Portland East Middle School

Set in Portland, Tennessee, Portland East Middle School is a modestly sized junior high, overseen by Sumner County. It teaches 396 students across grades 6 through 8. Enrollment runs roughly 29% below the state mean of about 554.

Sumner County comprises 53 schools with combined enrollment of 30,719 students; Portland East Middle School is among them.

On the student-mix side, Portland East Middle School shows that the largest single group is White, at 71% of enrollment. The remainder looks like 17% Hispanic, 6% Black, 5% multiracial. That is meaningfully less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 80%.

In the surrounding community, Sumner County reports that the typical household earns roughly $90,301 per year, about 34% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 6%. In all, Sumner County runs 53 public schools (combined enrollment of about 30,719 students), of which Portland East Middle School is one.

The closest other public school is Sumner County Middle Technical College High School at Portla, roughly 0.1 miles away. 7 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

Portland East Middle School operates from a town-based location.

Trend over the last 7 years. Portland East Middle School's enrollment has increased 10% since 2018, when it stood at 359 (now 396). White enrollment moved from 89% to 71% across the same window.

Inside the community feed, members of the Portland East Middle School community share and discuss fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.