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Portsmouth Schools
Portsmouth is a public school district in Rhode Island, based in Newport County (Portsmouth). SchoolGrade grades 4 of its schools on actual versus projected test scores; every school below has its own page.
Portsmouth 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 Portsmouth
2 of 4 schools in Portsmouth carry a SchoolGrade (2 have too little test data to grade). Grade distribution:
A: 2
Every school in Portsmouth
All schools, A to Z (4)
- Howard Hathaway School, Portsmouth
- Melville School, Portsmouth
- A Portsmouth High School, Portsmouth
- A- Portsmouth Middle School, Portsmouth
Where Portsmouth schools are
Cities and towns served (1)
- Portsmouth (4)
About this district
- State: Best schools in Rhode Island
- County: Newport County
- Type: regular local school district
- Setting: large suburb (NCES locale of the district office)
- Enrollment: 2,161 students with 181 full-time-equivalent teachers and 330 total staff FTE (NCES CCD, 2023-24)
- NCES district ID: 4400870
- 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
- Middletown (5 schools, 5 mi)
- Tiverton (5 schools, 5 mi)
- Bristol Warren (6 schools, 7 mi)
- Newport (3 schools, 8 mi)
- North Kingstown (8 schools, 9 mi)
- Barrington (6 schools, 10 mi)
- Warwick (18 schools, 10 mi)
- East Greenwich (6 schools, 12 mi)
Questions about Portsmouth
How many schools are in Portsmouth?
SchoolGrade grades 4 public schools in Portsmouth, across 1 city or town. Every one of them is listed on this page with a link to its own report.
Which cities does Portsmouth serve?
The largest by graded schools: Portsmouth.
How good are the schools in Portsmouth?
Across the 2 graded schools, the average SchoolGrade is A, with 64% of tested students meeting the state bar against a projected 55.5%. 100% of schools meet or exceed the expectation for their student context.
How many students attend Portsmouth?
2,161 students were enrolled in Portsmouth in the 2023-24 school year, about 11.9 students per full-time teacher (NCES Common Core of Data).
Where is Portsmouth?
Portsmouth is in Rhode Island, based in Newport County, with its district office in Portsmouth. Its boundary covers about 23.0 sq mi.