Portage Area Elementary School
84 Mountain Ave Portage PA, 15946, Cambria County Phone: 814-736-9636 Ranking:  (845 out of 2,311, top 37%)*Type: Regular Primary School Status: Currently Operational Grade: Prekindergarten to Grade 6 School District: Portage Area School District 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: | 37 | 37 | 34 | 36 | 37 | 35 | 35 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 534 | 546 | 557 | 543 | 544 | 540 | 527 | |||||||
| Prekindergarten: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Kindergarten: | 119 | 22.3% | 112 | 20.5% | 132 | 23.7% | 144 | 26.5% | 137 | 25.2% | 130 | 24.1% | 128 | 24.3% |
| Grade 1: | 53 | 9.9% | 83 | 15.2% | 74 | 13.3% | 70 | 12.9% | 67 | 12.3% | 76 | 14.1% | 74 | 14.0% |
| Grade 2: | 83 | 15.5% | 71 | 13.0% | 70 | 12.6% | 63 | 11.6% | 71 | 13.1% | 66 | 12.2% | 73 | 13.9% |
| Grade 3: | 69 | 12.9% | 73 | 13.4% | 63 | 11.3% | 71 | 13.1% | 70 | 12.9% | 77 | 14.3% | 55 | 10.4% |
| Grade 4: | 74 | 13.9% | 66 | 12.1% | 69 | 12.4% | 66 | 12.2% | 78 | 14.3% | 55 | 10.2% | 66 | 12.5% |
| Grade 5: | 70 | 13.1% | 67 | 12.3% | 72 | 12.9% | 75 | 13.8% | 52 | 9.6% | 67 | 12.4% | 66 | 12.5% |
| Grade 6: | 65 | 12.2% | 74 | 13.6% | 76 | 13.6% | 54 | 9.9% | 69 | 12.7% | 69 | 12.8% | 65 | 12.3% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 282 | 52.8% | 297 | 54.4% | 310 | 55.7% | 299 | 55.1% | 294 | 54.0% | 285 | 52.8% | 270 | 51.2% |
| Female: | 252 | 47.2% | 249 | 45.6% | 247 | 44.3% | 244 | 44.9% | 242 | 44.5% | 247 | 45.7% | 253 | 48.0% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 2 | 0.4% |
| Asian: | 2 | 0.4% | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Hispanic: | 2 | 0.4% | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Black: | 5 | 0.9% | 5 | 0.9% | 5 | 0.9% | 10 | 1.8% | 10 | 1.8% | 7 | 1.3% | 2 | 0.4% |
| White: | 524 | 98.1% | 539 | 98.7% | 552 | 99.1% | 532 | 98.0% | 533 | 98.0% | 533 | 98.7% | 523 | 99.2% |
| 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: | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 268 | 50.2% | 256 | 46.9% | 264 | 47.4% | 240 | 44.2% | 211 | 38.8% | 212 | 39.3% | NA | NA |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 34 | 6.4% | 45 | 8.2% | 45 | 8.1% | 66 | 12.2% | 73 | 13.4% | 80 | 14.8% | NA | NA |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 14.48 | 14.75 | 16.31 | 15.27 | 14.83 | 15.30 | 14.90 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| PSSA | ||||||
| 2010 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 87.3% | 87.3% | 84.5% |
| 2011 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 88.4% | 88.5% | 83.5% |
| 2012 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 91.8% | 91.8% | 80% |
| 2010 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 66.7% | 66.7% | 75.2% |
| 2011 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 71% | 70% | 77.2% |
| 2012 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 70.5% | 70.5% | 74.1% |
| 2010 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 93.3% | 93.3% | 84.9% |
| 2011 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 84.6% | 84.6% | 85.2% |
| 2012 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 93.4% | 93.5% | 82.6% |
| 2010 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 79.3% | 79.3% | 72.9% |
| 2011 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 84.5% | 84.5% | 73.3% |
| 2012 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 70.9% | 69.9% | 72.1% |
| 2010 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 93.5% | 93.5% | 81.4% |
| 2011 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 92.4% | 92.4% | 82.9% |
| 2012 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 84.1% | 84.3% | 82.3% |
| 2010 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 81.6% | 81.6% | 74.4% |
| 2011 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 78.9% | 78.9% | 76.3% |
| 2012 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 65.7% | 66.2% | 73.3% |
| 2010 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 80% | 80% | 64.1% |
| 2011 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 81.4% | 81.4% | 67.3% |
| 2012 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 68.1% | 67.1% | 65% |
| 2010 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 56% | 56% | 61.8% |
| 2011 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 79.2% | 79.2% | 67.1% |
| 2012 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 56.7% | 55.9% | 64.2% |
| 2010 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 95% | 95% | 78% |
| 2011 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 98.1% | 98.1% | 78.8% |
| 2012 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 89.6% | 89.6% | 77.2% |
| 2010 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 82.3% | 82.3% | 68.8% |
| 2011 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 88% | 88% | 69.9% |
| 2012 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 80.9% | 80.9% | 68.5% |
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* Portage Area 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.