Portage Northern High School
1000 Idaho Ave
Portage MI, 49024, Kalamazoo County
Phone: 616-323-5400
Ranking: (65 out of 665, top 10%)*
Type: Regular High School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 9 to Grade 12
School District: Portage Public Schools
Title I Eligible School: No
Magnet: NA
Charter: NA
Shared-Time School: NA
Students and Teachers
2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||||||
Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
Total Teachers: | 66 | 62 | 62 | 66 | 73 | 75 | 73 | |||||||
Total Students: | 1,380 | 1,369 | 1,315 | 1,292 | 1,293 | 1,304 | 1,342 | |||||||
Grade 9: | 359 | 26.0% | 380 | 27.8% | 349 | 26.5% | 328 | 25.4% | 346 | 26.8% | 351 | 26.9% | 336 | 25.0% |
Grade 10: | 367 | 26.6% | 346 | 25.3% | 328 | 24.9% | 334 | 25.9% | 345 | 26.7% | 335 | 25.7% | 328 | 24.4% |
Grade 11: | 329 | 23.8% | 325 | 23.7% | 324 | 24.6% | 321 | 24.8% | 313 | 24.2% | 291 | 22.3% | 351 | 26.2% |
Grade 12: | 324 | 23.5% | 318 | 23.2% | 314 | 23.9% | 309 | 23.9% | 289 | 22.4% | 327 | 25.1% | 327 | 24.4% |
Ungraded: | 1 | 0.1% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
Male: | 709 | 51.4% | 710 | 51.9% | 674 | 51.3% | 635 | 49.1% | 643 | 49.7% | 639 | 49.0% | 678 | 50.5% |
Female: | 671 | 48.6% | 659 | 48.1% | 641 | 48.7% | 657 | 50.9% | 638 | 49.3% | 655 | 50.2% | 657 | 49.0% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 4 | 0.3% | 3 | 0.2% | 9 | 0.7% | 2 | 0.2% | 5 | 0.4% | 4 | 0.3% | 4 | 0.3% |
Asian: | 87 | 6.3% | 78 | 5.7% | 77 | 5.9% | 64 | 5.0% | 74 | 5.7% | 66 | 5.1% | 65 | 4.8% |
Hispanic: | 66 | 4.8% | 62 | 4.5% | 41 | 3.1% | 35 | 2.7% | 27 | 2.1% | 18 | 1.4% | 23 | 1.7% |
Black: | 106 | 7.7% | 131 | 9.6% | 116 | 8.8% | 99 | 7.7% | 110 | 8.5% | 112 | 8.6% | 127 | 9.5% |
White: | 1,017 | 73.7% | 1,034 | 75.5% | 1,035 | 78.7% | 1,034 | 80.0% | 1,073 | 83.0% | 1,102 | 84.5% | 1,120 | 83.5% |
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 2 | 0.1% | 1 | 0.1% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Two or More Races: | 100 | 7.2% | 59 | 4.3% | 36 | 2.7% | 58 | 4.5% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 244 | 17.7% | 253 | 18.5% | 221 | 16.8% | 214 | 16.6% | 185 | 14.3% | 193 | 14.8% | 180 | 13.4% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 57 | 4.1% | 60 | 4.4% | 77 | 5.9% | 58 | 4.5% | 66 | 5.1% | 70 | 5.4% | 61 | 4.5% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 21.02 | 21.92 | 21.04 | 19.52 | 17.81 | 17.30 | 18.40 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
MEAP | ||||||
2006 | Math | 12th Grade | % met std | 72% | 72.7% | 52.4% |
2007 | Math | 12th Grade | % met std | 76.2% | 77.3% | 53.5% |
2006 | Reading | 12th Grade | % met std | 86.7% | 85.3% | 70.1% |
2007 | Reading | 12th Grade | % met std | 84.9% | 83% | 68% |
2006 | Science | 12th Grade | % met std | 73.1% | 74.6% | 56.8% |
2007 | Science | 12th Grade | % met std | 76.3% | 74.1% | 59.8% |
2006 | Writing | 12th Grade | % met std | 67.6% | 70% | 55.2% |
2007 | Writing | 12th Grade | % met std | 80.4% | 75.3% | 55.9% |
2010 | Social Studies | 9th Grade | % met std | 83.8% | 85.8% | 71.1% |
2011 | Social Studies | 9th Grade | % met std | 84.1% | 86% | 72.8% |
2012 | Social Studies | 9th Grade | % met std | 38.8% | 46.3% | 28.7% |
2013 | Social Studies | 9th Grade | % met std | 36.7% | 39.7% | 28.6% |
MME | ||||||
2007 | English Lang Arts | 11th Grade | % met std | 67.4% | 68.1% | 51% |
2008 | English Lang Arts | 11th Grade | % met std | 65.2% | 67.4% | 52.3% |
2009 | English Lang Arts | 11th Grade | % met std | 71.8% | 69.7% | 52.1% |
2007 | Mathematics | 11th Grade | % met std | 64.2% | 64.7% | 46.5% |
2008 | Mathematics | 11th Grade | % met std | 60.8% | 62% | 46.2% |
2009 | Mathematics | 11th Grade | % met std | 64.6% | 69.7% | 49.3% |
2010 | Mathematics | 11th Grade | % met std | 70.9% | 69.4% | 50.4% |
2011 | Mathematics | 11th Grade | % met std | 63% | 65% | 52% |
2012 | Mathematics | 11th Grade | % met std | 39.4% | 42.5% | 29.1% |
2013 | Mathematics | 11th Grade | % met std | 44% | 42% | 29% |
2007 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 74.5% | 73.7% | 59.7% |
2008 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 73.9% | 75.9% | 61.9% |
2009 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 74.7% | 74.1% | 59.9% |
2010 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 82.8% | 80.7% | 65.2% |
2011 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 81% | 78% | 63% |
2012 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 67.4% | 70.4% | 55.9% |
2013 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 66% | 64% | 54% |
2007 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 75.5% | 73.9% | 55.9% |
2008 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 75.5% | 73.5% | 56.6% |
2009 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 74.7% | 72.7% | 55.6% |
2010 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 78.1% | 74.4% | 57.9% |
2011 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 72% | 73% | 61% |
2012 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 40.9% | 42.4% | 25.8% |
2013 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 42% | 37% | 26% |
2007 | Social Studies | 11th Grade | % met std | 93.4% | 92.8% | 83.3% |
2008 | Social Studies | 11th Grade | % met std | 91.2% | 88.7% | 79.9% |
2009 | Social Studies | 11th Grade | % met std | 96.4% | 92.8% | 81.3% |
2010 | Social Studies | 11th Grade | % met std | 94.4% | 91.6% | 79.4% |
2011 | Social Studies | 11th Grade | % met std | 88% | 87% | 77% |
2012 | Social Studies | 11th Grade | % met std | 57.6% | 58.4% | 40.5% |
2013 | Social Studies | 11th Grade | % met std | 52% | 49% | 39% |
2007 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 59.2% | 61.1% | 40.1% |
2008 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 53.4% | 57.7% | 41.1% |
2009 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 64.2% | 63.3% | 43.4% |
2010 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 64.6% | 63.3% | 43.7% |
2011 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 64% | 60% | 47% |
2012 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 67.3% | 66.6% | 49.4% |
2013 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 66% | 63% | 49% |
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* Portage Northern High School was rated 5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.