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Portland High School

Q: Is Portland High School a good school?

Portland High School ranks 132 nd of 400 Tennessee high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Q: How many students attend Portland High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,151 students attended Portland High School.

Q: What is the racial makeup of Portland High School?

Students at Portland High School are 76% White, 13% Hispanic, 5% African American, 4% Two or more races.

Q: What schools feed into Portland High School?

Portland High School is fed by the following schools: Elementary : Clyde Riggs Elementary School Elementary : J W Wiseman Elementary School Elementary : North Sumner Elementary School Elementary : Portland Gateview Elementary School Elementary : Watt Hardison Elementary School Middle : Portland East Middle School Middle : Portland West Middle School

Public Grades 9-12

132^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 400 Tennessee High Schools

Better than 67% of Tennessee high schools

Summary

Portland High School is a mid-size public school in Portland, Tennessee, serving 1,151 students in grades 9–12 as part of the strong Sumner County Schools district. In 2025–2026, the school ranked 132nd out of 400 high schools statewide, placing it in the 67th percentile with a 3-star rating—a slight dip from the prior year's 70th percentile but a meaningful improvement over its 51st-percentile standing in 2023–2024.

Academically, Portland trails its district average in every TNReady subject, with the largest gaps in English II (35.9% proficient vs. 67.7% district) and Algebra II (30.9% vs. 46.8%). It sits well behind top county peers like Station Camp High School and Liberty Creek High School, though it outperforms Gallatin Senior High School in overall ranking. A clear bright spot is US History, where 51.8% of students are proficient—well above the state average of 42.4% and nearly matching the district. The school also shows an interesting math pattern: 10th-grade Algebra II proficiency is excellent at 86.2%, but 11th-grade proficiency drops to just 22.9%, suggesting accelerated students thrive while others struggle.

Graduation and attendance are the most pressing concerns. Portland's graduation rate has declined to 90.6%, the lowest among nearby traditional high schools, and its dropout rate of 3.8% is nearly double the district's 2.1%. Chronic absenteeism stands at 18.5%, well above the Sumner County average of 12.2%, and only Gallatin fares worse in the comparison group. Special education outcomes deserve urgent attention, with the school's ranking for this subgroup falling from the 52nd to the 27th percentile in just three years. Overall, Portland is a solid school in a very strong district, with clear peer models for improving attendance, graduation rates, and academic achievement.

1,151

Students ?

16.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$12,139

Per pupil spending ?

47.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

600 College Street
Portland, TN 37148

(615) 325-9201

District: Sumner County Schools

Feeder schools for Portland High School:

Elementary:	Clyde Riggs Elementary School
	J W Wiseman Elementary School
	North Sumner Elementary School
	Portland Gateview Elementary School
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	Watt Hardison Elementary School
Middle:	Portland East Middle School
	Portland West Middle School

Racial breakdown:

White:

76.4%

Hispanic:

13.5%

African American:

5.3%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 54th percentile in 2016 → 67th in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 13 percentile points since 2016

✓Above the Tennessee median (67th percentile)

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school41%

District avg53%

Tennessee avg43%

132^nd of 400

Tennessee public high schools ?

Top 33%▲ up 13 pts since 2016

From top 46% (2016) to top 33% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

