Portsmouth Middle School

Summary:

Portsmouth Middle School is a public middle school serving 499 students in grades 6-8 in Portsmouth, New Hampshire, which is part of the highly-ranked Portsmouth School District.

Portsmouth Middle School consistently ranks among the top 10-20 middle schools in New Hampshire, with a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger. The school's proficiency rates in Mathematics, Reading, and Science are significantly higher than the state averages across all grades, and its performance is better than the Portsmouth School District average. Additionally, the school has a more diverse student population compared to many nearby schools, with 7.01% Asian and 10.02% multi-racial students, in contrast to schools like Barrington Middle School and Rye Junior High School, which have over 90% White student populations.

Portsmouth Middle School also performs exceptionally well for specific student subgroups, such as Hispanic students and students with special education needs, ranking 1st and 3rd, respectively, among New Hampshire middle schools in these categories. The school's low student-teacher ratio, ranging from 9.9 to 10.5 students per teacher, is another factor that likely contributes to its academic success, as it is lower than many nearby schools, which typically have ratios around 11-13 students per teacher.


Detail:

Public 6-8

 155 Parrott Ave.
       Portsmouth, NH  03801-4498


(603) 436-5781

District: Portsmouth School District

SchoolDigger Rank:
10th of 130 New Hampshire Middle Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $19,555 Help


Students who attend Portsmouth Middle School usually attend:

High:    Portsmouth High School

Feeder schools for Portsmouth Middle School:

Elementary:    Little Harbour School
    Mary C. Dondero Elementary School
    New Franklin School

Student/teacher ratio:  10.0 Help
Number of students:  472

Racial breakdown:

White:
75.2%
Two or more races:
11.7%
Asian:
7.2%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  14% Help


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Compare Details Portsmouth Middle School ranks better than 92.3% of middle schools in New Hampshire. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 87.14. (See more...)
Student Body
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Compare Details Racial makeup is: White (75.2%), two or more races (11.7%), Asian (7.2%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 14% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)
Teachers
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Portsmouth Middle School is 10. (See more...)
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Portsmouth Middle School is $19,555.
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Portsmouth Middle School:

SchoolDigger ranks Portsmouth Middle School 10th of 130 New Hampshire public middle schools. (See Portsmouth Middle School in the ranking list.)

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Portsmouth School District:

SchoolDigger ranks Portsmouth School District 12th of 163 New Hampshire school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for Portsmouth Middle School

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Rank History for all students at Portsmouth Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools NH State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2006 66.02 39th 126 69.0%
2007 65.50 37th 125 70.4%
2008 75.33 20th 129 84.5%
2009 54.08 56th 127 55.9%
2010 45.44 75th 127 40.9%
2011 54.27 57th 128 55.5%
2012 45.69 77th 131 41.2%
2013 57.81 53rd 131 59.5%
2014 59.98 47th 132 64.4%
2015 75.98 19th 107 82.2%
2016 76.26 22nd 134 83.6%
2017 79.38 18th 125 85.6%
2018 72.18 27th 131 79.4%
2019 82.66 16th 128 87.5%
2021 81.24 18th 125 85.6%
2022 88.88 9th 130 93.1%
2023 87.71 12th 134 91.0%
2024 87.14 10th 130 92.3%
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Rank History for Multi-racial students at Portsmouth Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools NH State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 52.88 2nd 8 75.0%
2019 68.34 4th 11 63.6%
2022 49.45 4th 10 60.0%
2023 73.81 4th 10 60.0%
2024 62.01 3rd 8 62.5%
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Rank History for Special Education students at Portsmouth Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools NH State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 42.04 26th 49 46.9%
2019 67.38 8th 48 83.3%
2021 58.49 11th 35 68.6%
2022 86.18 3rd 47 93.6%
2023 80.48 3rd 52 94.2%
2024 84.12 3rd 48 93.8%
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Rank History for Female students at Portsmouth Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools NH State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 75.59 22nd 116 81.0%
2019 81.87 13th 114 88.6%
2021 83.23 14th 113 87.6%
2022 89.13 7th 115 93.9%
2023 86.82 12th 114 89.5%
2024 85.06 12th 110 89.1%
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Rank History for Male students at Portsmouth Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools NH State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 67.29 29th 114 74.6%
2019 81.58 16th 113 85.8%
2021 78.66 17th 116 85.3%
2022 87.25 7th 117 94.0%
2023 88.38 10th 117 91.5%
2024 88.38 8th 113 92.9%
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Rank History for Asian students at Portsmouth Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools NH State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 46.66 10th 16 37.5%
2023 46.96 7th 10 30.0%
2024 49.00 4th 10 60.0%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at Portsmouth Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools NH State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 61.85 6th 16 62.5%
2019 48.78 9th 18 50.0%
2022 80.33 3rd 15 80.0%
2023 95.70 1st 18 94.4%
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Rank History for White students at Portsmouth Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools NH State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 77.34 20th 129 84.5%
2019 86.78 12th 126 90.5%
2021 80.84 19th 123 84.6%
2022 89.63 7th 129 94.6%
2023 88.83 11th 132 91.7%
2024 90.13 6th 128 95.3%
See the entire list of Best New Hampshire Middle Schools for White Students!

