects. For example, in 2024-2025, the school's 5th grade math proficiency was 28% compared to the state average of 38.2%. The school's performance is also lower than the district average, indicating that Maries County Middle is a below-average performer within its own district. Compared to the nearby Vienna Middle School and Owensville Middle School, Maries County Middle lags behind in academic achievement across the board.

Maries County Middle also faces significant socioeconomic challenges, with a very high percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, ranging from 96.86% to 99.52% over the past few years. This is in stark contrast to Owensville Middle School, which had a 52.96% free/reduced-lunch rate in 2023-2024. Despite the school's relatively favorable student-teacher ratio, its chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 18.3% to 24.7%, are significantly higher than the nearby Vienna Middle School, which had a 5.2% chronic absenteeism rate in 2023-2024. These factors suggest that Maries County Middle may be facing systemic challenges that need to be addressed to improve student outcomes.

193

Students ?

10.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$10,879

Per pupil spending ?

48.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

300 S Main
Bland, MO 65014-0010

(573) 646-3912

District: Maries County R-II

Students who attend Maries County Middle usually attend:

High:

Belle High

Feeder schools for Maries County Middle:

Elementary:

Belle Elementary

Racial breakdown:

White:

95.3%

Two or more races:

4.1%

African American:

0.5%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Recently slipping — 51st percentile in 2018 → 28th in 2025

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 11 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Missouri average (29% vs 42% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped from its 51st-percentile peak (2018) to 28th (2025)

!Science scores 18 pts below the Missouri average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school29%

District avg29%

Missouri avg42%

315^th of 438

Missouri public middle schools ?

Bottom 28%▲ up 17 pts since 2015

From bottom 11% (2015) to bottom 28% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

258^th of 367Maries County R-II among Missouri districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Missouri percentile	Rating
2025	31.2	315 of 438	28.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	32.3	312 of 451	30.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	32.1	325 of 459	29.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	47.3	249 of 459	45.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	36.1	301 of 454	33.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	34.5	413 of 587	29.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	50.3	269 of 552	51.3%	★★★☆☆
2017	36.2	402 of 568	29.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	38.1	303 of 435	30.3%	★★☆☆☆
2015	21.3	520 of 585	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	30.1	517 of 633	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	38.6	480 of 649	26.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	33.7	504 of 623	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	39.0	443 of 625	29.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	35.1	487 of 614	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	30.2	502 of 601	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	29.8	529 of 624	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	35.3	481 of 624	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	43.3	394 of 619	36.3%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Missouri percentile	Rating
2025	24.9	301 of 369	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	36.3	261 of 378	31.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	53.1	162 of 382	57.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	73.9	51 of 365	86.0%	★★★★☆
2021	61.3	105 of 371	71.7%	★★★★☆
2019	58.7	157 of 482	67.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	63.6	98 of 422	76.8%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Missouri percentile	Rating
2025	18.9	311 of 358	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	21.5	316 of 379	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	23.5	317 of 385	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	36.6	250 of 381	34.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	26.2	298 of 376	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	26.2	422 of 527	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	40.7	282 of 479	41.1%	★★☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)18th percentile-10 vs school

White (2025)13th percentile-15 vs school

By subject vs Missouri (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts32%-10 vs state

Mathematics29%-13 vs state

Science24%-18 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				MAP Mathematics (2025)				MAP Science (2025)		MAP English Language Arts (2025)				Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
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 (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	MAP Mathematics 5th Grade	MAP Mathematics 6th Grade	MAP Mathematics 7th Grade	MAP Mathematics 8th Grade	MAP Science 5th Grade	MAP Science 8th Grade	MAP English Language Arts 5th Grade	MAP English Language Arts 6th Grade	MAP English Language Arts 7th Grade	MAP English Language Arts 8th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Maries County Middle	Public	5-8	300 S Main	Bland	65014	Gasconade County	Maries County R-II	No	No	No	Yes	(573) 646-3912	193	18	10.6	48.7%	184 (95.3%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (4.1%)	31.2	315^th of 438 public middle schools	28.1%		32.3	312^th of 451 public middle schools	30.8%	3	28.0	34.5	23.6		24.0		30.0		33.2		$10,879	$595	$10,284
Owensville Middle	Public	6-8	3340 Hwy 19	Owensville	65066	Gasconade County	Gasconade County R-II	No	No	No	No	(573) 646-4038	408	25	16.4	51.7%	385 (94.4%)	1 (0.2%)	9 (2.2%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.7%)	38.4	286^th of 438 public middle schools	34.7%		52.6	212^th of 451 public middle schools	53.0%	74		28.5	35.5	34.4		30.3		22.9	35.5	35.7	$9,980	$282	$9,698
Vienna Middle	Public	6-8	300 Fourth Street	Vienna	65582	Maries County	Maries County R-I	No	No	No	Yes	(573) 422-3363	88	8	11.4	29.5%	86 (97.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (2.3%)								(n/a)						28.4			32.3		$11,177	$834	$10,343

Frequently Asked Questions about Maries County Middle

What high school do graduates of Maries County Middle attend?

Students who attend Maries County Middle usually go on to attend Belle High

What is the racial makeup of Maries County Middle?

Students at Maries County Middle are 95% White, 4% Two or more races.

Is Maries County Middle a good school?

Maries County Middle ranks 315^th of 438 Missouri middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

What district is Maries County Middle in?

Maries County R-II

How many students attend Maries County Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 193 students attended Maries County Middle.

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education.

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