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Rockingham County School: Portsmouth High School (22565) NCES School ID: 00379
District: Portsmouth (449) NCES District ID: 3305820
SAU: Portsmouth SAU Office (52) School Web Site: www.cityofportsmouth.com/School/phs
Superintendent: Zachary McLaughlin SAU Telephone: 603-431-5080
Admin Principal: Stephen Chinosi School Telephone: 603-436-7100
Address: 50 Andrew Jarvis Dr., Portsmouth, NH 03801-5474 School Fax: 603-427-2320
School Open Date: School Close Date:
School Type: Public School Grades Offered: 9-12
Federal Accountability Status Met: No NH Accountability Status Met: Yes 
School Report Card 2011-12
Enrollment
 October 1 EnrollmentAverage Class Size
Grade(s)SchoolDistrictStateSchoolDistrictState
PreSchool0283,165   
Kindergarten016411,904   
Readiness0078   
Grade 1018513,59501818
Grade 2020213,84502018
Grade 3016613,87602119
Grade 4019414,16701920
Grade 5019114,20001920
Grade 6014214,5680021
Grade 7015614,8110021
Grade 8017715,1020022
Grade 925025016,465   
Grade 1031431415,350   
Grade 1127727714,985   
Grade 1225925914,673   
Total Enrollment11002,705190,805   
School Safety
 SchoolDistrictState
School Safety Incidences9181,505
Total Number of Incidents31338823,633
No. of Incidents/1,000 students285143124


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Attendance/Four-Year Graduation Rate
 SchoolDistrictState
PreSchool Attendance Rate98.192
Elem/Middle Attendance Rate (Target: 90%)95.795.5
High School Four-Year Graduation Rate (Target: 85%)95.695.686.6


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Teacher Quality
 SchoolDistrictState
N%N%N%
Core Classes Taught by non-HQT142.6262.732765.9
Core Classes Taught by non-HQT in High-Poverty Schools N/A N/A 1.2
Core Classes Taught by non-HQT in Low-Poverty Schools N/A N/A 1.5
Employed Under Emergency CredentialsN/AN/AN/AN/A50.04
Bachelor's Degree N/C 20.1 39.5
Master's Degree N/C 71.3 47.7
Degree beyond Master's Degree N/C 4.7 0.8


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School Staff
 SchoolDistrictState
Teachers8422815,049
Instructional Support19836,964
Librarians15313
Specialists14282,550
Admin Support10161,245
All Other Support28553,598


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Improvement Status
Status for 2011-2012 School YearContent AreaMet AYP RequirementsStatus for 2012-2013 School Year
AcceptableReadingYesAcceptable
SINI Year 1MathNoSINI Year 2
AcceptableOtherYesAcceptable

Statewide NCLB Accountability Status
 READINGMATHEMATICS
SchoolsDistrictsSchoolsDistricts
N%N%N%N%
Acceptable27960.510565.624152.38251.6
SINI/DINI Year 1418.92415.06714.52616.4
SINI/DINI Year25712.4138.17115.42616.4
Corrective Action/Level 3378.0138.1347.4116.9
Restructure Planning/Level 4235.031.9275.995.7
Restructuring/Level 5&6245.221.3214.653.1
State Total461100.0160100.0461100159100.0

New Hampshire School Adequacy Summary
Met Input-Based Accountability System (IBAS): No
Met Performance-Based School Accountability System (PBAS): Yes
Performance Score: 2.9
Provides Opportunity for an Adequate Education: Yes

More information on school/district improvement:[DINI / SINI]
More accountability information:High School - Performance Indicator Report
Assessment Rankings
Ranking School TypeSubjectNbr. of StudentsIndex Score and Std ErrorIndex Score RankingNo. of Students Prior YearPrior Year Index Score and Std ErrorIndex Score ImprovementIndex Score Improvement Ranking
High SchoolMath26272.3 (+/-1.8)21 of 8123176.4 (+/-1.8)-4.169 of 81
High SchoolRead26295.7 (+/-0.8)7 of 8123093.6 (+/-0.9)2.135 of 81
High SchoolWrite-------
Student Assessment
* indicates total number of test takers is 10 or less.
Blank indicates no science assessment test administered.
Achievement Level (%)ReadingMathematicsWritingScience
SchoolDistrictStateSchoolDistrictStateSchoolDistrictStateSchoolDistrictState
Substantially Below Proficient (%)347321416588171417
Partially Proficient (%)91215271617463837463843
Proficient (%)555254374143464645354537
Proficient with Distinction (%)32312442923388121
Testing Participation (%)10099991009999100999910010099
For assessment rankings click on this link: [Ranking Reports]
NECAP Longitudinal Reports
1) NECAP Teaching Year District Tested at Grade Comparison Reading and Math
2) NECAP Teaching Year District "Cohort" History Comparison Reading and Math
3) NECAP Teaching Year District vs. State by Tested at Grade Math Reading   
4) NECAP Teaching Year District vs. State by "Cohort" History Math Reading   
5) NECAP Teaching Year District GAP Analysis by Tested at Grade Math Reading   
6) NECAP and NH ALPs Teaching Year Average Index Score and GAP analysis Math Reading Science Writing
7) NECAP and NH ALPs Teaching Year Percent of students at each index level Math Reading Science Writing
8) NECAP and NH ALPs Teaching Year Median Student Growth Percentile (SGP) and GAP analysis Math Reading   
9) NECAP and NH ALPs Teaching Year Percent of students at each Student Growth Percentile (SGP) Grouping Math Reading   
Student Achievement Trends
N is the number of students participating.
% is the percent of students scoring proficient or above.
Click on a grade to show the achievement trend for that grade.
Achievement Trend
GradeContent Area2009-20102010-20112011-20122012-20132013-2014
N%N%N%N%N%
11Reading2817424379276873027924080
Mathematics2824024347278413024624045
Writing2814724355276493024224057

National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) Student Achievement Data-Percent of NH Students At or Above Each Achievement Level (Based on the Winter 2011 NAEP Assessment)
NAEP achievement levels are indicated as follows: B+ for Basic or above, P+ for Proficient or above, and A for Advanced
Reading
GradeB+P+A
4784310
884404
Math
GradeB+P+A
4925711
8824411
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