Portsmouth High School was recently recognized by U.S. News & World Report as among the best high schools in Rhode Island and the best in the Newport area.

U.S. News & World Report recently released its statewide rankings (for 58 schools) and national rankings (for 18,000 schools).

Topping Rhode Island was Classical High School in Providence, followed by Barrington, East Greenwich, Portsmouth, and Blackstone Valley Prep High School.

Among other area schools, Middletown ranked 14^th, Tiverton ranked 17^th, and Rogers High School in Newport ranked 24^th.

Nationally, Classical ranked 166^th of 18,000 schools, Barrington ranked 211 nationally, East Greenwich ranked 825^th nationally, Portsmouth ranked 848^th nationally, and Blackstone Prep ranked 950^th nationally.

National rankings for the other Newport area schools: Middletown, 3,273; Tiverton, 3,976; and Rogers, 6,069.

U.S. News & World Report developed its rankings by measuring six different proficiencies: 

• College Readiness Index, which measures the “proportion of a school’s 12^th graders who took and earned a qualifying score on Advanced Placement (AP) or International Baccalaureate (IB) exams.”
• College Curriculum Breadth Index, “calculated among a school’s 2022-2023 12^th graders from the percentage who took, and the percentage who earned qualifying scores on multiple AP or IB exams.”
• State Assessment Proficiency, which measures student proficiency in standardized tests related to math, reading and science.
• State Assessment Performance. Also derived by measuring student proficiency in math, reading and science, but compared with “what U.S. News predicted for a school with its demographic characteristics in its state.”
• Underserved Student Performance a measure that assesses learning outcomes only among Black, Hispanic, and low-income students.
• Graduation Rates among students who entered the ninth grade in 2019-2020 academic year, and who graduated four years later.

Here is how each of the Newport area schools ranked in each of the six categories:

• Portsmouth ranked fourth statewide, 848^th nationally.
  • College readiness – 63 percent.
  • College Curriculum Breadth – 49 percent.
  • Math Proficiency – 44 percent.
  • Reading Proficiency – 71 percent.
  • Science Proficiency – 70 percent.
  • Graduation Rate – 96 percent. 
• Middletown ranked 14^th statewide, 3,273 nationally.
  • College readiness – 48 percent.
  • College Curriculum Breadth – 30 percent.
  • Math Proficiency – 32 percent.
  • Reading Proficiency – 66 percent.
  • Science Proficiency – 32 percent.
  • Graduation Rate – 91 percent. 
• Tiverton ranked 17^th statewide, 3,976 nationally.
  • College readiness – 44 percent.
  • College Curriculum Breadth – 32 percent.
  • Math Proficiency – 27 percent.
  • Reading Proficiency – 54 percent.
  • Science Proficiency – 47 percent.
  • Graduation Rate – 98 percent. 
• Rogers ranked 24^th statewide, 6,069 nationally.
  • College readiness – 34 percent.
  • College Curriculum Breadth – 15 percent.
  • Math Proficiency – 16 percent.
  • Reading Proficiency – 44 percent.
  • Science Proficiency – 20 percent.
  • Graduation Rate – 85 percent. 

To view the entire Rhode Island lists go to the U.S. News & World Report website: https://www.usnews.com/education/best-high-schools/rhode-island/rankings