Portsmouth High School
50 Andrew Jarvis Dr
Portsmouth NH, 03801, Rockingham County
Phone: 603-436-7100
Ranking: (15 out of 84, top 18%)*
Type: Regular High School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 9 to Grade 12
School District: Portsmouth School District
Title I Eligible School: Yes School-Wide Title I: NA
Magnet: NA
Charter: NA
Shared-Time School: NA
Students and Teachers
2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||||||
Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
Total Teachers: | 83 | 88 | 84 | 88 | 95 | 95 | 95 | |||||||
Total Students: | 1,072 | 1,129 | 1,100 | 1,119 | 1,072 | 1,052 | 1,084 | |||||||
Grade 9: | 251 | 23.4% | 284 | 25.2% | 250 | 22.7% | 309 | 27.6% | 282 | 26.3% | 243 | 23.1% | 265 | 24.4% |
Grade 10: | 276 | 25.7% | 249 | 22.1% | 314 | 28.5% | 285 | 25.5% | 243 | 22.7% | 281 | 26.7% | 292 | 26.9% |
Grade 11: | 241 | 22.5% | 303 | 26.8% | 277 | 25.2% | 256 | 22.9% | 267 | 24.9% | 284 | 27.0% | 231 | 21.3% |
Grade 12: | 304 | 28.4% | 293 | 26.0% | 259 | 23.5% | 269 | 24.0% | 280 | 26.1% | 244 | 23.2% | 296 | 27.3% |
Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
Male: | 562 | 52.4% | 573 | 50.8% | 563 | 51.2% | 563 | 50.3% | 530 | 49.4% | 525 | 49.9% | 538 | 49.6% |
Female: | 510 | 47.6% | 556 | 49.2% | 537 | 48.8% | 556 | 49.7% | 542 | 50.6% | 519 | 49.3% | 542 | 50.0% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 2 | 0.2% | 2 | 0.2% | 2 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.1% | 0 | 0.0% | 5 | 0.5% | 3 | 0.3% |
Asian: | 34 | 3.2% | 39 | 3.5% | 39 | 3.5% | 40 | 3.6% | 31 | 2.9% | 32 | 3.0% | 33 | 3.0% |
Hispanic: | 40 | 3.7% | 36 | 3.2% | 25 | 2.3% | 24 | 2.1% | 21 | 2.0% | 22 | 2.1% | 18 | 1.7% |
Black: | 22 | 2.1% | 31 | 2.7% | 41 | 3.7% | 39 | 3.5% | 28 | 2.6% | 29 | 2.8% | 28 | 2.6% |
White: | 939 | 87.6% | 995 | 88.1% | 976 | 88.7% | 1,005 | 89.8% | 986 | 92.0% | 964 | 91.6% | 1,002 | 92.4% |
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.1% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.1% | 1 | 0.1% | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Two or More Races: | 35 | 3.3% | 25 | 2.2% | 17 | 1.5% | 9 | 0.8% | 5 | 0.5% | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 182 | 17.0% | 200 | 17.7% | 190 | 17.3% | 162 | 14.5% | 134 | 12.5% | 115 | 10.9% | 111 | 10.2% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 47 | 4.4% | 26 | 2.3% | 45 | 4.1% | 47 | 4.2% | 56 | 5.2% | 54 | 5.1% | 36 | 3.3% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 12.92 | 12.86 | 13.05 | 12.76 | 11.33 | 11.10 | 11.40 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
NECAP | ||||||
2009 | Mathematics | 11th Grade | % met std | 50% | 49% | 32% |
2010 | Mathematics | 11th Grade | % met std | 41% | 41% | 33% |
2011 | Mathematics | 11th Grade | % met std | 48% | 47% | 36% |
2012 | Mathematics | 11th Grade | % met std | 41% | 41% | 36% |
2013 | Mathematics | 11th Grade | % met std | 46% | 46% | 37% |
2009 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 80% | 79% | 72% |
2010 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 76% | 74% | 73% |
2011 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 80% | 80% | 74% |
2012 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 87% | 87% | 77% |
2013 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 79% | 79% | 77% |
2009 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 47% | 47% | 39% |
2010 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 47% | 47% | 50% |
2011 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 55% | 56% | 45% |
2012 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 49% | 49% | 46% |
2013 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 42% | 42% | 41% |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
* Portsmouth High School was rated 5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.