SchoolGrade

The grade is the share of students at or above the IN proficiency bar. The projection is what a school with this student body and community would be expected to reach.

Actual vs projected proficiency

Actual 28%Projected 37%

Portage High School Doesn't Meet Expectations for its students’ context.

Actual is the share of tested students who met the IN proficiency bar.
Projected is what a school with this student body and community would be expected to reach.
Impact is the gap in one phrase: greatly exceeds, exceeds, meets, or below expectations.

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Academics

Proficiency on state assessments by subject against the IN average, then graduation and college coursework.

Academic performance

Math proficiency

School 16%IN 39%

English proficiency

School 43%IN 41%

Science proficiency

School 24%IN 42%

College preparedness

Graduation rate

93%

Graduating in four years.

Enrolled in AP classes

9%

Students in at least one AP course. 14 AP courses offered.

Dual enrollment

46%

Taking college courses during high school.

Enrolled in IB classes46%
AP courses offered14
AP enrollment by subject

AP science

5%
3%

AP computer science

0%
1%

AP math

3%
3%

Gold marks the IN average.

Neighborhood

Safety and economics around the school. Context for families, never part of the grade.

Crime Grade

Overall crime

B

20.54 incidents per 1,000 residents

Violent crime

B

2.73 per 1,000 residents

Property crime

B

12.59 per 1,000 residents

What is Crime Grade?

Crime Grade combines official crime reports from the FBI, state and local law enforcement with models that fill reporting gaps, producing one letter grade for a neighborhood’s overall safety. It appears here so families can see how safe the community around a school is. It never feeds the school’s grade.

Economics and housing

Median household income

$80,628

IN average $79,105

Median home value

$211,761

IN average $214,287

Median rent

$1,197 /mo

IN average $1,101

Unemployment rate

6.2%

IN average 4.3%

Adults with a high school diploma

Here 89.9%IN 89.8%

Teachers and staff

Teacher and support staff capacity, qualifications and pay.

Staffing

Student to teacher ratio

19:1

IN average 16:1

Teachers

155

Full-time equivalent teachers.

Average teacher salary

$59,194

All teachers in Portage Township Schools.

Student to counselor ratio IN average 377:1280:1
Support staff14
Psychologists0
Nurses3
Social workers1
Law enforcement officers2
Security staff0

Qualifications

Certified teachers

School 96%IN 96%

Experienced teachers

School 92%IN 89%

Environment and safety

Suspensions, expulsions and reported bullying, as counts for the school year.

In-school suspension days489
Out-of-school suspension days0
Total days missed to suspension1604
Expulsions with services2
Expulsions without services20
Zero-tolerance expulsions16
Bullying incidents by victim type
Gender-based0
Sexual orientation16
Race-based0
Disability-based0
Religion-based0

Resources and finance

District-level spending, per student and by purpose.

Spending per student

$6618 /yr

District-level spending per student.

Instruction vs administration

$7.23

Spent on instruction for every $1 on administration.

Equity and access

Who the school serves: enrollment by reported group.

Race and ethnicity

White

51%

Native American

0%

Asian or Pacific Islander

1%

Black

15%

Latino

26%

Multiracial

6%

Native Hawaiian or Alaskan

0%

Student groups

Economically disadvantaged51%
Students with disabilities17%
English as a second language1%
Gifted and talented0%
Foster care0%
Military connected0%
Homeless1%
Migratory0%

High schools nearest to Portage High School

Nearby high schools with their actual and projected test scores.

Hobart High School

  • Actual: 37%
  • Projected: 46%
  • Distance: 4.1 mi
Thomas A Edison Jr-sr Hs

  • Actual: 17%
  • Projected: 19%
  • Distance: 4.4 mi
Chesterton Senior High School

  • Actual: 51%
  • Projected: 51%
  • Distance: 5.8 mi
River Forest High School

  • Actual: 19%
  • Projected: 18%
  • Distance: 5.9 mi
Valparaiso High School

  • Actual: 56%
  • Projected: 66%
  • Distance: 6.6 mi
Merrillville High School

  • Actual: 26%
  • Projected: 29%
  • Distance: 9.3 mi
Washington Twp Middle/high School

  • Actual: 62%
  • Projected: 53%
  • Distance: 10.1 mi
Boone Grove High School

  • Actual: 46%
  • Projected: 45%
  • Distance: 10.8 mi
Calumet New Tech High School

  • Actual: 14%
  • Projected: 17%
  • Distance: 12.5 mi
West Side Leadership Academy

  • Actual: 13%
  • Projected: 12%
  • Distance: 12.8 mi