Portage West Middle School
7145 Moors Bridge Rd
Portage MI, 49024, Kalamazoo County
Phone: 269-323-5800
Ranking: (52 out of 2,213, top 2%)*
Type: Regular Middle School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 6 to Grade 8
School District: Portage Public Schools
Title I Eligible School: No
Magnet: NA
Charter: NA
Shared-Time School: NA
Students and Teachers
2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||||||
Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
Total Teachers: | 31 | 32 | 32 | 33 | 38 | 40 | 42 | |||||||
Total Students: | 689 | 681 | 685 | 648 | 683 | 691 | 705 | |||||||
Grade 6: | 227 | 32.9% | 229 | 33.6% | 228 | 33.3% | 197 | 30.4% | 239 | 35.0% | 209 | 30.2% | 223 | 31.6% |
Grade 7: | 225 | 32.7% | 237 | 34.8% | 207 | 30.2% | 245 | 37.8% | 212 | 31.0% | 229 | 33.1% | 254 | 36.0% |
Grade 8: | 237 | 34.4% | 215 | 31.6% | 250 | 36.5% | 206 | 31.8% | 231 | 33.8% | 253 | 36.6% | 228 | 32.3% |
Ungraded: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
Male: | 354 | 51.4% | 341 | 50.1% | 349 | 50.9% | 340 | 52.5% | 335 | 49.0% | 338 | 48.9% | 348 | 49.4% |
Female: | 335 | 48.6% | 340 | 49.9% | 336 | 49.1% | 308 | 47.5% | 337 | 49.3% | 345 | 49.9% | 353 | 50.1% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 1 | 0.1% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.1% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
Asian: | 60 | 8.7% | 67 | 9.8% | 85 | 12.4% | 58 | 9.0% | 66 | 9.7% | 63 | 9.1% | 65 | 9.2% |
Hispanic: | 30 | 4.4% | 28 | 4.1% | 35 | 5.1% | 26 | 4.0% | 18 | 2.6% | 18 | 2.6% | 17 | 2.4% |
Black: | 29 | 4.2% | 41 | 6.0% | 28 | 4.1% | 17 | 2.6% | 42 | 6.1% | 45 | 6.5% | 45 | 6.4% |
White: | 526 | 76.3% | 498 | 73.1% | 500 | 73.0% | 512 | 79.0% | 553 | 81.0% | 565 | 81.8% | 578 | 82.0% |
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 3 | 0.4% | 3 | 0.4% | 2 | 0.3% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Two or More Races: | 40 | 5.8% | 44 | 6.5% | 35 | 5.1% | 35 | 5.4% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 82 | 11.9% | 91 | 13.4% | 72 | 10.5% | 65 | 10.0% | 59 | 8.6% | 67 | 9.7% | 69 | 9.8% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 22 | 3.2% | 12 | 1.8% | 22 | 3.2% | 12 | 1.9% | 21 | 3.1% | 22 | 3.2% | 14 | 2.0% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 22.41 | 21.40 | 21.57 | 19.73 | 18.21 | 17.40 | 16.90 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
MEAP | ||||||
2006 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 88.6% | 83.8% | 65.1% |
2007 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 91.2% | 85.5% | 69% |
2008 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 92.8% | 85.3% | 72.7% |
2009 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 95.2% | 92% | 79.9% |
2010 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 93.6% | 88.9% | 82% |
2011 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 93.8% | 90% | 84.5% |
2012 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 45.9% | 37% | 37.1% |
2013 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 50.7% | 45.4% | 40.2% |
2006 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 94.7% | 91.5% | 79.6% |
2007 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 96% | 93.9% | 83.3% |
2008 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 95% | 91.7% | 81.8% |
2009 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 96.2% | 93.3% | 80.5% |
2010 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 97% | 95.7% | 87.7% |
2011 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 95.9% | 92% | 84% |
2012 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 84.5% | 81.5% | 67% |
2013 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 85% | 79.7% | 68.2% |
2010 | Social Studies | 6th Grade | % met std | 92.4% | 84.4% | 73.4% |
2011 | Social Studies | 6th Grade | % met std | 88.7% | 85.3% | 75.3% |
2012 | Social Studies | 6th Grade | % met std | 40.7% | 37.6% | 27.7% |
2013 | Social Studies | 6th Grade | % met std | 36.3% | 35.8% | 29.7% |
2006 | Writing | 6th Grade | % met std | 89% | 84.5% | 74.8% |
2007 | Writing | 6th Grade | % met std | 86.8% | 83.6% | 74.1% |
2008 | Writing | 6th Grade | % met std | 91.4% | 83.7% | 72.7% |
2009 | Writing | 6th Grade | % met std | 92.8% | 88.5% | 75.7% |
