Marion C. Early Junior High School
Public middle school in Morrisville, Missouri · Marion C. Early R-V School District · Grades 6–8
Marion C. Early Junior High School serves 143 students in grades 6–8 in Morrisville (Polk County). It is one of 3 schools in Marion C. Early R-V School District. By enrollment it is the 357th largest of 395 public middle schools in Missouri (median 426 students). With 17.2 students per full-time teacher, it has more 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 ÷ 8.3 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | Middle |
| Grades | 6–8 |
| District | Marion C. Early R-V School District |
| County | Polk County |
| Area type | Rural, distant |
| School meals | National School Lunch Program, free or reduced price for eligible students |
| NCES school ID | 292016003187 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Missouri
| This school | Marion C. Early R-V | Missouri middle schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 143 | 576 | 426 |
| Students per teacher | 17.2 | 13.2 | 13 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 37.8% | 41% | 48.6% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 97% 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.
Marion C. Early Junior High School in context
Size
Marion C. Early Junior High School is the only middle school in Marion C. Early R-V School District. Its 143 students are 24.8% of the district's 576. The 8 nearest middle schools are a median 14.2 miles away and have a median of 365 students, so Marion C. Early Junior High 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 8 with 53 students, and its smallest is grade 6 with 38, against an average of 48 per grade. This year grade 8 has 39% more students than grade 6 (53 against 38). 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 96.5% of enrollment, about the same share as across Marion C. Early R-V (94.4%). Students from 5 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
37.8% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, against 41% across Marion C. Early R-V and a median of 48.6% for Missouri middle schools. 15.4% 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
Marion C. Early Junior High School has 8.3 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 17.2 students per teacher. At the median Missouri middle school ratio of 13, a school with 143 students would have about 11 teachers, so Marion C. Early Junior High School has 2.7 fewer.
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 Pleasant Hope Middle School, 8.2 miles away in Pleasant Hope R-VI School District. There are 0 middle schools within 5 miles and 2 within 10 miles.
Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.
Students by race and ethnicity
| White | 96.5% |
| Two or more races | 1.4% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 0.7% |
| Asian | 0.7% |
| Hispanic | 0.7% |
52.4% of students are girls and 47.6% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Grade 6 | 38 |
| Grade 7 | 52 |
| Grade 8 | 53 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
5309 S. Main, Morrisville, MO 65710
Phone: (417)376-2216
Website: mceonline.net
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Marion C. Early Junior High School. Blue: the nearest middle schools.
Nearby middle schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pleasant Hope Middle School | Pleasant Hope R-VI | 8.2 mi | 168 | 13.2 | 60.1% |
| Bolivar Middle School | Bolivar R-I | 9.0 mi | 587 | 12.5 | 45.7% |
| Willard Middle School | Willard R-II | 12.1 mi | 704 | 13.9 | 37.5% |
| Willard Intermediate North | Willard R-II | 12.4 mi | 356 | 12.2 | 37.4% |
| Pleasant View Middle School | Springfield R-XII | 16.1 mi | 331 | 14.4 | 58.9% |
| Bois D'arc Elementary School | Ash Grove R-IV | 16.4 mi | 178 | 14.8 | 47.2% |
| Fair Grove Middle School | Fair Grove R-X | 16.6 mi | 373 | 17.2 | 33.2% |
| Reed Middle School | Springfield R-XII | 18.6 mi | 561 | 12.9 | 73.6% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.
Other schools in Marion C. Early R-V
| School | Level | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| Marion C. Early Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–5 | 283 |
| Marion C. Early High School | High | 9–12 | 150 |