📍 6161 Old Porter Rd, Portage, Porter County, 46368
Crisman Elementary School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Portage, Porter County. The school has 373 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Portage Township Schools school district. It serves grades K–5 in a suburban setting. The school employs 20 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 18.6:1. 32% of students are proficient in reading. 34% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Crisman Elementary School enrolls 373 students across grades K–5. The student body is 49% male and 51% female. A teaching staff of 20 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 18.6:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 47% White, 29% Hispanic or Latino and 17% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 175 | 47% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 107 | 29% |
| Black or African American | 62 | 17% |
| Two or more races | 28 | 7.5% |
| Asian | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
240 of the school's 373 students (64%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 218 qualify for free lunch and 22 for a reduced price. 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.
Crisman Elementary School is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, 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-10, state senate district 4, state house district 10.
Crisman Elementary School is one of 11 schools in Portage Township Schools, based in Portage, Indiana. The district serves 6,519 students district-wide and employs 369 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 373 students, Crisman Elementary School is smaller than the district average of about 593 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Large
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