Data source: test scores: New Hampshire Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

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Data source: New Hampshire Department of Education

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Enrollment information for Portsmouth Middle School

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1990 426 30 17 15 2 n/a n/a 0 490
1991 492 33 16 5 0 n/a n/a 0 546
1992 474 30 11 5 0 n/a n/a 0 520
1993 477 33 12 7 1 n/a n/a 0 530
1994 484 31 5 7 2 n/a n/a 0 529
1995 499 29 9 11 2 n/a n/a 0 550
1996 499 29 9 11 2 n/a n/a 0 550
1997 487 40 17 14 1 n/a n/a 0 559
1998 514 30 17 9 1 n/a n/a 0 571
1999 512 25 14 10 2 n/a n/a 0 563
2000 486 30 11 10 0 n/a n/a 0 537
2001 503 25 10 11 2 n/a n/a 0 551
2002 484 28 17 19 2 n/a n/a 0 550
2003 484 28 17 19 2 n/a n/a 0 550
2004 482 30 17 18 1 n/a n/a 0 548
2005 439 24 21 11 2 n/a n/a 0 497
2006 429 20 26 11 2 n/a n/a 0 488
2007 442 18 29 15 4 n/a n/a 0 508
2008 462 23 32 14 2 n/a n/a 0 533
2009 472 29 26 13 1 n/a n/a 0 541
2010 448 28 25 21 3 2 13 0 540
2011 399 15 16 27 2 2 24 0 485
2012 373 12 24 30 1 1 34 0 475
2013 393 4 28 29 1 0 40 0 495
2014 417 5 28 37 1 1 42 0 531
2015 437 3 22 33 1 1 39 0 536
2016 430 4 27 27 1 1 39 0 529
2017 421 4 27 26 0 0 43 0 521
2018 430 7 26 24 0 1 48 0 536
2019 422 7 30 24 0 1 47 0 531
2020 415 6 30 17 0 2 42 0 512
2021 419 5 36 21 0 1 43 0 525
2022 382 9 28 27 1 0 44 0 491
2023 379 9 35 26 0 0 50 0 499
2024 355 6 34 22 0 0 55 0 472

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Portsmouth Middle School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1990 490 44.8 10.9 14.3
1991 546 46.8 11.6 13.9
1992 520 48.5 10.7 15.4
1993 530 47.5 11.2 20.8
1994 529 48.1 11.0 23.8
1995 550 46.0 12.0 25.5
1996 550 46.0 12.0 25.5
1997 559 48.3 11.6 23.4
1998 571 47.6 12.0 20.7
1999 563 48.0 11.7 23.4
2000 537 47.1 11.4 28.9
2001 551 51.3 10.7 28.3
2002 550 50.2 11.0 30
2003 550 50.2 11.0 30
2004 548 49.9 11.0 24.8
2005 497 51.7 9.6 26.2
2006 488 51.8 9.4 24
2007 508 54.8 9.3 23
2008 533 53.3 10.0 22.7
2009 541 55.6 9.7 25.9
2010 540 52.6 10.2 28.1
2011 485 50.0 9.7 32.4
2012 475 49.4 9.6 31.4
2013 495 49.8 9.9 24.4
2014 531 50.0 10.6 25.2
2015 536 51.0 10.5 20.9
2016 529 53.0 9.9 16.4
2017 521 52.4 9.9 13.6
2018 536 52.0 10.3 16.4
2019 531 49.8 10.6 20.7
2020 512 53.4 9.5 18.2
2021 525 52.6 9.9 13
2022 491 47.5 10.3 12.8
2023 499 47.5 10.5 16
2024 472 47.0 10.0 14

