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Portsmouth Middle School

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Portsmouth Middle School ranks 7 th of 66 Rhode Island middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 5 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 5-8

7^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 66 Rhode Island Middle Schools

Better than 89% of Rhode Island middle schools

Summary

Portsmouth Middle School is a public middle school serving grades 5-8 in Portsmouth, Rhode Island. With a student population of 622, the school is part of the Portsmouth School District, which is ranked 5th out of 60 districts in the state and has a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger. Portsmouth Middle School has consistently ranked in the top 10-15 middle schools in Rhode Island over the past several years, with a current ranking of 7th out of 66 middle schools in the state for the 2024-2025 school year.

Portsmouth Middle School consistently outperforms the state average in RICAS (Rhode Island Comprehensive Assessment System) test scores for English Language Arts and Mathematics across all grade levels. The school also excels in the performance of specific student subgroups, ranking 3rd out of 59 Rhode Island middle schools for Hispanic students, 4th out of 62 for low socioeconomic status students, and 1st out of 3 for military-connected students in ELA proficiency. With a relatively high per-student spending of $17,844 in the 2022-2023 school year and a low student-teacher ratio of 11.7 in the 2023-2024 school year, the school's strong academic performance and supportive learning environment are evident.

The surrounding area has several other high-performing middle schools, such as Jamestown School-Lawn and Archie R. Cole Middle School, which are also ranked among the top schools in the state. This suggests the region has a strong educational ecosystem that supports student achievement. While Portsmouth Middle School performs well overall, there are a few areas where the school could potentially improve, such as the performance of special education students, who ranked 17th out of 36 Rhode Island middle schools in 2024-2025.

604

Students ?

11.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$17,760

Per pupil spending ?

20.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

125 Jepson Lane
Portsmouth, RI 02871

(401) 849-3700

District: Portsmouth

Students who attend Portsmouth Middle School usually attend:

High:

Portsmouth High School

Feeder schools for Portsmouth Middle School:

Elementary:	Howard Hathaway School
	Melville School

Racial breakdown:

White:

81.8%

Hispanic:

7.3%

Two or more races:

5.8%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 83rd percentile in 2015 → 89th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranks in the top 11% of Rhode Island middle schools

✓Ranking is trending up — up 6 percentile points since 2015

✓Small classes — about 12 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school54%

District avg58%

7^th of 66

Rhode Island public middle schools ?

Top 11%▲ up 6 pts since 2015

From top 17% (2015) to top 11% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

5^th of 60Portsmouth among Rhode Island districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Rhode Island percentile	Rating
2025	88.1	7 of 66	89.4%	★★★★★
2024	85.5	9 of 64	85.9%	★★★★☆
2023	85.7	9 of 64	85.9%	★★★★☆
2022	85.0	8 of 60	86.7%	★★★★☆
2021	84.9	5 of 62	91.9%	★★★★★
2019	77.9	11 of 61	82.0%	★★★★☆
2018	81.6	10 of 53	81.1%	★★★★☆
2017	86.3	7 of 57	87.7%	★★★★☆
2016	79.7	12 of 59	79.7%	★★★★☆
2015	78.7	10 of 59	83.1%	★★★★☆
2014	83.0	6 of 49	87.8%	★★★★☆
2013	77.8	12 of 48	75.0%	★★★★☆
2012	80.2	12 of 48	75.0%	★★★★☆
2011	84.7	5 of 49	89.8%	★★★★★
2010	83.5	7 of 54	87.0%	★★★★☆
2009	84.6	6 of 53	88.7%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Rhode Island percentile	Rating
2025	86.8	6 of 66	90.9%	★★★★★

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Rhode Island percentile	Rating
2025	92.1	3 of 59	94.9%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Rhode Island percentile	Rating
2025	92.0	4 of 62	93.5%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Rhode Island percentile	Rating
2025	85.9	8 of 64	87.5%	★★★★☆

Military Connected

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Rhode Island percentile	Rating
2025	70.2	1 of 3	66.7%	★★★★★

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Rhode Island percentile	Rating
2025	74.1	6 of 32	81.3%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Rhode Island percentile	Rating
2025	40.6	17 of 36	52.8%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Rhode Island percentile	Rating
2025	79.0	10 of 52	80.8%	★★★★☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Hispanic (2025)95th percentile+6 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)94th percentile+4 vs school

Female (2025)91st percentile~ school

Male (2025)88th percentile~ school

Multi-racial (2025)81st percentile-8 vs school

White (2025)81st percentile-9 vs school

Military Connected (2025)67th percentile-23 vs school

Special Education (2025)53rd percentile-37 vs school

By subject vs Rhode Island (2024-2025) ?

