📍 3521 Taylor St, Fort Wayne, Allen County, 46802
Portage Middle School is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Fort Wayne, Allen County. The school has 436 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Fort Wayne Community Schools school district. It serves grades 6–8 in an urban setting. The school employs 30.2 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 14.4:1. 18% of students are proficient in reading. 8% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Portage Middle School enrolls 436 students across grades 6–8. The student body is 53% male and 47% female. A teaching staff of 30.2 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 14.4:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 30% Black or African American, 29% White and 28% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 132 | 30% |
| White | 125 | 29% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 124 | 28% |
| Two or more races | 48 | 11% |
| Asian | 5 | 1.1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
344 of the school's 436 students (79%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 338 qualify for free lunch and 6 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Portage Middle School is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Large). 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 IN-30, state senate district 16, state house district 81.
Portage Middle School is one of 50 schools in Fort Wayne Community Schools, based in Fort Wayne, Indiana. The district serves 28,549 students district-wide and employs 1,895 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 436 students, Portage Middle School is smaller than the district average of about 571 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: City - Large
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