For the 2024-25 school year, there is 1 public middle school serving 672 students in Portsmouth City School District. This district's average middle testing ranking is 2/10, which is in the bottom 50% of public middle schools in Ohio.
Public Middle School in Portsmouth City School District have an average math proficiency score of 14% (versus the Ohio public middle school average of 47%), and reading proficiency score of 36% (versus the 55% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 31% of the student body (majority Hispanic), which is less than the Ohio public middle school average of 39% (majority Black).
Overview
This School District
This State (OH)
# Schools
3 Schools
1,279 Schools
# Students
1,630 Students
573,334 Students
# Teachers
108 Teachers
33,106 Teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
15:1
15:1
District Rank
Portsmouth City School District, which is ranked within the bottom 50% of all 927 school districts in Ohio (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data) for the 2021-2022 school year.
The school district's graduation rate of 85-89% has stayed relatively flat over five school years.
Overall District Rank
#706 out of 929 school districts
(Bottom 50%)
(Bottom 50%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
23%
52%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
36%
60%
Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
29%
63%
Graduation Rate
85-89%
86%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.48
0.57
# American Indian Students
4 Students
815 Students
% American Indian Students
n/a
n/a
# Asian Students
5 Students
11,845 Students
% Asian Students
n/a
2%
# Hispanic Students
121 Students
45,443 Students
% Hispanic Students
8%
8%
# Black Students
109 Students
129,096 Students
% Black Students
7%
23%
# White Students
1,147 Students
350,612 Students
% White Students
70%
61%
# Hawaiian Students
n/a
594 Students
% Hawaiian Students
n/a
n/a
# Two or more races Students
244 Students
34,929 Students
% of Two or more races Students
15%
6%
Students by Grade:
# Students in PK Grade:
70
3,025
# Students in K Grade:
136
15,463
# Students in 1st Grade:
138
15,145
# Students in 2nd Grade:
112
13,450
# Students in 3rd Grade:
134
14,820
# Students in 4th Grade:
130
16,518
# Students in 5th Grade:
108
30,775
# Students in 6th Grade:
130
87,343
# Students in 7th Grade:
112
124,192
# Students in 8th Grade:
123
128,202
# Students in 9th Grade:
121
30,514
# Students in 10th Grade:
134
29,300
# Students in 11th Grade:
97
32,851
# Students in 12th Grade:
85
31,736
# Ungraded Students:
-
-
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $22,110 is higher than the state median of $17,216. The school district revenue/student has grown by 5% over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $19,821 is higher than the state median of $17,164. The school district spending/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.
Total Revenue
$36 MM
$28,879 MM
Spending
$32 MM
$28,792 MM
Revenue / Student
$22,110
$17,216
Spending / Student
$19,821
$17,164
Best Portsmouth City School District Public Middle Schools (2024-25)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
Portsmouth Junior High School/portsmouth High School
Magnet School
(Math: 14% | Reading: 36%)
Rank:
Rank:
2/
Bottom 50%10
1225 Gallia St
Portsmouth, OH 45662
(740) 353-2398
Portsmouth, OH 45662
(740) 353-2398
Grades: 7-12
| 672 students
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