Portland Middle School

As a small middle-grades school in Portland, Connecticut, Portland Middle School hosts 214 students from grades 7 through 8, operated by Portland School District. Enrollment runs roughly 59% below the state mean of about 521.

Across the 5 schools in Portland School District (1,226 students total), Portland Middle School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Portland Middle School reports that the largest single group is White, at 65% of enrollment; the rest looks like 23% Hispanic, 5% multiracial, 4% Black, 3% Asian. The wider county runs roughly 81% White, putting the school's mix considerably less White than the area baseline.

In terms of school funding signals, The school currently runs with 19 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 11.1:1. The state averages about 11.3:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. Around 33% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

Zooming out to the county, census data for Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region shows median household earnings sit near $104,428, about 46% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 4%. Across Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region's 57 public schools (combined enrollment of about 19,075 students), Portland Middle School is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: Portland High School, around 0.1 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.

The school occupies an outer-ring site.

Trend over the last 7 years. Portland Middle School's enrollment has fell 3% since 2018, when it stood at 221 (now 214). Over the same period, the White share declined from 80% to 65%.

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