GoLocalProv Ranks PHS Among Top 12 in State

Out of the three public high schools on Aquidneck Island, Middletown best serves its students, according the 2013 GoLocalProv report released Tuesday.

However, Portsmouth High School received fame this week after being named by Newsweek as . 

GoLocal said it employs a formula developed at Babson College to assess and weight each school's latest NECAP and SAT scores, plus per-pupil funding, student-teacher ratios, and graduation rates.

Of the 49 Rhode Island schools measured, Middletown High School was ranked #8, up from last year’s #12 position. Portsmouth High School dropped to #12, compared with last year's #8 position. Rogers High School was ranked #20, slightly higher than last year’s #21 position.

2013 performance at a glance

district spending per pupil

student-teacher ratio

graduation rate

Newport

$18,732

9:1

82.4%

Middletown

$14,890

10:1

73.8%

Portsmouth

$12,850

10:1

89.2%