Summary:
Portage Community School District enrolls about 1,827 students across 7 schools — 4 elementary, 1 middle, and 2 high schools — ranging from tiny country elementaries to the largest building in the area, and the district as a whole ranks 244 of 432 in Wisconsin, at the 44th percentile with 2 stars. Enrollment runs from just 24 students at Portage Academy of Achievement to 600 at Portage High. Test scores are listed for Portage High, Muir, Wayne Bartels, Lewiston, and Endeavor, while Woodridge Elementary serves grades K–1 and, along with Portage Academy of Achievement, has no listed test scores.
The strongest results come from the district's smallest elementaries. Endeavor Elementary, with 57 students, is the highest-ranked school here at 270 of 1,039, the 74th percentile with 4 stars, posting 2025–2026 proficiency of 85.71% in 3rd grade ELA and math, 85.71% in 5th grade ELA, and 100% in 5th grade math. Lewiston Elementary, with 84 students, ranks 335 of 1,039, the 68th percentile with 3 stars, and improved from 46th to 68th percentile over three years. Portage High posts a 97.8% graduation rate and a 0.5% dropout rate, though math proficiency remains weaker at 38.05% in 2025–2026. Muir Elementary ranks in the 31st percentile and Wayne Bartels Middle in the 41st, though its 8th grade math of 55.08% exceeds the state's 53.67%.
Chronic absenteeism is a district-wide concern: the district rate is 20.4% against 17.3% statewide, with Wayne Bartels highest at 25.4%, followed by Muir at 22.6% and Woodridge at 22.5%, while Lewiston stands out at 4.8% and Endeavor at 12.5%. Per-student spending ranges from $13,005 at Portage Academy of Achievement to $18,476 at Woodridge. Muir has the lowest student-teacher ratio at 10.6 yet generally below-average scores, while Portage Academy has the highest ratio at 24.0 with only 24 students.
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