Portland West Middle School

Portland West Middle School is one of the average-sized middle-grades schools in Portland, Tennessee, one of the schools within Sumner County, with 491 students on its rolls from grades 6 through 8.

Sumner County runs 53 schools in total, collectively educating 30,719 students. Portland West Middle School is one of those campuses.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Portland West Middle School logs that 77% of the student body identifies as White. Beyond that, the school shows 13% Hispanic, 6% Black, 4% multiracial. That mix tracks the wider county fairly closely.

In the broader community, census data for Sumner County shows median household earnings sit near $90,301, roughly 34% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 6% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Sumner County's 53 public schools (combined enrollment of about 30,719 students), Portland West Middle School is one campus in the mix.

Portland High School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.3 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 7 other public schools.

Portland West Middle School operates from a small-town location.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count fell 10%: 547 students in 2018 compared to 491 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 83% to 77% across the same window.

On the community side, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.