Total enrollment
6,519
-527 (-7%) vs SY 2020-21
11 schools in Portage Township Schools
Indiana · 6,519 students · 2 cities
Portage Township Schools's public-school count of 11 reflects a system enrolling about 6,519 students inside Indiana, broken out as 8 elementary, 2 middle, and 1 high.
4-year change in Portage Township Schools
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25School count
11
0 (0%) vs SY 2020-21
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, enrollment-weighted demographic averages
How Portage Township Schools ranks
Among districts| Measure | This district | In Indiana | In the US |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 30.9% | #123 of 147 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 6,519 | #40 of 286 | #1,444 of 9,234 |
| Number of schools ranked most first | 11 | #35 of 286 | N/A |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.1:1 | #213 of 285 | #6,513 of 9,044 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch share ranked highest first | 43.2% | #191 of 286 | #5,133 of 8,164 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 64.9% | #22 of 235 | #1,001 of 6,853 |
Districts need at least 2 schools and 500 students to be ranked. Test proficiency is ranked within the state only, since each state gives a different test. Each rank links to the full list.
Inside Portage Township Schools
State test results across the district's 10 scored schools run from Ethel R Jones Elementary School at 40.0% proficient to Central Elementary School at 24.7%, a gap of 15.3 points. That is the 96th widest gap among 117 Indiana districts with four or more scored schools.
Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across each school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25; schools with fewer than 100 students and schools serving specialized populations are left out. Staffing figures come from the NCES Common Core of Data and count only schools that reported students and teachers in both years.
| Name | City | Level | Grades | Enrollment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Portage High School | Portage | High | 09-12 | 2,163 |
| Willowcreek Middle School | Portage | Middle | 06-08 | 920 |
| William Fegely Middle School | Portage | Middle | 06-08 | 566 |
| Rowena Kyle Elementary School | Portage | Elementary | KG-05 | 437 |
| Central Elementary School | Portage | Elementary | KG-05 | 409 |
| Wallace Aylesworth Elementary | Portage | Elementary | KG-05 | 401 |
| Ethel R Jones Elementary School | Portage | Elementary | PK-05 | 363 |
| Crisman Elementary School | Portage | Elementary | KG-05 | 343 |
| George L Myers Elementary School | Portage | Elementary | KG-05 | 332 |
| South Haven Elementary School | Valparaiso | Elementary | KG-05 | 311 |
| Paul Saylor Elementary School | Valparaiso | Elementary | KG-05 | 274 |
About Portage Township Schools
As a sparse district in Indiana, Portage Township Schools enrolls 6,519 students across 11 schools.
On the school-mix side, Portage Township Schools covers 8 elementary, 2 middle, and 1 high school.
Five-year track record. Total public-school enrollment in Portage Township Schools has decreased 7% since SY 2020-21, moving from about 7,046 students to 6,519.
In the discussion threads here, the community for Portage Township Schools discusses enrollment trends, district policy changes, and bus-route updates. Anyone with firsthand knowledge of these schools is welcome to weigh in.