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Portland Public Schools

At a glance

251^stof 613 Michigan districts▲ 89

Better than 59% of Michigan districts

Elementary 2 Middle 1 High 1Grades PK, KG-12

1100 Ionia Rd
Portland, MI 48875-1035·(517) 647-4161·All Michigan district rankings →

Statewide performance 2017–2025

2025: better than 59.1% of districts

Schools

1,979

Students

Top rankedPortland High School279^th of 739 Michigan high schools

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Biggest riser

Portland High School up 158 spots statewide this year

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Summary:

The Portland Public Schools district in Michigan operates four schools: two elementary schools (Oakwood Elementary and Westwood Elementary), one middle school (Portland Middle School), and one high school (Portland High School). The district is ranked 251 out of 613 districts in Michigan and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Portland High School stands out as the top-performing school in the district, ranking 279 out of 739 Michigan high schools and earning a 3-star rating. The school has a relatively high 4-year graduation rate of 82.8% and outperforms the state average in SAT/Evidence-Based Reading and Writing proficiency. In contrast, Westwood Elementary School is the highest-performing elementary school, ranking 753 out of 1,488 Michigan elementary schools and outperforming the state and district averages in several 3rd-5th grade M-Step assessments.

Across the district, student performance on state assessments varies, with some schools outperforming the state and district averages, while others lag behind. Additionally, all schools in the district have a high chronic absenteeism rate of 29.5%, which is a significant concern. The free and reduced lunch rates range from 26.16% at Portland High School to 34.45% at Oakwood Elementary School, indicating a substantial population of economically disadvantaged students across the district.

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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
Portland High School	Public	9-12	1100 Ionia Rd	Portland	48875	Ionia County	Portland Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(517) 647-2981	665	35	18.8	28.7%	619 (93.1%)	1 (0.2%)	25 (3.8%)	3 (0.5%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (2.3%)	59.3	279^th of 739 public high schools	62.2%		38.6	437^th of 743 public high schools	41.2%	158			60.1	23.4													41.8			42.4	$13,426	$759	$12,667
Oakwood Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-2	500 Oak St	Portland	48875	Ionia County	Portland Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(517) 647-2991	473	34	13.7	40.2%	431 (91.1%)	12 (2.5%)	12 (2.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (3.6%)								(n/a)																					$12,492	$1,120	$11,373
Portland Middle School	Public	6-8	745 Storz St	Portland	48875	Ionia County	Portland Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(517) 647-2985	418	23	18.4	20.8%	374 (89.5%)	7 (1.7%)	20 (4.8%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (3.3%)	52.8	379^th of 890 public middle schools	57.4%		48	430^th of 897 public middle schools	52.1%	51	78.3	26.7						27.0	38.5				27.7	27.7		44.6			50.4		$13,007	$1,077	$11,931
Westwood Elementary School	Public	3-5	883 Cross St	Portland	48875	Ionia County	Portland Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(517) 647-2989	423	25	16.7	37.6%	379 (89.6%)	6 (1.4%)	17 (4.0%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (4.5%)	47.9	753^rd of 1488 public elementary schools	49.4%		43	802^nd of 1486 public elementary schools	46.0%	49					32.8	32.2	39.7			47.4	45.9	36.8			39.0			28.1			$12,860	$1,072	$11,788

Districts nearby

District	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Pewamo-Westphalia Community Schools	5.94 mi	2	35^th
Berlin Township S/D #3	7.98 mi	1
Ionia Public Schools	8.32 mi	8	375^th
Ionia Independent School District (Isd)	9.16 mi	2
Lakewood Public Schools	9.43 mi	7

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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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