📍 8305 S Westnedge Ave, Portage, Kalamazoo County, 49002
Portage Central Middle School is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Portage, Kalamazoo County. The school has 740 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Portage Public Schools school district. It serves grades 6–8 in an urban setting. The school employs 38.4 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 19.3:1. 74% of students are proficient in reading. 60% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Portage Central Middle School enrolls 740 students across grades 6–8. The student body is 49% male and 51% female. A teaching staff of 38.4 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 19.3:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 80% White, 7.7% Two or more races and 6.2% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 589 | 80% |
| Two or more races | 57 | 7.7% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 46 | 6.2% |
| Asian | 31 | 4.2% |
| Black or African American | 17 | 2.3% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
171 of the school's 740 students (23%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 147 qualify for free lunch and 24 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.
Portage Central Middle 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.
Portage Central Middle 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 740 students, Portage Central Middle School is larger 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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