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Portage Township Schools

At a glance

260^thof 374 Indiana districts▼ 9

Better than 30% of Indiana districts

Elementary 8 Middle 2 High 2Grades K-12

6240 US Hwy 6
Portage, IN 46368·(219) 762-6511·All Indiana district rankings →

Statewide performance 2018–2026

2026: better than 30.5% of districts

Schools

6,519

Students

Top rankedGeorge L Myers Elementary School478^th of 1,015 Indiana elementary schools

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Biggest riser

Crisman Elementary School up 110 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

William Fegely Middle School 12.4 students per teacher

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Newly ranked this year

PACE Virtual Academy

SchoolDigger ratings

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Summary:

Portage Township Schools is a northwest Indiana district with 11 schools — eight elementary, two middle, and one high school — serving roughly 6,519 students. The district ranks 260 out of 374 in Indiana, placing it in the 30th percentile with a 2-star rating, but that overall figure hides wide variation between individual schools.

Among elementaries, George L Myers Elementary School leads at the 53rd percentile with 3 stars, posting 49.39% ELA and 44.51% math and gaining 22 percentile points since 2023-24 — the district's biggest improvement. Crisman Elementary School (50th percentile, 3 stars) follows closely with 48.45% ELA, 42.86% math, and standout 5th grade ELA at 64.81%. Ethel R Jones Elementary School has the district's highest math proficiency (47.56%), while South Haven Elementary School leads science at 50.00%. Rowena Kyle Elementary School combines solid academics with the lowest chronic absenteeism (13.0%), lowest per-student spending ($10,036), and highest student-teacher ratio (17.8).

