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Portsmouth Elementary

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Portsmouth Elementary ranks 1161 st of 1558 Ohio elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-6

1161^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,558 Ohio Elementary Schools

Better than 25% of Ohio elementary schools

Summary

Portsmouth Elementary is a public elementary school serving 761 students in grades PK-6 in Portsmouth, Ohio, which is part of the Portsmouth City School District. Unfortunately, the school has consistently ranked in the bottom quarter of Ohio elementary schools over the past five years and maintains a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger, indicating it is among the lowest-performing schools in the state.

Student performance at Portsmouth Elementary is a major concern, with proficiency rates on Ohio state tests generally 10-20 percentage points below the state average across all grade levels and subjects. For example, in 2024-2025, only 44.4% of 5th graders were proficient in science, compared to the state average of 63.4%. The school's performance is particularly low for its disadvantaged student subgroups, including African American, Hispanic, and special education students. In contrast, nearby schools like Green Elementary and Valley Elementary have significantly higher proficiency rates, often exceeding the state averages.

Despite spending a similar amount per student and having a student-teacher ratio in line with nearby schools, Portsmouth Elementary continues to underperform. This suggests that simply increasing resources may not be the sole solution, and that more targeted, evidence-based interventions may be needed to address the school's deep-rooted challenges. Addressing these issues will require a comprehensive, data-driven approach that looks at the specific practices, leadership, and strategies employed at the school.

791

Students ?

13.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$10,987

Per pupil spending ?

100%

Free/discounted lunch ?

514 Union St
Portsmouth, OH 45662-4368

(740) 353-6719

District: Portsmouth City

Students who attend Portsmouth Elementary usually attend:

High:

Portsmouth Junior High School/Portsmouth High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

71.8%

Two or more races:

13.8%

African American:

7.1%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 24th percentile in 2015 → 25th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Ohio average (42% vs 61% meeting standards)

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

!Mathematics scores 22 pts below the Ohio average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school42%

District avg40%

Ohio avg61%

1,161^st of 1,558

Ohio public elementary schools ?

Bottom 25%▲ up 2 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 2Elementary Schools in the Portsmouth City

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)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	26.4	1161 of 1558	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	26.0	1181 of 1577	25.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	28.4	1170 of 1596	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	23.8	1206 of 1588	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	23.2	1190 of 1610	26.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	35.7	1187 of 1676	29.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	28.5	1231 of 1636	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	26.5	1256 of 1651	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	25.1	1277 of 1678	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	28.6	1282 of 1684	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	40.0	1207 of 1687	28.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	34.8	1279 of 1701	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	33.3	1320 of 1709	22.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	27.9	1346 of 1686	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	28.6	1319 of 1662	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	16.1	1417 of 1610	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	23.0	1327 of 1582	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	13.0	1445 of 1609	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	10.6	1384 of 1504	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	18.2	1327 of 1501	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	9.8	1368 of 1471	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2024	30.7	413 of 603	31.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	50.9	278 of 598	53.5%	★★★☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2022	23.7	674 of 824	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	26.3	599 of 765	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	54.8	373 of 956	61.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	43.9	550 of 1021	46.1%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	22.8	1139 of 1452	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	21.9	1157 of 1466	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	24.3	1131 of 1483	23.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	23.4	1150 of 1488	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	18.6	1131 of 1467	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	38.2	1045 of 1502	30.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	32.2	1127 of 1518	25.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2023	19.5	196 of 233	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	41.3	124 of 216	42.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	23.8	194 of 228	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	52.5	102 of 239	57.3%	★★★☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2023	52.2	4 of 12	66.7%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	32.1	1062 of 1473	27.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	32.3	1077 of 1484	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	37.4	976 of 1447	32.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	32.1	1009 of 1419	28.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	30.9	964 of 1404	31.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	45.4	923 of 1465	37.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	38.4	1032 of 1465	29.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	25.1	1125 of 1466	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	26.5	1131 of 1485	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	24.6	1142 of 1498	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	16.7	1229 of 1518	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	16.6	1181 of 1499	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	31.3	1142 of 1535	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	22.6	1228 of 1536	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	25.8	169 of 218	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	11.6	186 of 202	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	43.1	99 of 183	45.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	40.8	96 of 162	40.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	27.0	111 of 139	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	29.6	120 of 154	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	34.3	116 of 166	30.1%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	27.9	708 of 935	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	31.5	617 of 900	31.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	22.4	722 of 856	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	7.3	1110 of 1175	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	11.7	1088 of 1190	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	9.1	1134 of 1215	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	5.9	1175 of 1242	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	6.4	1165 of 1249	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	22.7	1094 of 1271	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	14.2	1186 of 1309	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

