Portsmouth Middle School

Public middle school, grades 6 to 8 · Portsmouth, New Hampshire

Portsmouth Middle School in Portsmouth, New Hampshire enrolled 486 students in 2024-25 with 47.0 full-time teachers, 10.3 students per teacher against the New Hampshire middle-school median of 10.4. It was eligible for Title I in 2021-22 but ran no program; it takes part in the National School Lunch Program (2024-25). On the state tests, 74% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 61% proficient in math in 2022-23 (New Hampshire: 50.8% and 41.6%).

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

Enrollment fell 3% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 1%

499 students in 2022-23, 472 students in 2023-24, 486 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 47.5 to 47.0.

Students enrolled at Portsmouth Middle School by school year2022-23: 499, 2023-24: 472, 2024-25: 48602004006002022-234992023-244722024-25486
Students enrolled at Portsmouth Middle School by school year2022-23: 499, 2023-24: 472, 2024-25: 48602004006002022-234992023-244722024-25486
Students enrolled at Portsmouth Middle School by school year2022-23: 499, 2023-24: 472, 2024-25: 48602004006002022-234992023-244722024-25486
Students enrolled at Portsmouth Middle School by school year2022-23: 499, 2023-24: 472, 2024-25: 48602004006002022-234992023-244722024-25486
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2349947.510.5
2023-2447247.010.0
2024-2548647.010.3

10.3 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 58 of every 100 New Hampshire middle schools

Among the 92 New Hampshire middle schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 10.4; the national median for middle schools is 14.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.

Students per teacher, New Hampshire middle schools, 2024-2592 values from 6.8 to 16.9; This school 10.3; state median 10.4.5101520students per full-time teacherThis school 10.3state median 10.4U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, New Hampshire middle schools, 2024-2592 values from 6.8 to 16.9; This school 10.3; state median 10.4.5101520students per full-time teacherThis school 10.3state median 10.4U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, New Hampshire middle schools, 2024-2592 values from 6.8 to 16.9; This school 10.3; state median 10.4.5101520students per full-time teacherThis school 10.3state median 10.4U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, New Hampshire middle schools, 2024-2592 values from 6.8 to 16.9; This school 10.3; state median 10.4.5101520students per full-time teacherThis school 10.3state median 10.4U.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 176 students in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Portsmouth Middle School enrolled 528 students and had 3.0 counselors (full-time equivalent); it reported 11 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement coursesNone
  • Gifted and talented programNo
  • Counselors (FTE)3.0, one per 176 of the 528 students enrolled in 2021-22
  • Out-of-school suspensions11
  • Chronically absent21.8% (2022-23)

Who attends

74.7% of students were White, 11.1% of two or more races, 7.6% Asian in 2024-25.

  1. White74.7%
  2. Two or more races11.1%
  3. Asian7.6%
  4. Hispanic5.1%
  5. Black1.4%

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 Middle School scored proficient or above: 74% in reading in 2021-22 and 61% in math in 2022-23, against 50.8% in reading in 2021-22 and 41.6% in math in 2022-23 across New Hampshire. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within New Hampshire, not across states. ED Data Express holds no district results after 2021-22, so the district column gives its 2021-22 figure.

Students proficient or above, 2021-22 and 2022-23
Subject and yearThis schoolIts districtNew Hampshire
Reading and language arts, 2021-2274%75%50.8%
Math, 2022-2361%63% (2021-22)41.6%

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.

What to look at next about Portsmouth Middle School

  1. Rye Junior High SchoolThe nearest public middle school, 4.1 miles away: 175 students, 8.8 per teacher (2024-25).4.1 mi
  2. Newmarket Jr.-Sr. High (Elem)The next nearest public middle school, 9.4 miles away: 225 students, 10.4 per teacher (2024-25).9.4 mi
  3. Compare Portsmouth Middle School with Rye Junior High SchoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Portsmouth School District spends per student$25,059 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$25,059
  5. The largest public schools in New HampshirePortsmouth Middle School is the number 24 by size of 93 New Hampshire middle schools open in 2024-25.#24 of 93
  6. New Hampshire schools by students per teacher10.3 students per teacher here against the New Hampshire median of 10.4 for middle schools.10.3:1
  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 Middle School

  1. How many students attend Portsmouth Middle School?
    486 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 499 in 2022-23. It is a middle school in Portsmouth, NH.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Portsmouth Middle School?
    10.3 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the New Hampshire median for middle schools is 10.4. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
  3. Is Portsmouth Middle School a Title I school?
    Portsmouth Middle School was eligible for Title I in 2021-22 but ran no Title I program (2021-22 is the last year NCES published school Title I status).
  4. How do students at Portsmouth Middle School do on state tests?
    The students tested at Portsmouth Middle School scored proficient or above: 74% in reading in 2021-22 and 61% in math in 2022-23, against 50.8% in reading in 2021-22 and 41.6% in math in 2022-23 across New Hampshire. New Hampshire'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 Middle School in?
    Portsmouth School District, NCES district ID 3305820. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 330582000378 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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