Portland School District Schools
Portland School District is a public school district in Connecticut, based in Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region (Portland). SchoolGrade grades 5 of its schools on actual versus projected test scores; every school below has its own page.
Portland School District on the map
District boundary from the NCES EDGE composite school district file. Each marker is a graded school; click it for its grade and scores.
SchoolGrade summary for Portland School District
4 of 5 schools in Portland School District carry a SchoolGrade (1 have no school-level proficiency results in our source data). Grade distribution:
A: 1B: 3
Best schools in Portland School District
Statewide rankings: all 184 high schools in Connecticut · all 156 middle schools in Connecticut · all 559 elementary schools in Connecticut
The ten highest SchoolGrades in the district. Grades reward actual test performance against the projection for each school's student context, so a B in a high-poverty school can outrank an A- elsewhere on impact.
- A- Portland High School (High school, greatly exceeds expectations)
- B- Portland Middle School (Middle school, exceeds expectations)
- B- Brownstone Intermediate School (Elementary school, exceeds expectations)
- B- Gildersleeve School (Elementary school, meets expectations)
Every school in Portland School District
High schools (1)
- A- Portland High School, Portland
Middle and junior high schools (2)
- B- Brownstone Intermediate School, Portland
- B- Portland Middle School, Portland
Other schools and academies (2)
- B- Gildersleeve School, Portland
- Valley View School, Portland
Where Portland School District schools are
Cities and towns served (1)
- Portland (5)
About this district
- State: Best schools in Connecticut
- County: Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region
- Type: regular local school district
- Setting: large suburb (NCES locale of the district office)
- Enrollment: 1,243 students with 114 full-time-equivalent teachers and 260 total staff FTE (NCES CCD, 2023-24)
- NCES district ID: 0903390
- Grades are the 2025-26 SchoolGrade model: each school's actual proficiency against the level projected for its student context. How SchoolGrade works
Nearby school districts
- Cromwell School District (4 schools, 4 mi)
- East Hampton School District (4 schools, 5 mi)
- Middletown School District (10 schools, 5 mi)
- Rocky Hill School District (5 schools, 5 mi)
- Glastonbury School District (8 schools, 7 mi)
- Wethersfield School District (7 schools, 8 mi)
- Newington School District (7 schools, 10 mi)
- Berlin School District (5 schools, 10 mi)
Questions about Portland School District
How many schools are in Portland School District?
SchoolGrade grades 5 public schools in Portland School District, across 1 city or town. Every one of them is listed on this page with a link to its own report.
Which cities does Portland School District serve?
The largest by graded schools: Portland.
How good are the schools in Portland School District?
Across the 4 graded schools, the average SchoolGrade is B, with 55.8% of tested students meeting the state bar against a projected 48%. 100% of schools meet or exceed the expectation for their student context.
How many students attend Portland School District?
1,243 students were enrolled in Portland School District in the 2023-24 school year, about 10.9 students per full-time teacher (NCES Common Core of Data).
Where is Portland School District?
Portland School District is in Connecticut, based in Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region, with its district office in Portland. Its boundary covers about 23.4 sq mi.