Enrollment
214
Middle
DISTRICT 216 · STATE 521
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PORTLAND SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 090339000713
Portland Middle School
93 High Street, Portland, CT 06480 · (860) 342-1880 · Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region
GRADES 07–08MIDDLE21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL214 STUDENTS
B-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 52% of Connecticut public middle schools
- B-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ·Beats expectations Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Connecticut public middle schools
Student : Teacher
11.1:1
19 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.7:1 · STATE 11.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
33%
70 students
DISTRICT 29% · STATE 44%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 7 | 107 | 50% |
| Grade 8 | 107 | 50% |
Student demographics
51%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 45% · STATE 67% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Portland Middle School→Portland High School
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Portland School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
CT Smarter Balanced 2024-25 . % Met or Exceeded StandardEnglish Language Arts
62.1%
CT avg 50.5%
Math
46.6%
CT avg 45.9%
What this means: On the CT Smarter Balanced, Connecticut's statewide test, about 62 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 47 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Connecticut schools, those numbers are about 51 and 46.
Source: CT Smarter Balanced. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
Schools most like Portland Middle School
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Portland Middle School this school | 214 | 32.7% | N/A |
| Brownstone Intermediate School Portland | 217 | 25.8% | N/A |
| Dr. Helen Baldwin Middle School Canterbury | 213 | 33.8% | N/A |
| Preston Plains School Preston | 141 | 32.6% | N/A |
| Old Saybrook Middle School Old Saybrook | 307 | 25.1% | N/A |
| Lebanon Middle School Lebanon | 265 | 28.3% | N/A |
Matched among Connecticut middle schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Portland Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Connecticut | In Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 46.6% | #93 of 174 | #12 of 13 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 62.1% | #70 of 173 | #8 of 13 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 214 | #165 of 181 | #11 of 13 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.1:1 | #82 of 169 | #7 of 11 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 51.3% | #83 of 169 | #2 of 11 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 32.7% | #94 of 180 | #4 of 13 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -3.2% | #116 of 133 | #10 of 10 |
Ranked against other public middle schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
214
0 (0%) vs 2020
-15% since 1990-91, when it was 251
Student : Teacher
11.1:1
was 12.6:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 214 | 19.3 | 11.1:1 | 33% (70) |
| 2023-24 | 211 | 21 | 10.1:1 | 34% (72) |
| 2022-23 | 201 | 22.2 | 9.1:1 | 31% (62) |
| 2020-21 | 214 | 17 | 12.6:1 | 29% (61) |
| 2017-18 | 221 | 21.5 | 10.3:1 | 23% (51) |
| 2015-16 | 220 | 20 | 11.0:1 | 25% (56) |
| 2010-11 | 226 | 20 | 11.3:1 | 15% (34) |
| 2000-01 | 335 | 26 | 12.9:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 251 | 25 | 10.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Portland Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 3% (221 to 214); teachers down 10% (21.5 to 19.3).
About Portland Middle School
Portland Middle School is a middle-grades school with a street address in Portland, Connecticut. The school teaches grades 7 through 8 and enrolls 214 students. It has 59% fewer students than the average for middle schools in Connecticut (about 521).
Portland School District counts 1,226 students in its 5 schools, and Portland Middle School is one of them.
White students are 65% of those enrolled at Portland Middle School. Other reported shares: 23% Hispanic, 5% multiracial, 4% Black, and 3% Asian. That compares with about 81% White among all Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region residents. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 51%.
There are about 11.1 students for every full-time-equivalent teacher at Portland Middle School, which has 19.3. The average ratio among middle schools in Connecticut is similar, at 11.3:1. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility at Portland Middle School is about 33%. The figure for public schools in Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region is close, at 32%.
Portland Middle School earns a B- on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 52% of Connecticut public middle schools.
In the surrounding county, Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region, the median household earns about $104,428 a year, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 46%, and about 4% of people live in poverty. Counting Portland Middle School, Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region has 57 public schools.
Straight-line distance to the nearest public school, Portland High School, is less than a tenth of a mile. Within five miles are at least 8 other public schools.
Federal records code the school's setting as Suburb: Large.
From 2020-21 to 2024-25, enrollment held near 214, starting from 214. Students per teacher dropped from 12.6 in 2020-21 to 11.1 in 2024-25.
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Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
175,822
Census ACS
Median income
$104,428
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
46%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
4%
Below federal line
Schools in county
57
19,075 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Portland School District
- Portland High SchoolHigh · 323 students
- Gildersleeve SchoolElementary · 253 students
- Valley View SchoolElementary · 219 students
- Brownstone Intermediate SchoolMiddle · 217 students
Other schools in Portland
- Portland High SchoolHigh · 323 students
- Gildersleeve SchoolElementary · 253 students
- Valley View SchoolElementary · 219 students
- Brownstone Intermediate SchoolMiddle · 217 students
Other Portland Middle schools
One other US public school is named Portland Middle. Portland Middle School is the 2nd largest of the 2.
- Portland Middle SchoolPORTLAND, MI · 418 students
Nearby schools
- Portland High School0.1 mi · 323
- Valley View School0.2 mi · 219
- Gildersleeve School0.8 mi · 253
- Brownstone Intermediate School0.8 mi · 217
- MacDonough School2.0 mi · 218
- Bielefield School2.7 mi · 251
Frequently asked questions
About Portland Middle SchoolHow large is Portland Middle School?
Portland Middle School enrolls approximately 214 students in grades 07-08.
What age range does Portland Middle School serve?
Portland Middle School serves students from grade 07 through grade 08.
How many students per teacher at Portland Middle School?
Approximately 11.1:1 students per teacher at Portland Middle School.
How diverse is Portland Middle School?
Portland Middle School reports a student body of 65% White, 23% Hispanic, 4% Black, 3% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Is Portland Middle School public or private?
Portland Middle School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Portland School District.
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