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Schools in Portage

Portage’s public schools

Bowling Green City School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Portage. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?2/5schools 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
61%
2021–22
Math proficiency
52%
2021–22
Graduate on time
94%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$16.2K
▼ 2% vs OH $16.6K
FY2024
Students per teacher
16.5
OH 16.9
Schools in town
0
2,439 students on the public path
In brief

Portage’s schools, in brief

School by school

2 of Portage’s 5 district schools with test results score above the middle of Ohio’s 3,056 public schools. Kenwood Elementary School places highest (better than 60%); Crim Elementary School lowest (39%). See the path ↓

Which school depends on your street

Three elementary schools serve Portage, graded from C+ to B, so it’s worth checking the specific school. Then one middle school and one high school: Bowling Green High 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, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
K–53 elementary schoolsDepends on your addressC+ to B
6–8Bowling Green Middle Schoolin Bowling GreenC+
9–12Bowling Green High Schoolin Bowling GreenC+

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Bowling Green City 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.

Bowling Green City School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 6 schools · 2,537 students, down 7% since 2020–21 · 16.5 per teacher (OH 16.9)
$16,220OH $16,610 · FY2024
B
Test scores · 2021–22

Above the state in reading

Reading61%
State average 59.5% · 1390 students tested
Math52%
State average 52.2% · 1358 students tested

Portage vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Portage—Bowling Green City

Every school in Portage

5 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 Portagein other towns
Conneaut Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Bowling Green
B−
414 students17:1Rate it →
Crim Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Bowling Green
C+
344 students16:1Rate it →
Kenwood Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Bowling Green
B
293 students15:1Rate it →
Bowling Green Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Bowling Green
C+
589 students15:1Rate it →
Bowling Green High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Bowling Green
C+
799 students18:1Rate it →

Questions about Portage’s schools

Are Portage’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Portage. Bowling Green City School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Portage. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 2 of its 5 district schools with test results score above the middle of Ohio’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Portage in?

Bowling Green City School District.

Where do Portage kids go to high school?

Bowling Green High School.

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What Portage 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.