📍 904 King Ave, Portageville, New Madrid County, 63873
Portageville High is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Portageville, New Madrid County. The school has 373 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Portageville school district. It serves grades 6–12 in a rural setting. The school employs 31.4 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 11.9:1. 48% of students are proficient in reading. 36% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 95%. The school offers 3 AP courses, dual enrollment. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Portageville High enrolls 373 students across grades 6–12. The student body is 53% male and 47% female. A teaching staff of 31.4 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 11.9:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 75% White, 14% Black or African American and 7.5% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 281 | 75% |
| Black or African American | 53 | 14% |
| Two or more races | 28 | 7.5% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 8 | 2.1% |
| Asian | 3 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
219 of the school's 373 students (59%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 187 qualify for free lunch and 32 for a reduced price. The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Portageville High is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Remote). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district MO-80, state senate district 25, state house district 149.
Portageville High is one of 2 schools in PORTAGEVILLE, based in PORTAGEVILLE, Missouri. The district serves 671 students district-wide and employs 59 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 373 students, Portageville High is close to the district average of about 336 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Remote