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Portsmouth School Department, Rhode Island, elections

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Portsmouth School Department
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District details
School board members: 7
Students: 2,183 (2022-2023)
Schools: 4 (2022-2023)
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Portsmouth School Department is a school district in Rhode Island (Newport County). During the 2023 school year, 2,183 students attended one of the district's four schools.

This page provides information regarding school board members, election rules, finances, academics, policies, and more details about the district.

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Elections

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Portsmouth School Department, At-large

General election

General election for Portsmouth School Department, At-large

Emily Ann Copeland, John Joseph Delehanty III, Karen E Marlow McDaid, and Brett W. Fox ran in the general election for Portsmouth School Department, At-large on November 5, 2024.

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Emily Ann Copeland (D)
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John Joseph Delehanty III (D)
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Karen E Marlow McDaid (D)
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Brett W. Fox (Independent)

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Portsmouth School Department, At-large

General election

General election for Portsmouth School Department, At-large

Sondra A. Blank, Frederick W. Faerber III, Isabelle Altman Kelly, and Emily Egginton Skeehan ran in the general election for Portsmouth School Department, At-large on November 8, 2022.

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Sondra A. Blank (D)
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Frederick W. Faerber III (D)
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Isabelle Altman Kelly (D)
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Emily Egginton Skeehan (D)

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About the district

School board

The Portsmouth School Department consists of seven members serving two-year terms. To find information about school board meetings, click here.

List of school board members
NameYear assumed officeYear term ends
Emily Copeland
Jack Delehanty
Frederick Faerber III
Isabelle Kelly
Karen McDaid
Emily Skeehan2022

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Overlapping state house districts

Portsmouth School Department
Office NameCurrent OfficeholderParty% School District Covered% Other District Covered
Rhode Island House of Representatives District 69Susan DonovanDemocratic Party 51% 75%
Rhode Island House of Representatives District 72Terri-Denise CortvriendDemocratic Party 28% 71%
Rhode Island House of Representatives District 71Michelle McGawDemocratic Party 21% 23%

The table was limited to the lower chamber because it provides the most granularity. State house districts tend to be more numerous and therefore smaller than state senate or U.S. House districts. This provides an impression of the partisan affiliations in the area.

Budget

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[1]

Revenue, 2020-2021
SOURCE AMOUNT AMOUNT PER STUDENT PERCENT
Federal: $2,525,000 $1,101 6%
Local: $36,081,000 $15,728 80%
State: $6,529,000 $2,846 14%
Total: $45,135,000 $19,675
Expenditures, 2020-2021
TYPE AMOUNT AMOUNT PER STUDENT PERCENT
Total Expenditures: $45,659,000 $19,903
Total Current Expenditures: $40,837,000 $17,801
Instructional Expenditures: $23,029,000 $10,038 50%
Student and Staff Support: $5,206,000 $2,269 11%
Administration: $6,240,000 $2,720 14%
Operations, Food Service, Other: $6,362,000 $2,773 14%
Total Capital Outlay: $1,620,000 $706
Construction: $0 $0
Total Non El-Sec Education & Other: $720,000 $313
Interest on Debt: $468,000 $204

Academic performance

Each year, state and local education agencies use tests and other standards to assess student proficiency. Although the data below was published by the U.S. Department of Education, proficiency measurements are established by the states. As a result, proficiency levels are not comparable between different states and year-over-year proficiency levels within a district may not be comparable because states may change their proficiency measurements. To protect student privacy, percentages are reported as ranges for groups of 300 students or fewer. If five or fewer students were included in a data set, the data will display as "PS."[2]

The following table shows the percentage of district students who scored at or above the proficiency level each school year:

School year All (%) Asian/Pacific Islander (%) Black (%) Hispanic (%) Native American (%) Two or More Races (%) White (%)
2020-2021 37 40-59 <50 20-29 PS 30-39 38
2018-2019 47 60-79 21-39 30-34 PS 40-49 48
2017-2018 48 60-79 21-39 40-49 PS 40-49 48
2016-2017 49 >=80 21-39 30-39 PS 21-39 50
2015-2016 43 60-79 <=20 40-49 PS 40-59 43
2014-2015 44 >=50 <=20 40-49 PS 21-39 45
2013-2014 77 >=80 40-59 70-79 PS >=80 78
2012-2013 77 >=80 40-49 60-69 PS 60-79 78
2011-2012 76 60-79 40-59 50-59 PS 60-79 78
2010-2011 77 80-89 40-59 60-69 PS 78

The following table shows the percentage of district students who scored at or above the proficiency level each school year:

