Portsmouth High School in Portsmouth, New Hampshire (NH)

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50 Andrew Jarvis Dr.
Portsmouth, NH 03801

District: Portsmouth
County: Rockingham
Region: Southeast

Grade span: 9 - 12
Type: Public School - High School
Admin Principal: Jeffrey T. Collins

Phone: (603) 436-7100 (make sure to verify first before calling)
Fax: (603) 427-2320 (make sure to verify first before using)

E-mail:

Enrollment in Portsmouth High School

2007 Student Enrollment: 1109

9th Grade Enrollment : 268
10th Grade Enrollment : 246
11th Grade Enrollment : 308
12th Grade Enrollment : 287

Grades in Portsmouth High School

2006 Student Enrollment: 1091

9th Grade Enrollment : 255
10th Grade Enrollment : 294
11th Grade Enrollment : 285
12th Grade Enrollment : 257

Grades in Portsmouth High School

2005 Student Enrollment: 1134

9th Grade Enrollment : 288
10th Grade Enrollment : 304
11th Grade Enrollment : 266
12th Grade Enrollment : 276

Grades in Portsmouth High School

2004 Student Enrollment: 1113

9th Grade Enrollment : 294
10th Grade Enrollment : 261
11th Grade Enrollment : 276
12th Grade Enrollment : 268
Other Enrollment : 14

Grades in Portsmouth High School

Graduation Rate in Portsmouth High School

2006 Graduation Statistics:

Graduates - All students : 1091
Graduates - White students : 1012
Graduates - Black students : 27
Graduates - Hispanic students : 17
Graduates - Asian students : 33
Graduates - Native American students : 2

Graduates (%) - All students: 91.4%

Here:	91.4%
State average from 80 schools:	88.6%

Graduates (%) - White students: 91.2%

Here:	91.2%
State average from 80 schools:	88.9%

Completers - Portsmouth High School

Completers - New Hampshire

Completers - Total : 227

Completers entering 4 year colleges or universities (%): 52.9%

Here:	52.9%
State average from 78 schools:	48.0%

Employed completers (%): 24.2%

This school:	24.2%
State average from 77 schools:	20.6%

Completers in armed forces (%): 0.9%

Portsmouth High School:	0.9%
State average from 69 schools:	3.6%

2005 Graduation Statistics:

Graduates - All students : 1134
Graduates - White students : 1053
Graduates - Black students : 35
Graduates - Hispanic students : 16
Graduates - Asian students : 29
Graduates - Native American students : 1

Graduates (%) - All students: 89.2%

This school:	89.2%
State average from 78 schools:	87.1%

Graduates (%) - White students: 89.8%

Here:	89.8%
State average from 78 schools:	87.2%

Completers - Portsmouth High School

Completers - New Hampshire

Completers - Total : 241

Completers entering 4 year colleges or universities (%): 57.3%

Here:	57.3%
State average from 76 schools:	47.7%

Completers returning for post graduate study (%): 1.7%

Here:	1.7%
State average from 26 schools:	1.5%

Employed completers (%): 25.3%

Here:	25.3%
State average from 75 schools:	22.5%

Completers in armed forces (%): 0.8%

Here:	0.8%
State average from 69 schools:	3.0%

2004 Graduation Statistics:

Completers - Portsmouth High School

Completers - New Hampshire

Completers - Total : 232

Completers entering 4 year colleges or universities (%): 56.5%

Here:	56.5%
State average from 64 schools:	50.1%

Completers returning for post graduate study (%): 2.2%

Portsmouth High School:	2.2%
State average from 28 schools:	1.5%

Employed completers (%): 18.5%

Portsmouth High School:	18.5%
State average from 62 schools:	19.9%

Unemployed completers (%): 0.9%

Portsmouth High School:	0.9%
State average from 23 schools:	4.2%

Completers in armed forces (%): 0.9%

Here:	0.9%
State average from 59 schools:	3.8%

2007 Dropout Statistics:

Number of dropouts : 19

Percentage of dropouts: 1.7%

Here:	1.7%
State average from 80 schools:	3.3%

Percentage of dropouts (4 year cumulate): 6.6%

This school:	6.6%
State average from 79 schools:	11.9%

AYP Participation in Portsmouth High School

Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP) Statistics:

2006 AYP Statistics - All students:

Students Tested - Math : 280
Met Overall AYP - Math : Yes
Met Participation Requirement - Math : Yes
Met Performance Requirement - Math : Yes

Participation Rate - Math: 99.0%

Portsmouth High School:	99.0%
State average from 413 schools:	99.4%

Students Tested - Reading : 280
Met Overall AYP - Reading : Yes
Met Participation Requirement - Reading : Yes
Met Performance Requirement - Reading : Yes

Participation Rate - Reading: 100.0%

This school:	100.0%
State average from 413 schools:	99.5%

2006 AYP Statistics - White subgroup:

Students Tested - Math : 259
Met Overall AYP - Math : Yes
Met Participation Requirement - Math : Yes
Met Performance Requirement - Math : Yes

Participation Rate - Math: 99.0%

Here:	99.0%
State average from 412 schools:	99.4%

Students Tested - Reading : 259
Met Overall AYP - Reading : Yes
Met Participation Requirement - Reading : Yes
Met Performance Requirement - Reading : Yes

Participation Rate - Reading: 100.0%

Portsmouth High School:	100.0%
State average from 412 schools:	99.5%

2006 AYP Statistics - Black subgroup:

Students Tested - Math : 6

Students Tested - Reading : 6

2006 AYP Statistics - Hispanic subgroup:

Students Tested - Math : 8

Students Tested - Reading : 8

2006 AYP Statistics - Asian subgroup:

Students Tested - Math : 7

Students Tested - Reading : 7

2006 AYP Statistics - Economically Disadvantaged subgroup:

Students Tested - Math : 32
Met Overall AYP - Math : Yes
Met Performance Requirement - Math : Yes

Students Tested - Reading : 32
Met Overall AYP - Reading : Yes(CI)
Met Performance Requirement - Reading : Yes(CI)

2006 AYP Statistics - Special Education subgroup:

Students Tested - Math : 48
Met Overall AYP - Math : Yes(CI)
Met Participation Requirement - Math : Yes
Met Performance Requirement - Math : Yes(CI)

Participation Rate - Math: 98.0%

Here:	98.0%
State average from 140 schools:	99.1%

Students Tested - Reading : 48
Met Overall AYP - Reading : Yes(CI)
Met Participation Requirement - Reading : Yes
Met Performance Requirement - Reading : Yes(CI)

Participation Rate - Reading: 100.0%

Here:	100.0%
State average from 140 schools:	99.3%

2006 AYP Statistics - Limited English Proficiency subgroup:

Students Tested - Math : 2

Students Tested - Reading : 2

2005 AYP Statistics - All students:

Students Tested - Math : 296
Met Overall AYP - Math : Yes
Met Participation Requirement - Math : Yes
Met Performance Requirement - Math : Yes

Participation Rate - Math: 99.0%

This school:	99.0%
State average from 74 schools:	98.7%

Students Tested - Reading : 296
Met Overall AYP - Reading : Yes
Met Participation Requirement - Reading : Yes
Met Performance Requirement - Reading : Yes

Participation Rate - Reading: 99.0%

Here:	99.0%
State average from 74 schools:	98.9%

2005 AYP Statistics - White subgroup:

Students Tested - Math : 273
Met Overall AYP - Math : Yes
Met Participation Requirement - Math : Yes
Met Performance Requirement - Math : Yes

Participation Rate - Math: 99.0%

This school:	99.0%
State average from 74 schools:	98.8%

Students Tested - Reading : 273
Met Overall AYP - Reading : Yes
Met Participation Requirement - Reading : Yes
Met Performance Requirement - Reading : Yes

