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Portland Middle School

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Portland Middle School ranks 468 th of 896 Michigan middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

468^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 896 Michigan Middle Schools

Better than 48% of Michigan middle schools

Summary

Portland Middle School in Portland, MI, serves 418 students in grades 6 through 8 as part of the Portland Public Schools district, a community located about 20 miles north of Lansing. The school has experienced a significant decline in its state ranking over the past seven years, falling from the 82nd percentile (4 stars) in 2017-2018 to its current position in the 48th percentile (2 stars) for the 2025-2026 school year. This downward trend stands in contrast to nearby schools like DeWitt Middle School (92nd percentile) and St Johns Middle School (87th percentile), which have maintained consistently high rankings over the same period.

The most striking academic concern is in mathematics. While 8th-grade PSAT English Language Arts scores are strong at 63.2% proficiency—nearly matching the state average of 64.8%—8th-grade PSAT Math proficiency sits at just 21.7%, a full 11.5 percentage points below the state average of 33.2%. This math challenge is school-wide, not limited to one grade: 6th-grade math proficiency is 30.4% (vs. 31.9% statewide) and 7th-grade math is 30.7% (vs. 33.3% statewide). The gap with top regional peers is dramatic—in 7th-grade ELA, DeWitt posts 67.6% proficiency and St. Johns 58.4%, while Portland manages only 23.2%. Notably, Portland's free/reduced lunch rate (20.81%) is far lower than nearby schools like Potterville Middle School (42.79%) or Ionia Middle School (57.55%), yet those schools achieve comparable or better overall rankings, suggesting Portland is underperforming relative to its demographic profile.

There is one clear bright spot: chronic absenteeism has improved dramatically, dropping from 31.2% in 2023-2024 to 16.1% in 2024-2025—now well below the state average of 27.9% and even better than the rates at higher-performing DeWitt (13.6%) and St. Johns (12.3%). While the volatility of this metric over recent years (peaking at 42.4% in 2021-2022) warrants caution, the improvement suggests recent efforts to improve school climate may be taking hold. For parents, this attendance progress could provide a foundation for addressing the math proficiency gap, which remains the school's most urgent academic priority.

418

Students ?

18.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$13,007

Per pupil spending ?

20.8%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

All students in Michigan receive free school meals.

745 Storz St
Portland, MI 48875-1805

(517) 647-2985

District: Portland Public Schools

Students who attend Portland Middle School usually attend:

High:

Portland High School

Feeder schools for Portland Middle School:

Elementary:	Oakwood Elementary School
	Westwood Elementary School

Racial breakdown:

White:

89.5%

Hispanic:

4.8%

Two or more races:

3.3%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 80th percentile in 2016 → 48th in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Michigan average (36% vs 41% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped — down 32 percentile points since 2016

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school36%

District avg36%

Michigan avg41%

468^th of 896

Michigan public middle schools ?

Bottom 48%▼ down 32 pts since 2016

From top 20% (2016) to bottom 48% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

