For the 2024-25 school year, there are 2 public middle schools serving 1,112 students in Portage Community School District. This district's average middle testing ranking is 4/10, which is in the bottom 50% of public middle schools in Wisconsin.
Public Middle Schools in Portage Community School District have an average math proficiency score of 31% (versus the Wisconsin public middle school average of 34%), and reading proficiency score of 34% (versus the 36% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 16% of the student body (majority Hispanic), which is less than the Wisconsin public middle school average of 38% (majority Hispanic and Black).
Overview
This School District
This State (WI)
# Schools
8 Schools
741 Schools
# Students
2,088 Students
251,636 Students
# Teachers
159 Teachers
18,271 Teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
13:1
13:1
District Rank
Portage Community School District, which is ranked within the bottom 50% of all 445 school districts in Wisconsin (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data) for the 2021-2022 school year.
The school district's graduation rate of 85-89% has decreased from 92% over five school years.
Overall District Rank
#292 out of 450 school districts
(Bottom 50%)
(Bottom 50%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
36%
39%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
35%
38%
Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
43%
44%
Graduation Rate
85-89%
90%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.31
0.58
# American Indian Students
13 Students
3,671 Students
% American Indian Students
1%
2%
# Asian Students
17 Students
11,113 Students
% Asian Students
1%
4%
# Hispanic Students
209 Students
37,771 Students
% Hispanic Students
10%
15%
# Black Students
42 Students
31,302 Students
% Black Students
2%
12%
# White Students
1,722 Students
155,267 Students
% White Students
82%
62%
# Hawaiian Students
n/a
169 Students
% Hawaiian Students
n/a
n/a
# Two or more races Students
85 Students
12,242 Students
% of Two or more races Students
4%
5%
Students by Grade:
# Students in PK Grade:
146
6,012
# Students in K Grade:
123
6,547
# Students in 1st Grade:
149
6,950
# Students in 2nd Grade:
133
6,974
# Students in 3rd Grade:
141
7,320
# Students in 4th Grade:
138
8,345
# Students in 5th Grade:
121
14,871
# Students in 6th Grade:
154
48,765
# Students in 7th Grade:
126
58,770
# Students in 8th Grade:
127
61,238
# Students in 9th Grade:
184
6,999
# Students in 10th Grade:
143
6,084
# Students in 11th Grade:
199
6,000
# Students in 12th Grade:
204
6,761
# Ungraded Students:
-
-
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $15,923 in this school district is less than the state median of $16,831. The school district revenue/student has grown by 12% over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $14,932 is less than the state median of $16,804. The school district spending/student has grown by 11% over four school years.
Total Revenue
$33 MM
$13,869 MM
Spending
$31 MM
$13,846 MM
Revenue / Student
$15,923
$16,831
Spending / Student
$14,932
$16,804
Best Portage Community School District Public Middle Schools (2024-25)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
Portage High School
Magnet School
(Math: 20-24% | Reading: 40-44%)
Rank:
Rank:
5/
Bottom 50%10
301 E Collins St
Portage, WI 53901
(608) 742-8545
Portage, WI 53901
(608) 742-8545
Grades: 6-12
| 706 students
Rank: #22.
Wayne Bartels Middle School
Magnet School
(Math: 35% | Reading: 30%)
Rank:
Rank:
4/
Bottom 50%10
2505 New Pinery Rd
Portage, WI 53901
(608) 742-2165
Portage, WI 53901
(608) 742-2165
Grades: 6-8
| 406 students
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