Impact of COVID-19 on Portsmouth Middle School
The coronavirus has had a profound impact on education in America.
Learning shifted online overnight, attendance numbers dwindled, and enrollment decreased.
SchoolDigger.com is making it easier for you to better assess how COVID-19 has impacted your school.
Through the collection of pre-pandemic (2019) and current data, SchoolDigger.com is sharing test scores,
enrollment numbers and school demographics from schools across the country – and we make it easy to see how impacted schools compare locally and statewide.
Rankings
Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
Ranks 16th of 128 Middle schools | Ranks 12th of 134 Middle schools | 3.5% |
Test Scores
|
% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
6th Grade Mathematics (Portsmouth Middle School) | 63 | 69 | 6% |
6th Grade Mathematics (Portsmouth School District) | 63 | 68 | 5% |
6th Grade Mathematics (New Hampshire) | 47 | 42 | 5% |
6th Grade Reading (Portsmouth Middle School) | 67 | 65 | 2% |
6th Grade Reading (Portsmouth School District) | 66 | 65 | 1% |
6th Grade Reading (New Hampshire) | 56 | 53 | 3% |
7th Grade Mathematics (Portsmouth Middle School) | 64 | 67 | 3% |
7th Grade Mathematics (Portsmouth School District) | 64 | 67 | 3% |
7th Grade Mathematics (New Hampshire) | 47 | 39 | 8% |
7th Grade Reading (Portsmouth Middle School) | 74 | 85 | 11% |
7th Grade Reading (Portsmouth School District) | 73 | 85 | 12% |
7th Grade Reading (New Hampshire) | 56 | 54 | 2% |
8th Grade Mathematics (Portsmouth Middle School) | 74 | 50 | 24% |
8th Grade Mathematics (Portsmouth School District) | 74 | 50 | 24% |
8th Grade Mathematics (New Hampshire) | 45 | 35 | 10% |
8th Grade Reading (Portsmouth Middle School) | 73 | 79 | 6% |
8th Grade Reading (Portsmouth School District) | 72 | 79 | 7% |
8th Grade Reading (New Hampshire) | 53 | 51 | 2% |
8th Grade Science (Portsmouth Middle School) | 61 | 57 | 4% |
8th Grade Science (Portsmouth School District) | 61 | 57 | 4% |
8th Grade Science (New Hampshire) | 41 | 35 | 6% |
All Grades Mathematics (Portsmouth Middle School) | 67 | 62 | 5% |
All Grades Mathematics (Portsmouth School District) | 69 | 64 | 5% |
All Grades Mathematics (New Hampshire) | 48 | 42 | 6% |
All Grades Reading (Portsmouth Middle School) | 71 | 76 | 5% |
All Grades Reading (Portsmouth School District) | 75 | 76 | 1% |
All Grades Reading (New Hampshire) | 56 | 52 | 4% |
All Grades Science (Portsmouth Middle School) | 61 | 57 | 4% |
All Grades Science (Portsmouth School District) | 53 | 55 | 2% |
All Grades Science (New Hampshire) | 40 | 37 | 3% |
Student Body
|
Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
Total Students | 531 | 499 | 6% |
African American | 7 | 9 | 28.6% |
American Indian | 0 | 0 | |
Asian | 30 | 35 | 16.7% |
Hispanic | 24 | 26 | 8.3% |
Pacific Islander | 1 | 0 | 100% |
White | 422 | 379 | 10.2% |
Two or More Races | 47 | 50 | 6.4% |
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients | 20.7% | 16% | 4.7% |