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GREGORY-PORTLAND MIDDLE
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Test scores
STAAR 2023-24 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveWhat this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 60 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 54 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 52 and 42. Reading scores are up about 31 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 24 points.
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyWhat this means: About 55% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 54% typical for Texas schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Texas's top nor bottom 10%.
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SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25About GREGORY-PORTLAND MIDDLE
Located at 4200 WILDCAT DR, in PORTLAND, Texas, GREGORY-PORTLAND MIDDLE is a heavily attended 6-8 campus that educates 1,148 students (grades 6 through 8), one of the schools within GREGORY-PORTLAND ISD. Compared to the state average of about 643 students per school, that is 79% above typical.
Within GREGORY-PORTLAND ISD, which oversees 7 schools and 5,024 students, GREGORY-PORTLAND MIDDLE is one campus in the system.
For racial and ethnic makeup, GREGORY-PORTLAND MIDDLE lists that Hispanic students make up the majority at 61%. The remainder consists of 34% White, 2% Asian.
Looking at school resources, GREGORY-PORTLAND MIDDLE shows 76 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 15.2:1. The state averages around 14.4:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. Around 46% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. That share is lower than San Patricio County's rate of about 63%.
After controlling for student poverty, GREGORY-PORTLAND MIDDLE sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 53.9%; this one delivers 54.8%.
Across the wider county, ACS estimates for San Patricio County put median household income runs about $69,704, about 18% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 12% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, San Patricio County runs 33 public schools (combined enrollment of about 13,920 students), of which GREGORY-PORTLAND MIDDLE is one.
CLARK EL is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.2 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 6 other public schools. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), GREGORY-PORTLAND MIDDLE ranks 4th on composite proficiency, higher than the local average of 53.2%.
GREGORY-PORTLAND MIDDLE operates from a suburban location.
Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at GREGORY-PORTLAND MIDDLE has grew 6%, going from 1,083 students in 2018 to 1,148 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio grew from 13.9:1 in 2018 to 15.2:1 today.
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