For the 2025-26 school year, there is 1 public middle school serving 126 students in North Pemiscot County R-I School District. This district's average middle testing ranking is 1/10, which is in the bottom 50% of public middle schools in Missouri.
Public Middle School in North Pemiscot County R-I School District have an average math proficiency score of 12% (versus the Missouri public middle school average of 39%), and reading proficiency score of 22% (versus the 40% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 10% of the student body (majority Black), which is less than the Missouri public middle school average of 31% (majority Black).
Overview
This School District
This State (MO)
# Schools
2 Schools
827 Schools
# Students
228 Students
233,366 Students
# Teachers
23 Teachers
20,289 Teachers
Student-Teacher Ratio
10:1
10:1
Student By Grade
District Rank
North Pemiscot County R-I School District, which is ranked within the bottom 50% of all 553 school districts in Missouri (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data) for the 2022-2023 school year.
The school district's graduation rate of 80% has stayed relatively flat over five school years.
Overall District Rank
#501 out of 555 school districts
(Bottom 50%)
(Bottom 50%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
21%
40%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
25-29%
43%
Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
11-19%
38%
Graduation Rate
(21-22)≥80%
90%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.18
0.49
% American Indian
n/a
1%
% Asian
n/a
2%
% Hispanic
1%
8%
% Black
7%
15%
% White
90%
69%
% Hawaiian
n/a
n/a
% Two or more races
2%
5%
All Ethnic Groups
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $16,706 is higher than the state median of $15,081. The school district revenue/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $16,610 is higher than the state median of $13,908. The school district spending/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.
Total Revenue
$4 MM
$13,447 MM
Spending
$4 MM
$12,401 MM
Revenue / Student
$16,706
$15,081
Spending / Student
$16,610
$13,908
Best North Pemiscot County R-I School District Public Middle Schools (2025-26)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Quick Facts
Rank: #11.
North Pemiscot Sr. High School
(Math: 10-14% | Reading: 20-24%)
Rank:
Rank:
1/
Bottom 50%10
102 School Dr
Wardell, MO 63879
(573) 628-3465
Wardell, MO 63879
(573) 628-3465
Gr: 6-12 | 126 students Student-teacher ratio: 10:1 Minority enrollment: 10%
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