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Portsmouth Public Schools

Source & Methodology

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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

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Portsmouth City Pblc Schs School District details

Portsmouth City Pblc Schs School District
801 Crawford St
Portsmouth, VA 23704

13,517 Students enrolled in District

24 Schools in District

14 Students Per Classroom (State average is 14)

Portsmouth City Pblc Schs School District School Quality Ratings

District Quality Compared to Virginia

2

(10 is best)

Better than 13.7% of all VA school districts.

District Quality Compared to U.S.

3

(10 is best)

Better than 26.2% of all U.S. school districts.

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Public School Test Scores

80 60 40 20 0
56%
70%
61%
73%
51%
67%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math

Schools in this District

School Grades
Brighton Elem School
1100 Portsmouth Blvd.
Portsmouth, VA, 23704
KG-06
Churchland Academy Elem School
4061 River Shore Rd
Portsmouth, VA, 23703
KG-06
Churchland Elem School
5601 Michael Ln
Portsmouth, VA, 23703
KG-06
Churchland High School
4301 Cedar Ln
Portsmouth, VA, 23703
09-12
Churchland Middle School
4051 River Shore Rd
Portsmouth, VA, 23703
07-08
Churchland Preschool Ctr School
4061 River Shore Road
Portsmouth, VA, 23703
PK-PK
Churchland Primary & Intermediate School
5700 Hedgerow Ln
Portsmouth, VA, 23703
KG-06
Cradock Elem School
18 Dahlgren Ave
Portsmouth, VA, 23702
KG-06
Cradock Middle School
21 Alden Ave
Portsmouth, VA, 23702
07-08
Cradock Technical & Career Center School
4300 George Washington Highway
Portsmouth, VA, 23702
N-N
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School District Enrollment by Group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 17.8% 49.0%
Black 75.3% 23.4%
Hispanic 5.6% 19.3%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 0.6% 7.9%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.7% 0.5%
Economic Groups This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 77.4% 45.9%
Free lunch eligible 74.5% 40.8%
Reduced lunch eligible 2.9% 5.1%

Educational Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $6,838 $95,670,458 54.1%
Support Expenditures
Student $689 $9,639,799 5.5%
Staff $1,350 $18,887,850 10.7%
General Administration $141 $1,972,731 1.1%
School Administration $663 $9,276,033 5.2%
Operation $1,094 $15,306,154 8.7%
Transportation $433 $6,058,103 3.4%
Other $362 $5,064,742 2.9%
Total Support $4,732 $66,205,412 37.4%
Non-instructional Expenditures $1,069 $14,956,379 8.5%
Total Expenditures $12,640 $176,846,240 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,122 $10,150,830,466 54.3%
Support Expenditures
Student $719 $899,115,816 4.8%
Staff $956 $1,195,311,652 6.4%
General Administration $235 $293,181,354 1.6%
School Administration $785 $981,688,258 5.3%
Operation $1,172 $1,464,732,040 7.8%
Transportation $669 $836,467,381 4.5%
Other $242 $303,024,403 1.6%
Total Support $4,780 $5,973,544,662 32.0%
Non-instructional Expenditures $2,052 $2,564,076,445 13.7%
Total Expenditures $14,953 $18,688,464,433 100.0%
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%