Angling Road Elementary School

Set in PORTAGE, Michigan, Angling Road Elementary School is a mid-sized K-5 school, part of Portage Public Schools. It caters to 360 students across grades pre-K through 5.

Angling Road Elementary School is one of 14 schools operated by Portage Public Schools, a district that teaches 8,479 students overall.

Demographically, Angling Road Elementary School shows that the largest single group is White, at 68% of enrollment; the rest looks like 10% Hispanic, 8% multiracial, 8% Asian, 7% Black. The wider county runs roughly 76% White, putting the school's mix noticeably less White than the area baseline.

In terms of school funding signals, On paper, Angling Road Elementary School has 25 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 14.6:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 15.8:1, putting Angling Road Elementary School tighter than the state norm the norm. An estimated 29% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. By comparison, Kalamazoo County runs at roughly 45%, so the school's eligibility rate is below the surrounding baseline.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Angling Road Elementary School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 53.5% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 44.1%.

Around the school, the surrounding county (Kalamazoo County) records that the typical household earns roughly $72,532 per year, roughly 41% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 8%. Across Kalamazoo County's 93 public schools (combined enrollment of about 34,151 students), Angling Road Elementary School is one campus in the mix.

Oakland Academy is the nearest neighboring public school, about 1.3 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Among the 6 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Angling Road Elementary School ranks 4th on composite proficiency, above the local average of 41.3%.

Geographically, the school is in a high-density area.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count changed only slightly: 360 students in 2018 compared to 360 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share ticked down from 75% to 68%. Class-load math has tightened: from 18.8:1 in 2018 to 14.6:1 in 2025.

In the discussion threads here, posts here usually surface around enrollment questions, classroom assignments, and PTA news. The community welcomes input from current and former families.