Portage Junior High School

2505 New Pinery Rd, Portage, WI 53901 | (608) 742-2165

Grades: 7-8
Student Enrollment: 323

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School Summary and Highlights

Enrolls 323 middle and high school students from grades 7-8
Ranks 285th out of 462 middle schools in WI.

Additional Contact Information

Principal or Admin: Robert Meicher
Website: www.portage.k12.wi.us

School Operational Details

Title I Eligible

School District Details

Portage Community School District
Per-Pupil Spending: $10,020
Graduation Rate: 95.3%
Dropout Rate: 1.0%
Students Per Teacher: 14.4
Enrolled Students: 2,625

Faculty Details and Student Enrollment

Students and Faculty

Total Students Enrolled: 323
Total Full Time "Equivalent" Teachers: 26.9
Average Student-To-Teacher Ratio: 12.0

Students Gender Breakdown

Males: 176 (54.5%)
Females: 147 (45.5%)

Free Lunch Student Eligibility Breakdown

Eligible for Reduced Lunch: 26 (8.0%)
Eligible for Free Lunch: 71 (22.0%)
Eligible for Either Reduced or Free Lunch: 97 (30.0%)

Student Enrollment Distribution by Race / Ethnicity

Portage Junior High School Student Race Distribution

	Number	Percent
American Indian	6	1.9%
Black	4	1.2%
Asian	3	0.9%
Hispanic	13	4.0%
White	297	92.0%

Number of Students Per Grade

	Number	Percent
7th Grade	167	51.7%
8th Grade	156	48.3%

Source: WI Department of Education, Source: NCES 2009-2010

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Test Scores and Performance Information

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The overall school rating shows that Portage Junior High School performed on average about the same as other schools across the state on WKCE state exams in the following subjects:

Language Arts
Math
Reading
Science
Social Studies

WKCE - Test Proficiency by Grade and Subject

Grade 7 - % of students at or above proficiency

	School	District	State
Math Test
2011	76.0%	76.0%	78.0%

Reading Test
2011	87.0%	87.0%	86.0%

Grade 8 - % of students at or above proficiency

	School	District	State
Language Arts Test
2011	52.0%	52.0%	61.0%

Math Test
2011	82.0%	83.0%	78.0%

Reading Test
2011	85.0%	86.0%	86.0%

Science Test
2011	83.0%	83.0%	76.0%

Social Studies Test
2011	81.0%	81.0%	81.0%

Source: WI Department of Education 2010-2011

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