Portland High School
284 Cumberland Ave
Portland ME, 04101, Cumberland County
Phone: 207-874-8250
Ranking: (67 out of 107, bottom 37%)*
Type: Regular High School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 9 to Grade 12
School District: Portland
Title I Eligible School: Yes School-Wide Title I: NA
Magnet: NA
Charter: NA
Shared-Time School: NA
Students and Teachers
2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||||||
Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
Total Teachers: | 63 | 63 | 63 | 68 | 70 | 73 | 74 | |||||||
Total Students: | 870 | 912 | 929 | 983 | 893 | 924 | 1,025 | |||||||
Grade 9: | 158 | 18.2% | 210 | 23.0% | 218 | 23.5% | 236 | 24.0% | 218 | 24.4% | 197 | 21.3% | 237 | 23.1% |
Grade 10: | 225 | 25.9% | 226 | 24.8% | 250 | 26.9% | 237 | 24.1% | 268 | 30.0% | 286 | 31.0% | 225 | 22.0% |
Grade 11: | 229 | 26.3% | 250 | 27.4% | 226 | 24.3% | 257 | 26.1% | 224 | 25.1% | 210 | 22.7% | 295 | 28.8% |
Grade 12: | 258 | 29.7% | 226 | 24.8% | 235 | 25.3% | 253 | 25.7% | 183 | 20.5% | 231 | 25.0% | 268 | 26.1% |
Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
Male: | 425 | 48.9% | 446 | 48.9% | 434 | 46.7% | 473 | 48.1% | 449 | 50.3% | 452 | 48.9% | 524 | 51.1% |
Female: | 445 | 51.1% | 466 | 51.1% | 495 | 53.3% | 510 | 51.9% | 436 | 48.8% | 464 | 50.2% | 497 | 48.5% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 7 | 0.8% | 5 | 0.5% | 6 | 0.6% | 10 | 1.0% | 9 | 1.0% | 11 | 1.2% | 12 | 1.2% |
Asian: | 59 | 6.8% | 70 | 7.7% | 73 | 7.9% | 93 | 9.5% | 99 | 11.1% | 95 | 10.3% | 104 | 10.1% |
Hispanic: | 39 | 4.5% | 48 | 5.3% | 40 | 4.3% | 45 | 4.6% | 43 | 4.8% | 39 | 4.2% | 48 | 4.7% |
Black: | 208 | 23.9% | 223 | 24.5% | 241 | 25.9% | 232 | 23.6% | 191 | 21.4% | 218 | 23.6% | 247 | 24.1% |
White: | 537 | 61.7% | 546 | 59.9% | 559 | 60.2% | 602 | 61.2% | 551 | 61.7% | 561 | 60.7% | 614 | 59.9% |
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 1 | 0.1% | 1 | 0.1% | 1 | 0.1% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Two or More Races: | 19 | 2.2% | 19 | 2.1% | 9 | 1.0% | 1 | 0.1% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 438 | 50.3% | 455 | 49.9% | NA | NA | 471 | 47.9% | 434 | 48.6% | 414 | 44.8% | 455 | 44.4% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 31 | 3.6% | 30 | 3.3% | NA | NA | 37 | 3.8% | 38 | 4.3% | 35 | 3.8% | 31 | 3.0% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 13.80 | 14.37 | 14.77 | 14.50 | 12.70 | 10.70 | 13.80 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
MHSA | ||||||
2010 | Mathematics | End of course | % met std | 29% | 33% | 46% |
2011 | Mathematics | End of course | % met std | 37% | 40% | 49% |
2012 | Mathematics | End of course | % met std | 37% | 36% | 46% |
2013 | Mathematics | End of course | % met std | 37% | 35% | 48% |
2010 | Reading | End of course | % met std | 40% | 46% | 48% |
2011 | Reading | End of course | % met std | 43% | 48% | 50% |
2012 | Reading | End of course | % met std | 44% | 46% | 47% |
2013 | Reading | End of course | % met std | 46% | 44% | 48% |
2010 | Science | End of course | % met std | 29% | 32% | 41% |
2011 | Science | End of course | % met std | 27% | 35% | 44% |
2012 | Science | End of course | % met std | 34% | 37% | 45% |
2013 | Science | End of course | % met std | 35% | 32% | 41% |
2010 | Writing | End of course | % met std | 38% | 46% | 47% |
2011 | Writing | End of course | % met std | 40% | 46% | 45% |
2012 | Writing | End of course | % met std | 42% | 46% | 47% |
2013 | Writing | End of course | % met std | 41% | 43% | 44% |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
Teacher's Experience and Compensation
2007 | |
Teachers with Bachelor Degree: | 37.1% |
Teachers with Master or PhD Degree: | 62.9% |
Mean Number of Years of Teaching: | 22.0 years |
Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | 5.7% |
Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | 94.3% |
Mean Base Salary: | $51,899.0 |
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | $37,019.0 |
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | $52,800.0 |
* Portland High School was rated 4 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.