Participation Rate - Reading: 99.0%

Here:	99.0%
State average from 74 schools:	99.0%

2005 AYP Statistics - Black subgroup:

Students Tested - Math : 8

Students Tested - Reading : 8

2005 AYP Statistics - Hispanic subgroup:

Students Tested - Math : 3

Students Tested - Reading : 3

2005 AYP Statistics - Asian subgroup:

Students Tested - Math : 11

Students Tested - Reading : 11

2005 AYP Statistics - Native American subgroup:

Students Tested - Math : 1

Students Tested - Reading : 1

2005 AYP Statistics - Economically Disadvantaged subgroup:

Students Tested - Math : 37
Met Overall AYP - Math : Yes
Met Performance Requirement - Math : Yes

Students Tested - Reading : 37
Met Overall AYP - Reading : Yes(CI)
Met Performance Requirement - Reading : Yes(CI)

2005 AYP Statistics - Special Education subgroup:

Students Tested - Math : 44
Met Overall AYP - Math : Yes(SH)
Met Participation Requirement - Math : Yes
Met Performance Requirement - Math : No

Participation Rate - Math: 98.0%

Here:	98.0%
State average from 20 schools:	96.4%

Students Tested - Reading : 44
Met Overall AYP - Reading : No
Met Participation Requirement - Reading : Yes
Met Performance Requirement - Reading : No

Participation Rate - Reading: 98.0%

Here:	98.0%
State average from 20 schools:	96.8%

2005 AYP Statistics - Limited English Proficiency subgroup:

Students Tested - Math : 1

Students Tested - Reading : 1

2004 AYP Statistics - All students (3rd Grade):

Students Tested - Math : 258
Met Overall AYP - Math : Yes
Met Participation Requirement - Math : Yes
Met Performance Requirement - Math : Yes

Participation Rate - Math: 98.0%

Here:	98.0%
State average from 376 schools:	99.6%

Students Tested - Reading : 258
Met Overall AYP - Reading : Yes
Met Participation Requirement - Reading : Yes
Met Performance Requirement - Reading : Yes

Participation Rate - Reading: 99.0%

This school:	99.0%
State average from 376 schools:	99.7%

2004 AYP Statistics - All students (6th Grade):

Students Tested - Math : 258
Met Overall AYP - Math : Yes
Met Participation Requirement - Math : Yes
Met Performance Requirement - Math : Yes

Participation Rate - Math: 98.0%

Here:	98.0%
State average from 376 schools:	99.6%

Students Tested - Reading : 258
Met Overall AYP - Reading : Yes
Met Participation Requirement - Reading : Yes
Met Performance Requirement - Reading : Yes

Participation Rate - Reading: 99.0%

This school:	99.0%
State average from 376 schools:	99.7%

2004 AYP Statistics - All students (10th Grade):

Students Tested - Math : 258
Met Overall AYP - Math : Yes
Met Participation Requirement - Math : Yes
Met Performance Requirement - Math : Yes

Participation Rate - Math: 98.0%

This school:	98.0%
State average from 376 schools:	99.6%

Students Tested - Reading : 258
Met Overall AYP - Reading : Yes
Met Participation Requirement - Reading : Yes
Met Performance Requirement - Reading : Yes

Participation Rate - Reading: 99.0%

Here:	99.0%
State average from 376 schools:	99.7%

2004 AYP Statistics - White subgroup (3rd Grade):

Students Tested - Math : 240
Met Overall AYP - Math : Yes
Met Participation Requirement - Math : Yes
Met Performance Requirement - Math : Yes

Participation Rate - Math: 99.0%

Here:	99.0%
State average from 366 schools:	99.6%

Students Tested - Reading : 240
Met Overall AYP - Reading : Yes
Met Participation Requirement - Reading : Yes
Met Performance Requirement - Reading : Yes

Participation Rate - Reading: 99.0%

Here:	99.0%
State average from 366 schools:	99.7%

2004 AYP Statistics - White subgroup (6th Grade):

Students Tested - Math : 240
Met Overall AYP - Math : Yes
Met Participation Requirement - Math : Yes
Met Performance Requirement - Math : Yes

