Porter Middle School
2510 Central Ave
Missoula MT, 59804, Missoula County
Phone: 406-542-4060
Ranking: 
(296 out of 448, bottom 34%)*
(296 out of 448, bottom 34%)*Type: Regular Middle School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 6 to Grade 8
School District: Missoula Elementary 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: | 32 | 32 | 31 | 33 | 34 | 34 | 36 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 476 | 469 | 456 | 459 | 482 | 515 | 534 | |||||||
| Grade 6: | 162 | 34.0% | 165 | 35.2% | 160 | 35.1% | 165 | 35.9% | 146 | 30.3% | 165 | 32.0% | 181 | 33.9% |
| Grade 7: | 161 | 33.8% | 151 | 32.2% | 158 | 34.6% | 140 | 30.5% | 159 | 33.0% | 188 | 36.5% | 165 | 30.9% |
| Grade 8: | 153 | 32.1% | 153 | 32.6% | 138 | 30.3% | 154 | 33.6% | 177 | 36.7% | 162 | 31.5% | 188 | 35.2% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | 0 | 0.0% |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 266 | 55.9% | 252 | 53.7% | 240 | 52.6% | 237 | 51.6% | 238 | 49.4% | 257 | 49.9% | 257 | 48.1% |
| Female: | 210 | 44.1% | 217 | 46.3% | 216 | 47.4% | 222 | 48.4% | 236 | 49.0% | 250 | 48.5% | 273 | 51.1% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 45 | 9.5% | 40 | 8.5% | 40 | 8.8% | 33 | 7.2% | 32 | 6.6% | 28 | 5.4% | 29 | 5.4% |
| Asian: | 3 | 0.6% | 6 | 1.3% | 5 | 1.1% | 4 | 0.9% | 7 | 1.5% | 3 | 0.6% | 6 | 1.1% |
| Hispanic: | 19 | 4.0% | 21 | 4.5% | 19 | 4.2% | 13 | 2.8% | 13 | 2.7% | 11 | 2.1% | 8 | 1.5% |
| Black: | 9 | 1.9% | 8 | 1.7% | 8 | 1.8% | 11 | 2.4% | 7 | 1.5% | 10 | 1.9% | 4 | 0.7% |
| White: | 387 | 81.3% | 389 | 82.9% | 379 | 83.1% | 397 | 86.5% | 423 | 87.8% | 463 | 89.9% | 487 | 91.2% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 12 | 2.5% | 5 | 1.1% | 5 | 1.1% | 1 | 0.2% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 248 | 52.1% | 192 | 40.9% | 188 | 41.2% | 237 | 51.6% | 173 | 35.9% | 184 | 35.7% | 202 | 37.8% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 40 | 8.4% | 35 | 7.5% | 34 | 7.5% | 36 | 7.8% | 37 | 7.7% | 52 | 10.1% | 69 | 12.9% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 15.11 | 14.57 | 14.83 | 13.89 | 14.26 | 15.40 | 14.70 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| CRT | ||||||
| 2006 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 57.3% | 60.8% | 62% |
| 2007 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 67.8% | 68.5% | 63.5% |
| 2008 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 57% | 65% | 63% |
| 2009 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 67% | 70% | 65% |
| 2006 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 81.8% | 82.3% | 78.3% |
| 2007 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 85.3% | 86.3% | 82.9% |
| 2008 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 81% | 86% | 83% |
| 2009 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 90% | 90% | 84% |
| 2006 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 50.3% | 61% | 60.9% |
| 2007 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 57.1% | 63.5% | 64.3% |
| 2008 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 64% | 70% | 67% |
| 2009 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 65% | 69% | 66% |
| 2006 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 76.4% | 79.3% | 77.1% |
| 2007 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 80.6% | 86.8% | 83.4% |
| 2008 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 78% | 87% | 82% |
| 2009 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 79% | 86% | 82% |
| 2004 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 57.3% | 68.4% | 64% |
| 2005 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 58.2% | 67.8% | 63.1% |
| 2006 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 56.1% | 65.6% | 57.5% |
| 2007 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 52% | 63.2% | 59.2% |
| 2008 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 58% | 63% | 60% |
| 2009 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 68% | 69% | 60% |
| 2004 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 55.6% | 63.5% | 58.3% |
| 2005 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 68.1% | 68.9% | 63.6% |
| 2006 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 77.6% | 80.2% | 75.7% |
| 2007 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 78.9% | 80.9% | 78.4% |
| 2008 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 81% | 86% | 81% |
| 2009 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 83% | 85% | 81% |
| 2008 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 52% | 62% | 58% |
| 2009 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 59% | 66% | 60% |
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* Porter Middle School was rated 2.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.