Portsmouth Middle School
125 Jepson Ln
Portsmouth RI, 02871, Newport County
Phone: 401-849-3700
Ranking: (26 out of 217, top 12%)*
Type: Regular Middle School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 4 to Grade 8
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: | 52 | 60 | 72 | 75 | 55 | 51 | 53 | |||||||
Total Students: | 961 | 976 | 980 | 979 | 646 | 662 | 719 | |||||||
Grade 4: | 185 | 19.3% | 185 | 19.0% | 194 | 19.8% | 188 | 19.2% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Grade 5: | 181 | 18.8% | 202 | 20.7% | 194 | 19.8% | 189 | 19.3% | 2 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.2% | 2 | 0.3% |
Grade 6: | 210 | 21.9% | 190 | 19.5% | 188 | 19.2% | 203 | 20.7% | 195 | 30.2% | 207 | 31.3% | 238 | 33.1% |
Grade 7: | 185 | 19.3% | 192 | 19.7% | 210 | 21.4% | 194 | 19.8% | 210 | 32.5% | 237 | 35.8% | 221 | 30.7% |
Grade 8: | 200 | 20.8% | 207 | 21.2% | 194 | 19.8% | 205 | 20.9% | 239 | 37.0% | 217 | 32.8% | 258 | 35.9% |
Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
Male: | 504 | 52.4% | 509 | 52.2% | 512 | 52.2% | 510 | 52.1% | 321 | 49.7% | 351 | 53.0% | 391 | 54.4% |
Female: | 457 | 47.6% | 467 | 47.8% | 468 | 47.8% | 469 | 47.9% | 317 | 49.1% | 303 | 45.8% | 324 | 45.1% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 2 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.1% | 1 | 0.1% | 3 | 0.3% | 3 | 0.5% | 4 | 0.6% | 4 | 0.6% |
Asian: | 9 | 0.9% | 15 | 1.5% | 20 | 2.0% | 26 | 2.7% | 20 | 3.1% | 13 | 2.0% | 15 | 2.1% |
Hispanic: | 34 | 3.5% | 36 | 3.7% | 38 | 3.9% | 39 | 4.0% | 15 | 2.3% | 7 | 1.1% | 8 | 1.1% |
Black: | 19 | 2.0% | 19 | 1.9% | 23 | 2.3% | 20 | 2.0% | 24 | 3.7% | 23 | 3.5% | 29 | 4.0% |
White: | 884 | 92.0% | 888 | 91.0% | 884 | 90.2% | 882 | 90.1% | 584 | 90.4% | 615 | 92.9% | 663 | 92.2% |
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: | 13 | 1.4% | 17 | 1.7% | 14 | 1.4% | 9 | 0.9% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 110 | 11.4% | 109 | 11.2% | 120 | 12.2% | 92 | 9.4% | 65 | 10.1% | 38 | 5.7% | 59 | 8.2% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 27 | 2.8% | 28 | 2.9% | 27 | 2.8% | 28 | 2.9% | 20 | 3.1% | 25 | 3.8% | 13 | 1.8% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 18.52 | 16.16 | 13.61 | 13.14 | 11.83 | 10.90 | 13.50 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
NECAP | ||||||
2012 | Writing | All grades (EL) | % met std | 61.05% | 61.05% | N/A |
2009 | Math | All grades (MS) | % met std | 79.17% | N/A | N/A |
2010 | Math | All grades (MS) | % met std | 77.76% | N/A | N/A |
2011 | Math | All grades (MS) | % met std | 81.92% | N/A | N/A |
2012 | Math | All grades (MS) | % met std | 80.79% | N/A | N/A |
2009 | Reading | All grades (MS) | % met std | 82.08% | N/A | N/A |
2010 | Reading | All grades (MS) | % met std | 83.44% | N/A | N/A |
2011 | Reading | All grades (MS) | % met std | 83.9% | N/A | N/A |
2012 | Reading | All grades (MS) | % met std | 86.05% | N/A | N/A |
2012 | Writing | All grades (MS) | % met std | 75.13% | 74.35% | N/A |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
* Portsmouth Middle School was rated 4.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.