Central Elementary School
2825 Russell St
Portage IN, 46368, Porter County
Phone: 219-763-8015
Ranking: 
(429 out of 1,449, top 30%)*
(429 out of 1,449, top 30%)*Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Kindergarten to Grade 5
School District: Portage Township Schools
Title I Eligible School: Yes School-Wide Title I: NA
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: | 27 | 27 | 31 | 24 | 29 | 28 | 26 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 544 | 556 | 568 | 584 | 605 | 556 | 551 | |||||||
| Kindergarten: | 76 | 14.0% | 76 | 13.7% | 96 | 16.9% | 82 | 14.0% | 107 | 17.7% | 85 | 15.3% | 87 | 15.8% |
| Grade 1: | 102 | 18.8% | 100 | 18.0% | 90 | 15.8% | 109 | 18.7% | 98 | 16.2% | 102 | 18.3% | 106 | 19.2% |
| Grade 2: | 88 | 16.2% | 90 | 16.2% | 107 | 18.8% | 96 | 16.4% | 97 | 16.0% | 95 | 17.1% | 99 | 18.0% |
| Grade 3: | 86 | 15.8% | 111 | 20.0% | 90 | 15.8% | 97 | 16.6% | 103 | 17.0% | 100 | 18.0% | 102 | 18.5% |
| Grade 4: | 108 | 19.9% | 81 | 14.6% | 90 | 15.8% | 106 | 18.2% | 102 | 16.9% | 101 | 18.2% | 73 | 13.2% |
| Grade 5: | 84 | 15.4% | 98 | 17.6% | 95 | 16.7% | 94 | 16.1% | 98 | 16.2% | 73 | 13.1% | 84 | 15.2% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 300 | 55.1% | 292 | 52.5% | 302 | 53.2% | 297 | 50.9% | 285 | 47.1% | 259 | 46.6% | 263 | 47.7% |
| Female: | 244 | 44.9% | 264 | 47.5% | 266 | 46.8% | 287 | 49.1% | 253 | 41.8% | 232 | 41.7% | 223 | 40.5% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 1 | 0.2% | 3 | 0.5% | 1 | 0.2% | 2 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% |
| Asian: | 2 | 0.4% | 4 | 0.7% | 6 | 1.1% | 3 | 0.5% | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 3 | 0.5% |
| Hispanic: | 154 | 28.3% | 142 | 25.5% | 115 | 20.2% | 122 | 20.9% | 125 | 20.7% | 89 | 16.0% | 86 | 15.6% |
| Black: | 47 | 8.6% | 58 | 10.4% | 55 | 9.7% | 46 | 7.9% | 42 | 6.9% | 50 | 9.0% | 41 | 7.4% |
| White: | 311 | 57.2% | 319 | 57.4% | 340 | 59.9% | 360 | 61.6% | 377 | 62.3% | 359 | 64.6% | 359 | 65.2% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 29 | 5.3% | 30 | 5.4% | 51 | 9.0% | 51 | 8.7% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 290 | 53.3% | 305 | 54.9% | 314 | 55.3% | 307 | 52.6% | 281 | 46.4% | 244 | 43.9% | 234 | 42.5% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 52 | 9.6% | 65 | 11.7% | 63 | 11.1% | 64 | 11.0% | 77 | 12.7% | 77 | 13.8% | 66 | 12.0% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 20.15 | 20.59 | 18.47 | 24.30 | 20.77 | 19.90 | 21.40 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| ISTEP+ | ||||||
| 2004 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 81% | 76% | 75% |
| 2005 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 73% | 77% | 75% |
| 2006 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 81% | 77% | 74% |
| 2007 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 78% | 82% | 73% |
| 2008 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 82% | 81% | 76% |
| 2009 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 80% | 83% | 74% |
| 2010 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 86% | 88% | 79% |
| 2011 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 81.3% | 90.9% | 83% |
| 2012 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 83.9% | 87.8% | 85% |
| 2004 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 84% | 75% | 72% |
| 2005 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 74% | 78% | 73% |
| 2006 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 83% | 81% | 73% |
| 2007 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 81% | 84% | 72% |
| 2008 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 81% | 83% | 70% |
| 2009 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 75% | 83% | 72% |
| 2010 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 81% | 86% | 76% |
| 2011 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 69.8% | 86.6% | 78% |
| 2012 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 75.9% | 85.8% | 79% |
| 2005 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 81% | 79% | 73% |
| 2006 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 75% | 78% | 74% |
| 2007 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 80% | 83% | 75% |
| 2008 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 86% | 76% | 74% |
| 2009 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 79% | 80% | 73% |
| 2010 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 87% | 85% | 77% |
| 2011 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 89.5% | 90% | 82% |
| 2012 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 89.6% | 92.3% | 82% |
| 2005 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 86% | 80% | 73% |
| 2006 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 79% | 86% | 75% |
| 2007 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 91% | 86% | 74% |
| 2008 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 90% | 89% | 75% |
| 2009 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 90% | 80% | 70% |
| 2010 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 76% | 84% | 75% |
| 2011 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 89.5% | 87.9% | 70% |
| 2012 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 80.2% | 87.4% | 79% |
| 2009 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 82% | 76% | 71% |
| 2010 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 75% | 78% | 75% |
| 2011 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 78.9% | 81.3% | 76% |
| 2012 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 80.2% | 84.7% | 78% |
| 2005 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 78% | 76% | 72% |
| 2006 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 73% | 79% | 73% |
| 2007 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 80% | 83% | 75% |
| 2008 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 76% | 83% | 74% |
| 2009 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 82% | 81% | 71% |
| 2010 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 77% | 77% | 71% |
| 2011 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 84.4% | 86.2% | 75% |
| 2012 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 87.5% | 87.6% | 78% |
| 2005 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 80% | 77% | 72% |
| 2006 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 79% | 83% | 76% |
| 2007 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 84% | 86% | 76% |
| 2008 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 80% | 88% | 77% |
| 2009 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 84% | 89% | 77% |
| 2010 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 94% | 90% | 81% |
| 2011 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 90% | 94.3% | 86% |
| 2012 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 89.8% | 94% | 86% |
| 2009 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 64% | 60% | 60% |
| 2011 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 65.6% | 68.6% | 67% |
| 2012 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 67% | 68.2% | 67% |
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* Central Elementary School was rated 4 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.