Portage High School
6450 Us Hwy 6
Portage IN, 46368, Porter County
Phone: 219-764-6026
Ranking: 
(238 out of 351, bottom 32%)*
(238 out of 351, bottom 32%)*Type: Regular High School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 9 to Grade 12
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: | 124 | 125 | 137 | 124 | 137 | 127 | 127 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 2,594 | 2,638 | 2,616 | 2,668 | 2,549 | 2,618 | 2,632 | |||||||
| Grade 9: | 653 | 25.2% | 659 | 25.0% | 660 | 25.2% | 737 | 27.6% | 644 | 25.3% | 663 | 25.3% | 747 | 28.4% |
| Grade 10: | 652 | 25.1% | 660 | 25.0% | 727 | 27.8% | 655 | 24.6% | 635 | 24.9% | 718 | 27.4% | 675 | 25.6% |
| Grade 11: | 620 | 23.9% | 710 | 26.9% | 638 | 24.4% | 621 | 23.3% | 694 | 27.2% | 640 | 24.4% | 622 | 23.6% |
| Grade 12: | 669 | 25.8% | 609 | 23.1% | 591 | 22.6% | 655 | 24.6% | 576 | 22.6% | 597 | 22.8% | 588 | 22.3% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 1,327 | 51.2% | 1,329 | 50.4% | 1,313 | 50.2% | 1,373 | 51.5% | 1,215 | 47.7% | 1,279 | 48.9% | 1,310 | 49.8% |
| Female: | 1,267 | 48.8% | 1,309 | 49.6% | 1,303 | 49.8% | 1,295 | 48.5% | 1,203 | 47.2% | 1,239 | 47.3% | 1,251 | 47.5% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 8 | 0.3% | 11 | 0.4% | 12 | 0.5% | 11 | 0.4% | 9 | 0.4% | 5 | 0.2% | 8 | 0.3% |
| Asian: | 25 | 1.0% | 28 | 1.1% | 22 | 0.8% | 25 | 0.9% | 18 | 0.7% | 20 | 0.8% | 24 | 0.9% |
| Hispanic: | 498 | 19.2% | 483 | 18.3% | 418 | 16.0% | 401 | 15.0% | 377 | 14.8% | 388 | 14.8% | 373 | 14.2% |
| Black: | 269 | 10.4% | 248 | 9.4% | 234 | 8.9% | 230 | 8.6% | 185 | 7.3% | 186 | 7.1% | 170 | 6.5% |
| White: | 1,654 | 63.8% | 1,723 | 65.3% | 1,774 | 67.8% | 1,854 | 69.5% | 1,837 | 72.1% | 1,927 | 73.6% | 1,990 | 75.6% |
| 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: | 140 | 5.4% | 145 | 5.5% | 156 | 6.0% | 147 | 5.5% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 986 | 38.0% | 1,027 | 38.9% | 954 | 36.5% | 979 | 36.7% | 805 | 31.6% | 730 | 27.9% | 618 | 23.5% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 337 | 13.0% | 326 | 12.4% | 321 | 12.3% | 281 | 10.5% | 308 | 12.1% | 314 | 12.0% | 266 | 10.1% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 20.92 | 21.10 | 19.16 | 21.45 | 18.65 | 20.60 | 20.80 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| ECA | ||||||
| 2010 | Algebra I | End of course | % met std | 64% | 72% | 61% |
| 2011 | Algebra I | End of course | % met std | 72.5% | 76.3% | 72.4% |
| 2012 | Algebra I | End of course | % met std | 72.0% | 77.0% | N/A |
| 2010 | Biology I | End of course | % met std | 43% | 43% | 37% |
| 2011 | Biology I | End of course | % met std | 50.5% | 50.5% | 46.9% |
| 2012 | Biology I | End of course | % met std | 51.5% | 51.5% | N/A |
| 2010 | English 10 | End of course | % met std | 67% | 67% | 63% |
| 2011 | English 10 | End of course | % met std | 74.5% | 74.5% | 71.9% |
| 2012 | English 10 | End of course | % met std | 81.9% | 81.9% | N/A |
| ISTEP+ | ||||||
| 2005 | English/Language Arts | 10th Grade | % met std | 66% | 66% | 68% |
| 2006 | English/Language Arts | 10th Grade | % met std | 67% | 67% | 68% |
| 2007 | English/Language Arts | 10th Grade | % met std | 66% | 66% | 67% |
| 2008 | English/Language Arts | 10th Grade | % met std | 65% | 65% | 68% |
| 2009 | English/Language Arts | 10th Grade | % met std | 61% | 61% | 67% |
| 2005 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 56% | 56% | 64% |
| 2006 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 63% | 63% | 64% |
| 2007 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 64% | 64% | 65% |
| 2008 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 66% | 66% | 66% |
| 2009 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 64% | 64% | 65% |
| 2005 | English/Language Arts | 9th Grade | % met std | 67% | 67% | 66% |
| 2006 | English/Language Arts | 9th Grade | % met std | 65% | 65% | 67% |
| 2007 | English/Language Arts | 9th Grade | % met std | 71% | 71% | 68% |
| 2008 | English/Language Arts | 9th Grade | % met std | 64% | 64% | 66% |
| 2005 | Math | 9th Grade | % met std | 66% | 66% | 68% |
| 2006 | Math | 9th Grade | % met std | 68% | 68% | 71% |
| 2007 | Math | 9th Grade | % met std | 70% | 70% | 67% |
| 2008 | Math | 9th Grade | % met std | 75% | 75% | 70% |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
* Portage High School was rated 4 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.