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Portage North Middle School

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Portage North Middle School ranks 316 th of 890 Michigan middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

316^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 890 Michigan Middle Schools

Better than 64% of Michigan middle schools

Summary

Portage North Middle School is a public middle school serving 547 students in grades 6-8 in Portage, Michigan, which is part of the Portage Public Schools district.

While the Portage Public Schools district is ranked 95 out of 613 districts in Michigan and has a 4-star rating, Portage North Middle School faces several challenges. The school's academic performance, as measured by M-Step and PSAT test scores, is generally lower than the district and state averages, with proficiency rates in English Language Arts and Math around 10-20 percentage points lower. Additionally, Portage North Middle School has consistently higher chronic absenteeism rates compared to the state average, with a rate of 29.5% in 2023-2024. The school's performance also varies significantly across different student subgroups, ranking relatively well for African American and White students but much lower for Hispanic and Special Education students.

Interestingly, Portage North Middle School's performance is generally lower than the nearby Portage Central Middle School and Portage West Middle School, which are also part of the Portage Public Schools district. These schools have higher academic proficiency rates, lower chronic absenteeism, and better performance across student subgroups. Additionally, Portage North Middle School's statewide ranking has declined over the past few years, suggesting a potential need for improvement in the school's academic programs and support systems.

609

Students ?

16.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$15,092

Per pupil spending ?

33.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1100 W Milham Ave
Portage, MI 49024-1200

(269) 323-5700

District: Portage Public Schools

Students who attend Portage North Middle School usually attend:

High:

Portage Northern High School

Feeder schools for Portage North Middle School:

Elementary:	Angling Road Elementary School
	Haverhill Elementary School

Racial breakdown:

White:

60.9%

Two or more races:

12.0%

African American:

11.3%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 88th percentile in 2015 → 64th in 2025

Strengths

✓Above the Michigan median (64th percentile)

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 24 percentile points since 2015

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school42%

District avg53%

Michigan avg41%

316^th of 890

Michigan public middle schools ?

Top 36%▼ down 24 pts since 2015

From top 12% (2015) to top 36% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd of 3Middle Schools in the Portage Public Schools

95^th of 613Portage Public Schools among Michigan districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	58.2	316 of 890	64.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	51.4	384 of 897	57.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	67.2	225 of 883	74.5%	★★★★☆
2022	53.8	305 of 776	60.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	73.6	127 of 675	81.2%	★★★★☆
2019	70.9	188 of 792	76.3%	★★★★☆
2018	81.4	132 of 838	84.2%	★★★★☆
2017	83.8	94 of 821	88.6%	★★★★☆
2016	83.9	109 of 894	87.8%	★★★★☆
2015	83.0	110 of 919	88.0%	★★★★☆
2014	69.3	244 of 921	73.5%	★★★★☆
2013	66.3	271 of 919	70.5%	★★★★☆
2012	69.1	248 of 900	72.4%	★★★★☆
2011	67.8	300 of 858	65.0%	★★★☆☆
2010	66.9	342 of 851	59.8%	★★★☆☆
2009	72.2	231 of 847	72.7%	★★★★☆
2008	72.5	226 of 839	73.1%	★★★★☆
2007	67.2	301 of 823	63.4%	★★★☆☆
2006	73.1	208 of 806	74.2%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	43.2	157 of 338	53.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	53.8	108 of 300	64.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	61.5	91 of 310	70.6%	★★★★☆
2018	80.6	44 of 366	88.0%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	31.5	61 of 85	28.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	64.0	36 of 104	65.4%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	58.4	268 of 789	66.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	47.9	348 of 771	54.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	61.4	231 of 770	70.0%	★★★★☆
2022	39.8	373 of 657	43.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	59.9	154 of 521	70.4%	★★★★☆
2019	66.7	185 of 658	71.9%	★★★★☆
2018	75.1	164 of 794	79.3%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	25.7	200 of 265	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	17.7	238 of 257	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	51.1	112 of 246	54.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	62.4	43 of 137	68.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	54.3	110 of 266	58.6%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	40.5	487 of 832	41.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	35.0	541 of 836	35.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	52.5	336 of 825	59.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	32.9	479 of 691	30.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	62.3	201 of 672	70.1%	★★★★☆
2018	73.6	143 of 815	82.5%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	50.3	358 of 798	55.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	45.6	408 of 786	48.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	64.5	209 of 776	73.1%	★★★★☆
2022	58.5	216 of 658	67.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	71.3	112 of 540	79.3%	★★★★☆
2019	67.5	165 of 639	74.2%	★★★★☆
2018	84.1	100 of 797	87.5%	★★★★☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	43.7	102 of 190	46.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	36.9	109 of 176	38.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	44.3	85 of 163	47.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	44.2	30 of 65	53.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	48.1	21 of 51	58.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	66.1	47 of 156	69.9%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	27.9	193 of 244	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	47.2	171 of 377	54.6%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	57.3	257 of 696	63.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	44.0	359 of 701	48.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	62.4	213 of 688	69.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	55.2	238 of 638	62.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	71.9	118 of 577	79.5%	★★★★☆
2019	67.2	173 of 624	72.3%	★★★★☆
2018	76.9	126 of 678	81.4%	★★★★☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Female (2025)66th percentile~ school

White (2025)63rd percentile~ school

Male (2025)55th percentile-9 vs school

African American (2025)54th percentile-11 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)46th percentile-18 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)41st percentile-23 vs school

Asian (2025)28th percentile-36 vs school

Hispanic (2025)25th percentile-40 vs school

Special Education (2025)21st percentile-44 vs school

By subject vs Michigan (2024-2025) ?