318^th of 625Portland 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
2026	44.7	468 of 896	47.8%	★★☆☆☆
2025	52.8	379 of 890	57.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	48.0	430 of 897	52.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	50.2	385 of 883	56.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	49.3	354 of 776	54.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	44.9	333 of 675	50.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	69.3	201 of 792	74.6%	★★★★☆
2018	79.7	149 of 838	82.2%	★★★★☆
2017	67.5	206 of 821	74.9%	★★★★☆
2016	74.2	182 of 894	79.6%	★★★★☆
2015	76.0	167 of 919	81.8%	★★★★☆
2014	66.5	271 of 921	70.6%	★★★★☆
2013	68.2	248 of 919	73.0%	★★★★☆
2012	57.6	376 of 900	58.2%	★★★☆☆
2011	62.9	388 of 858	54.8%	★★★☆☆
2010	66.8	345 of 851	59.5%	★★★☆☆
2009	67.0	341 of 847	59.7%	★★★☆☆
2008	64.9	344 of 839	59.0%	★★★☆☆
2007	77.0	165 of 823	80.0%	★★★★☆
2006	74.5	189 of 806	76.6%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	43.4	417 of 789	47.1%	★★☆☆☆
2025	54.7	301 of 789	61.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	45.1	392 of 771	49.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	48.6	343 of 770	55.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	45.9	316 of 657	51.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	46.0	241 of 521	53.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	66.9	184 of 658	72.0%	★★★★☆
2018	80.9	126 of 794	84.1%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	35.7	162 of 260	37.7%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	31.2	580 of 834	30.5%	★★☆☆☆
2025	47.5	409 of 832	50.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	34.0	549 of 836	34.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	42.5	451 of 825	45.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	42.8	399 of 691	42.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	42.2	293 of 523	44.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	66.3	158 of 672	76.5%	★★★★☆
2018	77.7	105 of 815	87.1%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	39.1	461 of 813	43.3%	★★☆☆☆
2025	42.7	434 of 798	45.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	42.2	437 of 786	44.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	42.8	423 of 776	45.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	44.6	333 of 658	49.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	34.3	346 of 540	35.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	63.7	187 of 639	70.7%	★★★★☆
2018	74.8	165 of 797	79.3%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2018	77.6	34 of 377	91.0%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	32.0	470 of 687	31.6%	★★☆☆☆
2025	39.6	405 of 696	41.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	36.1	452 of 701	35.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	36.6	436 of 688	36.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	39.9	363 of 638	43.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	35.4	367 of 577	36.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	55.8	241 of 624	61.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	68.4	182 of 678	73.2%	★★★★☆

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)

Special Education (2018)91st percentile+9 vs school

Female (2026)47th percentile~ school

Male (2026)43rd percentile-4 vs school

Hispanic (2026)38th percentile-10 vs school

White (2026)32nd percentile-16 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)30th percentile-17 vs school

By subject vs Michigan (2025-2026) ?

