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Schools in Portage Township

Portage Township’s public schools

Tahquamenon Area Schools has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Portage Township. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?0/1schools above Michigan’s middle

Tests spring 2022, when 98% of students in Michigan’s tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s graduation rate (U.S. Department of Education). How TownRatings grades schools

Reading proficiency
35%
2021–22
Math proficiency
19%
2021–22
Graduate on time
64%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$15.8K
▼ 4% vs MI $16.5K
FY2024
Students per teacher
12.2
MI 16.5 · smaller classes
Schools in town
1
496 students on the public path
In brief

Portage Township’s schools, in brief

School by school

0 of Portage Township’s 1 district schools with test results score above the middle of Michigan’s 2,812 public schools. Newberry Area School places highest (better than 38%); Newberry Area School lowest (38%). See the path ↓

Charter schools

1 public charter school is located in Portage Township; each is graded on its own results. Every school ↓

Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools in Portage Township, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–12Newberry Area Schoolin NewberryC+

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Tahquamenon Area Schools.

The district

Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.

Tahquamenon Area SchoolsGrades PK–12 · 1 schools · 496 students, down 10% since 2020–21 · 12.2 per teacher (MI 16.5)
$15,810MI $16,528 · FY2024
C
Test scores · 2021–22

Well below the state in reading

Reading35%
State average 45.4% · 278 students tested
Math19%
State average 33.6% · 279 students tested

Portage Township vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the Michigan towns that share Portage Township’s borders.

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Portage Township—Tahquamenon Area Schools
GarfieldC−Engadine Consolidated Schools
Newton—Engadine Consolidated Schools
LakefieldCTahquamenon Area Schools
Germfask—Manistique Area Schools

Every school in Portage Township

2 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Michigan’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).

Also serving Portage Townshipin other towns
Newberry Area School
Grades PK–12 · Newberry
C+
496 students12:1Rate it →
Charter schoolsfree, open by application
Three Lakes Academy
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Curtis
C
Charter
114 students12:1Rate it →

Questions about Portage Township’s schools

Are Portage Township’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Portage Township. Tahquamenon Area Schools has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Portage Township. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 0 of its 1 district schools with test results score above the middle of Michigan’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Portage Township in?

Tahquamenon Area Schools.

Where do Portage Township kids go to high school?

Newberry Area School.

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What Portage Township families are saying about school.

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School data: state test results (2021–22, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2023) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). Stars are from neighbors.