Social Studies45%~ state avg

Science42%~ state avg

English Language Arts38%~ state avg

Mathematics34%+3 vs state

Math32%~ state avg

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				PSAT English Language Arts (2025)	PSAT Mathematics (2025)	M-Step English Language Arts (2025)		M-Step Math (2025)		M-Step Science (2025)	M-Step Social Studies (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	PSAT English Language Arts 8th Grade	PSAT Mathematics 8th Grade	M-Step English Language Arts 6th Grade	M-Step English Language Arts 7th Grade	M-Step Math 6th Grade	M-Step Math 7th Grade	M-Step Science 8th Grade	M-Step Social Studies 8th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
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	$15,092	$836	$14,257
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	$13,227	$1,006	$12,221
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	$12,561	$759	$11,802
Maple Street Magnet School for the Arts	Public, Magnet	6-8	922 W Maple St	Kalamazoo	49008	Kalamazoo County	Kalamazoo Public Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(269) 337-0730	889	46	19.3	60.4%	350 (39.4%)	278 (31.3%)	138 (15.5%)	7 (0.8%)	9 (1.0%)	1 (0.1%)	106 (11.9%)	46	459^th of 890 public middle schools	48.4%		47.3	441^st of 897 public middle schools	50.8%	18	59.1	27.4	33.0	35.7	26.5	26.2	38.5	41.9	$15,849	$2,742	$13,107
Milwood Magnet School	Public, Magnet	6-8	2916 Konkle St	Kalamazoo	49001	Kalamazoo County	Kalamazoo Public Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(269) 337-0670	731	38	19.3	66.1%	287 (39.3%)	217 (29.7%)	114 (15.6%)	17 (2.3%)	10 (1.4%)	2 (0.3%)	84 (11.5%)	34.6	562^nd of 890 public middle schools	36.9%		23.5	677^th of 897 public middle schools	24.5%	115	53.0	15.1	34.3	31.2	20.7	23.7	32.3	34.5	$16,740	$2,910	$13,830
Linden Grove Middle School	Public	6-8	4241 Arboretum Pkwy	Kalamazoo	49006	Kalamazoo County	Kalamazoo Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(269) 337-1740	727	38	18.9	62.7%	232 (31.9%)	305 (42.0%)	73 (10.0%)	14 (1.9%)	7 (1.0%)	1 (0.1%)	95 (13.1%)	46.2	456^th of 890 public middle schools	48.8%		44.2	468^th of 897 public middle schools	47.8%	12	54.6	31.3	34.1	36.2	23.8	26.8	37.4	45.2	$16,568	$2,771	$13,798
Hillside Middle School	Public	6-8	1941 Alamo Ave	Kalamazoo	49006	Kalamazoo County	Kalamazoo Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(269) 337-0570	476	28	17.3	60.1%	173 (36.3%)	209 (43.9%)	20 (4.2%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	70 (14.7%)	30	601^st of 890 public middle schools	32.5%		33.8	579^th of 897 public middle schools	35.5%	22	45.6	14.6	28.4	24.8	23.7	28.3	29.7	29.9	$17,282	$2,684	$14,599
Parchment Middle School	Public	6-8	307 N Riverview Dr	Kalamazoo	49004	Kalamazoo County	Parchment School District	No	No	No	No	(269) 488-1200	352	21	16.9	49.7%	237 (67.3%)	41 (11.6%)	25 (7.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	48 (13.6%)	29.1	608^th of 890 public middle schools	31.7%		27.3	634^th of 897 public middle schools	29.3%	26	62.6	16.2	25.6	19.8	10.8	10.3	38.0	38.0	$15,630	$1,274	$14,356
Comstock Middle School	Public	6-8	3100 N 26th St	Kalamazoo	49048	Kalamazoo County	Comstock Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(269) 250-8600	276	17	15.9	66.3%	134 (48.6%)	73 (26.4%)	29 (10.5%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (13.8%)	12.9	781^st of 890 public middle schools	12.2%		10.2	821^st of 897 public middle schools	8.5%	40	40.0	3.5	15.1	18.8	7.0	12.5	16.5	24.2	$20,508	$2,058	$18,449
Vicksburg Middle School	Public	6-8	348 E Prairie St	Vicksburg	49097	Kalamazoo County	Vicksburg Community Schools	No	No	No	No	(269) 321-1300	601	35	17.2	32.1%	527 (87.7%)	12 (2.0%)	27 (4.5%)	2 (0.3%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (5.0%)	72.3	193^rd of 890 public middle schools	78.3%		64.2	252^nd of 897 public middle schools	71.9%	59	75.5	36.0	49.0	42.8	39.1	46.9	50.0	51.0	$12,857	$607	$12,251

Frequently Asked Questions about Portage North Middle School

How many students attend Portage North Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 609 students attended Portage North Middle School.

What district is Portage North Middle School in?

Portage Public Schools

Is Portage North Middle School a good school?

Portage North Middle School ranks 316^th of 890 Michigan middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Portage North Middle School?

Students at Portage North Middle School are 61% White, 12% Two or more races, 11% African American, 10% Hispanic, 6% Asian.

What high school do graduates of Portage North Middle School attend?

Students who attend Portage North Middle School usually go on to attend Portage Northern High School

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