New Madrid County R-I School District
New Madrid County R-I School District (NMCR1) is a school district with its administration building in New Madrid County, Missouri.
The district covers portions of New Madrid County, including Canalou, Catron, Howardville, Lilbourn, Marston, Matthews, New Madrid, North Lilbourn, and Parma. Sections of Sikeston extend into this district.[1] The district extends into Stoddard County.[2]
History
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The New Madrid County R-1 Enlarged School District was created in 1968 as the merger of the Higgerson, Lilbourn, Matthews, New Madrid, Parma, and Portageville school districts. This was because a referendum held on July 9 that year succeeded. This was after the New Madrid County Board of Education, in 1966, asked the Missouri State Department of Education to create a feasibility study for district consolidation. For much of the district's history, it maintained five separate high schools in Lilbourn, Matthews, New Madrid, Parma, and Portageville.[3]
In 2025 Bridgett Masterton became the superintendent.[4] Masterson had previously been the interim superintendent after Sam Duncan retired.[5]
Schools
[edit]The district has three elementary schools: Lilbourn, Matthews, and New Madrid. It has Central Middle School and Central High School.
References
[edit]- ^ Geography Division (January 12, 2021). 2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: New Madrid County, MO (PDF) (Map). U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2025-05-31. - Text list
- ^ Geography Division (January 12, 2021). 2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Stoddard County, MO (PDF) (Map). U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2025-05-31. - Text list
- ^ "Four County area schools". The Daily Standard. Sikeston, Missouri. 1977-07-29. p. 26-27-28-29, 31 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Bridgett Masterson officially named superintendent of New Madrid County R-1 School District". Southeast Missourian. 2025-02-22. Retrieved 2025-05-31.
- ^ "New Madrid County R-1 names Bridget Masterson as interim superintendent". Standard Democrat. 2024-06-17. Retrieved 2025-05-31.