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What's the most underrated thing about Portland High School that outsiders don't know?
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Enrollment
1,151
High
DISTRICT 843 · STATE 754
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SUMNER COUNTY·NCES 470402001672
Portland High School
600 College ST, Portland, TN 37148 · (615) 325-9201 · Sumner County
GRADES 09–12HIGH41-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL1,151 STUDENTS
B-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 49% of Tennessee public high schools
- B-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ·Beats expectations Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Tennessee public high schools
Student : Teacher
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STATE 21.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
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STATE -0%
Community
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Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 9 | 294 | 26% |
| Grade 10 | 289 | 25% |
| Grade 11 | 275 | 24% |
| Grade 12 | 293 | 25% |
Student demographics
39%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 49% · STATE 61% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
TCAP 2024-25 . % On Track or MasteredEnglish Language Arts
45.1%
TN avg 40.9% . +10.6pp since 2022
Math
33.7%
TN avg 39.3% . +10.7pp since 2022
What this means: On the TCAP, Tennessee's statewide test, about 45 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 34 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Tennessee schools, those numbers are about 41 and 39. Reading and writing scores are up about 11 points since 2022, while math scores are up about 11 points.
TCAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 45.1% | 33.7% |
| 2023-24 | 34.7% | 29.2% |
| 2022-23 | 34.5% | 23.0% |
% On Track or Mastered, all students and all tested grades.
Source: TCAP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
Where Portland High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Tennessee | In Sumner County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 33.7% | #124 of 339 ▲ 21 | #7 of 8 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 45.1% | #145 of 337 ▲ 64 | #6 of 8 ▲ 2 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,151 | #89 of 381 | #4 of 10 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 39.5% | #157 of 332 | #5 of 8 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +7.8% | #60 of 110 | N/A |
Ranked against other public high schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
1,151
+22 (+2%) vs 2020
+73% since 1990-91, when it was 666
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 1,151 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 1,179 | 73.3 | 16.1:1 | N/A |
| 2022-23 | 1,199 | 69.5 | 17.3:1 | N/A |
| 2020-21 | 1,129 | 69 | 16.4:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 1,068 | 75.4 | 14.2:1 | N/A |
| 2015-16 | 1,092 | 74 | 14.8:1 | 44% (479) |
| 2010-11 | 1,104 | 72 | 15.3:1 | 42% (468) |
| 2000-01 | 872 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 666 | 37 | 18.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Portland High School.
About Portland High School
Located in Portland, Tennessee, Portland High School is a large high school. School enrollment was 1,151 students in 2024-25, in grades 9 through 12. For comparison, high schools in Tennessee average about 754 students.
Sumner County includes 53 schools. Together they enroll 30,719 students.
A majority of students at Portland High School, 76%, are White. The rest of enrollment is 13% Hispanic, 5% Black, and 4% multiracial. That is close to the 80% White share among all Sumner County residents. By the diversity index, Portland High School comes in at 39%.
The allk12 Grade for Portland High School is B-. Compared with Tennessee public high schools, the school scored higher than 49% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
Portland High School is located in Sumner County, where median household income is about $90,301, 34% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 6% of people live in poverty. Federal data list 53 public schools in Sumner County, with a combined enrollment of about 30,719.
Nearest public school: Portland West Middle School, about 0.3 miles away. The five-mile area around Portland High School holds 7 other public schools.
The NCES locale for Portland High School is Rural: Fringe, which covers schools in rural territory close to an urban area.
Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, enrollment moved from 1,129 to 1,151, a small change.
Threads on this page can be about enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
Sumner County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
204,424
Census ACS
Median income
$90,301
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
34%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
53
30,719 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Sumner County
- Gallatin Senior High SchoolHigh · 1,644 students
- Beech Sr High SchoolHigh · 1,477 students
- Hendersonville High SchoolHigh · 1,410 students
- Station Camp High SchoolHigh · 1,137 students
- Liberty Creek High SchoolHigh · 993 students
- Station Camp ElementaryElementary · 974 students
Other schools in Portland
- Portland Gateview Elementary SchoolElementary · 552 students
- Portland West Middle SchoolMiddle · 491 students
- Watt Hardison ElementaryElementary · 429 students
- Portland East Middle SchoolMiddle · 396 students
- J W Wiseman ElementaryElementary · 336 students
- Clyde Riggs ElementaryElementary · 301 students
Other Portland High schools
3 other US public schools in 4 states are named Portland High. Portland High School is the largest of the 4.
- Portland High SchoolPortland, ME · 912 students
- Portland High SchoolPORTLAND, MI · 665 students
- Portland High SchoolPortland, CT · 323 students
Nearby schools
- Portland West Middle School0.3 mi · 491
- Watt Hardison Elementary1.3 mi · 429
- Sumner County Middle Technical College High School at Portla1.4 mi · 26
- Portland East Middle School1.4 mi · 396
- Portland Gateview Elementary School1.6 mi · 552
- J W Wiseman Elementary2.3 mi · 336
Frequently asked questions
About Portland High SchoolHow many students attend Portland High School?
Portland High School enrolls approximately 1,151 students in grades 09-12.
What age range does Portland High School serve?
Portland High School serves students from grade 09 through grade 12.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Portland High School?
At Portland High School, the student body is approximately 76% White, 13% Hispanic, 5% Black, 1% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Who oversees Portland High School?
Portland High School is overseen by Sumner County in Sumner County.
What county does Portland High School serve?
Portland High School serves Sumner County in TN.
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