Top 3 Best Portsmouth Public Schools (2022)

For the 2022 school year, there are 4 public schools serving 2,262 students in Portsmouth, RI. Portsmouth has one of the highest concentrations of top ranked public schools in Rhode Island.

The top ranked public schools in Portsmouth, RI are Portsmouth High School, Melville School and Howard Hathaway School. Overall testing rank is based on a school's combined math and reading proficiency test score ranking.

Portsmouth, RI public schools have an average math proficiency score of 47% (versus the Rhode Island public school average of 30%), and reading proficiency score of 60% (versus the 40% statewide average). Schools in Portsmouth have an average ranking of 6/10, which is in the top 50% of Rhode Island public schools.

Minority enrollment is 13% of the student body (majority Hispanic), which is less than the Rhode Island public school average of 46% (majority Hispanic).