Enrollment
311
Elementary
DISTRICT 336 · STATE 315
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PORTAGEVILLE·NCES 290000302459
PORTAGEVILLE ELEM.
1108 KING AVE, PORTAGEVILLE, MO 63873 · (573) 379-5706 · New Madrid County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL311 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
10.8:1
29 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.3:1 · STATE 12.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
100%
311 students
DISTRICT 81% · STATE 54%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade
Student demographics
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
PORTAGEVILLE ELEM.→PORTAGEVILLE HIGH
Based on grade levels within PORTAGEVILLE. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
MO DVT (Growth) 2024-25 . Growth Percentile vs PeersEnglish Language Arts
47.4%
MO avg 49.5% . -25.5pp since 2023
Math
45.9%
MO avg 48.7% . +5.1pp since 2023
What this means: On the MO DVT (Growth), Missouri's statewide test, about 47 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 46 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Missouri schools, those numbers are about 50 and 49. Reading and writing scores are down about 26 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 5 points.
Source: MO DVT (Growth). All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
43.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
49.4%
based on MO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-6.1pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 43% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 49% typical for Missouri schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Missouri's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
311
-54 (-15%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
10.8:1
was 13.2:1
% White
67%
was 68%
% Hispanic
1%
was 2%
% Black
24%
was 20%
% Asian
0%
was 0%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About PORTAGEVILLE ELEM.
Set in PORTAGEVILLE, Missouri, PORTAGEVILLE ELEM. is a reasonably sized K-5 school, operated by PORTAGEVILLE. It works with 311 students across grades pre-K through 5.
PORTAGEVILLE runs 2 schools in total, collectively educating 671 students. PORTAGEVILLE ELEM. is one of those campuses.
Looking at the student body, PORTAGEVILLE ELEM. records that the largest single group is White, at 67% of enrollment. The remainder breaks down as 24% Black, 8% multiracial. By comparison, New Madrid County as a whole is about 75% White, so the school skews visibly less White than its surroundings.
On the income-and-resources front, Staff filings list 29 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 10.8:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 12.4:1, putting PORTAGEVILLE ELEM. tighter than the state norm the norm. An estimated 100% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.
After controlling for student poverty, PORTAGEVILLE ELEM. tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 49.4% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 43.3%.
In the broader community, census data for New Madrid County shows the typical household earns roughly $51,881 per year, about 15% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 13%. In all, New Madrid County runs 14 public schools (combined enrollment of about 2,664 students), of which PORTAGEVILLE ELEM. is one.
PORTAGEVILLE HIGH is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.1 miles from this campus. 3 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a ten-mile radius, suggesting a relatively low-density school footprint. On composite proficiency, PORTAGEVILLE ELEM. comes 7th of 9 in the immediate cluster, below the nearby-schools average of 51.3%.
Geographically, the school is in an outlying area.
Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count decreased 15%: 365 students in 2018 compared to 311 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 13.2:1 in 2018 to 10.8:1 today.
Within the allk12 community for this school, members of the PORTAGEVILLE ELEM. community share and discuss enrollment questions, classroom assignments, and PTA news. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to weigh in.
New Madrid County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
15,731
Census ACS
Median income
$51,881
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
15%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
13%
Below federal line
Schools in county
14
2,664 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Nearby schools
- PORTAGEVILLE HIGH0.1 mi · 360
- NORTH PEMISCOT SR. HIGH9.1 mi · 134
- ROSS ELEM.9.1 mi · 114
- RISCO ELEM.10.8 mi · 80
- RISCO HIGH10.8 mi · 78
- CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL11.4 mi · 361
Frequently asked questions
About PORTAGEVILLE ELEM.How large is PORTAGEVILLE ELEM.?
PORTAGEVILLE ELEM. enrolls approximately 311 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does PORTAGEVILLE ELEM. serve?
PORTAGEVILLE ELEM. serves grades PK-05.
How many teachers does PORTAGEVILLE ELEM. have?
PORTAGEVILLE ELEM. employs 29 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 10.8:1.
How diverse is PORTAGEVILLE ELEM.?
PORTAGEVILLE ELEM. reports a student body of 67% White, 1% Hispanic, 24% Black, 8% Two or more.
Who oversees PORTAGEVILLE ELEM.?
PORTAGEVILLE ELEM. is overseen by PORTAGEVILLE in New Madrid County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.