Blue Eye Middle School
Public middle school in Blue Eye, Missouri · Blue Eye R-V School District · Grades 5–8
Blue Eye Middle School serves 140 students in grades 5–8 in Blue Eye (Stone County). It is one of 3 schools in Blue Eye R-V School District. By enrollment it is the 359th largest of 395 public middle schools in Missouri (median 426 students). With 10.2 students per full-time teacher, it has fewer students per teacher than the typical Missouri middle school (13).
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Rank and medians compare all 395 Missouri middle schools with enrollment listed on this site.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Students per teacher = students ÷ 13.68 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | Middle |
| Grades | 5–8 |
| District | Blue Eye R-V School District |
| County | Stone County |
| Area type | Rural, distant |
| School meals | National School Lunch Program, free or reduced price for eligible students |
| NCES school ID | 290528001900 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Missouri
| This school | Blue Eye R-V | Missouri middle schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 140 | 502 | 426 |
| Students per teacher | 10.2 | 10.3 | 13 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 48.6% | 52.6% | 48.6% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 7% of Missouri middle schools have fewer students per teacher than this school (share of schools with a lower ratio). State test results aren't published here yet.
Blue Eye Middle School in context
Size
Blue Eye Middle School is the only middle school in Blue Eye R-V School District. Its 140 students are 27.9% of the district's 502. The 8 nearest middle schools are a median 15.4 miles away and have a median of 335 students, so Blue Eye Middle School is smaller than most of them.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 enrollment and school type. Share of district students = this school's students ÷ the district's students. Nearest schools by straight-line distance between NCES EDGE locations.
Grades
Its largest grade is grade 7 with 41 students, and its smallest is grade 5 with 29, against an average of 35 per grade. This year grade 8 has 41% more students than grade 5 (41 against 29). Each grade is a different group of students, so the gap is not a dropout or growth rate.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.
Students
White students are the largest group, at 93.6% of enrollment, about the same share as across Blue Eye R-V (92.8%). Students from 5 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
48.6% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, against 52.6% across Blue Eye R-V and a median of 48.6% for Missouri middle schools. 14.3% are directly certified for free meals, meaning their families take part in programs such as SNAP or TANF, so no application was needed. Families apply for free or reduced-price meals, and eligibility depends on household income.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership and school lunch program data. District shares weight each school by its enrollment.
Teachers
Blue Eye Middle School has 13.68 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 10.2 students per teacher. At the median Missouri middle school ratio of 13, a school with 140 students would have about 10.8 teachers, so Blue Eye Middle School has 2.9 more.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Expected teachers = this school's students ÷ the median students per teacher of Missouri middle schools (13).
Location
NCES classifies its location as rural, distant, which means it is in rural territory 5 to 25 miles from an urbanized area, or 2.5 to 10 miles from a town. The nearest other middle school is Cedar Ridge Intermediate School, 13.7 miles away in Branson R-IV School District. No other middle school is within 10 miles.
Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.
Students by race and ethnicity
| White | 93.6% |
| Hispanic | 3.6% |
| Two or more races | 1.4% |
| Black | 0.7% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0.7% |
41.4% of students are girls and 58.6% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Grade 5 | 29 |
| Grade 6 | 29 |
| Grade 7 | 41 |
| Grade 8 | 41 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
512 State Hwy 13, Blue Eye, MO 65611
Phone: (417)779-4299
Website: blueeye.k12.mo.us
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Blue Eye Middle School. Blue: the nearest middle schools.
Nearby middle schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cedar Ridge Intermediate School | Branson R-IV | 13.7 mi | 515 | 14 | 71.3% |
| Hollister Middle School | Hollister R-V | 13.8 mi | 314 | 12.7 | 61.8% |
| Branson Junior High School | Branson R-IV | 14.8 mi | 694 | 14.8 | 59.7% |
| Reeds Spring Middle School | Reeds Spring R-IV | 15.2 mi | 268 | 12.2 | 60.8% |
| Reeds Spring Intermediate School | Reeds Spring R-IV | 15.6 mi | 254 | 12.7 | 60.2% |
| Buchanan Intermediate School | Branson R-IV | 16.4 mi | 465 | 14 | 57.6% |
| Kirbyville Middle School | Kirbyville R-VI | 17.1 mi | 105 | 7.6 | 63.8% |
| Forsyth Middle School | Forsyth R-III | 20.3 mi | 356 | 15.4 | 65.7% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.
Other schools in Blue Eye R-V
| School | Level | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| Blue Eye Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–4 | 202 |
| Blue Eye High School | High | 9–12 | 160 |