Portsmouth High School
120 Education Ln
Portsmouth RI, 02871, Newport County
Phone: 401-683-2124
Ranking: (6 out of 44, top 14%)*
Type: Regular High School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 9 to Grade 12
School District: Portsmouth School District
Title I Eligible School: 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: | 79 | 78 | 91 | 88 | 84 | 89 | 66 | |||||||
Total Students: | 960 | 974 | 1,010 | 1,020 | 1,006 | 1,046 | 1,039 | |||||||
Grade 9: | 239 | 24.9% | 226 | 23.2% | 250 | 24.8% | 269 | 26.4% | 245 | 24.4% | 316 | 30.2% | 261 | 25.1% |
Grade 10: | 234 | 24.4% | 244 | 25.1% | 271 | 26.8% | 268 | 26.3% | 297 | 29.5% | 251 | 24.0% | 281 | 27.0% |
Grade 11: | 223 | 23.2% | 281 | 28.9% | 240 | 23.8% | 256 | 25.1% | 236 | 23.5% | 248 | 23.7% | 230 | 22.1% |
Grade 12: | 264 | 27.5% | 223 | 22.9% | 249 | 24.7% | 227 | 22.3% | 228 | 22.7% | 231 | 22.1% | 267 | 25.7% |
Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
Male: | 473 | 49.3% | 499 | 51.2% | 532 | 52.7% | 543 | 53.2% | 513 | 51.0% | 531 | 50.8% | 526 | 50.6% |
Female: | 487 | 50.7% | 475 | 48.8% | 478 | 47.3% | 477 | 46.8% | 485 | 48.2% | 507 | 48.5% | 509 | 49.0% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 4 | 0.4% | 5 | 0.5% | 6 | 0.6% | 4 | 0.4% | 6 | 0.6% | 2 | 0.2% | 2 | 0.2% |
Asian: | 20 | 2.1% | 22 | 2.3% | 26 | 2.6% | 24 | 2.4% | 30 | 3.0% | 18 | 1.7% | 17 | 1.6% |
Hispanic: | 25 | 2.6% | 21 | 2.2% | 31 | 3.1% | 35 | 3.4% | 5 | 0.5% | 14 | 1.3% | 15 | 1.4% |
Black: | 26 | 2.7% | 26 | 2.7% | 24 | 2.4% | 24 | 2.4% | 25 | 2.5% | 28 | 2.7% | 16 | 1.5% |
White: | 880 | 91.7% | 896 | 92.0% | 915 | 90.6% | 924 | 90.6% | 940 | 93.4% | 984 | 94.1% | 989 | 95.2% |
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Two or More Races: | 5 | 0.5% | 4 | 0.4% | 8 | 0.8% | 9 | 0.9% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 101 | 10.5% | 92 | 9.4% | 100 | 9.9% | 93 | 9.1% | 83 | 8.3% | 66 | 6.3% | 73 | 7.0% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 13 | 1.4% | 18 | 1.8% | 15 | 1.5% | 22 | 2.2% | 28 | 2.8% | 34 | 3.3% | 24 | 2.3% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 12.18 | 12.55 | 11.10 | 11.59 | 11.98 | 10.70 | 15.80 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
NECAP | ||||||
2009 | Math | All grades (HS) | % met std | 43.15% | N/A | N/A |
2010 | Math | All grades (HS) | % met std | 57.87% | N/A | N/A |
2011 | Math | All grades (HS) | % met std | 57.03% | N/A | N/A |
2012 | Math | All grades (HS) | % met std | 52.56% | N/A | N/A |
2009 | Reading | All grades (HS) | % met std | 89.52% | N/A | N/A |
2010 | Reading | All grades (HS) | % met std | 87.66% | N/A | N/A |
2011 | Reading | All grades (HS) | % met std | 90.23% | N/A | N/A |
2012 | Reading | All grades (HS) | % met std | 90.52% | N/A | N/A |
2012 | Writing | All grades (HS) | % met std | 60.78% | 59.49% | N/A |
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.