Central Elementary School

Basic InfoStudents and TeachersTest PerformanceSchool District

8422 South Westnedge Ave

Portage MI, 49002, Kalamazoo County

Phone: 269-323-6100

Ranking:

(846 out of 2,213, top 38%)*

Type: Regular Primary School

Status: Currently Operational

Grade: Prekindergarten to Grade 5

School District: Portage Public 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:	26		22		22		24		24		25		25
Total Students:	400		390		390		408		466		371		370
Prekindergarten:	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Kindergarten:	82	20.5%	102	26.2%	99	25.4%	105	25.7%	73	15.7%	63	17.0%	87	23.5%
Grade 1:	73	18.3%	70	17.9%	57	14.6%	52	12.7%	65	13.9%	66	17.8%	55	14.9%
Grade 2:	66	16.5%	55	14.1%	58	14.9%	57	14.0%	76	16.3%	51	13.7%	63	17.0%
Grade 3:	61	15.3%	56	14.4%	48	12.3%	59	14.5%	69	14.8%	68	18.3%	54	14.6%
Grade 4:	61	15.3%	49	12.6%	57	14.6%	62	15.2%	81	17.4%	58	15.6%	54	14.6%
Grade 5:	57	14.3%	58	14.9%	71	18.2%	73	17.9%	85	18.2%	65	17.5%	57	15.4%
Ungraded:	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	NA	NA	17	3.6%	NA	NA	NA	NA
Student By Gender:
Male:	204	51.0%	211	54.1%	215	55.1%	225	55.1%	238	51.1%	182	49.1%	183	49.5%
Female:	196	49.0%	179	45.9%	175	44.9%	183	44.9%	217	46.6%	180	48.5%	181	48.9%
Student By Races:
American Indian/Alaska Native:	0	0.0%	1	0.3%	1	0.3%	1	0.2%	2	0.4%	2	0.5%	4	1.1%
Asian:	5	1.3%	5	1.3%	7	1.8%	10	2.5%	13	2.8%	12	3.2%	18	4.9%
Hispanic:	19	4.8%	8	2.1%	6	1.5%	7	1.7%	8	1.7%	14	3.8%	13	3.5%
Black:	6	1.5%	3	0.8%	6	1.5%	5	1.2%	21	4.5%	26	7.0%	17	4.6%
White:	333	83.3%	347	89.0%	344	88.2%	368	90.2%	419	89.9%	316	85.2%	316	85.4%
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander:	1	0.3%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Two or More Races:	36	9.0%	26	6.7%	26	6.7%	17	4.2%	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Lunch Program:
Free Lunch Program Eligible:	124	31.0%	108	27.7%	115	29.5%	104	25.5%	115	24.7%	101	27.2%	78	21.1%
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible:	26	6.5%	31	7.9%	36	9.2%	36	8.8%	30	6.4%	30	8.1%	30	8.1%
Student-Teacher Ratio:	15.38		17.50		17.82		16.92		19.29		14.90		14.70

Test Performance

Year	Test	Grade	Measurement	Score	School District	State Average
MEAP
2006	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	96.9%	97.9%	N/A
2007	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	84%	94.4%	N/A
2008	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	96.3%	96.7%	N/A
2009	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	92.1%	96.1%	N/A
2010	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	94.1%	96.9%	N/A
2011	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	100%	99%	N/A
2012	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	43.8%	53.1%	N/A
2013	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	32.1%	61.9%	N/A
2006	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	92.2%	95.4%	N/A
2007	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	89.8%	94.7%	N/A
2008	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	90.7%	95.2%	N/A
2009	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	89.1%	94%	N/A
2010	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	92.6%	95.7%	N/A
2011	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	96.5%	94.3%	N/A
2012	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	79.2%	83.3%	N/A
2013	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	66%	81.3%	N/A
2006	Writing	3rd Grade	% met std	48.4%	56.7%	N/A
2007	Writing	3rd Grade	% met std	51%	57%	N/A
2008	Writing	3rd Grade	% met std	66.7%	71.7%	N/A
2009	Writing	3rd Grade	% met std	65.1%	70.1%	N/A
2006	Math	4th Grade	% met std	87.7%	93.5%	N/A
2007	Math	4th Grade	% met std	87.5%	95%	N/A
2008	Math	4th Grade	% met std	81.5%	92.8%	N/A
2009	Math	4th Grade	% met std	93%	94.7%	N/A
2010	Math	4th Grade	% met std	96%	96.2%	N/A
2011	Math	4th Grade	% met std	91.9%	94%	N/A
2012	Math	4th Grade	% met std	30.4%	46%	N/A
2013	Math	4th Grade	% met std	56.3%	60.3%	N/A
2006	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	90.8%	93%	N/A
2007	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	94.6%	95.8%	N/A
2008	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	88.7%	93.2%	N/A
2009	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	91.2%	94.1%	N/A
2010	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	94.7%	93.9%	N/A
2011	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	90.3%	93%	N/A
2012	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	69.6%	81.7%	N/A
2013	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	87.5%	86.1%	N/A
2006	Writing	4th Grade	% met std	61.5%	63.3%	N/A
2007	Writing	4th Grade	% met std	53.6%	53.5%	N/A
2008	Writing	4th Grade	% met std	46.3%	60.8%	N/A
2009	Writing	4th Grade	% met std	57.9%	60%	N/A
2011	Writing	4th Grade	% met std	53.2%	59.9%	N/A
2012	Writing	4th Grade	% met std	42.9%	54.2%	N/A
2013	Writing	4th Grade	% met std	56.3%	63.5%	N/A
2006	Math	5th Grade	% met std	88.9%	92.2%	N/A
2007	Math	5th Grade	% met std	95.2%	90.8%	N/A
2008	Math	5th Grade	% met std	84.2%	91.5%	N/A
2009	Math	5th Grade	% met std	73%	89.3%	N/A
2010	Math	5th Grade	% met std	84.1%	89.8%	N/A
2011	Math	5th Grade	% met std	84.9%	88.7%	N/A
2012	Math	5th Grade	% met std	40.3%	49.7%	N/A
2013	Math	5th Grade	% met std	45.6%	57%	N/A
2006	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	83.3%	92.8%	N/A
2007	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	95.2%	95.8%	N/A
2008	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	87.5%	94.3%	N/A
2009	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	88.9%	92.8%	N/A
2010	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	91.5%	94.5%	N/A
2011	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	95.9%	91.9%	N/A
2012	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	70.4%	84.7%	N/A
2013	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	75.4%	84.1%	N/A
2006	Science	5th Grade	% met std	87%	90.5%	N/A
2007	Science	5th Grade	% met std	90.5%	94.3%	N/A
2008	Science	5th Grade	% met std	94.7%	95.5%	N/A
2009	Science	5th Grade	% met std	81%	91.6%	N/A
2010	Science	5th Grade	% met std	91.5%	94%	N/A
2011	Science	5th Grade	% met std	93.2%	89.2%	N/A
2012	Science	5th Grade	% met std	16.7%	21.9%	N/A
2013	Science	5th Grade	% met std	12.1%	19.5%	N/A
2006	Writing	5th Grade	% met std	64.8%	73.2%	N/A
2007	Writing	5th Grade	% met std	66.7%	67.8%	N/A
2008	Writing	5th Grade	% met std	75.4%	80.1%	N/A
2009	Writing	5th Grade	% met std	69.8%	78.9%	N/A

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* Central Elementary School was rated 3.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.