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East Portsmouth Elementary

Public Grades K-6

1247^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,560 Ohio Elementary Schools

Better than 20% of Ohio elementary schools

Summary

East Portsmouth Elementary is a small K–6 school in Sciotoville, Ohio, serving 134 students as part of the Portsmouth City district, which ranks 644th of 773 Ohio districts (17th percentile, 1 star). The school has ranked in the lower portion of Ohio elementary schools for years: 20th percentile in 2025–2026 with 1 star, a slight improvement over 14th percentile in 2023–2024 but still below its earlier high of 33rd percentile in 2018–2019.

Attendance is the clearest area to watch. East Portsmouth's chronic absenteeism rate was 30.4% in 2025–2026 — better than its district's 36.6% and a large improvement from 45.9% the year before, yet still the highest among nearby schools. Bloom-Vernon Elementary School, Wheelersburg Elementary School and Northwest Elementary School all report rates near 11%–14%. Test proficiency trails the state in every reported 2025–2026 subject and grade, averaging roughly 36% proficient versus about 44% for the district and about 62% for the state. Bright spots relative to the district include Grade 5 math, Grade 4 ELA and Grade 6 ELA, though all remained below state averages.

Resources do not appear to be the explanation: the student-teacher ratio of 13.4 is more favorable than Portsmouth West Elementary School, Valley Elementary School or Clay Elementary School, and per-student spending of $9,460 in 2018–2019 was higher than most nearby schools. Low-income students' school-effectiveness rankings sit in the bottom quartile statewide (15th–21st percentile in recent years), suggesting improvement efforts have not yet reached major student groups. Nearby Bloom-Vernon (85th percentile, 4 stars) and Minford Primary Elementary School-area peers show what higher outcomes can look like in this region. Small grade sizes make yearly percentages swing widely, and free/reduced lunch data are not available for East Portsmouth.

134

Students ?

13.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$12,786

Per pupil spending ?

100%

Free/discounted lunch ?

5929 Harding Ave
Sciotoville, OH 45662-5453

(740) 776-6444

District: Portsmouth City

Students who attend East Portsmouth Elementary usually attend:

High:

Portsmouth Junior High School/Portsmouth High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

92.5%

African American:

3.0%

Hispanic:

3.0%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 30th percentile in 2016 → 20th in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Ohio average (36% vs 62% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (20th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 10 percentile points since 2016

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school36%

District avg44%

Ohio avg62%

1,247^th of 1,560

Ohio public elementary schools ?

Bottom 20%▼ down 10 pts since 2016

From bottom 30% (2016) to bottom 20% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 2Elementary Schools in the Portsmouth City

644^th of 773Portsmouth City 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
2026	21.0	1247 of 1560	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	20.0	1263 of 1558	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	12.6	1362 of 1577	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	28.1	1172 of 1596	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	14.2	1326 of 1588	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	15.4	1294 of 1610	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	41.6	1116 of 1676	33.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	35.9	1162 of 1636	29.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	37.0	1166 of 1651	29.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	36.6	1171 of 1678	30.2%	★★☆☆☆
2015	36.1	1192 of 1684	29.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	40.4	1198 of 1687	29.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	44.9	1163 of 1701	31.6%	★★☆☆☆
2012	48.6	1134 of 1709	33.6%	★★☆☆☆
2011	45.6	1174 of 1686	30.4%	★★☆☆☆
2010	37.9	1229 of 1662	26.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	22.9	1346 of 1610	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	16.4	1388 of 1582	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	13.4	1442 of 1609	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	38.5	1114 of 1504	25.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	35.5	1113 of 1501	25.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	35.0	1102 of 1471	25.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	11.8	1286 of 1452	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	24.7	1113 of 1452	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	17.0	1218 of 1466	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	30.6	1058 of 1483	28.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	17.0	1210 of 1488	18.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	12.8	1325 of 1502	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	36.0	1088 of 1518	28.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	25.4	1160 of 1467	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	22.9	1189 of 1473	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	15.8	1266 of 1484	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	35.8	994 of 1447	31.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	20.9	1127 of 1419	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	19.6	1099 of 1404	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	53.3	785 of 1465	46.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	42.8	969 of 1465	33.9%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2024	7.1	1384 of 1485	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	20.9	1136 of 1499	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	36.0	1084 of 1535	29.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	27.6	1172 of 1536	23.7%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	5.3	1137 of 1181	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	8.8	1103 of 1175	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	1.5	1170 of 1190	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	10.9	1123 of 1215	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	1.8	1217 of 1242	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	4.5	1188 of 1249	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	25.6	1073 of 1271	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	20.8	1131 of 1309	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)21st percentile~ school

Female (2026)11th percentile-9 vs school

Male (2024)7th percentile-7 vs school

White (2026)4th percentile-16 vs school

By subject vs Ohio (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts38%-25 vs state

