Summary:
Washington-Nile Local serves roughly 1,177 students across three schools: Portsmouth West Elementary School (PK–5, 486 students), Portsmouth West Middle School (6–8, 360 students), and Portsmouth West High School (9–12, 331 students). The Washington-Nile Local district is ranked 574th of 773 in Ohio, at the 26th percentile with 1 star, while each school's 2025–2026 rank-history row shows 2 stars — possibly reflecting different rating systems or data vintages.
Each school has its own bright spot. The middle school reports 100% Algebra I proficiency in both 2024–2025 and 2025–2026, far above the district (51.3%) and state (61.6%), and its 8th-grade science is above state in both years. Elementary's 3rd-grade math (71.1% school vs. 62.1% state) is above state in both years. The high school graduates 94.0% of students and beats state in American Government (80.7% vs. 71.6%), American History (76.8% vs. 73.2%), and English II (66.3% vs. 62.7%).
Math is the shared weakness, though it looks different at each level. Elementary 5th-grade math is 29.8% versus 59.1% for the state, and 5th-grade science is 39.4% versus 62.7%. Middle-school 6th-grade math is 22.1% versus 56.2%. At the high school, Integrated Math I and Integrated Math II are both reported at 0%, and Algebra I is 40%. Chronic absenteeism is highest at the high school (25.2%, above the district's 22.2%), while the elementary (21.4%) and middle school (20.7%) are below it. Percentile rankings have slipped at all three schools since 2023–2024. Free/reduced lunch is blank for every school and spending data is from 2018–2019, so poverty and current funding context are unknown.
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