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Portsmouth West High School

Q: Is Portsmouth West High School a good school?

Portsmouth West High School ranks 482 nd of 855 Ohio high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

482^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 855 Ohio High Schools

Better than 44% of Ohio high schools

Summary

Portsmouth West High School is a public high school serving 336 students in grades 9-12 in West Portsmouth, Ohio. The school is part of the Washington-Nile Local School District, which is ranked 503 out of 828 districts in the state and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Academically, Portsmouth West High School has consistently ranked in the bottom half of Ohio high schools over the past 10 years, with proficiency rates on state tests generally below the state average. Compared to nearby schools like South Webster Junior/Senior High School, Wheelersburg High School, and Northwest High School, Portsmouth West's test scores are lower. However, the school stands out in its strong performance for special education and low-socioeconomic status students, ranking in the top quartile of Ohio high schools in these subgroups.

One significant challenge for the school is its high chronic absenteeism rate, ranging from 24.9% to 33.8% over the past few years, which is significantly higher than the state average and most nearby schools. Addressing the root causes of chronic absenteeism could be an important focus area for the school and district. Overall, while Portsmouth West High School faces academic performance challenges, it demonstrates strengths in supporting certain student populations, and learning from the practices of higher-performing nearby schools could help drive improvement.

331

Students ?

20.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$15,357

Per pupil spending ?

50.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

15332 Us Highway 52
West Portsmouth, OH 45663-9093

(740) 858-1103

District: Washington-Nile Local

Feeder schools for Portsmouth West High School:

Elementary:	Portsmouth West Elementary School
Middle:	Portsmouth West Middle School

Racial breakdown:

White:

94.0%

Two or more races:

2.4%

Hispanic:

2.1%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 25th percentile in 2015 → 44th in 2025

Strengths

✓94% graduate within 4 years

✓Ranking is trending up — up 19 percentile points since 2015

Worth a look

!Integrated Math I scores 45 pts below the Ohio average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school57%

District avg58%

Ohio avg59%

482^nd of 855

Ohio public high schools ?

Bottom 44%▲ up 19 pts since 2015

From bottom 25% (2015) to bottom 44% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

503^rd of 828Washington-Nile Local among Ohio 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	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	49.0	482 of 855	43.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	35.8	583 of 864	32.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	32.3	610 of 867	29.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	42.5	518 of 836	38.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	39.9	532 of 819	35.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	51.5	458 of 836	45.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	45.8	496 of 800	38.0%	★★☆☆☆
2017	43.8	469 of 773	39.3%	★★☆☆☆
2016	38.6	579 of 784	26.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	40.1	583 of 778	25.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	37.0	622 of 769	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	35.9	626 of 767	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	51.1	578 of 832	30.5%	★★☆☆☆
2011	55.0	532 of 818	35.0%	★★☆☆☆
2010	51.5	564 of 819	31.1%	★★☆☆☆
2009	51.7	535 of 791	32.4%	★★☆☆☆
2008	50.9	508 of 767	33.8%	★★☆☆☆
2007	42.4	573 of 756	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	33.8	567 of 696	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	17.3	626 of 689	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2004	37.6	473 of 681	30.5%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2022	49.8	228 of 606	62.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	28.0	452 of 596	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	52.0	254 of 628	59.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	12.3	529 of 550	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	47.2	510 of 809	37.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	32.1	584 of 798	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	39.3	550 of 813	32.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	45.9	477 of 794	39.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	37.2	528 of 775	31.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	62.0	343 of 781	56.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	35.3	544 of 751	27.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2022	70.7	83 of 312	73.4%	★★★★☆
2021	76.6	31 of 349	91.1%	★★★★★
2018	61.1	207 of 538	61.5%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	71.0	180 of 815	77.9%	★★★★☆
2024	50.7	432 of 822	47.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	57.8	341 of 805	57.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	67.3	204 of 773	73.6%	★★★★☆
2021	55.3	321 of 763	57.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	64.6	259 of 779	66.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	49.5	412 of 758	45.6%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	69.6	248 of 817	69.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	40.4	530 of 816	35.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	37.7	560 of 819	31.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	47.1	474 of 808	41.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	37.1	541 of 778	30.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	47.6	486 of 792	38.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	43.3	448 of 763	41.3%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	71.1	98 of 617	84.1%	★★★★☆
2024	25.2	475 of 598	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	28.6	458 of 614	25.4%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	53.4	391 of 748	47.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	27.8	585 of 754	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	30.4	575 of 756	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	37.8	508 of 749	32.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	31.4	534 of 727	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	46.2	459 of 739	37.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	27.4	554 of 718	22.8%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Special Education (2025)84th percentile+40 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)78th percentile+34 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2022)73rd percentile+35 vs school

Male (2025)70th percentile+26 vs school

Disabled (2022)62nd percentile+24 vs school

White (2025)48th percentile+4 vs school

Female (2025)37th percentile-7 vs school

By subject vs Ohio (2024-2025) ?

