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Portage Public Schools

At a glance

95^thof 613 Michigan districts▲ 28

Better than 84% of Michigan districts

Elementary 8 Middle 3 High 3Grades PK, KG-12

8107 Mustang Dr
Portage, MI 49002-5577·(269) 323-5000·All Michigan district rankings →

Statewide performance 2017–2025

2025: better than 84.5% of districts

Schools

8,479

Students

5-star school

Top rankedPortage Central High School17^th of 739 Michigan high schools

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Biggest riser

12th Street Elementary up 136 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

Portage Community High School 12.4 students per teacher

SchoolDigger ratings

4★

3★

1 school without a SchoolDigger rating (too few tested students)

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Summary:

The Portage Public Schools district in Michigan consists of 14 schools, including 8 elementary schools, 3 middle schools, 3 high schools, and 1 alternative high school. The district as a whole is ranked 95 out of 613 school districts in Michigan and is rated 4 out of 5 stars by SchoolDigger.

Within the district, a few schools stand out in performance. Portage Central High School is the top-performing high school, ranking 17th out of 739 Michigan high schools and earning a 5-star rating. It has strong test scores, with 65.4% of 11th graders proficient or better in M-Step Science and 84.6% proficient or better in SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing. Portage West Middle School is the top-performing middle school, ranking 90th out of 890 Michigan middle schools and earning a 4-star rating, with particularly strong performance in English Language Arts and Social Studies. At the elementary level, Moorsbridge Elementary School is the top-performing, ranking 162nd out of 1,488 Michigan elementary schools and earning a 4-star rating.

However, the district also exhibits significant variation in school performance, with some lower-performing schools, such as the alternative Portage Community High School, which ranks in the bottom quarter of Michigan high schools. The district also faces challenges with high chronic absenteeism rates across all schools and potential equity concerns, as indicated by the wide range in free/reduced lunch rates among the schools.

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Ranking:

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				PSAT English Language Arts (2025)	PSAT Mathematics (2025)	SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing (2025)	SAT Mathematics (2025)	M-Step English Language Arts (2025)					M-Step Math (2025)					M-Step Science (2025)			M-Step Social Studies (2025)			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/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	PSAT English Language Arts 8th Grade	PSAT Mathematics 8th Grade	SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing 11th Grade	SAT Mathematics 11th Grade	M-Step English Language Arts 3rd Grade	M-Step English Language Arts 4th Grade	M-Step English Language Arts 5th Grade	M-Step English Language Arts 6th Grade	M-Step English Language Arts 7th Grade	M-Step Math 3rd Grade	M-Step Math 4th Grade	M-Step Math 5th Grade	M-Step Math 6th Grade	M-Step Math 7th Grade	M-Step Science 5th Grade	M-Step Science 8th Grade	M-Step Science 11th Grade	M-Step Social Studies 5th Grade	M-Step Social Studies 8th Grade	M-Step Social Studies 11th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Moorsbridge Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	7361 Moorsbridge Rd	Portage	49024	Kalamazoo County	Portage Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(269) 323-6400	591	29	20.3	11.3%	379 (64.1%)	20 (3.4%)	45 (7.6%)	86 (14.6%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	59 (10.0%)	87.7	162^nd of 1488 public elementary schools	89.1%		88.7	138^th of 1486 public elementary schools	90.7%	24					58.6	72.5	62.2			64.0	68.1	47.3			66.1			54.5			$12,273	$612	$11,661
Portage Community High School	Public	9-12	1010 W Milham Ave	Portage	49024	Kalamazoo County	Portage Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(269) 323-6700	137	11	12.4	59.9%	83 (60.6%)	22 (16.1%)	10 (7.3%)	4 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (13.1%)								(n/a)																	27.3				$26,447	$813	$25,635
Amberly Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	6637 Amberly St	Portage	49024	Kalamazoo County	Portage Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(269) 323-5900	513	32	16.2	31.4%	327 (63.7%)	73 (14.2%)	48 (9.4%)	15 (2.9%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	48 (9.4%)	71	402^nd of 1488 public elementary schools	73.0%		77.7	290^th of 1486 public elementary schools	80.5%	112					47.1	58.4	57.8			61.4	65.2	35.6			45.6			32.2			$14,518	$620	$13,898
Angling Road Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	5340 Angling Rd	Portage	49024	Kalamazoo County	Portage Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(269) 323-6000	360	25	14.6	28.9%	243 (67.5%)	26 (7.2%)	35 (9.7%)	27 (7.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (8.1%)	61.8	540^th of 1488 public elementary schools	63.7%		71.2	386^th of 1486 public elementary schools	74.0%	154					45.5	53.4	52.5			50.0	36.2	34.4			42.6			40.3			$15,805	$1,016	$14,790
Central Elementary School	Public	K-5	8422 S Westnedge Ave	Portage	49002	Kalamazoo County	Portage Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(269) 323-6100	439	27	16.2	31.4%	304 (69.2%)	35 (8.0%)	31 (7.1%)	18 (4.1%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	48 (10.9%)	69.6	415^th of 1488 public elementary schools	72.1%		61.6	527^th of 1486 public elementary schools	64.5%	112					44.9	35.5	58.2			55.1	33.9	45.1			59.3			49.5			$16,603	$1,074	$15,529
Haverhill Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	6633 Haverhill Ave	Portage	49024	Kalamazoo County	Portage Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(269) 323-6200	378	28	13.5	37.8%	232 (61.4%)	40 (10.6%)	33 (8.7%)	17 (4.5%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	55 (14.6%)	63.1	522^nd of 1488 public elementary schools	64.9%		57.5	592^nd of 1486 public elementary schools	60.2%	70					47.5	44.9	50.0			60.7	45.7	33.9			46.4			33.9			$18,427	$1,230	$17,196
Lake Center Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	10011 Portage Rd	Portage	49002	Kalamazoo County	Portage Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(269) 323-6355	494	29	17.3	17.2%	376 (76.1%)	11 (2.2%)	40 (8.1%)	18 (3.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	48 (9.7%)	81	258^th of 1488 public elementary schools	82.7%		82.2	223^rd of 1486 public elementary schools	85.0%	35					51.3	60.5	60.9			56.6	68.4	43.2			58.0			48.9			$14,785	$852	$13,933
Portage Central Middle School	Public	6-8	8305 S Westnedge Ave	Portage	49002	Kalamazoo County	Portage Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(269) 323-5600	719	41	17.3	18.9%	532 (74.0%)	30 (4.2%)	55 (7.6%)	37 (5.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	65 (9.0%)	82.5	117^th of 890 public middle schools	86.9%		83.2	107^th of 897 public middle schools	88.1%	10	77.0	45.8						50.6	52.5				51.1	52.5		48.1			62.7		$12,080	$570	$11,510
Portage Central High School	Public	9-12	8135 S Westnedge Ave	Portage	49002	Kalamazoo County	Portage Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(269) 323-5200	1,391	67	20.7	10.5%	1,045 (75.1%)	45 (3.2%)	82 (5.9%)	119 (8.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	100 (7.2%)	96.6	17^th of 739 public high schools	97.7%		92.9	45^th of 743 public high schools	93.9%	28			84.6	55.3													65.4			69.1	$13,565	$517	$13,048
Portage North Middle School	Public	6-8	1100 W Milham Ave	Portage	49024	Kalamazoo County	Portage Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(269) 323-5700	609	38	16.1	33.8%	371 (60.9%)	69 (11.3%)	62 (10.2%)	34 (5.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	73 (12.0%)	58.2	316^th of 890 public middle schools	64.5%		51.4	384^th of 897 public middle schools	57.2%	68	73.0	33.5						38.3	38.5				35.2	29.1		41.8			44.7		$15,738	$727	$15,012
Portage Northern High School	Public	9-12	1000 Idaho Ave	Portage	49024	Kalamazoo County	Portage Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(616) 323-5400	1,194	64	18.7	22.4%	754 (63.1%)	122 (10.2%)	108 (9.0%)	76 (6.4%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	131 (11.0%)	72	172^nd of 739 public high schools	76.7%		77.4	132^nd of 743 public high schools	82.2%	40			65.7	37.1													40.0			47.7	$14,291	$643	$13,647
Woodland Elementary School	Public	K-5	1401 Woodland Dr	Portage	49024	Kalamazoo County	Portage Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(269) 323-6600	348	26	13.3	35.6%	236 (67.8%)	26 (7.5%)	34 (9.8%)	19 (5.5%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (9.2%)	61	550^th of 1488 public elementary schools	63.0%		67	457^th of 1486 public elementary schools	69.2%	93					51.9	38.3	50.8			50.0	46.7	26.2			45.9			44.3			$20,067	$1,178	$18,889
Portage West Middle School	Public	6-8	7145 Moors Bridge Rd	Portage	49024	Kalamazoo County	Portage Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(269) 323-5800	717	39	18.3	17.4%	465 (64.9%)	49 (6.8%)	62 (8.6%)	79 (11.0%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	61 (8.5%)	87.5	90^th of 890 public middle schools	89.9%		86.7	92^nd of 897 public middle schools	89.7%	2	80.2	50.6						58.3	57.0				58.7	51.3		50.2			67.5		$13,214	$571	$12,643
12th Street Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	6501 S 12th St	Portage	49024	Kalamazoo County	Portage Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(269) 323-6900	589	31	18.9	20.7%	345 (58.6%)	81 (13.8%)	47 (8.0%)	56 (9.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	60 (10.2%)	75.1	336^th of 1488 public elementary schools	77.4%		65.9	472^nd of 1486 public elementary schools	68.2%	136					59.3	54.4	53.0			73.6	43.7	48.0			59.0			35.0			$13,205	$615	$12,590

Districts nearby

District	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Oakland Academy	1.28 mi	1	301^st
Kalamazoo Regional Educational Service Agency	2.18 mi	14
Kalamazoo Public Schools	3.36 mi	33	416^th
Paramount Charter Academy	3.59 mi	1	534^th
Youth Advancement Academy	4.21 mi	1

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

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