7^th of 10High Schools in the Sumner County Schools

33^rd of 141Sumner County Schools among Tennessee 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	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2026	59.6	132 of 400	67.0%	★★★☆☆
2025	60.6	117 of 389	69.9%	★★★★☆
2024	46.3	192 of 392	51.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	43.0	197 of 384	48.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	46.7	165 of 358	53.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	40.8	195 of 347	43.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	43.5	182 of 342	46.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	52.5	122 of 341	64.2%	★★★☆☆
2017	47.4	135 of 273	50.5%	★★★☆☆
2016	51.0	161 of 351	54.1%	★★★☆☆
2015	45.7	208 of 300	30.7%	★★☆☆☆
2014	32.0	245 of 296	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	47.7	192 of 285	32.6%	★★☆☆☆
2012	39.3	202 of 269	24.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	36.4	213 of 273	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	34.1	218 of 267	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2026	42.5	119 of 230	48.3%	★★☆☆☆
2025	57.9	80 of 233	65.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	39.1	125 of 240	47.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	37.1	134 of 239	43.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	34.0	141 of 222	36.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	27.4	152 of 208	26.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	40.7	96 of 187	48.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	43.5	90 of 199	54.8%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	61.7	109 of 365	70.1%	★★★★☆
2024	46.6	184 of 365	49.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	41.8	199 of 366	45.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	42.5	197 of 350	43.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	44.9	166 of 340	51.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	43.9	180 of 337	46.6%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2026	47.4	108 of 229	52.8%	★★★☆☆
2025	41.6	113 of 213	46.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	40.5	120 of 209	42.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	30.0	150 of 202	25.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	33.3	134 of 189	29.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	27.6	135 of 180	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	42.0	82 of 153	46.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	49.1	69 of 159	56.6%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2026	46.3	147 of 308	52.3%	★★★☆☆
2025	38.0	204 of 324	37.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	45.7	160 of 337	52.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	50.0	133 of 330	59.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	43.9	158 of 322	50.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	43.1	171 of 317	46.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	55.5	95 of 302	68.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	62.0	52 of 308	83.1%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	53.5	141 of 368	61.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	42.8	193 of 366	47.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	41.8	188 of 359	47.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	48.6	144 of 349	58.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	38.6	204 of 332	38.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	42.2	174 of 329	47.1%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2026	31.6	153 of 210	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	32.9	129 of 198	34.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	43.2	87 of 183	52.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	46.0	66 of 154	57.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	22.9	138 of 151	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	30.6	93 of 125	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	24.0	111 of 127	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	28.3	128 of 159	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2026	52.9	123 of 330	62.7%	★★★☆☆
2025	54.0	117 of 323	63.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	37.8	195 of 326	40.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	36.3	203 of 325	37.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	39.6	193 of 312	38.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	36.5	197 of 306	35.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	36.6	186 of 301	38.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	46.6	137 of 307	55.4%	★★★☆☆

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)

Female (2025)70th percentile~ school

White (2026)63rd percentile-4 vs school

Male (2025)62nd percentile-8 vs school

Hispanic (2026)53rd percentile-14 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)52nd percentile-15 vs school

African American (2026)48th percentile-19 vs school

Special Education (2026)27th percentile-40 vs school

By subject vs Tennessee (2025-2026) ?