2006 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 88.9% | 79% | 59.6% |
2007 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 93.8% | 85.3% | 64.3% |
2008 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 92.1% | 87.9% | 72.7% |
2009 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 96.5% | 92.7% | 82.6% |
2010 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 94.8% | 91% | 82.2% |
2011 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 95.5% | 89.6% | 84.6% |
2012 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 58.5% | 50.2% | 37.2% |
2013 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 60% | 50.6% | 38.4% |
2006 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 94.5% | 88% | 75.8% |
2007 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 96.4% | 89.8% | 79.7% |
2008 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 91.3% | 87.9% | 72.5% |
2009 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 93% | 90.6% | 79.6% |
2010 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 94.8% | 92.4% | 82% |
2011 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 94.7% | 89.8% | 79% |
2012 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 86.4% | 77.6% | 59.7% |
2013 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 86.3% | 80.1% | 62% |
2006 | Writing | 7th Grade | % met std | 87.7% | 85.3% | 66.7% |
2007 | Writing | 7th Grade | % met std | 78.9% | 73.4% | 65.4% |
2008 | Writing | 7th Grade | % met std | 90.5% | 87.1% | 76.6% |
2009 | Writing | 7th Grade | % met std | 91.7% | 88.3% | 77.9% |
2011 | Writing | 7th Grade | % met std | 72.7% | 60.4% | 47.8% |
2012 | Writing | 7th Grade | % met std | 71.5% | 58.8% | 47.3% |
2013 | Writing | 7th Grade | % met std | 65.6% | 57.6% | 51.7% |
2006 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 89.7% | 81.6% | 63.2% |
2007 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 92.8% | 85.5% | 68.1% |
2008 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 89.9% | 85.8% | 71.6% |
2009 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 93.3% | 87.9% | 74.5% |
2010 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 88.7% | 81.8% | 70.3% |
2011 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 95.6% | 92% | 78% |
2012 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 59.6% | 46.9% | 29.4% |
2013 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 56.8% | 50.1% | 32.5% |
2006 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 93.4% | 87.8% | 72.9% |
2007 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 97.3% | 89.4% | 75.6% |
2008 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 88.5% | 87.6% | 77.1% |
2009 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 89.2% | 86.3% | 75.5% |
2010 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 92.2% | 88.1% | 83.4% |
2011 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 97.1% | 91.9% | 81.9% |
2012 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 78% | 71.9% | 60.5% |
2013 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 81.7% | 79.5% | 65.7% |
2006 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 95.1% | 89.4% | 76.8% |
2007 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 97.8% | 88.6% | 74.9% |
2008 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 92.1% | 89.2% | 79.2% |
2009 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 92.5% | 89.1% | 76.3% |
2010 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 91.7% | 82.9% | 75.9% |
2011 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 95.1% | 87.8% | 78.1% |
2012 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 26.4% | 19.1% | 16.5% |
2013 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 13.6% | 14.2% | 15.9% |
2006 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 87.6% | 81.1% | 64.7% |
2007 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 91% | 84% | 66.8% |
2008 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 89% | 82.1% | 69.8% |
2009 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 88% | 82.4% | 74.2% |
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* Portage West Middle School was rated 5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.