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North Pemiscot Senior High

Public Grades 6-12

Summary

North Pemiscot Senior High is a public high school located in Wardell, Missouri, serving grades 6-12 with a total enrollment of 126 students. The school is part of the North Pemiscot County R-I district and has consistently ranked in the bottom half of Missouri high schools over the past decade, with a current ranking of 331 out of 352 high schools in the state and a 0 out of 5 star rating from SchoolDigger.

North Pemiscot Senior High has fluctuating four-year graduation rates, ranging from 73.3% to 100% over the past few years, which is lower than some nearby schools like Portageville High (100%). The school also has a high chronic absenteeism rate, ranging from 15.9% to 24.5%, significantly higher than the state average and most nearby schools. Additionally, North Pemiscot Senior High's test scores are consistently well below the state averages across all subject areas and grade levels, with proficiency rates as low as 4.9% in Math, 9.6% in Science, and 9.7% in English Language Arts for 8th grade, compared to state averages of 32.7%, 39.2%, and 42.2%, respectively.

The data suggests that North Pemiscot Senior High faces significant challenges, including an extremely high percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, ranging from 97.35% to 100% over the past few years. This indicates that the school is serving a population with significant socioeconomic challenges, which likely contributes to the school's lower academic performance and higher chronic absenteeism rates. While the school's performance has declined over the past decade, there is little evidence of significant improvement, suggesting that the school may need to implement more effective strategies to support student success.

134

Students ?

11.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$14,959

Per pupil spending ?

100%

Free/discounted lunch ?

102 School Dr
Wardell, MO 63879-0038

(573) 628-3465

District: North Pemiscot County R-I

Feeder schools for North Pemiscot Senior High:

Elementary:

Ross Elementary

Racial breakdown:

White:

90.3%

African American:

6.0%

Two or more races:

2.2%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 41st percentile in 2008 → 6th in 2023

Strengths

✓95% graduate within 4 years

✓Small classes — about 11 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Missouri average (9% vs 40% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped — down 35 percentile points since 2008

!English Language Arts scores 33 pts below the Missouri average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school9%

District avg9%

Missouri avg40%

423^rd of 438

Missouri public middle schools ?

Bottom 3%▼ down 52 pts since 2015

From top 44% (2015) to bottom 3% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

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

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Missouri percentile	Rating
2025	6.2	423 of 438	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	9.9	428 of 459	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	6.8	431 of 454	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	40.5	369 of 568	35.0%	★★☆☆☆
2015	53.6	259 of 585	55.7%	★★★☆☆
2014	45.0	389 of 633	38.5%	★★☆☆☆
2013	35.3	503 of 649	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	32.9	509 of 623	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	14.0	586 of 625	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	16.6	572 of 614	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	13.3	561 of 601	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	19.8	581 of 624	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	29.3	527 of 624	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	41.8	409 of 619	33.9%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Missouri percentile	Rating
2025	9.1	358 of 369	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	22.1	322 of 365	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	14.5	346 of 371	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Missouri percentile	Rating
2022	6.3	372 of 381	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	2.9	375 of 376	0.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

High school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Missouri percentile	Rating
2023	6.9	331 of 352	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	10.1	329 of 358	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	27.8	418 of 504	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	17.0	478 of 521	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	23.3	462 of 523	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	48.0	288 of 522	44.8%	★★☆☆☆
2011	17.2	479 of 528	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	21.6	454 of 516	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	26.6	416 of 507	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	46.9	317 of 539	41.2%	★★☆☆☆
2007	57.3	215 of 538	60.0%	★★★☆☆
2006	63.8	151 of 534	71.7%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Missouri percentile	Rating
2023	12.3	260 of 268	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	16.5	237 of 255	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Missouri percentile	Rating
2023	4.7	300 of 302	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	7.4	306 of 309	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	21.7	365 of 430	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Middle school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)3rd percentile~ school

White (2022)2nd percentile-4 vs school

High school

Low Socio Economic Status (2023)3rd percentile-3 vs school

White (2023)1st percentile-5 vs school

By subject vs Missouri (2024-2025) ?