US History52%+9 vs state

English II51%-7 vs state

Biology I48%~ state avg

Geometry42%~ state avg

English I36%~ state avg

Algebra II31%-6 vs state

Algebra I30%~ state avg

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				TNReady Mathematics (2026)				TNReady English Language Arts (2026)				TNReady Algebra I (2026)						TNReady Algebra II (2026)					TNReady Biology I (2026)					TNReady Integrated Math I (2026)		TNReady Integrated Math II (2026)		TNReady US History (2026)					TNReady English I (2026)					TNReady English II (2026)					TNReady Geometry (2026)					TNReady Science (2026)				TNReady Social Studies (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 (2020)	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	TNReady Mathematics 6th Grade	TNReady Mathematics 7th Grade	TNReady Mathematics 8th Grade	TNReady Mathematics All Grades	TNReady English Language Arts 6th Grade	TNReady English Language Arts 7th Grade	TNReady English Language Arts 8th Grade	TNReady English Language Arts All Grades	TNReady Algebra I 8th Grade	TNReady Algebra I 9th Grade	TNReady Algebra I 10th Grade	TNReady Algebra I 11th Grade	TNReady Algebra I 12th Grade	TNReady Algebra I All Grades	TNReady Algebra II 9th Grade	TNReady Algebra II 10th Grade	TNReady Algebra II 11th Grade	TNReady Algebra II 12th Grade	TNReady Algebra II All Grades	TNReady Biology I 9th Grade	TNReady Biology I 10th Grade	TNReady Biology I 11th Grade	TNReady Biology I 12th Grade	TNReady Biology I All Grades	TNReady Integrated Math I 9th Grade	TNReady Integrated Math I All Grades	TNReady Integrated Math II 10th Grade	TNReady Integrated Math II All Grades	TNReady US History 9th Grade	TNReady US History 10th Grade	TNReady US History 11th Grade	TNReady US History 12th Grade	TNReady US History All Grades	TNReady English I 9th Grade	TNReady English I 10th Grade	TNReady English I 11th Grade	TNReady English I 12th Grade	TNReady English I All Grades	TNReady English II 9th Grade	TNReady English II 10th Grade	TNReady English II 11th Grade	TNReady English II 12th Grade	TNReady English II All Grades	TNReady Geometry 9th Grade	TNReady Geometry 10th Grade	TNReady Geometry 11th Grade	TNReady Geometry 12th Grade	TNReady Geometry All Grades	TNReady Science 6th Grade	TNReady Science 7th Grade	TNReady Science 8th Grade	TNReady Science All Grades	TNReady Social Studies 6th Grade	TNReady Social Studies 7th Grade	TNReady Social Studies 8th Grade	TNReady Social Studies All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Portland High School	Public	9-12	600 College Street	Portland	37148	Sumner County	Sumner County Schools	No	No	No	No	(615) 325-9201	1,179	73	16.0	47.6%	904 (76.7%)	58 (4.9%)	159 (13.5%)	13 (1.1%)	5 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (3.4%)	59.6	132^nd of 400 public high schools	67.0%		60.6	117^th of 389 public high schools	69.9%	15										32.0	< 5%			30.2		86.2	22.9		30.9		47.5			48.2							50.9		51.8	36.4				35.9		52.5	20.0		51.2		42.7			41.9									$12,139	$322	$11,424
Sumner County Middle Technical College High School at Portla	Public	11-12	604 South Broadway	Portland	37148	Sumner County	Sumner County Schools	No	No	No	No	(615) 745-3126	25	4	6.4		17 (68.0%)	2 (8.0%)	4 (16.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (4.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (4.0%)	22.5	325^th of 400 public high schools	18.8%					(n/a)																	15.4		14.3												25.0		25.0																								$8,275	$241	$8,009
East Robertson High School	Public	6-12	158 Kilgore Trace	Cross Plains	37049	Robertson County	Robertson County Schools	No	No	No	No	(615) 654-2191	708	47	15.0	34.9%	553 (78.1%)	37 (5.2%)	81 (11.4%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (5.1%)	31.8	279^th of 400 public high schools	30.3%		34.5	252^nd of 389 public high schools	35.2%	27	34.3	43.8	7.5	30.3	22.5	28.6	10.2	20.7	55.6	7.7				14.9			10.3		10.0		32.1			28.6							28.6		30.6	25.9				25.7		67.9			67.2	77.8	30.9			41.3	33.3	39.0	21.4	31.5	32.4	42.9	31.6	35.7	$12,519	$427	$11,476
White House High School	Public	9-12	508 Tyree Springs Road	White House	37188	Robertson County	Sumner County Schools	No	No	No	No	(615) 672-3761	804	57	14.1	30.4%	613 (76.2%)	42 (5.2%)	122 (15.2%)	8 (1.0%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (2.0%)	85.1	32^nd of 400 public high schools	92.0%		86.4	31^st of 389 public high schools	92.0%	1										36.8				35.8		93.9	39.6		48.9			57.8		58.1							59.9		60.4	56.3				55.0		76.8			73.8		57.9		10.0	55.9									$12,905	$470	$11,967
