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Portsmouth Junior High School/Portsmouth High School

Public Grades 7-12

601^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 855 Ohio High Schools

Better than 30% of Ohio high schools

Summary

Portsmouth Junior High School/Portsmouth High School is a public high school serving grades 7-12 in Portsmouth, Ohio, with 626 students. The school is part of the Portsmouth City School District, which is ranked 624 out of 828 districts in Ohio and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

While the school has shown improvement in its 4-year graduation rate, increasing from 91.8% in 2022-2023 to 95.6% in 2024-2025, it continues to struggle with high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 28.7% to 41.8% over the past few years. The school's performance on state assessments is generally below the state averages across various subjects and grade levels, with proficiency rates ranging from 22.8% in 7th grade Math to 85.1% in American History, compared to state averages of 50% and 71.2%, respectively. When compared to nearby schools, such as South Webster Junior/Senior High School, Portsmouth Junior High School/Portsmouth High School generally underperforms in areas like graduation rates, test scores, and chronic absenteeism.

Despite the school's challenges, its spending per student of $9,639 in 2018-2019 is slightly higher than the state average, and the school's student-teacher ratio has fluctuated between 12.2 and 15.6 over the past few years, which is relatively low compared to the nearby schools. However, these factors do not seem to translate into better academic performance, indicating the need for the district to implement more effective strategies to support student learning and engagement.

636

Students ?

14.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$12,258

Per pupil spending ?

84.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1225 Gallia St
Portsmouth, OH 45662-4216

(740) 353-2398

District: Portsmouth City

Feeder schools for Portsmouth Junior High School/Portsmouth High School:

Elementary:	East Portsmouth Elementary
	Portsmouth Elementary

Racial breakdown:

White:

67.1%

Two or more races:

15.9%

Hispanic:

8.6%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 24th percentile in 2015 → 30th in 2025

Strengths

✓96% graduate within 4 years

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

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Ohio average (45% vs 59% meeting standards)

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

!Science scores 32 pts below the Ohio average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school45%

District avg45%

Ohio avg59%

Middle school

764^th of 1,036

Ohio public middle schools ?

Bottom 26%▬ steady since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

High school

601^st of 855

Ohio public high schools ?

Bottom 30%▲ up 5 pts since 2015

From bottom 24% (2015) to bottom 30% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

624^th of 828Portsmouth 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)

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	26.1	764 of 1036	26.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	25.1	761 of 1046	27.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	28.8	749 of 1048	28.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	22.3	765 of 1017	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	17.7	803 of 1037	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	30.6	739 of 1050	29.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	39.2	669 of 1010	33.8%	★★☆☆☆
2017	44.7	638 of 1038	38.5%	★★☆☆☆
2016	29.1	757 of 1050	27.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	28.5	768 of 1035	25.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	32.5	760 of 1008	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	36.0	743 of 1001	25.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	41.6	711 of 989	28.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	36.8	709 of 925	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	45.8	638 of 895	28.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	32.6	666 of 858	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	28.0	676 of 835	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	21.9	705 of 837	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2022	26.5	452 of 565	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	31.0	411 of 576	28.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	54.1	246 of 658	62.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	57.4	209 of 643	67.5%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	27.8	697 of 938	25.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	27.1	695 of 942	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	26.8	697 of 943	26.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	19.8	740 of 925	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	11.7	771 of 910	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	27.8	692 of 917	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	31.6	664 of 897	26.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	25.6	197 of 262	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	67.0	71 of 249	71.5%	★★★★☆
2022	24.7	193 of 247	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	30.0	712 of 983	27.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	29.9	705 of 989	28.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	37.4	638 of 974	34.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	29.0	684 of 947	27.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	20.6	718 of 923	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	40.6	633 of 945	33.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	51.4	504 of 924	45.5%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	15.9	789 of 954	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	12.3	815 of 958	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	21.0	750 of 963	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	16.1	765 of 946	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	13.7	748 of 924	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	27.7	697 of 933	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	36.7	625 of 916	31.8%	★★☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	24.1	214 of 263	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	42.4	146 of 254	42.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	37.5	155 of 245	36.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	20.9	209 of 239	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	12.7	203 of 219	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	41.1	130 of 206	36.9%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	11.1	711 of 777	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	5.5	758 of 795	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	10.0	734 of 805	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	7.8	757 of 809	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	5.3	749 of 781	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	11.6	723 of 796	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	19.5	667 of 781	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆

