Enrollment
360
High
DISTRICT 336 · STATE 501
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PORTAGEVILLE·NCES 290000302458
PORTAGEVILLE HIGH
904 KING AVE, PORTAGEVILLE, MO 63873 · (573) 379-3819 · New Madrid County
GRADES 06–12HIGH43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL360 STUDENTS
B
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Scored higher than 56% of Missouri public high schools
- B-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B+Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- C+Three-year trend Change in reading and math proficiency over the last three test years.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Missouri public high schools
Student : Teacher
11.8:1
31 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.3:1 · STATE 12.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
62%
224 students
DISTRICT 81% · STATE 54%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 54 | 15% |
| Grade 7 | 43 | 12% |
| Grade 8 | 44 | 12% |
| Grade 9 | 51 | 14% |
| Grade 10 | 65 | 18% |
| Grade 11 | 46 | 13% |
| Grade 12 | 57 | 16% |
Student demographics
38%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 43% · STATE 52% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
School pathway
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within PORTAGEVILLE. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
MAP 2024-25 . % Proficient + AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
44.9%
MO avg 44.9% . +0.4pp since 2021
Math
40.5%
MO avg 43.8% . -3.0pp since 2021
What this means: On the MAP, Missouri's statewide test, about 45 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 41 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Missouri schools, those numbers are about 45 and 44. Reading and writing scores have held steady since 2021, while math scores are down about 3 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Advanced | Proficient | Basic | Below Basic |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 14.6% | 30.3% | 43.9% | 10.9% |
| Math | 16.8% | 23.7% | 42.5% | 16.8% |
Share of tested students at each MAP level. Each student counts in one level, so a row adds to about 100%.
MAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 44.9% | 40.5% |
| 2023-24 | 41.5% | 43.4% |
| 2022-23 | 50.0% | 38.8% |
| 2021-22 | 44.5% | 43.5% |
% Proficient + Advanced, all students and all tested grades.
Source: MAP. 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
36.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
36.6%
based on MO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+0.3pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 37% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 37% 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 →
Schools most like PORTAGEVILLE HIGH
PORTAGEVILLE HIGH's state test result (36.9% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| PORTAGEVILLE HIGH this school | 360 | 62.2% | 36.9% |
| MILLER HIGH MILLER | 270 | 62.2% | 33.5% |
| NEELYVILLE HIGH NEELYVILLE | 301 | 60.8% | 35.9% |
| FORSYTH HIGH FORSYTH | 394 | 59.9% | 49.8% |
| LIBERTY SR. HIGH MOUNTAIN VIEW | 350 | 66.6% | 37.3% |
| PLEASANT HOPE HIGH PLEASANT HOPE | 224 | 61.6% | 16.8% |
Matched among Missouri high schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where PORTAGEVILLE HIGH ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Missouri |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 36.9% | #229 of 443 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 40.5% | #202 of 453 ▼ 51 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 44.9% | #227 of 382 ▲ 21 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -1.3pp | #85 of 231 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 360 | #228 of 561 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.8:1 | #67 of 343 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 38.2% | #112 of 343 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 62.2% | #98 of 455 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +1.7% | #134 of 151 |
Ranked against other public high schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
360
-28 (-7%) vs 2020
+24% since 1990-91, when it was 290
Student : Teacher
11.8:1
was 13.4:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 360 | 30.5 | 11.8:1 | 62% (224) |
| 2023-24 | 367 | 30.5 | 12.0:1 | 59% (218) |
| 2022-23 | 373 | 31.4 | 11.9:1 | 59% (219) |
| 2020-21 | 388 | 29 | 13.4:1 | 65% (251) |
| 2017-18 | 354 | 28.8 | 12.3:1 | 61% (215) |
| 2015-16 | 401 | 28 | 14.3:1 | 54% (217) |
| 2010-11 | 402 | 27 | 14.9:1 | 58% (234) |
| 2000-01 | 278 | 19 | 14.6:1 | 33% (92) |
| 1990-91 | 290 | 19 | 15.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for PORTAGEVILLE HIGH.
Since 2017-18: students up 2% (354 to 360); teachers up 6% (28.8 to 30.5).
About PORTAGEVILLE HIGH
PORTAGEVILLE HIGH, a small high school, is located in PORTAGEVILLE, Missouri. Enrollment is 360 students in 2024-25, and the school serves grades 6 through 12. The average for high schools in Missouri is about 501 students, so this school is 28% smaller than average.
The district, PORTAGEVILLE, has 671 students enrolled across 2 schools.
PORTAGEVILLE HIGH's enrollment is 77% White. The remaining shares are 15% Black and 7% multiracial. The White share in New Madrid County as a whole is similar, at about 75%. PORTAGEVILLE HIGH has a diversity index of 38%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
A ratio of 11.8:1 comes from the school's 30.5 full-time-equivalent teachers. High schools in Missouri have a similar average ratio of 12.2:1. The lunch program counts 62% of students at PORTAGEVILLE HIGH as eligible for free or reduced-price meals. The average for public schools in New Madrid County is 93%.
allk12 grades PORTAGEVILLE HIGH a B. The grade compares the school only with Missouri public high schools, because each state gives its own test.
Predicted from its free or reduced-price lunch share, PORTAGEVILLE HIGH would score about 36.6%. It scores 36.9%, within a point of that figure.
Across New Madrid County, median household income is about $51,881, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 15% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 13%. The public schools of New Madrid County number 14 and enroll about 2,664.
PORTAGEVILLE ELEM. is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.1 miles away. A ten-mile radius around the school includes 3 other public schools. PORTAGEVILLE HIGH ranks 9th of 9 among nearby schools on average proficiency, with 36.9% against a local average of 50.8%.
Under the NCES locale system, PORTAGEVILLE HIGH is Rural: Remote.
From 2020-21 to 2024-25, PORTAGEVILLE HIGH went from 388 students to 360. The student-to-teacher ratio went down from 13.4:1 to 11.8:1.
If you have questions about sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week at PORTAGEVILLE HIGH, you can post them here. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
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 ELEM.0.1 mi · 311
- NORTH PEMISCOT SR. HIGH9.0 mi · 134
- ROSS ELEM.9.0 mi · 114
- RISCO HIGH10.8 mi · 78
- RISCO ELEM.10.8 mi · 80
- CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL11.5 mi · 361
Frequently asked questions
About PORTAGEVILLE HIGHHow many students attend PORTAGEVILLE HIGH?
PORTAGEVILLE HIGH enrolls approximately 360 students in grades 06-12.
What age range does PORTAGEVILLE HIGH serve?
PORTAGEVILLE HIGH serves students from grade 06 through grade 12.
How many students per teacher at PORTAGEVILLE HIGH?
Approximately 11.8:1 students per teacher at PORTAGEVILLE HIGH.
What is the racial breakdown of students at PORTAGEVILLE HIGH?
At PORTAGEVILLE HIGH, the student body is approximately 77% White, 1% Hispanic, 15% Black, 1% Asian, 7% Two or more.
Is PORTAGEVILLE HIGH public or private?
PORTAGEVILLE HIGH is a public K-12 school, overseen by PORTAGEVILLE.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.