📍 6501 S 12th St, Portage, Kalamazoo County, 49024
12th Street Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Portage, Kalamazoo County. The school has 574 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 31.0 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 18.5:1. 57% of students are proficient in reading. 47% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi.
12th Street Elementary enrolls 574 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 48% male and 52% female. A teaching staff of 31.0 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 18.5:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 63% White, 10% Asian and 9.6% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 359 | 63% |
| Asian | 58 | 10% |
| Two or more races | 55 | 9.6% |
| Black or African American | 53 | 9.2% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 48 | 8.4% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
159 of the school's 574 students (28%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 136 qualify for free lunch and 23 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.
12th Street Elementary 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.
12th Street Elementary 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 574 students, 12th Street Elementary 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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