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12th Street Elementary Primary School
6501 South 12th St
Portage MI, 49024, Kalamazoo County
Phone: 269-323-6900
Ranking: 
(596 out of 2,213, top 27%)*
(596 out of 2,213, top 27%)*Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Prekindergarten to Grade 5
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 | ||||||
| Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
| Total Teachers: | 30 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 26 | |||||
| Total Students: | 573 | 588 | 593 | 560 | 521 | |||||
| Prekindergarten: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Kindergarten: | 91 | 15.9% | 89 | 15.1% | 111 | 18.7% | 102 | 18.2% | 120 | 23.0% |
| Grade 1: | 95 | 16.6% | 104 | 17.7% | 95 | 16.0% | 92 | 16.4% | 78 | 15.0% |
| Grade 2: | 103 | 18.0% | 96 | 16.3% | 100 | 16.9% | 85 | 15.2% | 80 | 15.4% |
| Grade 3: | 95 | 16.6% | 107 | 18.2% | 96 | 16.2% | 101 | 18.0% | 80 | 15.4% |
| Grade 4: | 102 | 17.8% | 93 | 15.8% | 100 | 16.9% | 87 | 15.5% | 94 | 18.0% |
| Grade 5: | 87 | 15.2% | 99 | 16.8% | 91 | 15.3% | 93 | 16.6% | 67 | 12.9% |
| Ungraded: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | 2 | 0.4% |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||
| Male: | 280 | 48.9% | 279 | 47.4% | 300 | 50.6% | 289 | 51.6% | 245 | 47.0% |
| Female: | 293 | 51.1% | 309 | 52.6% | 293 | 49.4% | 271 | 48.4% | 263 | 50.5% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Asian: | 55 | 9.6% | 55 | 9.4% | 65 | 11.0% | 53 | 9.5% | 65 | 12.5% |
| Hispanic: | 28 | 4.9% | 27 | 4.6% | 27 | 4.6% | 24 | 4.3% | 7 | 1.3% |
| Black: | 48 | 8.4% | 52 | 8.8% | 57 | 9.6% | 42 | 7.5% | 40 | 7.7% |
| White: | 385 | 67.2% | 403 | 68.5% | 400 | 67.5% | 405 | 72.3% | 404 | 77.5% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 3 | 0.5% | 3 | 0.5% | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 55 | 9.6% | 49 | 8.3% | 41 | 6.9% | 33 | 5.9% | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 106 | 18.5% | 121 | 20.6% | 126 | 21.2% | 128 | 22.9% | NA | NA |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 18 | 3.1% | 24 | 4.1% | 22 | 3.7% | 20 | 3.6% | NA | NA |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 19.02 | 20.12 | 19.66 | 18.81 | 20.11 | |||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| MEAP | ||||||
| 2010 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 96.1% | 96.9% | 94.8% |
| 2011 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 96.9% | 99% | 95.3% |
| 2012 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 53.1% | 53.1% | 36.3% |
| 2013 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 52.8% | 61.9% | 40.9% |
| 2010 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 94.8% | 95.7% | 89.8% |
| 2011 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 93.9% | 94.3% | 86.8% |
| 2012 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 87.5% | 83.3% | 62.4% |
| 2013 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 78.3% | 81.3% | 66.5% |
| 2010 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 93.6% | 96.2% | 92.3% |
| 2011 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 89.5% | 94% | 91.5% |
| 2012 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 50.5% | 46% | 39.9% |
| 2013 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 54.3% | 60.3% | 44.9% |
| 2010 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 91.5% | 93.9% | 84.1% |
| 2011 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 89.4% | 93% | 84.1% |
| 2012 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 78.8% | 81.7% | 67.7% |
| 2013 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 80.9% | 86.1% | 68.1% |
| 2011 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 68.6% | 59.9% | 47.2% |
| 2012 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 59.2% | 54.2% | 44.5% |
| 2013 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 69.7% | 63.5% | 46.7% |
| 2010 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 92.4% | 89.8% | 79.5% |
| 2011 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 84.9% | 88.7% | 79.9% |
| 2012 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 50.6% | 49.7% | 39.6% |
| 2013 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 60.6% | 57% | 45.7% |
| 2010 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 97% | 94.5% | 85.2% |
| 2011 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 89.2% | 91.9% | 85.1% |
| 2012 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 88% | 84.7% | 68.8% |
| 2013 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 86% | 84.1% | 70.4% |
| 2010 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 97% | 94% | 81% |
| 2011 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 87.1% | 89.2% | 78.1% |
| 2012 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 21.8% | 21.9% | 15.3% |
| 2013 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 22.9% | 19.5% | 13.1% |
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* 12th Street Elementary Primary School was rated 4 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.