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Portsmouth, RI
Public School Ratings




Portsmouth Public Schools

Source & Methodology

Analytics built by:  

Raw data sources:
  • Test Scores: Edfacts (U.S. Department of Education), State departments of education.
  • Expenditures: National Center for Education Statistics.
  • Educational Environment: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau).
Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Test data: Reflects 2022 – 2023 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2021
  • Educational Environment: 2022 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated July 2024

Methodology:   Only Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ gives you nationally comparable school ranks based on test scores, so you can directly compare the quality of schools in any location.


Portsmouth School District details

Portsmouth School District
29 Middle Road
Portsmouth, RI 02871

2,183 Students enrolled in District

4 Schools in District

12 Students Per Classroom (State average is 13)

Portsmouth School District School Quality Ratings

District Quality Compared to Rhode Island

9

(10 is best)

Better than 84.4% of all RI school districts.

District Quality Compared to U.S.

9

(10 is best)

Better than 89.7% of all U.S. school districts.



Public School Test Scores

60 50 40 30 20 10 0
52%
33%
54%
37%
51%
29%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math

Schools in this District

School Grades
Howard Hathaway School
53 Tallman Avenue
Portsmouth, RI, 02871
KG-04
Melville School
1351 West Main Road
Portsmouth, RI, 02871
PK-04
Portsmouth High School
120 Education Lane
Portsmouth, RI, 02871
09-12
Portsmouth Middle School
125 Jepson Lane
Portsmouth, RI, 02871
05-08

School District Enrollment by Group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 88.3% 55.1%
Black 1.7% 9.5%
Hispanic 7.6% 31.0%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 2.2% 3.5%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.3% 0.9%
Economic Groups This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 15.4% 45.4%
Free lunch eligible 12.3% 39.3%
Reduced lunch eligible 3.1% 6.1%

Educational Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $10,549 $23,029,000 50.4%
Support Expenditures
Student $1,369 $2,988,000 6.5%
Staff $1,016 $2,218,000 4.9%
General Administration $309 $675,000 1.5%
School Administration $1,383 $3,019,000 6.6%
Operation $1,644 $3,589,000 7.9%
Transportation $1,022 $2,230,000 4.9%
Other $1,166 $2,546,000 5.6%
Total Support $7,909 $17,265,000 37.8%
Non-instructional Expenditures $2,458 $5,365,000 11.8%
Total Expenditures $20,916 $45,659,000 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $10,721 $1,473,540,000 51.0%
Support Expenditures
Student $2,170 $298,256,000 10.3%
Staff $790 $108,635,000 3.8%
General Administration $306 $42,092,000 1.5%
School Administration $969 $133,201,000 4.6%
Operation $1,596 $219,360,000 7.6%
Transportation $700 $96,250,000 3.3%
Other $839 $115,349,000 4.0%
Total Support $7,371 $1,013,143,000 35.0%
Non-instructional Expenditures $2,949 $405,285,000 14.0%
Total Expenditures $21,040 $2,891,968,000 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,505 $421,432,149,000 50.1%
Support Expenditures
Student $912 $45,189,184,320 5.4%
Staff $715 $35,442,027,000 4.2%
General Administration $282 $13,997,625,000 1.7%
School Administration $800 $39,661,338,000 4.7%
Operation $1,302 $64,530,934,000 7.7%
Transportation $501 $24,826,324,680 3.0%
Other $567 $28,090,428,000 3.3%
Total Support $5,081 $251,737,861,000 29.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,383 $167,614,653,000 19.9%
Total Expenditures $16,969 $840,784,663,000 100.0%

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