Willowcreek Middle School

Willowcreek Middle School is a heavily attended middle-grades school in Portage, Indiana, run under Portage Township Schools. The school teaches 920 students in grades 6 through 8. Compared to the state average of about 594 students per school, that is 55% above typical.

Across the 11 schools in Portage Township Schools (6,519 students total), Willowcreek Middle School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

In terms of who attends, Willowcreek Middle School lists that the most-represented group is White (52%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. Other groups include 27% Hispanic, 16% Black, 6% multiracial. By comparison, Porter County as a whole is about 84% White, so the school skews meaningfully less White than its surroundings.

In terms of school funding signals, On paper, Willowcreek Middle School has 55 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 16.6:1. The state averages around 15.6:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. An estimated 42% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Willowcreek Middle School falls in the UNDERPERFORMING tier of the BeatsExpectations residual. Given its student profile, a typical campus would land near 46.0%; this one comes in at 29.6%, -16.4 points off the demographic line.

Around the school, the surrounding county (Porter County) reports that median household earnings sit near $87,972, about 31% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 8%. Willowcreek Middle School is one of 55 public schools in Porter County (combined enrollment of about 25,813 students).

The closest other public school is Wallace Aylesworth Elementary, roughly 0.1 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Willowcreek Middle School at 5th of 8; the average score across the group is 32.1%.

The campus sits in a residential setting.

Looking at the recent track record. Willowcreek Middle School's enrollment has shrank 16% since 2018, when it stood at 1,100 (now 920). White enrollment moved from 56% to 52% across the same window.

On the community side, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.