Portage West Middle School

Public middle school, grades 6 to 8 · Portage, Michigan

Portage West Middle School in Portage, Michigan enrolled 717 students in 2024-25 with 39.0 full-time teachers, 18.4 students per teacher against the Michigan middle-school median of 17.5. It was not a Title I school in 2021-22; it takes part in the National School Lunch Program (2024-25). On the state tests, 68-72% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 57% proficient in math in 2022-23 (Michigan: 44% and 34.5%).

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

Enrollment rose 6% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers rose 16%

679 students in 2022-23, 694 students in 2023-24, 717 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 33.7 to 39.0.

Students enrolled at Portage West Middle School by school year2022-23: 679, 2023-24: 694, 2024-25: 71702004006008002022-236792023-246942024-25717
Students enrolled at Portage West Middle School by school year2022-23: 679, 2023-24: 694, 2024-25: 71702004006008002022-236792023-246942024-25717
Students enrolled at Portage West Middle School by school year2022-23: 679, 2023-24: 694, 2024-25: 71702004006008002022-236792023-246942024-25717
Students enrolled at Portage West Middle School by school year2022-23: 679, 2023-24: 694, 2024-25: 71702004006008002022-236792023-246942024-25717
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2367933.720.1
2023-2469435.719.4
2024-2571739.018.4

18.4 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 68 of every 100 Michigan middle schools

Among the 488 Michigan middle schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 17.5; the national median for middle schools is 14.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.

Students per teacher, Michigan middle schools, 2024-25240 values from 4.2 to 78.0; This school 18.4; state median 17.5.1 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherThis school 18.4state median 17.5U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Michigan middle schools, 2024-25240 values from 4.2 to 78.0; This school 18.4; state median 17.5.1 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherThis school 18.4state median 17.5U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Michigan middle schools, 2024-25240 values from 4.2 to 78.0; This school 18.4; state median 17.5.1 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherThis school 18.4state median 17.5U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Michigan middle schools, 2024-25240 values from 4.2 to 78.0; This school 18.4; state median 17.5.1 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherThis school 18.4state median 17.5U.S. 14.6

Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).

Programs and staff in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Portage West Middle School enrolled 650 students and reported no counselor; it reported 41 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement coursesNone
  • Gifted and talented programNo
  • Counselors (FTE)0.0
  • Out-of-school suspensions41
  • Chronically absent20.2% (2022-23)

Who attends

64.9% of students were White, 11.0% Asian, 8.6% Hispanic in 2024-25.

  1. White64.9%
  2. Asian11.0%
  3. Hispanic8.6%
  4. Two or more races8.5%
  5. Black6.8%
  6. American Indian0.1%

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. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.

State test results, 2021-22 and 2022-23

The students tested at Portage West Middle School scored proficient or above: 68-72% in reading in 2021-22 and 57% in math in 2022-23, against 44% in reading in 2021-22 and 34.5% in math in 2022-23 across Michigan. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Michigan, not across states. ED Data Express holds no district results after 2021-22, so the district column gives its 2021-22 figure. Where a state published results by grade only, the grades tested are combined, weighted by the students tested in each.

Students proficient or above, 2021-22 and 2022-23
Subject and yearThis schoolIts districtMichigan
Reading and language arts, 2021-2268‑72%57%44%
Math, 2022-2357%44% (2021-22)34.5%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22 and 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express (2021-22 through the Data Rescue Project archive); for 2022-23 ED published math by school and reading only by state: ED shows school and district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.

Middle schools in Portage

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

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunch
Portage Central Middle School71917.417.4%
Portage West Middle School71718.416.3%
Portage North Middle School60916.229.9%

All public schools in Portage →

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.

What to look at next about Portage West Middle School

  1. Portage North Middle SchoolThe nearest public middle school, 1.9 miles away: 609 students, 16.2 per teacher (2024-25).1.9 mi
  2. Portage Central Middle SchoolThe next nearest public middle school, 2.2 miles away: 719 students, 17.4 per teacher (2024-25).2.2 mi
  3. Compare Portage West Middle School with Portage North Middle SchoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Portage Public Schools spends per student$13,765 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$13,765
  5. The largest public schools in MichiganPortage West Middle School is the number 93 by size of 489 Michigan middle schools open in 2024-25.#93 of 489
  6. Michigan schools by students per teacher18.4 students per teacher here against the Michigan median of 17.5 for middle schools.18.4:1
  7. 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 Portage West Middle School

  1. How many students attend Portage West Middle School?
    717 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 679 in 2022-23. It is a middle school in Portage, MI.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Portage West Middle School?
    18.4 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Michigan median for middle schools is 17.5. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
  3. Is Portage West Middle School a Title I school?
    Portage West 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 Portage West Middle School do on state tests?
    The students tested at Portage West Middle School scored proficient or above: 68-72% in reading in 2021-22 and 57% in math in 2022-23, against 44% in reading in 2021-22 and 34.5% in math in 2022-23 across Michigan. Michigan'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 and 2022-23; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.
  5. What district is Portage West Middle School in?
    Portage Public Schools, NCES district ID 2628950. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 262895006496 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 and 2022-23: 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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