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Portsmouth High School
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Portsmouth High School

PublicHighGrades 9–13

50 Andrew Jarvis Dr., Portsmouth, NH 03801 · (603) 436-7100 · Part of Portsmouth School District

Portsmouth’s School Grade A better than 90% of New Hampshire school districts

Directions
Photo: John Phelan · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Students
1,017
Students per teacher
11:1
Free or reduced lunch
11%
Setting
Suburb
Grades
9–13
The gist

What stands out about Portsmouth High School

  • Its own letter, A: reading and math results near the top of New Hampshire’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 24 pts above the state
  • Reading / language arts 25 pts above the state
  • Small classes: 11 students per teacher

On the path

Where Portsmouth kids come from and go next. The whole path →

6–8Portsmouth Middle School486 students
9–13Portsmouth High SchoolYou are here

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency62%
State average 37.8%
Reading / language arts77%
State average 51.9%

Its own letter, A, places these results among New Hampshire’s 439 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

Directions ↗

50 Andrew Jarvis Dr., Portsmouth

Students

Enrollment by grade
Grade 9248
Grade 10262
Grade 11250
Grade 12254
Grade 133
Enrollment over time
1,078’20
1,049’21
1,032’22
1,025’23
1,017’24

Down 5.7% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 81%Two or more races 8%Hispanic 6%Asian 5%Black <1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%

As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Portsmouth High School from Portsmouth families.

Other schools in Portsmouth School District

The district →
PEEP School - Pre School Program
Prekindergarten · Grades PK · Portsmouth
24 students4:1
Mary C. Dondero Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Portsmouth
A
328 students9:1
Little Harbour School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Portsmouth
A+
325 students10:1
New Franklin School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Portsmouth
A+
247 students9:1
Portsmouth Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Portsmouth
A−
486 students10:1

School facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), 2024–2025 school year. Test scores: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). A school’s letter is our own summary of its reading and math results against New Hampshire’s other public schools; Portsmouth’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.