Overview of Portage West Middle School:Portage West Middle School is a public school situated in Portage, MI, which is in a small city environment. The learner population of Portage West Middle School is 733, and the school serves 6-8. At Portage West Middle School, 58% of learners scored above or at the proficient (mastery) level for math, and 70% scored above or at that level for reading.

The school’s minority learner population is 29%. The learner-teacher ratio is 22:1, which is worse than that of the district.

The learner population is made up of 53% female learners and 47% male learners. The school serves 18% economically disadvantaged learners. There are 33 equivalent full-time teachers and 2 full-time school counselors.

Test Scores at Portage West Middle School: At Portage West Middle School, 58% of learners scored above or at the proficient (mastery) level for math, and 70% scored above or at that level for reading.

Juxtaposed with the district, the school performed better in math and better in reading, according to this measure. In Portage Public Schools, 56% of learners tested above or at the proficient (mastery) level for reading, and 52% tested above or at that level for math.

Portage West Middle School performed better in math and better in reading in this measure juxtaposed with learners around the state. In Michigan, 41% of learners tested above or at the proficient (mastery) level for reading, and 35% tested above or at that level for math.