Participation Rate - Math: 99.0%

Here:	99.0%
State average from 366 schools:	99.6%

Students Tested - Reading : 240
Met Overall AYP - Reading : Yes
Met Participation Requirement - Reading : Yes
Met Performance Requirement - Reading : Yes

Participation Rate - Reading: 99.0%

This school:	99.0%
State average from 366 schools:	99.7%

2004 AYP Statistics - White subgroup (10th Grade):

Students Tested - Math : 240
Met Overall AYP - Math : Yes
Met Participation Requirement - Math : Yes
Met Performance Requirement - Math : Yes

Participation Rate - Math: 99.0%

Here:	99.0%
State average from 366 schools:	99.6%

Students Tested - Reading : 240
Met Overall AYP - Reading : Yes
Met Participation Requirement - Reading : Yes
Met Performance Requirement - Reading : Yes

Participation Rate - Reading: 99.0%

This school:	99.0%
State average from 366 schools:	99.7%

2004 AYP Statistics - Black subgroup (3rd Grade):

Students Tested - Math : 6

Students Tested - Reading : 6

2004 AYP Statistics - Black subgroup (6th Grade):

Students Tested - Math : 6

Students Tested - Reading : 6

2004 AYP Statistics - Black subgroup (10th Grade):

Students Tested - Math : 6

Students Tested - Reading : 6

2004 AYP Statistics - Hispanic subgroup (3rd Grade):

Students Tested - Math : 2

Students Tested - Reading : 2

2004 AYP Statistics - Hispanic subgroup (6th Grade):

Students Tested - Math : 2

Students Tested - Reading : 2

2004 AYP Statistics - Hispanic subgroup (10th Grade):

Students Tested - Math : 2

Students Tested - Reading : 2

2004 AYP Statistics - Asian subgroup (3rd Grade):

Students Tested - Math : 7

Students Tested - Reading : 7

2004 AYP Statistics - Asian subgroup (6th Grade):

Students Tested - Math : 7

Students Tested - Reading : 7

2004 AYP Statistics - Asian subgroup (10th Grade):

Students Tested - Math : 7

Students Tested - Reading : 7

2004 AYP Statistics - Economically Disadvantaged subgroup (3rd Grade):

Students Tested - Math : 33
Met Overall AYP - Math : Yes(CI)
Met Performance Requirement - Math : Yes(CI)

Students Tested - Reading : 33
Met Overall AYP - Reading : Yes(CI)
Met Performance Requirement - Reading : Yes(CI)

2004 AYP Statistics - Economically Disadvantaged subgroup (6th Grade):

Students Tested - Math : 33
Met Overall AYP - Math : Yes(CI)
Met Performance Requirement - Math : Yes(CI)

Students Tested - Reading : 33
Met Overall AYP - Reading : Yes(CI)
Met Performance Requirement - Reading : Yes(CI)

2004 AYP Statistics - Economically Disadvantaged subgroup (10th Grade):

Students Tested - Math : 33
Met Overall AYP - Math : Yes(CI)
Met Performance Requirement - Math : Yes(CI)

Students Tested - Reading : 33
Met Overall AYP - Reading : Yes(CI)
Met Performance Requirement - Reading : Yes(CI)

2004 AYP Statistics - Special Education subgroup (3rd Grade):

Students Tested - Math : 45
Met Overall AYP - Math : No
Met Participation Requirement - Math : Yes
Met Performance Requirement - Math : No

Participation Rate - Math: 98.0%

Here:	98.0%
State average from 40 schools:	98.3%

Students Tested - Reading : 45
Met Overall AYP - Reading : No
Met Participation Requirement - Reading : Yes
Met Performance Requirement - Reading : No

Participation Rate - Reading: 100.0%

Here:	100.0%
State average from 40 schools:	98.9%

2004 AYP Statistics - Special Education subgroup (6th Grade):

Students Tested - Math : 45
Met Overall AYP - Math : No
Met Participation Requirement - Math : Yes
Met Performance Requirement - Math : No

