Willowcreek Middle School
5962 Central Ave
Portage IN, 46368, Porter County
Phone: 219-763-8090
Ranking:
(503 out of 1,449, top 35%)*

Type: Regular Middle School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 6 to Grade 8
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: | 58 | 58 | 66 | 60 | 65 | 57 | 57 | |||||||
Total Students: | 1,121 | 1,175 | 1,185 | 1,209 | 1,235 | 1,244 | 1,268 | |||||||
Grade 6: | 371 | 33.1% | 392 | 33.4% | 370 | 31.2% | 402 | 33.3% | 406 | 32.9% | 404 | 32.5% | 413 | 32.6% |
Grade 7: | 389 | 34.7% | 371 | 31.6% | 402 | 33.9% | 408 | 33.7% | 405 | 32.8% | 437 | 35.1% | 421 | 33.2% |
Grade 8: | 361 | 32.2% | 412 | 35.1% | 413 | 34.9% | 399 | 33.0% | 424 | 34.3% | 403 | 32.4% | 434 | 34.2% |
Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
Male: | 587 | 52.4% | 603 | 51.3% | 629 | 53.1% | 636 | 52.6% | 614 | 49.7% | 598 | 48.1% | 637 | 50.2% |
Female: | 534 | 47.6% | 572 | 48.7% | 556 | 46.9% | 573 | 47.4% | 554 | 44.9% | 585 | 47.0% | 587 | 46.3% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 3 | 0.3% | 4 | 0.3% | 4 | 0.3% | 7 | 0.6% | 6 | 0.5% | 5 | 0.4% | 2 | 0.2% |
Asian: | 5 | 0.4% | 6 | 0.5% | 10 | 0.8% | 10 | 0.8% | 15 | 1.2% | 12 | 1.0% | 12 | 0.9% |
Hispanic: | 214 | 19.1% | 215 | 18.3% | 180 | 15.2% | 181 | 15.0% | 191 | 15.5% | 171 | 13.7% | 157 | 12.4% |
Black: | 96 | 8.6% | 117 | 10.0% | 110 | 9.3% | 108 | 8.9% | 107 | 8.7% | 99 | 8.0% | 93 | 7.3% |
White: | 756 | 67.4% | 778 | 66.2% | 809 | 68.3% | 838 | 69.3% | 857 | 69.4% | 904 | 72.7% | 964 | 76.0% |
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: | 47 | 4.2% | 55 | 4.7% | 72 | 6.1% | 65 | 5.4% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 456 | 40.7% | 497 | 42.3% | 488 | 41.2% | 475 | 39.3% | 447 | 36.2% | 375 | 30.1% | 348 | 27.4% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 145 | 12.9% | 137 | 11.7% | 149 | 12.6% | 151 | 12.5% | 186 | 15.1% | 161 | 12.9% | 153 | 12.1% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 19.33 | 20.26 | 17.98 | 20.28 | 19.11 | 21.90 | 22.40 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
ECA | ||||||
2010 | Algebra I | End of course | % met std | 99% | 72% | 61% |
2011 | Algebra I | End of course | % met std | 87.3% | 76.3% | 72.4% |
2012 | Algebra I | End of course | % met std | 97.3% | 77.0% | N/A |
ISTEP+ | ||||||
2004 | English/Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 72% | 73% | 69% |
2005 | English/Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 75% | 70% | 70% |
2006 | English/Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 76% | 74% | 71% |
2007 | English/Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 74% | 75% | 71% |
2008 | English/Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 80% | 79% | 71% |
2009 | English/Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 74% | 75% | 69% |
2010 | English/Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 74% | 76% | 72% |
2011 | English/Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 76% | 77.4% | 76% |
2012 | English/Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 89.9% | 88% | 78% |
2004 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 70% | 70% | 73% |
2005 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 71% | 70% | 74% |
2006 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 82% | 83% | 78% |
2007 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 82% | 84% | 80% |
2008 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 87% | 88% | 80% |
2009 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 79% | 81% | 72% |
2010 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 80% | 84% | 76% |
2011 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 82.4% | 85% | 80% |
2012 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 89% | 88.5% | 82% |
2009 | Science | 6th Grade | % met std | 58% | 57% | 54% |
2010 | Science | 6th Grade | % met std | 60% | 58% | 58% |
2011 | Science | 6th Grade | % met std | 49.6% | 53.5% | 62% |
2012 | Science | 6th Grade | % met std | 57.1% | 59.9% | 64% |
2005 | English/Language Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 74% | 73% | 69% |
2006 | English/Language Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 71% | 71% | 68% |
2007 | English/Language Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 74% | 71% | 68% |
2008 | English/Language Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 73% | 76% | 70% |
2009 | English/Language Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 72% | 71% | 67% |
2010 | English/Language Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 78% | 77% | 72% |
2011 | English/Language Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 80.5% | 80.4% | 77% |
2012 | English/Language Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 77.8% | 78.2% | 75% |
2005 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 73% | 73% | 73% |
2006 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 77% | 81% | 76% |
2007 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 77% | 79% | 78% |
2008 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 73% | 80% | 79% |
2009 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 78% | 76% | 69% |
2010 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 79% | 79% | 73% |
2011 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 76.5% | 79.9% | 75% |
2012 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 82.7% | 84.6% | 78% |
2009 | Social Studies | 7th Grade | % met std | 66% | 62% | 57% |
2011 | Social Studies | 7th Grade | % met std | 68.2% | 70.9% | 68% |
2012 | Social Studies | 7th Grade | % met std | 69.5% | 74.2% | 71% |
2004 | English/Language Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 67% | 67% | 65% |
2005 | English/Language Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 72% | 70% | 68% |
2006 | English/Language Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 78% | 76% | 68% |
2007 | English/Language Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 75% | 71% | 67% |
2008 | English/Language Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 77% | 74% | 69% |
2009 | English/Language Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 74% | 73% | 65% |
2010 | English/Language Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 82% | 78% | 69% |
2011 | English/Language Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 80% | 77.2% | 72% |
2012 | English/Language Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 78.9% | 79.4% | 73% |
2004 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 68% | 68% | 71% |
2005 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 69% | 67% | 72% |
2006 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 78% | 77% | 72% |
2007 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 75% | 75% | 71% |
2008 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 81% | 82% | 74% |
2009 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 74% | 73% | 66% |
2010 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 83% | 80% | 72% |
2011 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 84.4% | 84.7% | 77% |
2012 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 81.5% | 82.8% | 80% |
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* Willowcreek Middle School was rated 4 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.