📍 8422 S Westnedge Ave, Portage, Kalamazoo County, 49002
Central Elementary School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Portage, Kalamazoo County. The school has 448 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Portage Public Schools school district. It serves grades Pre-K–5 in an urban setting. The school employs 28.6 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 15.6:1. 52% of students are proficient in reading. 42% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi.
Central Elementary School enrolls 448 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 52% male and 48% female. A teaching staff of 28.6 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 15.6:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 75% White, 9.6% Two or more races and 6.9% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 335 | 75% |
| Two or more races | 43 | 9.6% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 31 | 6.9% |
| Black or African American | 25 | 5.6% |
| Asian | 14 | 3.1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
151 of the school's 448 students (34%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 133 qualify for free lunch and 18 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.
Central Elementary School is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Small). Virtual instruction: Supplemental Virtual. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district MI-40, state senate district 20, state house district 61.
Central Elementary School is one of 14 schools in Portage Public Schools, based in PORTAGE, Michigan. The district serves 8,497 students district-wide and employs 487 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 448 students, Central Elementary School is smaller than the district average of about 607 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: City - Small
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