Summary:
ZIP code 46802 in Fort Wayne, Indiana, contains just one middle school: Portage Middle School, which serves grades 6–8 and enrolls about 380 students as part of Fort Wayne Community Schools. Because there is only one middle school in this ZIP code, there are no local peer comparisons to make — the useful comparison is how this school stacks up against its own district and against Indiana overall.
Portage Middle School is on an improving but still below-average trajectory. It moved from the 22nd percentile in 2023–2024 to the 30th percentile in 2025–2026, and its rating rose from 1 star to 2 stars. The clearest academic bright spot is 7th grade math at 35.96% proficient, which is 13.32 points above the district and essentially level with the state. All-grade math rose from 23.24% to 27.73%, and science rose from 14.52% to 21.01%, while district science actually declined. ELA is the weak point: all-grade ELA was essentially flat year over year (25.61% to 25.6%), and every grade level trails the state widely — 6th grade by 20.44 points, 7th grade by 13.63 points, and 8th grade by 15.31 points. Science remains 6.69 points below the district and 20.19 points below the state despite its gains.
Chronic absenteeism is a serious concern at 31.1%, which is 10.9 points above the district's 20.2% and 14.4 points above the state's 16.7% — nearly one in three students. About 80.53% of students qualify for free/reduced lunch, indicating high economic disadvantage. Structurally, the school has a relatively low student-teacher ratio of 10.5 and per-student spending of $14,211. The district itself ranks 274 of 374 in Indiana, at the 27th percentile with 1 star, so Portage's latest 2 stars and 30th percentile sit slightly above district levels. The most actionable priorities are sustaining math and science momentum while targeting ELA and reducing absenteeism.
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