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Portland, CT
Public School Ratings




Portland Public Schools

Source & Methodology

Analytics built by:   Location, Inc.

Raw data sources:
  • Test Scores: Edfacts (U.S. Department of Education), State departments of education.
  • Expenditures: National Center for Education Statistics.
  • Educational Environment: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau).
Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Test data: Reflects 2021 – 2022 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2020
  • Educational Environment: 2021 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated July 2023

Methodology:   Only NeighborhoodScout gives you nationally comparable school ranks based on test scores, so you can directly compare the quality of schools in any location. Read more about Scout's School Data


Portland School District details

Portland School District
33 East Main Street
Portland, CT 06480

1,231 Students enrolled in District

5 Schools in District

11 Students Per Classroom (State average is 12)

Portland School District School Quality Ratings

District Quality Compared to Connecticut

7

(10 is best)

Better than 62.1% of all CT school districts.

District Quality Compared to U.S.

9

(10 is best)

Better than 88.6% of all U.S. school districts.



Public School Test Scores

70 60 50 40 30 20 10 0
80 60 40 20 0
57%
44%
61%
50%
52%
39%
57%
44%
61%
50%
52%
39%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math

Schools in this District

School Grades
Brownstone Intermediate School
314 Main St.
Portland, CT, 06480
05-06
Gildersleeve School
565 Main St.
Portland, CT, 06480
02-04
Portland High School
95 High Street
Portland, CT, 06480
09-12
Portland Middle School
93 High Street
Portland, CT, 06480
07-08
Valley View School
81 High St.
Portland, CT, 06480
PK-01

School District Enrollment by Group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 76.9% 50.9%
Black 3.4% 13.1%
Hispanic 17.8% 30.2%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 1.9% 5.4%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.0% 0.4%
Economic Groups This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 24.1% 38.9%
Free lunch eligible 20.1% 33.0%
Reduced lunch eligible 4.0% 5.9%

Educational Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $11,340 $14,696,640 53.8%
Support Expenditures
Student $1,188 $1,539,648 5.6%
Staff $499 $646,704 2.4%
General Administration $971 $1,258,416 4.6%
School Administration $1,509 $1,955,664 7.2%
Operation $2,424 $3,141,504 11.5%
Transportation $773 $1,001,808 3.7%
Other $222 $287,712 1.1%
Total Support $7,586 $9,831,456 36.0%
Non-instructional Expenditures $2,147 $2,782,512 10.2%
Total Expenditures $21,073 $27,310,608 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $12,350 $6,289,354,313 52.2%
Support Expenditures
Student $1,560 $794,341,979 6.6%
Staff $747 $380,454,324 3.2%
General Administration $508 $258,766,138 2.1%
School Administration $1,202 $612,149,367 5.1%
Operation $1,796 $914,758,126 7.6%
Transportation $999 $508,915,593 4.2%
Other $727 $370,110,736 3.1%
Total Support $7,539 $3,839,485,142 31.8%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,782 $1,926,117,044 16.0%
Total Expenditures $23,671 $12,055,038,964 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $7,794 $384,567,026,223 49.5%
Support Expenditures
Student $841 $41,500,431,613 5.3%
Staff $665 $32,787,987,253 4.2%
General Administration $269 $13,273,339,703 1.7%
School Administration $756 $37,281,585,830 4.8%
Operation $1,191 $58,747,506,944 7.6%
Transportation $504 $24,858,475,672 3.2%
Other $491 $24,247,526,162 3.1%
Total Support $4,716 $232,696,768,378 29.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,247 $160,183,697,619 20.6%
Total Expenditures $15,757 $777,446,989,564 100.0%

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