Social Studies45%-5 vs state

Science38%~ state avg

Math31%~ state avg

English Language Arts27%-11 vs state

Mathematics22%-12 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				PSAT English Language Arts (2026)	PSAT Mathematics (2026)	M-Step English Language Arts (2026)				M-Step Math (2026)				M-Step Science (2026)		M-Step Social Studies (2026)		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/reduced lunch (2024-25)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	PSAT English Language Arts 8th Grade	PSAT Mathematics 8th 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 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 Social Studies 5th Grade	M-Step Social Studies 8th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
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%)	44.7	468^th of 896 public middle schools	47.8%		52.8	379^th of 890 public middle schools	57.4%	89	63.2	21.7			31.9	23.2			30.4	30.7		37.9		45.4	$13,007	$1,077	$11,931
Kenneth T Beagle Middle School	Public	7-8	600 W South St	Grand Ledge	48837	Eaton County	Grand Ledge Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(517) 925-5680	835	44	18.9	23.6%	609 (72.9%)	30 (3.6%)	102 (12.2%)	34 (4.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	59 (7.1%)	77.6	155^th of 896 public middle schools	82.7%		81.1	127^th of 890 public middle schools	85.7%	28	77.0	43.2				47.8				33.8		54.1		71.0	$12,758	$1,273	$11,485
Ionia Middle School	Public	6-8	438 Union St	Ionia	48846	Ionia County	Ionia Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(616) 527-0040	629	35	17.8	57.6%	523 (83.1%)	3 (0.5%)	75 (11.9%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (4.3%)	38.6	530^th of 896 public middle schools	40.8%		47.6	435^th of 890 public middle schools	51.1%	95	66.9	36.6			25.4	23.7			20.8	14.9		33.1		40.4	$13,212	$1,410	$11,802
Leon W Hayes Intermediate School	Public	5-6	12620 Nixon Rd	Grand Ledge	48837	Eaton County	Grand Ledge Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(517) 925-5740	810	45	17.9	25.9%	559 (69.0%)	28 (3.5%)	103 (12.7%)	40 (4.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	80 (9.9%)								(n/a)				56.0	49.3			34.1	39.2		54.9		36.5		$12,174	$1,427	$10,747
Lakewood Middle School	Public	5-8	8669 Brown Rd	Woodland	48897	Barry County	Lakewood Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(616) 374-2400	514	24	21.3	30.7%	455 (88.5%)	2 (0.4%)	34 (6.6%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (3.9%)	40.5	511^th of 896 public middle schools	43.0%		44.2	487^th of 890 public middle schools	45.3%	24	65.1	27.9		53.8	29.4	26.7		33.3	16.7	13.3	58.1	37.8	36.8	48.8	$12,307	$532	$11,775
DeWitt Middle School	Public	6-8	2957 W Herbison Rd	Dewitt	48820	Clinton County	DeWitt Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(517) 668-3200	754	40	18.6	11.3%	625 (82.9%)	18 (2.4%)	57 (7.6%)	11 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	43 (5.7%)	90	68^th of 896 public middle schools	92.4%		92	56^th of 890 public middle schools	93.7%	12	85.1	53.3			46.3	67.6			51.7	60.3		59.5		77.6	$13,016	$548	$12,468
Waverly Middle School	Public	7-8	620 Snow Rd	Lansing	48917	Eaton County	Waverly Community Schools	No	No	No	No	(517) 321-7240	451	26	17.6	55.0%	123 (27.3%)	162 (35.9%)	96 (21.3%)	19 (4.2%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	49 (10.9%)	23.2	665^th of 896 public middle schools	25.8%		21.2	680^th of 890 public middle schools	23.6%	15	53.5	8.9				21.1				13.1		18.5		39.8	$15,922	$719	$15,203
Potterville Middle School	Public, Magnet	5-8	425 E Main St	Potterville	48876	Eaton County	Potterville Public Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(517) 645-4609	222	13	16.9	42.8%	185 (83.3%)	3 (1.4%)	13 (5.9%)	3 (1.4%)	2 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (7.2%)	36.2	555^th of 896 public middle schools	38.1%		57.8	323^rd of 890 public middle schools	63.7%	232	54.5	15.2		54.3	33.3	39.3		13.0	16.7	23.6	63.0	30.3	37.0	30.3	$14,108	$949	$13,159
East Intermediate School	Public	5-6	3131 W Michigan Ave	Lansing	48917	Eaton County	Waverly Community Schools	No	No	No	No	(517) 484-8830	429	28	15.3	61.3%	109 (25.4%)	144 (33.6%)	106 (24.7%)	11 (2.6%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	56 (13.1%)								(n/a)				32.4	24.5			14.6	13.5		26.5		17.8		$14,993	$708	$14,285
Mt Hope School	Public	4-8	1810 Harding Ave	Lansing	48910	Ingham County	Lansing Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(517) 755-1550	323	20	16.3	92.0%	89 (27.6%)	116 (35.9%)	56 (17.3%)	6 (1.9%)	3 (0.9%)	1 (0.3%)	52 (16.1%)	11.7	810^th of 896 public middle schools	9.6%		12.3	788^th of 890 public middle schools	11.5%	22	44.9	8.2	6.3	17.0	11.2	12.1	13.0	7.5	4.1	6.0	14.1	22.4	7.8	25.5	$22,354	$2,655	$19,699

Frequently Asked Questions about Portland Middle School

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Portland Middle School ranks 468^th of 896 Michigan middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Portland Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 418 students attended Portland Middle School.

What is the racial makeup of Portland Middle School?

Students at Portland Middle School are 89% White, 5% Hispanic, 3% Two or more races, 2% African American.

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Portland Public Schools

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Students who attend Portland Middle School usually go on to attend Portland High School

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