High school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	35.7	601 of 855	29.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	29.8	618 of 864	28.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	27.6	634 of 867	26.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	23.7	648 of 836	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	31.5	590 of 819	28.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	51.1	465 of 836	44.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	37.4	583 of 800	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	41.0	490 of 773	36.6%	★★☆☆☆
2016	36.6	590 of 784	24.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	38.8	588 of 778	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	17.8	688 of 769	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	30.3	642 of 767	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	48.0	607 of 832	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	34.8	659 of 818	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	35.7	650 of 819	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	23.2	690 of 791	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	16.9	690 of 767	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	21.4	677 of 756	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	25.3	607 of 696	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	7.7	647 of 689	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2004	9.6	630 of 681	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	75.0	69 of 328	79.0%	★★★★☆
2024	61.4	107 of 318	66.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	24.7	235 of 323	27.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	59.5	113 of 306	63.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	47.7	127 of 284	55.3%	★★★☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2022	23.8	483 of 606	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	60.4	161 of 596	73.0%	★★★★☆
2019	52.1	253 of 628	59.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	29.2	393 of 550	28.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	37.7	574 of 809	29.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	31.2	596 of 798	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	27.9	621 of 813	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	25.5	632 of 794	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	31.6	569 of 775	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	45.8	531 of 781	32.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	28.1	593 of 751	21.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2018	20.5	489 of 538	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	54.0	142 of 270	47.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	39.8	179 of 273	34.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	42.9	165 of 270	38.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	26.8	197 of 260	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	46.2	507 of 815	37.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	38.4	559 of 822	32.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	37.5	545 of 805	32.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	33.7	564 of 773	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	46.2	431 of 763	43.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	68.3	198 of 779	74.6%	★★★★☆
2018	46.3	449 of 758	40.8%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	35.2	589 of 817	27.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	25.3	627 of 816	23.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	23.7	643 of 819	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	18.5	659 of 808	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	27.3	601 of 778	22.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	55.3	411 of 792	48.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	26.3	594 of 763	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	36.6	178 of 254	29.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	17.8	212 of 242	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	28.0	185 of 239	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	34.0	162 of 222	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	51.8	114 of 211	46.0%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	41.9	329 of 617	46.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	23.1	490 of 598	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	23.7	498 of 614	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	26.7	600 of 748	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	22.1	621 of 754	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	17.7	640 of 756	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	13.9	656 of 749	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	23.7	600 of 727	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	46.4	457 of 739	38.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	18.5	611 of 718	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Middle school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)28th percentile~ school

Female (2025)26th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)25th percentile~ school

Disabled (2022)20th percentile-5 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)19th percentile-8 vs school

Male (2025)17th percentile-9 vs school

White (2025)8th percentile-18 vs school

High school

African American (2025)79th percentile+49 vs school

Hispanic (2025)47th percentile+18 vs school

Special Education (2025)47th percentile+17 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)38th percentile+8 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)30th percentile~ school

Female (2025)29th percentile~ school

Male (2025)28th percentile~ school

Disabled (2022)20th percentile~ school

White (2025)20th percentile-10 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2018)9th percentile-18 vs school

By subject vs Ohio (2024-2025) ?

American History85%+14 vs state

American Government63%-10 vs state

English II47%-14 vs state

English Language Arts44%-15 vs state

Algebra I42%-17 vs state

Biology42%-24 vs state

Geometry37%-6 vs state

Science31%-32 vs state

Mathematics27%-22 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 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
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
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
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
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
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)
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
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
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

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Portsmouth Junior High School/Portsmouth High School is fed by the following schools:

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Elementary : Portsmouth Elementary

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Portsmouth Junior High School/Portsmouth High School ranks 601^st of 855 Ohio high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

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Students at Portsmouth Junior High School/Portsmouth High School are 67% White, 16% Two or more races, 9% Hispanic, 8% African American.

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Portsmouth City

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In the 2024-25 school year, 636 students attended Portsmouth Junior High School/Portsmouth High School.

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