Portsmouth West High School

Public high school, grades 9 to 12 · West Portsmouth, Ohio

Portsmouth West High School in West Portsmouth, Ohio enrolled 331 students in 2024-25 with 16.0 full-time teachers, 20.7 students per teacher against the Ohio high-school median of 15.9. It was eligible for Title I in 2021-22 but ran no program; every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision (2024-25). On the state tests, 25-29% of its students tested were proficient in math in 2022-23 (Ohio: 54.3%). Its four-year graduation rate for the class of 2023 was 95% or more (Ohio: 86.2%).

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

Enrollment fell 5% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 27%

350 students in 2022-23, 336 students in 2023-24, 331 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 22.0 to 16.0.

Students enrolled at Portsmouth West High School by school year2022-23: 350, 2023-24: 336, 2024-25: 33101002003004002022-233502023-243362024-25331
Students enrolled at Portsmouth West High School by school year2022-23: 350, 2023-24: 336, 2024-25: 33101002003004002022-233502023-243362024-25331
Students enrolled at Portsmouth West High School by school year2022-23: 350, 2023-24: 336, 2024-25: 33101002003004002022-233502023-243362024-25331
Students enrolled at Portsmouth West High School by school year2022-23: 350, 2023-24: 336, 2024-25: 33101002003004002022-233502023-243362024-25331
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2335022.015.9
2023-2433621.016.0
2024-2533116.020.7

20.7 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 85 of every 100 Ohio high schools

Among the 886 Ohio high schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 15.9; the national median for high schools is 14.5. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.

Students per teacher, Ohio high schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.6 to 91.5; This school 20.7; state median 15.9.1 more above 60.0 →0204060students per full-time teacherThis school 20.7state median 15.9U.S. 14.5
Students per teacher, Ohio high schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.6 to 91.5; This school 20.7; state median 15.9.1 more above 60.0 →0204060students per full-time teacherThis school 20.7state median 15.9U.S. 14.5
Students per teacher, Ohio high schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.6 to 91.5; This school 20.7; state median 15.9.1 more above 60.0 →0204060students per full-time teacherThis school 20.7state median 15.9U.S. 14.5
Students per teacher, Ohio high schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.6 to 91.5; This school 20.7; state median 15.9.1 more above 60.0 →0204060students per full-time teacherThis school 20.7state median 15.9U.S. 14.5

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).

4 AP courses and one counselor per 242 students in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Portsmouth West High School enrolled 363 students and had 1.5 counselors (full-time equivalent); it reported 65 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement courses4
  • Gifted and talented programYes
  • Counselors (FTE)1.5, one per 242 of the 363 students enrolled in 2021-22
  • Out-of-school suspensions65
  • Chronically absent30.6% (2022-23)

Who attends

94.0% of students were White, 2.4% of two or more races, 2.1% Hispanic in 2024-25.

  1. White94.0%
  2. Two or more races2.4%
  3. Hispanic2.1%
  4. Black0.9%
  5. American Indian0.3%
  6. Pacific Islander0.3%

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, 2022-23

In 2022-23, the students tested at Portsmouth West High School scored proficient or above: 25-29% in math, against 54.3% in math 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. No whole-school reading result is shown: ED's files give none for this school for 2021-22 or 2022-23. Where a state published results by grade only, the grades tested are combined, weighted by the students tested in each.

Students proficient or above, 2022-23
SubjectThis schoolIts districtOhio
Math25‑29%50‑54% (2021-22)54.3%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 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.

Graduation rate, class of 2023

95% or more of the 115 students in Portsmouth West High School's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 86.2% across Ohio. The four-year rate follows the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out, and counts those who earned a regular diploma by 2023. Every state computes it the same way under federal law, though each sets its own diploma requirements.

Four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rate, class of 2023
This schoolIts districtOhio
Four-year graduation rate95% or more95% or more86.2%
Students in the class115115132,008

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express: ED shows school and district rates as ranges (for example 90-94%) and leaves out small classes.

What to look at next about Portsmouth West High School

  1. Portsmouth Junior High School/Portsmouth High SchoolThe nearest public high school, 3.7 miles away: 636 students, 14.0 per teacher (2024-25).3.7 mi
  2. Clay High SchoolThe next nearest public high school, 7.2 miles away: 145 students, 10.4 per teacher (2024-25).7.2 mi
  3. Compare Portsmouth West High School with Portsmouth Junior High School/Portsmouth High SchoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Washington-Nile Local spends per student$16,244 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$16,244
  5. The largest public schools in OhioPortsmouth West High School is the number 569 by size of 924 Ohio high schools open in 2024-25.#569 of 924
  6. Ohio schools by students per teacher20.7 students per teacher here against the Ohio median of 15.9 for high schools.20.7:1
  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 West High School

  1. How many students attend Portsmouth West High School?
    331 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 350 in 2022-23. It is a high school in West Portsmouth, OH.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Portsmouth West High School?
    20.7 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Ohio median for high schools is 15.9. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
  3. Is Portsmouth West High School a Title I school?
    Portsmouth West High 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 West High School do on state tests?
    In 2022-23, the students tested at Portsmouth West High School scored proficient or above: 25-29% in math, against 54.3% in math 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, 2022-23; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.
  5. What is the graduation rate at Portsmouth West High School?
    95% or more of the 115 students in Portsmouth West High School's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 86.2% across Ohio. The rate counts the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out, and the share of them with a regular diploma by 2023. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23; ED publishes school rates as ranges to protect small groups.
  6. What district is Portsmouth West High School in?
    Washington-Nile Local, NCES district ID 3904965. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 390496503665 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, 2022-23: reading and math proficiency for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23: the class of 2023 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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