Enrollment
332
Elementary
DISTRICT 359 · STATE 436
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PORTAGE TOWNSHIP SCHOOLS·NCES 180915001512
George L Myers Elementary School
3100 Willowdale, Portage, IN 46368 · (219) 763-8035 · Porter County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL332 STUDENTS
C
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 28% of Indiana public elementary schools
- C+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·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 Indiana public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
15.1:1
22 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.8:1 · STATE 15.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
41%
137 students
DISTRICT 45% · STATE 50%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 3 | 1% |
| Kindergarten | 54 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 64 | 19% |
| Grade 2 | 50 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 61 | 18% |
| Grade 4 | 53 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 47 | 14% |
This year's kindergarten class (54) is 15% larger than its 5th grade class (47).
Student demographics
60%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 65% · STATE 57% · 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
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ILEARN 2024-25 . % At or Above ProficiencyEnglish Language Arts
38.1%
IN avg 39.2%
Math
36.3%
IN avg 41.1%
What this means: On the ILEARN, Indiana's statewide test, about 38 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 36 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Indiana schools, those numbers are about 39 and 41.
Source: ILEARN. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
37.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
46.3%
based on IN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-9.4pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 37% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 46% typical for Indiana schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Indiana's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like George L Myers Elementary School
George L Myers Elementary School's state test result (37.0% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| George L Myers Elementary School this school | 332 | 41.3% | 37.0% |
| Ethel R Jones Elementary School Portage | 363 | 43.5% | 40.0% |
| Early Learning Center-George Earle Hobart | 264 | 41.7% | N/A |
| Southridge Elementary School Highland | 439 | 42.4% | 47.5% |
| Eastwood Elementary School Elkhart | 428 | 44.9% | 30.9% |
| Crisman Elementary School Portage | 343 | 45.2% | 34.5% |
Matched among Indiana elementary 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 George L Myers Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Indiana | In Porter County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 37.0% | #586 of 983 | #25 of 31 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 36.3% | #659 of 986 | #28 of 31 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 38.1% | #497 of 986 | #24 of 31 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 332 | #764 of 1,079 | #22 of 31 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.1:1 | #506 of 991 | #15 of 29 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 59.7% | #285 of 996 | #8 of 29 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 41.3% | #772 of 1,058 | #15 of 31 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -14.9% | #253 of 597 | #8 of 21 |
Ranked against other public elementary 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
332
0 (0%) vs 2020
-36% since 1990-91, when it was 521
Student : Teacher
15.1:1
was 13.3:1
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 | 332 | 22 | 15.1:1 | 41% (137) |
| 2023-24 | 332 | 20 | 16.6:1 | N/A |
| 2022-23 | 331 | 17.5 | 18.9:1 | 57% (190) |
| 2020-21 | 332 | 25 | 13.3:1 | 63% (210) |
| 2017-18 | 390 | 24 | 16.3:1 | 59% (230) |
| 2015-16 | 395 | 24 | 16.5:1 | 53% (208) |
| 2010-11 | 411 | 18 | 22.8:1 | 53% (218) |
| 2000-01 | 516 | 26 | 19.9:1 | 26% (133) |
| 1990-91 | 521 | 25 | 20.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for George L Myers Elementary School.
About George L Myers Elementary School
George L Myers Elementary School is a small elementary school. Its address is in Portage, Indiana. School enrollment was 332 students in 2024-25, in kindergarten through 5. The average among elementary schools in Indiana is roughly 436 students; this school is 24% smaller than that.
Portage Township Schools has a total of 11 schools and 6,519 students, George L Myers Elementary School among them.
At George L Myers Elementary School, White students make up 55% of the student body. After that, the student body is 30% Hispanic, 8% multiracial, and 6% Black. Census figures show Porter County is about 84% White. Pick two students at random and there is a 60% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
The teaching staff at George L Myers Elementary School is 22 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the ratio is 15.1:1. That is close to the 15.5:1 average for elementary schools in Indiana. About 41% of students, or 137, qualify for free or reduced-price lunch.
The allk12 Grade for George L Myers Elementary School is C. Compared with Indiana public elementary schools, the school scored higher than 28% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
The model predicts 46.3% for a school in Indiana with George L Myers Elementary School's free or reduced-price lunch share. George L Myers Elementary School posts 37.0%.
In the county around the school, Porter County, the median household income is $87,972, roughly 31% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 8% of residents live below the federal poverty line. There are 55 public schools in Porter County, enrolling about 25,813 students in all.
William Fegely Middle School is located about 0.3 miles from George L Myers Elementary School. Around the school, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. Among its closest neighbors with test data, George L Myers Elementary School is 2nd of 7 on proficiency.
Locale: Suburb: Large. In NCES terms, the school is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Enrollment at George L Myers Elementary School was 332 in 2020-21 and 332 in 2024-25, a change of less than 3%. The ratio was 13.3:1 in 2020-21 and 15.1:1 in 2024-25.
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Porter County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
174,818
Census ACS
Median income
$87,972
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
31%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
55
25,813 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Portage Township Schools
- Portage High SchoolHigh · 2,163 students
- Willowcreek Middle SchoolMiddle · 920 students
- William Fegely Middle SchoolMiddle · 566 students
- Rowena Kyle Elementary SchoolElementary · 437 students
- Central Elementary SchoolElementary · 409 students
- Wallace Aylesworth ElementaryElementary · 401 students
Other schools in Portage
- Portage High SchoolHigh · 2,163 students
- Willowcreek Middle SchoolMiddle · 920 students
- William Fegely Middle SchoolMiddle · 566 students
- Rowena Kyle Elementary SchoolElementary · 437 students
- Central Elementary SchoolElementary · 409 students
- Wallace Aylesworth ElementaryElementary · 401 students
Nearby schools
- William Fegely Middle School0.3 mi · 566
- Central Elementary School0.9 mi · 409
- Neighbors' New Vistas High School1.1 mi · 139
- Wallace Aylesworth Elementary1.3 mi · 401
- Willowcreek Middle School1.4 mi · 920
- Virgil I Bailey Elementary School2.0 mi · 235
Frequently asked questions
About George L Myers Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at George L Myers Elementary School?
George L Myers Elementary School enrolls approximately 332 students in grades KG-05.
What age range does George L Myers Elementary School serve?
George L Myers Elementary School serves students from grade KG through grade 05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at George L Myers Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at George L Myers Elementary School is approximately 15.1:1 (22 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at George L Myers Elementary School?
At George L Myers Elementary School, the student body is approximately 55% White, 30% Hispanic, 6% Black, 0% Asian, 8% Two or more.
Is George L Myers Elementary School public or private?
George L Myers Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Portage Township Schools.
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