Crisman Elementary School
6161 Old Porter Rd
Portage IN, 46368, Porter County
Phone: 219-763-8020
Ranking:
(224 out of 1,449, top 15%)*

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: | 23 | 23 | 27 | 23 | 28 | 25 | 25 | |||||||
Total Students: | 485 | 475 | 493 | 487 | 485 | 491 | 478 | |||||||
Kindergarten: | 78 | 16.1% | 84 | 17.7% | 79 | 16.0% | 67 | 13.8% | 82 | 16.9% | 90 | 18.3% | 94 | 19.7% |
Grade 1: | 96 | 19.8% | 83 | 17.5% | 67 | 13.6% | 90 | 18.5% | 87 | 17.9% | 99 | 20.2% | 107 | 22.4% |
Grade 2: | 77 | 15.9% | 61 | 12.8% | 89 | 18.1% | 81 | 16.6% | 81 | 16.7% | 98 | 20.0% | 83 | 17.4% |
Grade 3: | 64 | 13.2% | 84 | 17.7% | 76 | 15.4% | 88 | 18.1% | 93 | 19.2% | 71 | 14.5% | 65 | 13.6% |
Grade 4: | 89 | 18.4% | 79 | 16.6% | 86 | 17.4% | 91 | 18.7% | 71 | 14.6% | 65 | 13.2% | 64 | 13.4% |
Grade 5: | 81 | 16.7% | 84 | 17.7% | 96 | 19.5% | 70 | 14.4% | 71 | 14.6% | 68 | 13.8% | 65 | 13.6% |
Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
Male: | 246 | 50.7% | 255 | 53.7% | 254 | 51.5% | 250 | 51.3% | 221 | 45.6% | 222 | 45.2% | 211 | 44.1% |
Female: | 239 | 49.3% | 220 | 46.3% | 239 | 48.5% | 237 | 48.7% | 218 | 44.9% | 209 | 42.6% | 220 | 46.0% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.2% | 2 | 0.4% | 2 | 0.4% | 1 | 0.2% | 2 | 0.4% | 0 | 0.0% |
Asian: | 4 | 0.8% | 3 | 0.6% | 3 | 0.6% | 4 | 0.8% | 4 | 0.8% | 2 | 0.4% | 0 | 0.0% |
Hispanic: | 86 | 17.7% | 72 | 15.2% | 73 | 14.8% | 66 | 13.6% | 54 | 11.1% | 59 | 12.0% | 56 | 11.7% |
Black: | 48 | 9.9% | 40 | 8.4% | 39 | 7.9% | 33 | 6.8% | 24 | 4.9% | 24 | 4.9% | 23 | 4.8% |
White: | 324 | 66.8% | 334 | 70.3% | 338 | 68.6% | 338 | 69.4% | 364 | 75.1% | 352 | 71.7% | 356 | 74.5% |
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: | 23 | 4.7% | 25 | 5.3% | 38 | 7.7% | 44 | 9.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 227 | 46.8% | 234 | 49.3% | 241 | 48.9% | 238 | 48.9% | 213 | 43.9% | 180 | 36.7% | 182 | 38.1% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 51 | 10.5% | 35 | 7.4% | 39 | 7.9% | 39 | 8.0% | 46 | 9.5% | 50 | 10.2% | 41 | 8.6% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 21.09 | 20.65 | 18.60 | 21.64 | 17.36 | 19.30 | 19.40 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
ISTEP+ | ||||||
2004 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 89% | 76% | 75% |
2005 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 91% | 77% | 75% |
2006 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 82% | 77% | 74% |
2007 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 91% | 82% | 73% |
2008 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 77% | 81% | 76% |
2009 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 84% | 83% | 74% |
2010 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 87% | 88% | 79% |
2011 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 92.1% | 90.9% | 83% |
2012 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 83.8% | 87.8% | 85% |
2004 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 98% | 75% | 72% |
2005 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 99% | 78% | 73% |
2006 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 92% | 81% | 73% |
2007 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 89% | 84% | 72% |
2008 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 88% | 83% | 70% |
2009 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 93% | 83% | 72% |
2010 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 87% | 86% | 76% |
2011 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 93.3% | 86.6% | 78% |
2012 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 93.2% | 85.8% | 79% |
2005 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 92% | 79% | 73% |
2006 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 74% | 78% | 74% |
2007 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 84% | 83% | 75% |
2008 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 79% | 76% | 74% |
2009 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 82% | 80% | 73% |
2010 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 90% | 85% | 77% |
2011 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 87.6% | 90% | 82% |
2012 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 97.5% | 92.3% | 82% |
2005 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 99% | 80% | 73% |
2006 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 92% | 86% | 75% |
2007 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 84% | 86% | 74% |
2008 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 92% | 89% | 75% |
2009 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 80% | 80% | 70% |
2010 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 90% | 84% | 75% |
2011 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 92.1% | 87.9% | 70% |
2012 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 91.3% | 87.4% | 79% |
2009 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 70% | 76% | 71% |
2010 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 77% | 78% | 75% |
2011 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 77.5% | 81.3% | 76% |
2012 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 91.3% | 84.7% | 78% |
2005 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 91% | 76% | 72% |
2006 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 80% | 79% | 73% |
2007 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 77% | 83% | 75% |
2008 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 83% | 83% | 74% |
2009 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 87% | 81% | 71% |
2010 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 77% | 77% | 71% |
2011 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 81.7% | 86.2% | 75% |
2012 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 88.9% | 87.6% | 78% |
2005 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 93% | 77% | 72% |
2006 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 76% | 83% | 76% |
2007 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 80% | 86% | 76% |
2008 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 86% | 88% | 77% |
2009 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 88% | 89% | 77% |
2010 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 86% | 90% | 81% |
2011 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 91.5% | 94.3% | 86% |
2012 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 96.7% | 94% | 86% |
2009 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 61% | 60% | 60% |
2011 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 73.2% | 68.6% | 67% |
2012 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 72.2% | 68.2% | 67% |
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* Crisman Elementary School was rated 4.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.