Portsmouth West Middle School

Portsmouth West Middle School is one of the small intermediate schools in West Portsmouth, Ohio, overseen by Washington-Nile Local, with 360 students on its rolls from grades 5 through 8. Compared to the state average of about 482 students per school, that is 25% smaller than typical.

Washington-Nile Local runs 3 schools in total, collectively educating 1,177 students. Portsmouth West Middle School is one of those campuses.

In terms of who attends, Portsmouth West Middle School lists that nearly all students (90%) are White; the rest is composed of 4% Hispanic, 4% multiracial. That mix tracks the wider county fairly closely.

Looking at the economic backdrop, On paper, Portsmouth West Middle School has 20 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 18.0:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 17.0:1 average.

In the surrounding community, ACS estimates for Scioto County put median household earnings sit near $50,609, about 18% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 17% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Portsmouth West Middle School is one of 32 public schools in Scioto County (combined enrollment of about 10,849 students).

Portsmouth West Elementary School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.1 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 4 other public schools cluster around Portsmouth West Middle School.

The campus sits in an outlying setting.

Trend over the last 7 years. Portsmouth West Middle School's enrollment has shrank 23% since 2018, when it stood at 467 (now 360). White enrollment moved from 95% to 90% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 21.2:1 in 2018 to 18.0:1 today.

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