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Portsmouth Middle School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1990 490 44.8 10.9 14.3
1991 546 46.8 11.6 13.9
1992 520 48.5 10.7 15.4
1993 530 47.5 11.2 20.8
1994 529 48.1 11.0 23.8
1995 550 46.0 12.0 25.5
1996 550 46.0 12.0 25.5
1997 559 48.3 11.6 23.4
1998 571 47.6 12.0 20.7
1999 563 48.0 11.7 23.4
2000 537 47.1 11.4 28.9
2001 551 51.3 10.7 28.3
2002 550 50.2 11.0 30
2003 550 50.2 11.0 30
2004 548 49.9 11.0 24.8
2005 497 51.7 9.6 26.2
2006 488 51.8 9.4 24
2007 508 54.8 9.3 23
2008 533 53.3 10.0 22.7
2009 541 55.6 9.7 25.9
2010 540 52.6 10.2 28.1
2011 485 50.0 9.7 32.4
2012 475 49.4 9.6 31.4
2013 495 49.8 9.9 24.4
2014 531 50.0 10.6 25.2
2015 536 51.0 10.5 20.9
2016 529 53.0 9.9 16.4
2017 521 52.4 9.9 13.6
2018 536 52.0 10.3 16.4
2019 531 49.8 10.6 20.7
2020 512 53.4 9.5 18.2
2021 525 52.6 9.9 13
2022 491 47.5 10.3 12.8
2023 499 47.5 10.5 16
2024 472 47.0 10.0 14

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.
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Per Pupil Expenditures for Portsmouth Middle School

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YearTotal Expenditures Per Pupil
2019 $19,554

Data source: New Hampshire Department of Education
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

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 schoolsRanks 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)6369
 6%
   6th Grade Mathematics (Portsmouth School District)6368
 5%
   6th Grade Mathematics (New Hampshire)4742
 5%
6th Grade Reading (Portsmouth Middle School)6765
 2%
   6th Grade Reading (Portsmouth School District)6665
 1%
   6th Grade Reading (New Hampshire)5653
 3%
7th Grade Mathematics (Portsmouth Middle School)6467
 3%
   7th Grade Mathematics (Portsmouth School District)6467
 3%
   7th Grade Mathematics (New Hampshire)4739
 8%
7th Grade Reading (Portsmouth Middle School)7485
 11%
   7th Grade Reading (Portsmouth School District)7385
 12%
   7th Grade Reading (New Hampshire)5654
 2%
8th Grade Mathematics (Portsmouth Middle School)7450
 24%
   8th Grade Mathematics (Portsmouth School District)7450
 24%
   8th Grade Mathematics (New Hampshire)4535
 10%
8th Grade Reading (Portsmouth Middle School)7379
 6%
   8th Grade Reading (Portsmouth School District)7279
 7%
   8th Grade Reading (New Hampshire)5351
 2%
8th Grade Science (Portsmouth Middle School)6157
 4%
   8th Grade Science (Portsmouth School District)6157
 4%
   8th Grade Science (New Hampshire)4135
 6%
All Grades Mathematics (Portsmouth Middle School)6762
 5%
   All Grades Mathematics (Portsmouth School District)6964
 5%
   All Grades Mathematics (New Hampshire)4842
 6%
All Grades Reading (Portsmouth Middle School)7176
 5%
   All Grades Reading (Portsmouth School District)7576
 1%
   All Grades Reading (New Hampshire)5652
 4%
All Grades Science (Portsmouth Middle School)6157
 4%
   All Grades Science (Portsmouth School District)5355
 2%
   All Grades Science (New Hampshire)4037
 3%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students531499
 6%
African American79
 28.6%
American Indian00
Asian3035
 16.7%
Hispanic2426
 8.3%
Pacific Islander10
 100%
White422379
 10.2%
Two or More Races4750
 6.4%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients20.7%16%
 4.7%


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Frequently Asked Questions about Portsmouth Middle School

Students at Portsmouth Middle School are 75% White, 12% Two or more races, 7% Asian, 5% Hispanic, 1% African American.

Yes. Portsmouth Middle School ranks in the top 7.7% of New Hampshire middle schools.

In the 2023-24 school year, 472 students attended Portsmouth Middle School.

Students who attend Portsmouth Middle School usually go on to attend Portsmouth High School


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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the New Hampshire Department of Education.

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