📍 125 Jepson Lane, Portsmouth, Newport County, 02871
Portsmouth Middle School is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Portsmouth, Newport County. The school has 618 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Portsmouth school district. It serves grades 5–8 in a suburban setting. The school employs 55.3 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 11.2:1. 52% of students are proficient in reading. 34% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Portsmouth Middle School enrolls 618 students across grades 5–8. The student body is 52% male and 48% female. A teaching staff of 55.3 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 11.2:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 82% White, 8.6% Hispanic or Latino and 4% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 506 | 82% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 53 | 8.6% |
| Two or more races | 25 | 4% |
| Asian | 19 | 3.1% |
| Black or African American | 13 | 2.1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
105 of the school's 618 students (17%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 81 qualify for free lunch and 24 for a reduced price. The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Portsmouth Middle School is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Large). For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district RI-10, state senate district 11, state house district 72.
Portsmouth Middle School is one of 4 schools in Portsmouth, based in Portsmouth, Rhode Island. The district serves 2,134 students district-wide and employs 183 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 618 students, Portsmouth Middle School is larger than the district average of about 534 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Large
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