State/Public Middle Open

Portage North Middle School

๐Ÿ“ 1100 W Milham Ave, Portage, Kalamazoo County, 49024

552
Pupils
18.4
Pupil:teacher ratio

About this school

Portage North Middle School is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Portage, Kalamazoo County. The school has 552 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Portage Public Schools school district. It serves grades 6โ€“8 in an urban setting. The school employs 30 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 18.4:1. 63% of students are proficient in reading. 38% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.

School details

School district
Portage Public Schools

Enrollment & staffing

Portage North Middle School enrolls 552 students across grades 6โ€“8. The student body is 51% male and 49% female. A teaching staff of 30 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 18.4:1.

Male students
280 (51%)
Female students
272 (49%)
Teachers (FTE)
30
Student-teacher ratio
18.4:1
Grade span
6โ€“8

Student demographics

By race and ethnicity, the student body is 63% White, 14% Two or more races and 9.2% Black or African American.

Race / ethnicityStudentsShare
White34963%
Two or more races7814%
Black or African American519.2%
Hispanic or Latino417.4%
Asian305.4%
American Indian or Alaska Native3<1%

Source: NCES Common Core of Data.

Free & reduced-price lunch

232 of the school's 552 students (42%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 201 qualify for free lunch and 31 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.

School setting & status

City, SmallGrades 6โ€“8Supplemental VirtualTitle I

Portage North Middle School is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Small). Virtual instruction: Supplemental Virtual. 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 MI-40, state senate district 20, state house district 61.

School district: Portage Public Schools

Portage North 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 552 students, Portage North Middle School is close to the district average of about 607 students per school.

8,497
District students
14
Schools
487
Teachers (FTE)

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Academic Performance

63%
Reading proficient
38%
Math proficient
10%
Poverty rate

Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.

Technology & Programs

๐Ÿ“ถ Fiber internet ๐Ÿ“ก Campus Wi-Fi ๐Ÿ’ป Provides devices

Setting: City - Small

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