Tennessee Connections Academy Johnson County 9-12	Public, Virtual	9-12	117 Edenway Drive	White House	37188	Robertson County	Johnson County Schools	No	No	Yes	No	(615) 581-7204	1,496	44	34.0		927 (62.0%)	297 (19.9%)	127 (8.5%)	16 (1.1%)	9 (0.6%)	1 (0.1%)	119 (8.0%)	19.6	337^th of 400 public high schools	15.8%		19.1	330^th of 389 public high schools	15.2%	7										7.6				7.5		30.8	5.2		6.4	50.0		33.5		34.8							16.0		16.0	24.1				23.9		43.8			43.8	80.0	14.3	8.7		16.3									$5,894	$173	$5,693
White House Heritage High School	Public	7-12	7744 Highway 76 E Drive	White House	37188	Robertson County	Robertson County Schools	No	No	No	No	(615) 672-0311	980	56	17.4	23.6%	788 (80.4%)	25 (2.6%)	114 (11.6%)	14 (1.4%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.2%)	36 (3.7%)	59.2	135^th of 400 public high schools	66.3%		57.1	138^th of 389 public high schools	64.5%	3		37.3	33.3	35.7		37.5	38.4	37.9	90.0	13.7	< 5%			26.7		91.2	28.0		41.9	72.7	48.0			52.1							60.5		61.9	43.9				40.9		68.2			66.1	73.9	24.2			30.6		48.1	44.2	46.3		42.8	61.6	51.5	$11,992	$519	$11,028
Liberty Creek High School	Public	9-12	100 Wolfpack Way	Gallatin	37066	Sumner County	Sumner County Schools	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(615) 206-3335	818	56	14.6		659 (80.6%)	66 (8.1%)	41 (5.0%)	20 (2.4%)	4 (0.5%)	3 (0.4%)	25 (3.1%)	91.8	14^th of 400 public high schools	96.5%		92.5	11^th of 389 public high schools	97.2%	3										57.1	< 5%			54.8		≥ 95%	45.0		52.0	≥ 95%	67.8			72.0							60.2		60.5	62.9				63.0		79.3			79.3	≥ 95%	62.5	9.1		61.7									$12,086	$244	$11,440
Patricia Brown Virtual Academy	Public, Virtual	9-12	695 E Main Street	Gallatin	37066	Sumner County	Sumner County Schools	No	No	Yes	No	(615) 451-5417	85	6	14.9		63 (74.1%)	9 (10.6%)	9 (10.6%)	1 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (3.5%)	47	203^rd of 400 public high schools	49.3%		29.1	278^th of 389 public high schools	28.5%	75										9.1				14.3			< 5%		12.5		50.0			47.6							25.9		23.3					45.5		66.7			68.4		37.5			31.8									$3,362	$241	$3,096
Gallatin Senior High School	Public	9-12	700 Dan P. Herron Drive	Gallatin	37066	Sumner County	Sumner County Schools	No	No	No	No	(615) 452-2621	1,677	110	15.1	51.3%	805 (48.0%)	398 (23.7%)	386 (23.0%)	20 (1.2%)	4 (0.2%)	2 (0.1%)	62 (3.7%)	54.3	164^th of 400 public high schools	59.0%		54.6	152^nd of 389 public high schools	60.9%	12										21.7	6.3			20.9		≥ 95%	34.4	< 5%	37.0		47.2	20.0		45.6							43.3		42.9	34.9	< 5%			33.6		57.8	9.4		53.5		36.9	10.5	< 5%	34.3									$11,981	$414	$10,977
Station Camp High School	Public	9-12	1040 Bison Trail	Gallatin	37066	Sumner County	Sumner County Schools	No	No	No	No	(615) 451-6551	1,114	79	14.0	11.3%	835 (75.0%)	115 (10.3%)	85 (7.6%)	40 (3.6%)	4 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	34 (3.1%)	93.2	10^th of 400 public high schools	97.5%		87.2	30^th of 389 public high schools	92.3%	20										56.3				54.2		82.5	49.5		53.8		73.8			73.3							63.3		63.3	63.6				63.1		77.1			76.0	≥ 95%	63.6		< 5%	63.5									$12,546	$403	$11,785

Frequently Asked Questions about Portland High School

What is the racial makeup of Portland High School?

Students at Portland High School are 76% White, 13% Hispanic, 5% African American, 4% Two or more races.

What schools feed into Portland High School?

Portland High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Clyde Riggs Elementary School
Elementary : J W Wiseman Elementary School
Elementary : North Sumner Elementary School
Elementary : Portland Gateview Elementary School
Elementary : Watt Hardison Elementary School
Middle : Portland East Middle School
Middle : Portland West Middle School

What district is Portland High School in?

Sumner County Schools

How many students attend Portland High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,151 students attended Portland High School.

Is Portland High School a good school?

Portland High School ranks 132^nd of 400 Tennessee high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

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