Summary:
ZIP code 46368 is served by a single public high school: Portage High School, which enrolls 2,163 students in grades 9–12 and is part of Portage Township Schools. Because it is the only high school in the area, it is the default option for local families, and everything in this summary applies to the entire high-school population here. The school offers the full 9–12 experience with a student-teacher ratio of 17.5 and per-student spending of $12,579, with 40.55% of students eligible for free or reduced lunch.
The clearest strength is graduation: 94.4% of students graduate, which is 4.7 percentage points above Indiana's 89.7% rate and matches the district. The school is also improving on state rankings, moving from the 29th percentile with 1 star in 2023–2024 to the 32nd percentile in 2024–2025 and the 36th percentile with 2 stars in 2025–2026. SAT scores are trending up as well — Evidence-based Reading and Writing rose from 43.45% to 45.65%, and Math from 15.98% to 18.26% — and in 2025–2026 the school outperformed its district in both SAT subjects. Even so, a 36th percentile rank still sits below the state median.
Two concerns stand out. First, chronic absenteeism is 27.3%, compared with 20.3% for the district and 16.7% for the state — more than 10 points above Indiana. Second, test proficiency lags: SAT Math at 18.26% trails the state's 25.6% (a gap of 7.34 points), and Biology proficiency of 22.7% in 2025–2026 falls well short of the district's 35.47%; the prior year's 23.63% was about 22 points below the state, where a state comparator exists. SAT EBRW also remains 6.25 points under the state. The takeaway for parents: graduation outcomes are strong, academics are improving but still behind state benchmarks, and attendance is the most pressing issue to watch.
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