Portsmouth Elementary

Public elementary school, pre-kindergarten to grade 6 · Portsmouth, Ohio

Portsmouth Elementary in Portsmouth, Ohio enrolled 791 students in 2024-25 with 58.8 full-time teachers, 13.5 students per teacher against the Ohio elementary-school median of 17.4. It ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22; every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision (2024-25). On the state tests, 35-39% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 36% proficient in math in 2022-23 (Ohio: 59% and 54.3%).

NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method

Enrollment fell 2% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers rose 7%

805 students in 2022-23, 761 students in 2023-24, 791 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 55.0 to 58.8.

Students enrolled at Portsmouth Elementary by school year2022-23: 805, 2023-24: 761, 2024-25: 79102505007501k2022-238052023-247612024-25791
Students enrolled at Portsmouth Elementary by school year2022-23: 805, 2023-24: 761, 2024-25: 79102505007501k2022-238052023-247612024-25791
Students enrolled at Portsmouth Elementary by school year2022-23: 805, 2023-24: 761, 2024-25: 79102505007501k2022-238052023-247612024-25791
Students enrolled at Portsmouth Elementary by school year2022-23: 805, 2023-24: 761, 2024-25: 79102505007501k2022-238052023-247612024-25791
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2380555.014.6
2023-2476156.813.4
2024-2579158.813.5

13.5 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 91 of every 100 Ohio elementary schools

Among the 1,708 Ohio elementary schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 17.4; the national median for elementary schools is 14.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.

Students per teacher, Ohio elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 4.9 to 87.0; Portsmouth Elementary 13.5; state median 17.4.3 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherPortsmouth Elementary 13.5state median 17.4U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Ohio elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 4.9 to 87.0; Portsmouth Elementary 13.5; state median 17.4.3 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherPortsmouth Elementary 13.5state median 17.4U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Ohio elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 4.9 to 87.0; Portsmouth Elementary 13.5; state median 17.4.3 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherPortsmouth Elementary 13.5state median 17.4U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Ohio elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 4.9 to 87.0; Portsmouth Elementary 13.5; state median 17.4.3 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherPortsmouth Elementary 13.5state median 17.4U.S. 14.6

Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).

One counselor per 357 students in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Portsmouth Elementary enrolled 713 students and had 2.0 counselors (full-time equivalent); it reported 69 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement coursesNone
  • Gifted and talented programYes
  • Counselors (FTE)2.0, one per 357 of the 713 students enrolled in 2021-22
  • Out-of-school suspensions69
  • Chronically absent38.6% (2022-23)

Who attends

71.8% of students were White, 13.8% of two or more races, 7.1% Black in 2024-25.

  1. White71.8%
  2. Two or more races13.8%
  3. Black7.1%
  4. Hispanic6.7%
  5. Asian0.5%
  6. American Indian0.1%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.

State test results, 2021-22 and 2022-23

The students tested at Portsmouth Elementary scored proficient or above: 35-39% in reading in 2021-22 and 36% in math in 2022-23, against 59% in reading in 2021-22 and 54.3% in math in 2022-23 across Ohio. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Ohio, not across states. ED Data Express holds no district results after 2021-22, so the district column gives its 2021-22 figure. Where a state published results by grade only, the grades tested are combined, weighted by the students tested in each.

Students proficient or above, 2021-22 and 2022-23
Subject and yearThis schoolIts districtOhio
Reading and language arts, 2021-2235‑39%32‑36%59%
Math, 2022-2336%24‑28% (2021-22)54.3%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22 and 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express (2021-22 through the Data Rescue Project archive); for 2022-23 ED published math by school and reading only by state: ED shows school and district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.

Elementary schools in Portsmouth

2 public elementary schools in Portsmouth report 2024-25 enrollment; Portsmouth Elementary is the largest.

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunch
Portsmouth Elementary79113.5not reported
Clay Elementary School32629.650.6%

All public schools in Portsmouth →

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.

What to look at next about Portsmouth Elementary

  1. Stanton Primary Elementary SchoolThe nearest public elementary school, 3.6 miles away: 136 students, 12.4 per teacher (2024-25).3.6 mi
  2. Portsmouth West Elementary SchoolThe next nearest public elementary school, 3.9 miles away: 486 students, 17.4 per teacher (2024-25).3.9 mi
  3. Compare Portsmouth Elementary with Stanton Primary Elementary SchoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Portsmouth City spends per student$18,597 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$18,597
  5. The largest public schools in OhioPortsmouth Elementary is the number 88 by size of 1,715 Ohio elementary schools open in 2024-25.#88 of 1,715
  6. Ohio schools by students per teacher13.5 students per teacher here against the Ohio median of 17.4 for elementary schools.13.5:1
  7. Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.

Questions about Portsmouth Elementary

  1. How many students attend Portsmouth Elementary?
    791 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 805 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in Portsmouth, OH.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Portsmouth Elementary?
    13.5 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Ohio median for elementary schools is 17.4. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
  3. Is Portsmouth Elementary a Title I school?
    Portsmouth Elementary ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.
  4. How do students at Portsmouth Elementary do on state tests?
    The students tested at Portsmouth Elementary scored proficient or above: 35-39% in reading in 2021-22 and 36% in math in 2022-23, against 59% in reading in 2021-22 and 54.3% in math in 2022-23 across Ohio. Ohio's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.
  5. What district is Portsmouth Elementary in?
    Portsmouth City, NCES district ID 3910027. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 391002703706 are the district's.

Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.

Sources

Every federal file behind this record
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
  • Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
  • EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
  • EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23: reading and math proficiency for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov

Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22

District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.

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