Mathematics36%-25 vs state

Science30%-33 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				Ohio State Tests Science (2026)	Ohio State Tests Mathematics (2026)				Ohio State Tests English Language Arts (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 (2016)	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	Ohio State Tests Science 5th Grade	Ohio State Tests Mathematics 3rd Grade	Ohio State Tests Mathematics 4th Grade	Ohio State Tests Mathematics 5th Grade	Ohio State Tests Mathematics 6th Grade	Ohio State Tests English Language Arts 3rd Grade	Ohio State Tests English Language Arts 4th Grade	Ohio State Tests English Language Arts 5th Grade	Ohio State Tests English Language Arts 6th Grade	Total
East Portsmouth Elementary	Public	K-6	5929 Harding Ave	Sciotoville	45662	Scioto County	Portsmouth City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(740) 776-6444	134	10	13.4	100.0%	124 (92.5%)	4 (3.0%)	4 (3.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.5%)	21	1247^th of 1560 public elementary schools	20.1%		20	1263^rd of 1558 public elementary schools	18.9%	16	30.0		25.0	50.0	33.3		45.0	30.0	38.9	$12,786
Stanton Primary Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-3	#1 Glenwood Tiger Trail	New Boston	45662	Scioto County	New Boston Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(740) 456-4637	136	11	12.3	92.6%	128 (94.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (4.4%)								(n/a)		67.9				60.7				$15,408
Wheelersburg Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-3	800 Pirate Dr	Wheelersburg	45694	Scioto County	Wheelersburg Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(740) 574-8130	536	19	27.5	37.8%	484 (90.3%)	3 (0.6%)	16 (3.0%)	8 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	24 (4.5%)								(n/a)		83.3				83.3				$8,923
Clay Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	44 Clay High St	Portsmouth	45662	Scioto County	Clay Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(740) 354-6644	326	11	29.6	63.3%	308 (94.5%)	4 (1.2%)	8 (2.5%)	3 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.9%)	63.3	670^th of 1560 public elementary schools	57.1%		55.2	814^th of 1558 public elementary schools	47.8%	144	60.7	80.0	83.0	64.3		58.5	66.0	71.4		$10,838
Portsmouth Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	514 Union St	Portsmouth	45662	Scioto County	Portsmouth City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(740) 353-6719	791	59	13.4	100.0%	568 (71.8%)	56 (7.1%)	53 (6.7%)	4 (0.5%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	109 (13.8%)	31.3	1118^th of 1560 public elementary schools	28.3%		26.4	1161^st of 1558 public elementary schools	25.5%	43	42.4	51.9	48.9	34.8	58.0	51.4	38.0	62.0	33.0	$10,987
Minford Primary Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-3	215 Falcon Rd	Minford	45653	Scioto County	Minford Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(740) 820-2287	405	20	20.2	99.4%	395 (97.5%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.5%)								(n/a)		52.5				58.8				$10,466
Bloom-Vernon Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	10529A Main St	South Webster	45682	Scioto County	Bloom-Vernon Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(740) 778-2339	486	33	14.7	58.7%	479 (98.6%)	4 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	82.2	238^th of 1560 public elementary schools	84.7%		82.7	232^nd of 1558 public elementary schools	85.1%	6	74.6	68.5	95.5	74.6	73.3	82.1	83.6	89.6	86.7	$11,859
Valley Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	1821A State Route 728	Lucasville	45648	Scioto County	Valley Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(740) 259-2611	442	21	21.0	56.3%	407 (92.1%)	1 (0.2%)	13 (2.9%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (4.5%)	55.8	796^th of 1560 public elementary schools	49.0%		63	666^th of 1558 public elementary schools	57.3%	130		67.4	64.0			67.8	59.2			$12,054
Portsmouth West Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	15332A Us Highway 52	West Portsmouth	45663	Scioto County	Washington-Nile Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(740) 858-1116	486	28	17.3	84.9%	445 (91.6%)	3 (0.6%)	13 (2.7%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (4.5%)	39.7	1030^th of 1560 public elementary schools	34.0%		49.9	897^th of 1558 public elementary schools	42.4%	133	39.4	71.1	66.3	29.8		57.8	50.0	61.7		$12,394
Green Elementary School	Public	K-6	4057 Gallia Pike	Franklin Furnace	45629	Scioto County	Green Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(740) 354-9290	261	3	87.0	0.0%	250 (95.8%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.1%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.3%)	45.2	966^th of 1560 public elementary schools	38.1%		46	957^th of 1558 public elementary schools	38.6%	9	50.0	77.3	74.5	60.7	33.3	63.6	53.2	57.1	29.6	$12,183

Frequently Asked Questions about East Portsmouth Elementary

How many students attend East Portsmouth Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 134 students attended East Portsmouth Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of East Portsmouth Elementary?

Students at East Portsmouth Elementary are 93% White, 3% African American, 3% Hispanic, 1% Two or more races.

What schools do graduates of East Portsmouth Elementary attend?

Students who attend East Portsmouth Elementary usually go on to attend:

High : Portsmouth Junior High School/Portsmouth High School

What district is East Portsmouth Elementary in?

Portsmouth City

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East Portsmouth Elementary ranks in the bottom 20.1% of Ohio elementary schools.

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