Northfield Portage Middle School

Public middle school, grades 6 to 8 · Northfield, Minnesota

Northfield Portage Middle School in Northfield, Minnesota enrolled 17 students in 2024-25. It was not a Title I school in 2021-22; it does not take part in the National School Lunch Program (2024-25). On the state tests, under 50% of its students tested were proficient in reading and under 50% proficient in math in 2021-22 (Minnesota: 51.1% and 44.8%).

NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method

Programs and staff in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Northfield Portage Middle School enrolled 29 students and reported no counselor; it reported 0 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement coursesNone
  • Gifted and talented programNo
  • Counselors (FTE)0.0
  • Out-of-school suspensions0
  • Chronically absent29.4% (2022-23)

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year.

State test results, 2021-22

In 2021-22, the students tested at Northfield Portage Middle School scored proficient or above: under 50% in reading and under 50% in math, against 51.1% in reading and 44.8% in math across Minnesota. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Minnesota, not across states.

Students proficient or above, 2021-22
SubjectThis schoolIts districtMinnesota
Reading and language artsunder 50%59%51.1%
Mathunder 50%59%44.8%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22, all students, from ED Data Express (2021-22 through the Data Rescue Project archive): ED shows school and district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.

Middle schools in Northfield

2 public middle schools in Northfield report 2024-25 enrollment; Northfield Portage Middle School is number 2 by size.

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunch
Northfield Middle84519.021.8%
Northfield Portage Middle School179.952.9%

All public schools in Northfield →

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.

What to look at next about Northfield Portage Middle School

  1. Northfield MiddleThe nearest public middle school, 1.6 miles away: 845 students, 19.0 per teacher (2024-25).1.6 mi
  2. Robert Boeckman Middle SchoolThe next nearest public middle school, 12 miles away: 855 students, 16.1 per teacher (2024-25).12 mi
  3. Compare Northfield Portage Middle School with Northfield MiddleStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Northfield Public Schools spends per student$16,214 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$16,214
  5. The largest public schools in MinnesotaNorthfield Portage Middle School is the number 282 by size of 301 Minnesota middle schools open in 2024-25.#282 of 301
  6. Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.

Questions about Northfield Portage Middle School

  1. How many students attend Northfield Portage Middle School?
    17 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data. It is a middle school in Northfield, MN.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Northfield Portage Middle School?
    9.9 students per full-time teacher (2022-23). A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
  3. Is Northfield Portage Middle School a Title I school?
    Northfield Portage Middle School was not a Title I school in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.
  4. How do students at Northfield Portage Middle School do on state tests?
    In 2021-22, the students tested at Northfield Portage Middle School scored proficient or above: under 50% in reading and under 50% in math, against 51.1% in reading and 44.8% in math across Minnesota. Minnesota's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.
  5. What district is Northfield Portage Middle School in?
    Northfield Public Schools, NCES district ID 2723880. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 272388005427 are the district's.

Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.

Sources

Every federal file behind this record
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
  • Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
  • EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
  • EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22: reading and math proficiency for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov

Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22

District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.

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