At the other end, Central Elementary School (22nd percentile, 1 star) and Wallace Aylesworth Elementary (21st percentile, 1 star) trail the district, and Paul Saylor Elementary School sits at 31st. Portage High School graduates 94.4% of students — above the state's 89.7% — but has the district's highest absenteeism at 27.3%, plus SAT math of 18.26% and Biology EOC of 22.70%. Willowcreek Middle School (36th percentile) outperforms William Fegely Middle School (34th), where math is 21.53% and absenteeism 23.7%. Both middle schools report unusually high Biology EOC results — 80.00% and 76.92% — far above the district's 35.47%.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				SAT Evidence-based Reading and Writing (2026)	SAT Mathematics (2026)	ILEARN English Language Arts (2026)							ILEARN Math (2026)							ILEARN Science (2026)			ILEARN Social Studies (2026)	ILEARN Biology (2026)	Vaccination (2025-26)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/reduced lunch (2024-25)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	SAT Evidence-based Reading and Writing 11th Grade	SAT Mathematics 11th Grade	ILEARN English Language Arts 3rd Grade	ILEARN English Language Arts 4th Grade	ILEARN English Language Arts 5th Grade	ILEARN English Language Arts 6th Grade	ILEARN English Language Arts 7th Grade	ILEARN English Language Arts 8th Grade	ILEARN English Language Arts All Grades	ILEARN Math 3rd Grade	ILEARN Math 4th Grade	ILEARN Math 5th Grade	ILEARN Math 6th Grade	ILEARN Math 7th Grade	ILEARN Math 8th Grade	ILEARN Math All Grades	ILEARN Science 4th Grade	ILEARN Science 6th Grade	ILEARN Science All Grades	ILEARN Social Studies 5th Grade	ILEARN Biology End of Course	Vaccination: Kindergartners vaccinated against measles, mumps and rubella (MMR)	Vaccination: Exemption rate	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Central Elementary School	Public	K-5	2825 Russell St	Portage	46368	Porter County	Portage Township Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(219) 763-8015	409	25	16.3	48.9%	187 (45.7%)	64 (15.6%)	121 (29.6%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	34 (8.3%)	24	788^th of 1015 public elementary schools	22.4%		25.8	768^th of 1005 public elementary schools	23.6%	20			31.8	30.4	20.6				27.6	30.3	33.3	17.7				27.1	33.3		33.3	20.6		69.4%		$11,719	$633	$11,086
Crisman Elementary School	Public	K-5	6161 Old Porter Rd	Portage	46368	Porter County	Portage Township Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(219) 763-8020	343	24	14.2	45.2%	167 (48.7%)	57 (16.6%)	93 (27.1%)	3 (0.9%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (6.4%)	51.1	509^th of 1015 public elementary schools	49.9%		40.4	619^th of 1005 public elementary schools	38.4%	110			47.2	33.3	64.8				48.5	52.8	24.1	51.9				42.9	24.1		24.1	44.4		75.4%		$11,790	$519	$11,271
Ethel R Jones Elementary School	Public	K-5	2374 McCool Rd	Portage	46368	Porter County	Portage Township Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(219) 763-8025	363	22	16.8	43.5%	197 (54.3%)	43 (11.8%)	111 (30.6%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (3.0%)	45.9	563^rd of 1015 public elementary schools	44.5%		51.3	495^th of 1005 public elementary schools	50.7%	68			47.5	32.6	25.8				35.4	52.5	51.2	40.3				47.6	37.2		37.2	32.3		94.9%		$11,668	$513	$11,155
George L Myers Elementary School	Public	K-5	3100 Willowdale	Portage	46368	Porter County	Portage Township Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(219) 763-8035	332	22	15.0	41.3%	182 (54.8%)	20 (6.0%)	101 (30.4%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	26 (7.8%)	53.6	478^th of 1015 public elementary schools	52.9%		44.2	579^th of 1005 public elementary schools	42.4%	101			45.8	49.2	52.8				49.4	50.0	55.6	26.4				44.5	25.4		25.4	45.3		76.7%		$11,274	$735	$10,539
Paul Saylor Elementary School	Public	K-5	331 Midway	Valparaiso	46383	Porter County	Portage Township Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(219) 763-8040	274	18	15.6	49.6%	126 (46.0%)	74 (27.0%)	61 (22.3%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (4.4%)	31.6	704^th of 1015 public elementary schools	30.6%		22.7	794^th of 1005 public elementary schools	21.0%	90			13.9	35.0	46.8				33.3	30.6	32.5	21.3				27.6	27.5		27.5	38.3		97.4%		$11,637	$666	$10,971
Portage High School	Public	9-12	6450 US Hwy 6	Portage	46368	Porter County	Portage Township Schools	No	No	No	No	(219) 764-6026	2,163	123	17.5	40.5%	1,049 (48.5%)	397 (18.4%)	598 (27.6%)	21 (1.0%)	4 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	94 (4.3%)	37.9	265^th of 415 public high schools	36.1%		34.1	291^st of 429 public high schools	32.2%	26	45.7	18.3																			22.7			$11,903	$107	$11,796
Rowena Kyle Elementary School	Public	K-5	2701 Hamstrom Rd	Portage	46368	Porter County	Portage Township Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(219) 763-8030	437	25	17.8	35.0%	183 (41.9%)	61 (14.0%)	175 (40.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (3.9%)	39	628^th of 1015 public elementary schools	38.1%		46	562^nd of 1005 public elementary schools	44.1%	66			40.3	40.6	35.4				38.4	49.3	43.5	20.8				35.8	36.2		36.2	28.1		88.9%		$10,380	$470	$9,910
South Haven Elementary School	Public	K-5	395 W Midway Dr	Valparaiso	46383	Porter County	Portage Township Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(219) 763-8045	311	22	14.4	47.6%	208 (66.9%)	34 (10.9%)	55 (17.7%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (3.9%)	44.8	574^th of 1015 public elementary schools	43.4%		40.7	614^th of 1005 public elementary schools	38.9%	40			22.9	60.0	29.6				38.0	41.7	60.0	22.7				42.3	50.0		50.0	13.6		96%		$12,618	$584	$12,034
Wallace Aylesworth Elementary	Public	K-5	5910 Central Ave	Portage	46368	Porter County	Portage Township Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(219) 763-8010	401	26	15.4	48.6%	181 (45.1%)	81 (20.2%)	99 (24.7%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (9.5%)	22.6	802^nd of 1015 public elementary schools	21.0%		24.3	782^nd of 1005 public elementary schools	22.2%	20			32.1	33.9	22.8				29.3	33.3	32.8	14.1				26.5	23.4		23.4	19.2		80.4%		$11,791	$572	$11,219
William Fegely Middle School	Public	6-8	5384 Stone Ave	Portage	46368	Porter County	Portage Township Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(219) 763-8150	566	45	12.4	48.2%	256 (45.2%)	111 (19.6%)	160 (28.3%)	6 (1.1%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (5.3%)	34	323^rd of 486 public middle schools	33.5%		33.8	328^th of 480 public middle schools	31.7%	5						30.0	27.0	35.1	31.1				26.5	21.3	17.8	21.5		32.3	32.3		76.9			$12,774	$124	$12,650
Willowcreek Middle School	Public	6-8	5962 Central Ave	Portage	46368	Porter County	Portage Township Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(219) 763-8090	920	55	16.6	41.7%	474 (51.5%)	145 (15.8%)	245 (26.6%)	4 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	51 (5.5%)	37.6	309^th of 486 public middle schools	36.4%		39.1	309^th of 480 public middle schools	35.6%							21.5	30.1	39.4	30.6				25.0	20.1	34.0	26.5		29.2	29.2		80.0			$10,880	$104	$10,776
PACE Virtual Academy	Public	6-12	6450 US Highway 6	Portage	46368	Porter County	Portage Township Schools	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(219) 762-6511	0			—	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	9.8	381^st of 415 public high schools	8.2%					(n/a)	20.3	3.4						0.0	9.5						0.0	4.8					18.8

Districts nearby

District	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Options Charter Schools	1.94 mi	4	336^th
Neighbors' New Vistas High School	1.94 mi	1
Lake Station Community Schools	2.35 mi	3	328^th
School City of Hobart	3.56 mi	6	112^th
Charter School of the Dunes	3.6 mi	1	356^th

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Indiana Department of Education.

IMPORTANT DISCLAIMERS: Not all boundaries are included. We make every effort to ensure that boundaries are up-to-date. But it's important to note that these are approximations and are for general informational purposes only. To verify legal descriptions of boundaries or school locations, contact your local tax assessor's office and/or school district.