Homeless (2023)67th percentile+40 vs school

African American (2024)32nd percentile+6 vs school

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

Special Education (2025)24th percentile~ school

Male (2025)23rd percentile~ school

Multi-racial (2025)22nd percentile-3 vs school

Female (2025)22nd percentile-4 vs school

Disabled (2022)18th percentile-6 vs school

Hispanic (2023)16th percentile-11 vs school

White (2025)6th percentile-20 vs school

By subject vs Ohio (2024-2025) ?

Science44%-19 vs state

English Language Arts44%-18 vs state

Mathematics39%-22 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				Ohio State Tests Science (2025)	Ohio State Tests Mathematics (2025)				Ohio State Tests English Language Arts (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 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
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		568 (71.8%)	56 (7.1%)	53 (6.7%)	4 (0.5%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	109 (13.8%)	26.4	1161^st of 1558 public elementary schools	25.5%		26	1181^st of 1577 public elementary schools	25.1%	20	44.4	52.5	57.8	25.6	20.2	43.0	43.4	55.6	32.7	$10,987
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		128 (94.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (4.4%)								(n/a)		45.2				45.2				$15,408
Portsmouth West Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	15332A Us Highway 52	West Portsmouth	45663	Scioto County	Washington-Nile Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(740) 858-1116	486	28	17.3		445 (91.6%)	3 (0.6%)	13 (2.7%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (4.5%)	49.9	897^th of 1558 public elementary schools	42.4%		54.4	863^rd of 1577 public elementary schools	45.3%	34		69.0	60.7			56.5	59.6			$12,394
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	61.0%	308 (94.5%)	4 (1.2%)	8 (2.5%)	3 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.9%)	55.2	814^th of 1558 public elementary schools	47.8%		66.1	625^th of 1577 public elementary schools	60.4%	189	48.9	84.0	80.0	51.1		66.0	65.7	46.8		$10,838
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		124 (92.5%)	4 (3.0%)	4 (3.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.5%)	20	1263^rd of 1558 public elementary schools	18.9%		12.6	1362^nd of 1577 public elementary schools	13.6%	99	27.3	52.2	16.7	18.2	19.0	73.9	41.7	31.8	13.0	$12,786
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	42.2%	484 (90.3%)	3 (0.6%)	16 (3.0%)	8 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	24 (4.5%)								(n/a)		78.0				75.6				$8,923
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	55.2%	407 (92.1%)	1 (0.2%)	13 (2.9%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (4.5%)	63	666^th of 1558 public elementary schools	57.3%		74.7	441^st of 1577 public elementary schools	72.0%	225		67.1	87.0			67.1	58.4			$12,054
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		250 (95.8%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.1%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.3%)	46	957^th of 1558 public elementary schools	38.6%		52.4	887^th of 1577 public elementary schools	43.8%	70	48.3	52.2	60.0	31.0	47.2	52.2	63.3	65.5	72.2	$12,183
Northwest Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	4738 Henley Deemer Rd	Mc Dermott	45652	Scioto County	Northwest Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(740) 259-5558	566	38	14.8		550 (97.2%)	4 (0.7%)	3 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.4%)	68.8	551^st of 1558 public elementary schools	64.6%		62.6	702^nd of 1577 public elementary schools	55.5%	151	75.0	71.6	77.9	88.6		72.7	55.8	70.5		$12,215
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		395 (97.5%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.5%)								(n/a)		65.0				65.8				$10,466

Frequently Asked Questions about Portsmouth Elementary

What is the racial makeup of Portsmouth Elementary?

Students at Portsmouth Elementary are 72% White, 14% Two or more races, 7% African American, 7% Hispanic.

What schools do graduates of Portsmouth Elementary attend?

Students who attend Portsmouth Elementary usually go on to attend:

High : Portsmouth Junior High School/Portsmouth High School

How many students attend Portsmouth Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 791 students attended Portsmouth Elementary.

Is Portsmouth Elementary a good school?

Portsmouth Elementary ranks 1161^st of 1558 Ohio elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

What district is Portsmouth Elementary in?

Portsmouth City

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