📍 7145 Moors Bridge Rd, Portage, Kalamazoo County, 49024
Portage West Middle School is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Portage, Kalamazoo County. The school has 679 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Portage Public Schools school district. It serves grades 6–8 in an urban setting. The school employs 33.7 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 20.1:1. 77% of students are proficient in reading. 56% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Portage West Middle School enrolls 679 students across grades 6–8. The student body is 46% male and 54% female. A teaching staff of 33.7 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 20.1:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 65% White, 12% Asian and 9.6% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 438 | 65% |
| Asian | 80 | 12% |
| Two or more races | 65 | 9.6% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 52 | 7.7% |
| Black or African American | 43 | 6.3% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
134 of the school's 679 students (20%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 122 qualify for free lunch and 12 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 West 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 West 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 679 students, Portage West Middle School is close to 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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