Middle Schools in Portage Township Schools

Summary:

The Portage Township Schools district in Indiana is home to two middle schools: Willowcreek Middle School and William Fegely Middle School. While the schools share some similarities, Willowcreek Middle School appears to be the stronger performer academically.

Willowcreek Middle School has a larger student population of 931 students, compared to 613 at William Fegely Middle School. Both schools have similar chronic absenteeism rates of 17.8%. Academically, Willowcreek Middle School outperforms William Fegely Middle School, with higher percentages of students proficient or better in English Language Arts (28.97% vs. 29.53%), Math (28.25% vs. 22.32%), and Science (32.9% vs. 27.39%) in the 2024-2025 school year. The student-teacher ratios are also comparable, with Willowcreek at 15.1 and William Fegely at 14.1 students per teacher.

While the higher spending per student at William Fegely Middle School ($12,312 vs. $11,089 at Willowcreek) does not seem to translate into better academic outcomes, the overall performance of both schools suggests that the Portage Township Schools district may be an area of focus for improvement. The district's ranking of 251 out of 380 in Indiana, with a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger, indicates that there is room for progress in enhancing educational outcomes across the system.

District Detail

6240 US Hwy 6
Portage, IN 46368

(219) 762-6511

SchoolDigger Rank:
251^st of 380 Indiana districts

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Grades served: PK, KG-12
Students: 6,519

Primary Schools: 8
Middle Schools: 2
High Schools: 1
Alternative Schools: 0

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				ILEARN English Language Arts (2025)				ILEARN Math (2025)				ILEARN Science (2025)		ILEARN Biology (2025)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
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/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	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 6th Grade	ILEARN Math 7th Grade	ILEARN Math 8th Grade	ILEARN Math All Grades	ILEARN Science 6th Grade	ILEARN Science All Grades	ILEARN Biology End of Course	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
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%)	33.8	328^th of 480 public middle schools	31.7%		36.8	318^th of 491 public middle schools	35.2%	10	27.9	28.7	31.8	29.5	12.1	28.7	24.0	22.3	27.4	27.4	56.8	$12,312	$401	$11,911
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%)	39.1	309^th of 480 public middle schools	35.6%		41.6	290^th of 491 public middle schools	40.9%	19	23.6	26.4	37.3	29.0	21.8	26.1	37.3	28.3	32.9	32.9	70.3	$11,089	$319	$10,770

Districts nearby

District	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Neighbors' New Vistas High School	1.94 mi	1	344^th
Lake Station Community Schools	2.35 mi	3	323^rd
School City of Hobart	3.56 mi	6	157^th
Charter School of the Dunes	3.6 mi	1	353^rd
River Forest Community School Corp	3.61 mi	4	322^nd

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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.

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