Biology79%+13 vs state

American History74%+3 vs state

English II73%+13 vs state

American Government68%-4 vs state

Algebra I62%+3 vs state

Geometry41%~ state avg

Integrated Math I0%-45 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				Ohio State Tests Science (2025)	Ohio State Tests American Government (2025)	Ohio State Tests American History (2025)	Ohio State Tests Mathematics (2025)		Ohio State Tests English Language Arts (2025)		Ohio State Tests Biology (2025)	Ohio State Tests English II (2025)	Ohio State Tests Geometry (2025)	Ohio State Tests Integrated Math I (2025)	Ohio State Tests Algebra I (2025)	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	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	Ohio State Tests Science 8th Grade	Ohio State Tests American Government End of Course	Ohio State Tests American History End of Course	Ohio State Tests Mathematics 7th Grade	Ohio State Tests Mathematics 8th Grade	Ohio State Tests English Language Arts 7th Grade	Ohio State Tests English Language Arts 8th Grade	Ohio State Tests Biology End of Course	Ohio State Tests English II End of Course	Ohio State Tests Geometry End of Course	Ohio State Tests Integrated Math I End of Course	Ohio State Tests Algebra I End of Course	Total
Portsmouth West High School	Public	9-12	15332 Us Highway 52	West Portsmouth	45663	Scioto County	Washington-Nile Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(740) 858-1103	331	16	20.6		311 (94.0%)	3 (0.9%)	7 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	8 (2.4%)	49	482^nd of 855 public high schools	43.6%		35.8	583^rd of 864 public high schools	32.5%	101		68.2	74.2					78.6	73.0	41.3	0.0	62.2	$15,357
Portsmouth Junior High School/Portsmouth High School	Public	7-12	1225 Gallia St	Portsmouth	45662	Scioto County	Portsmouth City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(740) 353-2398	636	45	14.0		427 (67.1%)	48 (7.5%)	55 (8.6%)	2 (0.3%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	101 (15.9%)	35.7	601^st of 855 public high schools	29.7%		29.8	618^th of 864 public high schools	28.5%	17	31.2	63.0	85.1	22.8	31.8	45.7	42.2	41.5	46.8	37.2		42.5	$12,258
Clay High School	Public	9-12	44 Clay High St	Portsmouth	45662	Scioto County	Clay Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(740) 354-6644	145	14	10.3	64.1%	133 (91.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.4%)	1 (0.7%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (5.5%)	42.3	541^st of 855 public high schools	36.7%		38.5	561^st of 864 public high schools	35.1%	20		71.4	64.9					67.6	59.5	40.5		35.3	$18,670
Glenwood High School	Public	7-12	#1 Glenwood Tiger Trail	New Boston	45662	Scioto County	New Boston Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(740) 456-4559	147	14	10.5		122 (83.0%)	1 (0.7%)	7 (4.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (11.6%)	52.4	442^nd of 855 public high schools	48.3%		58.9	348^th of 864 public high schools	59.7%	94	70.0	88.2	88.9	40.0	50.0	72.0	56.7	52.9	55.6	11.1		80.0	$16,542
Scioto County Career Technical Center	Public	7-12	951 Vern Riffe Dr	Lucasville	45648	Scioto County	Scioto County Joint Vocational School	No	(n/a)	No	No	(740) 259-5522	549	47	11.6		517 (94.2%)	3 (0.5%)	11 (2.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (3.1%)								(n/a)
Wheelersburg High School	Public	9-12	800 Pirate Dr	Wheelersburg	45694	Scioto County	Wheelersburg Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(740) 574-2527	457	17	26.8	28.4%	422 (92.3%)	1 (0.2%)	14 (3.1%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (3.9%)	64.9	261^st of 855 public high schools	69.5%		63	293^rd of 864 public high schools	66.1%	32		81.3	90.2					71.8	86.2	50.4		52.1	$10,180
Northwest High School	Public	9-12	914 Mohawk Dr	Mc Dermott	45652	Scioto County	Northwest Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(740) 259-2366	313	21	14.9		303 (96.8%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.9%)	67.8	220^th of 855 public high schools	74.3%		67.6	226^th of 864 public high schools	73.8%	6		85.4	88.9					94.7	69.6	37.9		70.3	$17,091
Valley High School	Public	9-12	1821 State Route 728	Lucasville	45648	Scioto County	Valley Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(740) 259-5551	279	21	13.2	44.1%	260 (93.2%)	2 (0.7%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (5.4%)	56.8	381^st of 855 public high schools	55.4%		49.9	463^rd of 864 public high schools	46.4%	82		69.2	82.0					82.6	65.9	30.3		71.1	$14,570
Green High School	Public	7-12	4057 Gallia Pike	Franklin Furnace	45629	Scioto County	Green Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(740) 354-9150	231	15	15.4		228 (98.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	73.2	147^th of 855 public high schools	82.8%		57	372^nd of 864 public high schools	56.9%	225	54.5	79.5		35.0	52.3	65.0	61.4	87.2	85.4	59.4		76.1	$16,621
Minford High School	Public	9-12	491 Bond Rd	Minford	45653	Scioto County	Minford Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(740) 820-3445	295	17	17.3		293 (99.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	42.3	542^nd of 855 public high schools	36.6%		53.3	420^th of 864 public high schools	51.4%	122		80.9	66.3					53.2	54.3	51.9		30.0	$12,092

Frequently Asked Questions about Portsmouth West High School

Is Portsmouth West High School a good school?

Portsmouth West High School ranks 482^nd of 855 Ohio high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What district is Portsmouth West High School in?

Washington-Nile Local

How many students attend Portsmouth West High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 331 students attended Portsmouth West High School.

What is the racial makeup of Portsmouth West High School?

Students at Portsmouth West High School are 94% White, 2% Two or more races, 2% Hispanic.

What schools feed into Portsmouth West High School?

Portsmouth West High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Portsmouth West Elementary School
Middle : Portsmouth West Middle School

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