Portsmouth High School

Regular School · Portsmouth, NH

Portsmouth High School is a regular school school in Portsmouth, New Hampshire, serving grades 09–13 with 1,017 students enrolled (SY 2024-2025). The student-teacher ratio is 11.4:1.

Level

High

Grades

09 – 13

Enrollment

1,017

Teachers (FTE)

89.0

Student–Teacher Ratio

11.4:1

Status

Open

Lunch Program Participation

Yes participating without using any Provision or the CEO

Student Demographics (SY 2024-2025)

Race / Ethnicity	Students	Share
White	822	81%
Two or more races	78	8%
Hispanic/Latino	59	6%
Asian	49	5%
Black or African American	7	1%
American Indian / Alaska Native	1	0%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander	1	0%
Total enrollment	1,017	518M / 499F

English Language Learners: 9 (1% of enrollment) · SY 2021–22

Academic Performance (SY 2021-2022)

Metric	This School	State Avg	Tested
Math Proficiency	62.0% +23.4pp	38.6%	238
Reading Proficiency	77.0% +24.5pp	52.5%	238
Science Proficiency	25-29%	—	194
4-Year Graduation Rate	96.0%	—

Source: EDFacts, SY 2020–2021. Suppressed values (e.g. <=10%) indicate fewer than the minimum reportable threshold.

Programs & Discipline

AP Courses

Yes (10)

176 students enrolled

Gifted & Talented

None offered

SAT/ACT Takers

290

students tested · SY 2021–22

Out-of-School Suspensions

2.9% of enrollment · SY 2021–22

Chronically Absent

123

12.1% of enrollment · SY 2019–20

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC), Office for Civil Rights & EDFacts.

Lunch Program (SY 2024-2025)

Category	Students	% of School
Total enrollment (est.)	1,017	100%

Contact & Location

50 Andrew Jarvis Dr.

Portsmouth, NH 03801

Phone: (603)436-7100

http://www.cityofportsmouth.com/School/phs

District

Portsmouth School District

Per-pupil expenditure: $25,343

District enrollment: 2,482

Other Schools in District

Little Harbour School Elementary
Mary C. Dondero Elementary School Elementary
New Franklin School Elementary
Portsmouth Middle School Middle
PEEP School - Pre School Program Prekindergarten

Related Data

Neighborhood demographics (ZIP 03801) → CensusDepth.com
New Hampshire population & income data → CensusDepth.com
New Hampshire teacher salaries → WageDepth.com

NCES ID

330582000379

Data sources: NCES CCD SY 2024-2025 (directory, staff, lunch), EDFacts SY 2020-21 (assessments), CRDC SY 2021-22 (programs & discipline), SEDA v6.0 (achievement estimates). Updated annually. NCES CCD