Science59%

English Language Arts56%

Mathematics51%

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				NGSA Science (2025)	RICAS English Language Arts (2025)					RICAS Mathematics (2025)					Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	NGSA Science All Grades	RICAS English Language Arts 5th Grade	RICAS English Language Arts 6th Grade	RICAS English Language Arts 7th Grade	RICAS English Language Arts 8th Grade	RICAS English Language Arts All Grades	RICAS Mathematics 5th Grade	RICAS Mathematics 6th Grade	RICAS Mathematics 7th Grade	RICAS Mathematics 8th Grade	RICAS Mathematics All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Portsmouth Middle School	Public	5-8	125 Jepson Lane	Portsmouth	02871	Newport County	Portsmouth	No	(n/a)	No	No	(401) 849-3700	604	51	11.8	20.9%	494 (81.8%)	10 (1.7%)	44 (7.3%)	19 (3.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	35 (5.8%)	88.1	7^th of 66 public middle schools	89.4%		85.5	9^th of 64 public middle schools	85.9%	2	59.2	52.2	50.0	57.7	61.7	55.5	55.9	49.3	51.3	48.0	51.0	$17,760	$668	$17,092
Gaudet Middle School	Public	6-8	1113 Aquidneck Avenue	Middletown	02842	Newport County	Middletown	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(401) 846-6395	431	39	11.0	39.9%	262 (60.8%)	25 (5.8%)	80 (18.6%)	18 (4.2%)	5 (1.2%)	1 (0.2%)	40 (9.3%)	61.3	26^th of 66 public middle schools	60.6%		64.9	21^st of 64 public middle schools	67.2%	5	42.0		38.2	38.3	43.6	40.2		29.5	35.0	36.0	33.6	$18,697	$803	$17,893
Frank E. Thompson Middle	Public	5-8	55 Broadway	Newport	02840	Newport County	Newport	No	(n/a)	No	No	(401) 847-1493	499	48	10.3	77.8%	141 (28.3%)	51 (10.2%)	223 (44.7%)	7 (1.4%)	11 (2.2%)	1 (0.2%)	65 (13.0%)	11.4	59^th of 66 public middle schools	10.6%		15.4	51^st of 64 public middle schools	20.3%	8	11.0	9.0	12.7	8.9	9.9	10.0	10.1	7.5	9.8	6.0	8.5	$25,012	$3,293	$21,719
Jamestown School-Lawn	Public	5-8	55 Lawn Avenue	Jamestown	02835	Newport County	Jamestown	No	(n/a)	No	No	(401) 423-7010	189	21	9.0	11.6%	176 (93.1%)	3 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (3.7%)	95.7	4^th of 66 public middle schools	93.9%		93.8	4^th of 64 public middle schools	93.8%		60.0	72.5	62.0	65.4	71.1	67.4	47.5	56.0	75.0	80.0	65.2	$23,945	$716	$23,229
Tiverton Middle School	Public	5-8	10 Quintal Drive	Tiverton	02878	Newport County	Tiverton	No	(n/a)	No	No	(401) 624-6668	499	39	12.7	34.7%	426 (85.4%)	8 (1.6%)	30 (6.0%)	9 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	24 (4.8%)	68.4	18^th of 66 public middle schools	72.7%		64.7	22^nd of 64 public middle schools	65.6%	4	41.0	36.8	47.3	39.8	50.4	43.7	43.7	33.3	39.0	36.6	38.2	$19,812	$209	$19,602
Wickford Middle School	Public	6-8	250 Tower Hill Road	North Kingstown	02852	Washington County	North Kingstown	No	(n/a)	No	No	(401) 268-6470	339	29	11.6	24.8%	283 (83.5%)	9 (2.7%)	28 (8.3%)	5 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (4.1%)	83.8	12^th of 66 public middle schools	81.8%		90.6	5^th of 64 public middle schools	92.2%	7	50.8		44.0	60.0	62.3	55.6		37.4	53.7	57.6	49.7	$17,225	$870	$16,355
Davisville Middle School	Public	6-8	200 School Street	North Kingstown	02852	Washington County	North Kingstown	No	(n/a)	No	No	(401) 541-6300	477	41	11.6	36.9%	366 (76.7%)	22 (4.6%)	51 (10.7%)	10 (2.1%)	5 (1.0%)	1 (0.2%)	22 (4.6%)	80.9	13^th of 66 public middle schools	80.3%		82	10^th of 64 public middle schools	84.4%	3	49.7		62.1	48.3	44.1	52.2		53.9	36.9	46.9	46.4	$21,372	$1,636	$19,737
Archie R. Cole Middle School	Public	6-8	100 Cedar Avenue	East Greenwich	02818	Kent County	East Greenwich	No	(n/a)	No	No	(401) 398-1333	597	49	12.1	14.1%	455 (76.2%)	9 (1.5%)	41 (6.9%)	62 (10.4%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (4.7%)	94.4	5^th of 66 public middle schools	92.4%		94.9	3^rd of 64 public middle schools	95.3%	2	65.7		50.6	67.3	77.6	66.0		54.6	62.0	68.5	62.0	$15,670	$146	$15,524
Kickemuit Middle School	Public	6-8	525 Child Street	Warren	02885	Bristol County	Bristol Warren	No	(n/a)	No	No	(401) 245-2010	633	51	12.4	39.2%	524 (82.8%)	11 (1.7%)	46 (7.3%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.2%)	45 (7.1%)	76	16^th of 66 public middle schools	75.8%		73.7	15^th of 64 public middle schools	76.6%	1	49.3		51.0	53.6	48.8	51.1		41.1	48.8	28.7	39.7	$17,825	$1,305	$16,519
Warwick Veterans Middle School	Public	6-8	2401 West Shore Road	Warwick	02889	Kent County	Warwick	No	(n/a)	No	No	(401) 734-3200	1,059	93	11.3	50.0%	725 (68.5%)	41 (3.9%)	174 (16.4%)	41 (3.9%)	4 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	73 (6.9%)	41.4	32^nd of 66 public middle schools	51.5%		33.4	39^th of 64 public middle schools	39.1%	7	19.0		34.4	34.4	28.6	32.5		29.5	30.5	16.4	25.7	$20,103	$131	$19,972

Frequently Asked Questions about Portsmouth Middle School

What is the racial makeup of Portsmouth Middle School?

Students at Portsmouth Middle School are 82% White, 7% Hispanic, 6% Two or more races, 3% Asian, 2% African American.

Is Portsmouth Middle School a good school?

Portsmouth Middle School ranks 7^th of 66 Rhode Island middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 5 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Portsmouth Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 604 students attended Portsmouth Middle School.

What high school do graduates of Portsmouth Middle School attend?

Students who attend Portsmouth Middle School usually go on to attend Portsmouth High School

What district is Portsmouth Middle School in?

Portsmouth

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