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Schools in Portland Township

Portland Township’s public schools

Portland Public School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Portland Township. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?2/3schools above Michigan’s middle

Tests spring 2022, when 97% 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
50%
2021–22
Math proficiency
33%
2021–22
Graduate on time
82%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$13.6K
▼ 18% vs MI $16.5K
FY2024
Students per teacher
16.9
MI 16.5
Schools in town
0
1,979 students on the public path
In brief

Portland Township’s schools, in brief

School by school

2 of Portland Township’s 3 district schools with test results score above the middle of Michigan’s 2,812 public schools. Portland High School places highest (better than 69%); Portland Middle School lowest (43%). See the path ↓

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 Portland Township, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–2Oakwood Elementary Schoolin PortlandNo scores
3–5Westwood Elementary Schoolin PortlandB
6–8Portland Middle Schoolin PortlandC+
9–12Portland High Schoolin PortlandB+

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Portland Public School District.

The district

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

Portland Public School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 4 schools · 1,979 students, down 4% since 2020–21 · 16.9 per teacher (MI 16.5)
$13,583MI $16,528 · FY2024
B
Test scores · 2021–22

Above the state in reading

Reading50%
State average 45.4% · 962 students tested
Math33%
State average 33.6% · 963 students tested

Portland Township vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Portland Township—Portland Public
Portland (city)BPortland Public
DanbyBPortland Public
LyonsBIonia PK–12 · Pewamo-Westphalia PK–12
WestphaliaAPewamo-Westphalia
OrangeB−Portland Public PK–12 · Ionia PK–12

3 of the 5 neighbors share Portland Public with Portland Township, so their letters differ mainly through other districts.

Every school in Portland Township

4 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 Portland Townshipin other towns
Oakwood Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–2 · Portland
473 students14:1Rate it →
Westwood Elementary School
Elementary · Grades 3–5 · Portland
B
423 students17:1Rate it →
Portland Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Portland
C+
418 students18:1Rate it →
Portland High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Portland
B+
665 students19:1Rate it →

Questions about Portland Township’s schools

Are Portland Township’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Portland Township. Portland Public School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Portland Township. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 2 of its 3 district schools with test results score above the middle of Michigan’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Portland Township in?

Portland Public School District.

Where do Portland Township kids go to high school?

Portland High School.

Parents talk

What Portland 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.