Moorsbridge Elementary School

Moorsbridge Elementary School, an expansive elementary campus in PORTAGE, Michigan, operated by Portage Public Schools, hosts 591 students, covering grades pre-K through 5. Compared to the state average of about 369 students per school, that is 60% above typical.

Portage Public Schools runs 14 schools in total, collectively educating 8,479 students. Moorsbridge Elementary School is one of those campuses.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Moorsbridge Elementary School shows that the largest single group is White, at 64% of enrollment. Other groups include 15% Asian, 10% multiracial, 8% Hispanic, 3% Black. The wider county runs roughly 76% White, putting the school's mix considerably less White than the area baseline.

Looking at the economic backdrop, The school lists 29 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 20.4:1. The state averages around 15.8:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. About 11% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. By comparison, Kalamazoo County runs at roughly 45%, so the school's eligibility rate is meaningfully below the surrounding baseline.

With demographic context factored in, Moorsbridge Elementary School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 61.3%; this one delivers 61.4%.

In the surrounding community, Kalamazoo County reports that the typical household earns roughly $72,532 per year, roughly 41% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 8% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Moorsbridge Elementary School is one of 93 public schools in Kalamazoo County (combined enrollment of about 34,151 students).

Portage West Middle School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.1 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Moorsbridge Elementary School. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Moorsbridge Elementary School at 1st of 7; the average score across the group is 47.7%.

Moorsbridge Elementary School operates from a metropolitan location.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count held roughly steady: 579 students in 2018 compared to 591 in 2025.

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