Impact of COVID-19 on Portsmouth High 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 5th of 59 High schools | Ranks 5th of 60 High schools | 0.1% |
Test Scores
|
% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
10th Grade English Language Arts (Portsmouth High School) | 83.1 | 73.2 | 9.9% |
10th Grade English Language Arts (Portsmouth) | 82.4 | 73.3 | 9.1% |
10th Grade English Language Arts (Rhode Island) | 60.1 | 55.3 | 4.8% |
10th Grade Mathematics (Portsmouth High School) | 59.1 | 46.4 | 12.7% |
10th Grade Mathematics (Portsmouth) | 58.6 | 46.7 | 11.9% |
10th Grade Mathematics (Rhode Island) | 31 | 27.2 | 3.8% |
11th Grade English Language Arts (Portsmouth High School) | 74.7 | 71.3 | 3.4% |
11th Grade English Language Arts (Portsmouth) | 74.4 | 70.5 | 3.9% |
11th Grade English Language Arts (Rhode Island) | 50.5 | 49.1 | 1.4% |
11th Grade Mathematics (Portsmouth High School) | 56.5 | 44.3 | 12.2% |
11th Grade Mathematics (Portsmouth) | 56.3 | 44 | 12.3% |
11th Grade Mathematics (Rhode Island) | 31.2 | 25.3 | 5.9% |
Student Body
|
Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
Total Students | 919 | 796 | 13.4% |
African American | 11 | 9 | 18.2% |
American Indian | 3 | 2 | 33.3% |
Asian | 13 | 13 | |
Hispanic | 24 | 47 | 95.8% |
Pacific Islander | 0 | 1 | |
White | 853 | 699 | 18.1% |
Two or More Races | 15 | 22 | 46.7% |
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients | 9.7% | 14.1% | 4.4% |