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Portland School District

At a glance

68^thof 153 Connecticut districts▲ 3

Better than 55% of Connecticut districts

Elementary 2 Middle 2 High 1Grades PK, KG-12

33 East Main Street
Portland, CT 06480·(860) 342-6790·All Connecticut district rankings →

Statewide performance 2016–2026

2026: better than 55.6% of districts

Schools

1,226

Students

Top rankedGildersleeve School123^rd of 492 Connecticut elementary schools

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Biggest riser

Portland Middle School up 21 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

Portland High School 10.5 students per teacher

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Summary:

Located in a small Connecticut community, the Portland School District serves about 1,226 students across five schools with a segmented grade structure: Valley View School (PK–1), Gildersleeve School (2–4), Brownstone Intermediate School (5–6), Portland Middle School (7–8), and Portland High School (9–12). The district ranks 69th out of 153 districts statewide, earning a solid 3-star rating, with two schools—Gildersleeve and Portland Middle—rated as 4-star schools at the 75th or 76th percentile.

The early grades are a clear strength. Gildersleeve posts well-above-average test scores, with 72.5% of 4th graders proficient in ELA and 70% in math, plus a very low chronic absenteeism rate of 4.5%. Valley View, though too young for state tests, has the district’s best attendance (4.0%) and lowest poverty rate (22.8% free/reduced lunch). Brownstone also performs strongly despite no formal ranking: 72.7% of 6th graders hit proficiency in ELA and 67.7% in math, with absenteeism at 9.2%. In contrast, the older grades show more challenges. Portland Middle is academically excellent—79.8% of 7th graders are proficient in ELA—but it also has the district’s highest chronic absenteeism at 16.9%. Portland High, the only high school, graduates 90.2% of students and is above state averages in ELA and science, but only 32.4% of 11th graders are proficient in math.

District-wide, math proficiency declines sharply as students age, from about 70% in elementary grades to just above the state average in high school, while ELA remains consistently strong across all grades. Science is an overlooked bright spot, with every tested grade exceeding state averages. Spending ranges from $15,242 to $17,647 per student and does not clearly predict success—Gildersleeve performs as well as higher-spending schools. With low student-teacher ratios (10.5–12.4:1) and above-average outcomes, Portland offers a strong educational foundation, but the rising absenteeism and math slide in middle and high school are worth watching for parents of older students.

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Ranking:

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				NGSS Science (2026)			SAT English Language Arts (2026)	SAT Math (2026)	SBAC English Language Arts (2026)						SBAC Mathematics (2026)						Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
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 (2025)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	NGSS Science 5th Grade	NGSS Science 8th Grade	NGSS Science 11th Grade	SAT English Language Arts 11th Grade	SAT Math 11th Grade	SBAC English Language Arts 3rd Grade	SBAC English Language Arts 4th Grade	SBAC English Language Arts 5th Grade	SBAC English Language Arts 6th Grade	SBAC English Language Arts 7th Grade	SBAC English Language Arts 8th Grade	SBAC Mathematics 3rd Grade	SBAC Mathematics 4th Grade	SBAC Mathematics 5th Grade	SBAC Mathematics 6th Grade	SBAC Mathematics 7th Grade	SBAC Mathematics 8th Grade	Total
Gildersleeve School	Public	2-4	565 Main St.	Portland	06480	Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region	Portland School District	No	No	No	No	(860) 342-0411	253	22	11.7	32.8%	180 (71.1%)	9 (3.6%)	45 (17.8%)	3 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (6.3%)	78.2	123^rd of 492 public elementary schools	75.0%		79	117^th of 493 public elementary schools	76.3%	6						64.5	72.5					71.0	70.0					$20,974
Portland High School	Public	9-12	95 High Street	Portland	06480	Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region	Portland School District	No	No	No	No	(860) 342-1720	323	31	10.5	31.6%	234 (72.4%)	22 (6.8%)	48 (14.9%)	6 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (3.7%)	58.2	58^th of 135 public high schools	57.0%		62.9	53^rd of 141 public high schools	62.4%	5			56.3	57.7	32.4													$24,910
Portland Middle School	Public	7-8	93 High Street	Portland	06480	Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region	Portland School District	No	No	No	Yes	(860) 342-1880	214	19	11.0	32.7%	140 (65.4%)	8 (3.7%)	50 (23.4%)	6 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (4.7%)	76	62^nd of 258 public middle schools	76.0%		68	83^rd of 252 public middle schools	67.1%	21		65.7								79.8	64.4					62.6	42.6	$17,801
Valley View School	Public	PK, KG-1	81 High St.	Portland	06480	Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region	Portland School District	No	No	No	Yes	(860) 342-3131	219	18	12.1	22.8%	172 (78.5%)	7 (3.2%)	27 (12.3%)	2 (0.9%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (4.6%)								(n/a)																		$20,148
Brownstone Intermediate School	Public	5-6	314 Main St.	Portland	06480	Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region	Portland School District	No	No	No	No	(860) 342-6765	217	18	12.4	25.8%	154 (71.0%)	9 (4.1%)	41 (18.9%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (5.1%)								(n/a)	60.8							61.8	72.7					54.7	67.7			$19,849

Districts nearby

District	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Middletown School District	2.47 mi	11	133^rd
Cromwell School District	2.56 mi	4	72^nd
Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services	2.6 mi	5
Glastonbury School District	3.16 mi	11	24^th
Capitol Region Education Council	3.9 mi	18	145^th

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Connecticut Department of Education.

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