Algebra I13%-32 vs state

English Language Arts10%-33 vs state

Science10%-30 vs state

Mathematics5%-28 vs state

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Schools Near North Pemiscot Senior High

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				MAP Mathematics (2025)			MAP Science (2025)	MAP English Language Arts (2025)			MAP Algebra I (2025)	MAP Biology I (2025)	MAP English II (2025)	MAP Algebra II (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 6th Grade	MAP Mathematics 7th Grade	MAP Mathematics 8th Grade	MAP Science 8th Grade	MAP English Language Arts 6th Grade	MAP English Language Arts 7th Grade	MAP English Language Arts 8th Grade	MAP Algebra I End of Course	MAP Biology I End of Course	MAP English II End of Course	MAP Algebra II End of Course	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
North Pemiscot Senior High	Public	6-12	102 School Dr	Wardell	63879	Pemiscot County	North Pemiscot County R-I	No	No	No	No	(573) 628-3465	134	12	11.2	100.0%	121 (90.3%)	8 (6.0%)	2 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.2%)								(n/a)			4.9	9.6			9.7	13.2				$14,959	$816	$14,143
Pemiscot County Career Technical Center	Public	11-12	1317 W State Hwy 84	Hayti	63851	Pemiscot County	Pemiscot County Special School District	No	No	No	No	(573) 359-2601	0	7	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Hayti High	Public	7-12	500 N Fourth St	Hayti	63851	Pemiscot County	Hayti R-II	No	No	No	Yes	(573) 359-6500	225	22	10.4	100.0%	37 (16.4%)	182 (80.9%)	6 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11.1	325^th of 367 public high schools	11.4%					(n/a)		17.4	7.1	16.4		17.4	18.7	23.4	8.4	16.7		$15,260	$1,092	$14,168
Gideon High	Public	7-12	400 Main	Gideon	63848	New Madrid County	Gideon 37	No	No	No	No	(573) 448-3471	102	9	11.2	100.0%	97 (95.1%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (4.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6.5	347^th of 367 public high schools	5.4%		7.2	354^th of 378 public high schools	6.3%	7								6.7	6.7			$17,109	$941	$16,168
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
Clarkton High	Public	7-12	Hwy 162	Clarkton	63837	Dunklin County	Clarkton C-4	No	No	No	Yes	(573) 448-3712	135	13	10.5	100.0%	79 (58.5%)	12 (8.9%)	37 (27.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (5.2%)	7.8	342^nd of 367 public high schools	6.8%					(n/a)		14.9	13.7			11.2	13.7		5.7	27.9		$15,260	$1,193	$14,067
Delta C-7 High	Public	7-12	20 Charger Ln	Deering	63840	Pemiscot County	Delta C-7	No	No	No	No	(573) 757-6611	99	9	11.3	54.5%	76 (76.8%)	12 (12.1%)	5 (5.1%)	1 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (5.1%)	17.3	312^th of 367 public high schools	15.0%		9.2	349^th of 378 public high schools	7.7%	37			11.2				22.3	20.1	17.7			$14,759	$05	$14,754
Holcomb High	Public	7-12	102 S Cherry	Holcomb	63852	Dunklin County	Holcomb R-III	No	No	No	No	(573) 792-3362	194	17	11.2	100.0%	159 (82.0%)	1 (0.5%)	28 (14.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.0%)	4 (2.1%)	37.8	219^th of 367 public high schools	40.3%		45	183^rd of 378 public high schools	51.6%	36				28.2		36.0		35.6	28.8			$12,272	$1,778	$10,494
Risco High	Public	7-12	Hwy 62	Risco	63874	New Madrid County	Risco R-II	No	No	No	Yes	(573) 396-5568	78	8	9.4	55.1%	74 (94.9%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.3%)								(n/a)												$16,248	$752	$15,496
Caruthersville High	Public	9-12	1708 Ward Ave	Caruthersville	63830	Pemiscot County	Caruthersville 18	No	No	No	Yes	(573) 333-6100	243	19	13.1	100.0%	98 (40.3%)	119 (49.0%)	10 (4.1%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (5.8%)	23.1	293^rd of 367 public high schools	20.2%		12.7	339^th of 378 public high schools	10.3%	46								30.8			12.6	$12,426	$683	$11,743

Frequently Asked Questions about North Pemiscot Senior High

What schools feed into North Pemiscot Senior High?

North Pemiscot Senior High is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Ross Elementary

How many students attend North Pemiscot Senior High?

In the 2024-25 school year, 134 students attended North Pemiscot Senior High.

What is the racial makeup of North Pemiscot Senior High?

Students at North Pemiscot Senior High are 90% White, 6% African American, 2% Two or more races, 1% Hispanic.

What district is North Pemiscot Senior High in?

North Pemiscot County R-I

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