📍 1500 Owen Ave, Petersburg, Menard County, 62675
Porta Central is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Petersburg, Menard County. The school has 281 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Jake Stewart. It is part of the Porta CUSD 202 school district. It serves grades 3–6 in a rural setting. The school employs 25 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 11.2:1. 26% of students are proficient in reading. 13% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Porta Central enrolls 281 students across grades 3–6. The student body is 54% male and 46% female. A teaching staff of 25 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 11.2:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 94% White, 4.3% Two or more races and <1% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 265 | 94% |
| Two or more races | 12 | 4.3% |
| Black or African American | 2 | <1% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 1 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
122 of the school's 281 students (43%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Porta Central is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Distant). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district IL At-Large (non-voting delegate), state senate district 44, state house district 87.
Porta Central is one of 3 schools in Porta CUSD 202, based in Petersburg, Illinois. The district serves 1,034 students district-wide and employs 89 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 281 students, Porta Central is smaller than the district average of about 345 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Distant