Best Public Schools in Wardell, MO

Summary:

The city of Wardell, Missouri is home to two struggling schools: North Pemiscot Senior High and Ross Elementary. Both schools are part of the North Pemiscot County R-I school district, which is ranked 370 out of 376 in Missouri and has a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger.

North Pemiscot Senior High ranked 331 out of 352 Missouri high schools in 2022-2023, with only 5.9% of 6th-grade students proficient or better in Math and English Language Arts, compared to state averages of 43.7% and 37.5%. Ross Elementary ranked 860 out of 1,052 Missouri elementary schools in 2018-2019, with 35% of 5th-grade students proficient or better in Science, compared to the state average of 40.9%. Both schools have seen declining rankings over the past several years.

Socioeconomic factors also present challenges, with both schools having extremely high rates of free and reduced lunch recipients, at 97.35% and 97.03% respectively. The spending per student at North Pemiscot Senior High ($18,266) is significantly higher than the spending at Ross Elementary ($13,145), raising questions about resource allocation within the district. Additionally, both schools have a predominantly white student population, suggesting potential racial disparities in the Wardell area.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2023)				Ranking ()				MAP Mathematics (2023)	MAP Science (2023)	MAP English Language Arts (2023)	MAP Algebra I (2023)	MAP Biology I (2023)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2022)
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 (2023)	Statewide Rank (2023)	State Percentile (2023)	SchoolDigger Rating (2023)	Average Standard Score ()	Statewide Rank ()	State Percentile ()	Rank Change from Previous Year	MAP Mathematics 6th Grade	MAP Science 5th Grade	MAP English Language Arts 6th Grade	MAP Algebra I End of Course	MAP Biology I End of Course	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Ross Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	102 School Drive	Wardell	63879	Pemiscot County	North Pemiscot County R-I	No	No	No	Yes	(573) 359-0543	101	9	10.9	97.0%	92 (91.1%)	7 (6.9%)	1 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.0%)								(n/a)		35.0				$13,145	$546	$12,599
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	113	14	8.2	97.3%	101 (89.4%)	7 (6.2%)	1 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (3.5%)	6.9	331^st of 352 public high schools	6.0%					(n/a)	5.9		5.9	8.3	5.0	$18,266	$723	$17,543

Cities Near Wardell

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Hayti	8.25 mi	5	386^th
Gideon	8.8 mi	2	380^th
Portageville	8.81 mi	2	63^rd
Clarkton	10.85 mi	3	388^th
Deering	11.68 mi	2	383^rd

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education.

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