School year All (%) Asian/Pacific Islander (%) Black (%) Hispanic (%) Native American (%) Two or More Races (%) White (%)
2020-2021 56 60-79 <50 40-49 PS 40-49 58
2018-2019 59 60-79 21-39 45-49 PS 40-49 60
2017-2018 54 60-79 21-39 40-49 PS 50-59 55
2016-2017 53 60-79 21-39 40-49 PS 40-59 54
2015-2016 50 60-79 <=20 40-49 PS 21-39 51
2014-2015 48 >=50 <=20 40-49 PS 21-39 49
2013-2014 85 >=80 21-39 80-89 PS >=80 86
2012-2013 86 >=80 60-69 70-79 PS 60-79 87
2011-2012 86 60-79 60-79 70-79 PS >=80 88
2010-2011 85 80-89 40-59 70-79 PS 86

The following table shows the graduation rate of district students each school year:

School year All (%) Asian/Pacific Islander (%) Black (%) Hispanic (%) Native American (%) Two or More Races (%) White (%)
2019-2020 92 PS PS PS PS PS >=95
2018-2019 94 PS PS PS PS >=95
2017-2018 >=95 PS PS >=50 PS >=95
2016-2017 96 PS PS >=50 PS >=50 >=95
2015-2016 88 >=50 >=50 >=50 PS 90-94
2014-2015 96 PS PS PS PS PS >=95
2013-2014 96 >=50 >=50 >=50 PS >=95
2012-2013 88 PS PS >=50 PS PS 90-94
2011-2012 91 >=50 >=50 >=50 PS 90-94
2010-2011 89 PS PS >=50 PS PS 90-94

Students

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[3]

Year Enrollment Year-to-year change (%)
2022-2023 2,183 -2.9
2021-2022 2,247 -2.1
2020-2021 2,294 -5.8
2019-2020 2,426 -0.5
2018-2019 2,439 -0.1
2017-2018 2,442 -0.9
2016-2017 2,464 -0.6
2015-2016 2,480 -3.3
2014-2015 2,563 -3.3
2013-2014 2,647 -0.4
2012-2013 2,658 -2.1
2011-2012 2,715 -3.0
2010-2011 2,796 -2.3
2009-2010 2,859 -3.4
2008-2009 2,955 -0.1
2007-2008 2,958 -2.5
2006-2007 3,033 -0.6
2005-2006 3,051 -0.3
2004-2005 3,061 -0.2
2003-2004 3,066 2.3
2002-2003 2,995 3.6
2001-2002 2,888 0.7
2000-2001 2,869 -0.2
1999-2000 2,874 0.0
Racial Demographics, 2022-2023
RACE Portsmouth School Department (%) Rhode Island K-12 STUDENTS (%)
American Indian/Alaska Native 0.1 0.8
Asian or Asian/Pacific Islander 2.1 3.3
Black 1.6 9.0
Hispanic 7.2 29.4
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 0.1 0.1
Two or More Races 4.6 5.1
White 84.1 52.2

Note: Percentages for race and ethnicity may add up to more than 100 percent because respondents may report more than one race and the Hispanic/Latino ethnicity may be selected in conjunction with any race. Read more about race and ethnicity in the census here.

Staff

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[4]

As of the 2022-2023 school year, Portsmouth School Department had 183.70 full-time classroom teachers. The student-teacher ratio was 11.88.

Teachers, 2022-2023 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF TEACHERS
Prekindergarten: 1.00
Kindergarten: 7.70
Elementary: 104.55
Secondary: 70.45
Total: 183.70

Portsmouth School Department employed 9.00 district administrators and 10.80 school administrators as of the 2022-2023 school year.

Administrators, 2022-2023 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF ADMINISTRATORS
District Administrators: 9.00
District Administrative Support: 5.00
School Administrators: 10.80
School Administrative Support: 20.00
Other staff, 2022-2023 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF OTHER STAFF
Instructional Aides: 33.00
Instruc. Coordinators & Supervisors: 10.00
Total Guidance Counselors: 8.00
Elementary Guidance Counselors: 2.00
Secondary Guidance Counselors: 6.00
Librarians/Media Specialists: 4.00
Library/Media Support: 0.00
Student Support Services: 16.80
Other Support Services: 25.00

Schools

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[5]

The Portsmouth School Department operates four schools. They are listed below in alphabetical order.
List of schools
SCHOOL NAMENUMBER OF STUDENTSGRADES
Howard Hathaway School422KG-4
Melville School328PK-4
Portsmouth High School7969-12
Portsmouth Middle School6185-8

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See also

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    • Footnotes

    1. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed June 17, 2024
    2. ↑ U.S. Department of Education, Washington, DC: EDFacts, "State Assessments in Reading/Language Arts and Mathematics- School Year 2018-19 EDFacts Data Documentation," accessed February 25, 2021
    3. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed June 17, 2024
    4. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed June 17, 2024
    5. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed June 17, 2024
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