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Schools in Portage Township

Portage Township’s public schools

McComb Local School District and Van Buren Local School District have 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?3/4schools above Ohio’s middle

Tests spring 2022, when 100% of students in Ohio’s tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s graduation rate (U.S. Department of Education). How TownRatings grades schools

Reading proficiency
67%
2021–22
Math proficiency
58%
2021–22
Graduate on time
95%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$14.8K
▼ 11% vs OH $16.6K
FY2024 · Van Buren Local
Students per teacher
15.2
OH 16.9 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
1,292 students on the public path
In brief

Portage Township’s schools, in brief

School by school

3 of Portage Township’s 4 district schools with test results score above the middle of Ohio’s 3,056 public schools. Van Buren Elementary School places highest (better than 93%); McComb Local Elementary School lowest (46%). See the path ↓

Which school depends on your street

Two elementary schools serve Portage Township, graded from B− to A, so it’s worth checking the specific school. Then two middle schools: McComb Local Jr/Sr High School and Van Buren Middle School. 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 Portage Township, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
K–62 schoolsDepends on your addressB− to A
7–122 schoolsDepends on your addressB+ to A−

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the McComb Local School District.

Two districts serve Portage Township

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

McComb Local School DistrictGrades K–12 · 3 schools · 591 students, down 3% since 2022–23 · 13.3 per teacher (OH 16.9)
$16,796OH $16,610 · FY2024
B+
Van Buren Local School DistrictGrades K–12 · 3 schools · 1,052 students, up 1% since 2020–21 · 16.4 per teacher (OH 16.9)
$14,772OH $16,610 · FY2024
A
Test scores · 2021–22

Well above the state in reading

Reading · K–12, McComb Local School District67%
State average 59.5% · 328 students tested
Math · K–12, McComb Local School District58%
State average 52.2% · 336 students tested
Reading · K–12, Van Buren Local School District74%
State average 59.5% · 534 students tested
Math · K–12, Van Buren Local School District73%
State average 52.2% · 541 students tested

Portage Township vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Portage Township—McComb Local K–12 · Van Buren Local K–12
HenryB−North Baltimore Local
PleasantB+McComb Local
AllenAVan Buren Local

Every school in Portage Township

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

Also serving Portage Townshipin other towns
Van Buren Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Van Buren
A
468 students15:1Rate it →
McComb Local Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–6 · McComb
B−
305 students13:1Rate it →
Van Buren Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Van Buren
A−
237 students20:1Rate it →
McComb Local Jr/Sr High School
High · Grades 7–12 · McComb
B+
282 students14:1Rate it →

Questions about Portage Township’s schools

Are Portage Township’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Portage Township. McComb Local School District and Van Buren Local School District have 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, 3 of its 4 district schools with test results score above the middle of Ohio’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Portage Township in?

McComb Local School District and Van Buren Local School District.

Where do Portage Township kids go to high school?

One of two high schools, depending on your address: McComb Local Jr/Sr High School and Van Buren Middle School.

Parents talk

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.