Portageville

Summary:

The Portageville school district in Missouri consists of two schools - Portageville High School and Portageville Elementary School. While the high school has seen fluctuating performance, the elementary school stands out as an exceptional institution, consistently ranking among the top 25% of Missouri elementary schools.

Portageville Elementary is the clear standout, earning a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger and ranking 45th out of 900 Missouri elementary schools for the 2024-2025 school year. The school's students significantly outperform the state average on MAP math assessments, with 70-78% proficiency rates in grades 3-5 compared to the state average of 38-44%. Despite serving a high-need student population with 100% of students qualifying for free/reduced lunch, Portageville Elementary maintains a very low chronic absenteeism rate of 6.8%.

In contrast, Portageville High School has seen more mixed performance, with its statewide ranking dropping from 8th in 2021-2022 to 224th in the following years. While the high school maintains a 100% 4-year graduation rate, its test scores are more in line with or slightly below the state averages. The high school serves a lower percentage of students qualifying for free/reduced lunch at 59.4%.

District Detail

904 King Ave
Portageville, MO 63873-1378

(573) 379-3855

SchoolDigger Rank:
112^th of 367 Missouri districts

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Grades served: PK, KG-12
Students: 671

Primary Schools: 1
Middle Schools: 0
High Schools: 1
Alternative Schools: 0

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				MAP Mathematics (2025)						MAP English Language Arts (2025)		MAP Algebra I (2025)	MAP Biology I (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 3rd Grade	MAP Mathematics 4th Grade	MAP Mathematics 5th Grade	MAP Mathematics 6th Grade	MAP Mathematics 7th Grade	MAP Mathematics 8th Grade	MAP English Language Arts 6th Grade	MAP English Language Arts 7th Grade	MAP Algebra I End of Course	MAP Biology I End of Course	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Portageville High	Public	6-12	904 King Ave	Portageville	63873	New Madrid County	Portageville	No	No	No	No	(573) 379-3819	360	31	11.7	62.2%	277 (76.9%)	53 (14.7%)	3 (0.8%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (6.7%)	36.5	224^th of 367 public high schools	39.0%		59.9	100^th of 378 public high schools	73.5%	124				40.6	43.8	25.1	42.5	24.5	46.3	17.2	$14,685	$1,785	$12,900
Portageville Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1108 King Ave	Portageville	63873	New Madrid County	Portageville	No	No	No	Yes	(573) 379-5706	311	29	10.8	100.0%	209 (67.2%)	74 (23.8%)	4 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (7.7%)	92.9	45^th of 900 public elementary schools	95.0%					(n/a)	70.0	77.7	60.3								$13,085	$1,923	$11,162

Districts nearby

District	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
North Pemiscot County R-I	9.01 mi	2
Risco R-II	10.83 mi	2
New Madrid County R-I	11.54 mi	6	331^st
Gideon 37	12.4 mi	2	359^th
Hayti R-II	13.64 mi	2	346^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 Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education.

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