Middle Schools in Portage Township Schools

Middle schools in Portage Township Schools include two 6–8 schools: Willowcreek Middle School (920 students) and William Fegely Middle School (566 students), totaling 1,486 students in Indiana. Willowcreek is 61.9% of enrollment and about 1.63× larger. The district is rated 2 stars, ranked 260 of 374 (30th percentile), and both schools are 2-star. Willowcreek ranked higher than Fegely all three reported years, but the gap narrowed from 28 spots in 2023–24 to 19 in 2024–25 and 14 in 2025–26.

Academically, Willowcreek is the stronger overall performer, especially in math and attendance. In 2025–26 all-grades math, Willowcreek was 26.46% proficient vs. Fegely’s 21.53%; the edge comes mainly from 8th-grade math (33.98% vs. 17.76%). Willowcreek’s 8th-grade math was above the district’s 26.83% and near the state’s 34.2%. Willowcreek also had lower chronic absenteeism (15.6% vs. 23.7%), below the district’s 20.3% and state’s 16.7%. Fegely’s bright spots include 6th-grade ELA, math, and science, where it beat Willowcreek and the district, plus higher 2025–26 ELA and science. Fegely spends more per student ($12,312 vs. $11,089) and has a lower student-teacher ratio (12.4:1 vs. 16.6:1).

Fegely’s clearest concern is 8th-grade math: 17.76% proficient is 9.07 points below the district and 16.44 points below the state, the lowest core grade-level result here. Fegely also serves a higher free/reduced-lunch population (48.23% vs. 41.74%), useful context though not causation. Biology EOC is a bright spot for both—Willowcreek 80% and Fegely 76.92% in 2025–26—but may reflect a small or select group. Trends are mixed: ELA improved at both, math declined at both, science declined at Willowcreek but improved at Fegely, and Biology EOC improved at both. Overall, Willowcreek is more consistent in math, attendance, and rank, while Fegely shows real strengths in 6th grade, ELA, science, and resources.