Participation Rate - Math: 98.0%

Here:	98.0%
State average from 40 schools:	98.3%

Students Tested - Reading : 45
Met Overall AYP - Reading : No
Met Participation Requirement - Reading : Yes
Met Performance Requirement - Reading : No

Participation Rate - Reading: 100.0%

This school:	100.0%
State average from 40 schools:	98.9%

2004 AYP Statistics - Special Education subgroup (10th Grade):

Students Tested - Math : 45
Met Overall AYP - Math : No
Met Participation Requirement - Math : Yes
Met Performance Requirement - Math : No

Participation Rate - Math: 98.0%

Here:	98.0%
State average from 40 schools:	98.3%

Students Tested - Reading : 45
Met Overall AYP - Reading : No
Met Participation Requirement - Reading : Yes
Met Performance Requirement - Reading : No

Participation Rate - Reading: 100.0%

Here:	100.0%
State average from 40 schools:	98.9%

2004 AYP Statistics - Limited English Proficiency subgroup (3rd Grade):

Students Tested - Math : 3

Students Tested - Reading : 3

2004 AYP Statistics - Limited English Proficiency subgroup (6th Grade):

Students Tested - Math : 3

Students Tested - Reading : 3

2004 AYP Statistics - Limited English Proficiency subgroup (10th Grade):

Students Tested - Math : 3

Students Tested - Reading : 3

New England Common Assessment Program (NECAP) Statistics:

2007 NECAP Statistics - Grade 11:

Students Tested - Math : 232
Achievement Level 1 - Math : 71
Achievement Level 2 - Math : 57
Achievement Level 3 - Math : 96
Achievement Level 4 - Math : 8

NECAP Math Results - Portsmouth High School

NECAP Math Results - New Hampshire

Mean Scaled Score - Math: 1137.0

Portsmouth High School:	1137.0
State average from 83 schools:	1133.0

Achievement Level 1 (%) - Math: 31.0%

Here:	31.0%
State average from 83 schools:	47.3%

Achievement Level 2 (%) - Math: 25.0%

Here:	25.0%
State average from 83 schools:	27.1%

Achievement Level 3 (%) - Math: 41.0%

Here:	41.0%
State average from 83 schools:	24.3%

Achievement Level 4 (%) - Math: 3.0%

Here:	3.0%
State average from 83 schools:	1.3%

Students Tested - Reading : 231
Achievement Level 1 - Reading : 18
Achievement Level 2 - Reading : 21
Achievement Level 3 - Reading : 122
Achievement Level 4 - Reading : 70

NECAP Reading Results - Portsmouth High School

NECAP Reading Results - New Hampshire

Mean Scaled Score - Reading: 1148.0

Portsmouth High School:	1148.0
State average from 83 schools:	1143.3

Achievement Level 1 (%) - Reading: 8.0%

Here:	8.0%
State average from 83 schools:	12.2%

Achievement Level 2 (%) - Reading: 9.0%

Here:	9.0%
State average from 83 schools:	21.4%

Achievement Level 3 (%) - Reading: 53.0%

Portsmouth High School:	53.0%
State average from 83 schools:	50.2%

Achievement Level 4 (%) - Reading: 30.0%

Here:	30.0%
State average from 83 schools:	16.2%

Students Tested - Writing : 231
Achievement Level 1 - Writing : 22
Achievement Level 2 - Writing : 76
Achievement Level 3 - Writing : 123
Achievement Level 4 - Writing : 10

NECAP Writing Results - Portsmouth High School

NECAP Writing Results - New Hampshire

Mean Scaled Score - Writing: 6.5

Here:	6.5
State average from 82 schools:	5.5

Achievement Level 1 (%) - Writing: 10.0%

Here:	10.0%
State average from 82 schools:	17.9%

Achievement Level 2 (%) - Writing: 33.0%

Here:	33.0%
State average from 82 schools:	48.8%

Achievement Level 3 (%) - Writing: 53.0%

Here:	53.0%
State average from 82 schools:	30.1%

Achievement Level 4 (%) - Writing: 4.0%

Here:	4.0%
State average from 82 schools:	3.2%