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Schools in Portland

Portland’s public schools

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

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

Tests spring 2022, when 95% of students in Pennsylvania’s tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s graduation rate (U.S. Department of Education). How TownRatings grades schools

Reading proficiency
60%
2021–22
Math proficiency
42%
2021–22
Graduate on time
92%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$18.3K
▼ 16% vs PA $21.8K
FY2024
Students per teacher
13.4
PA 13.4
Schools in town
0
2,259 students on the public path
In brief

Portland’s schools, in brief

School by school

2 of Portland’s 3 district schools with test results score above the middle of Pennsylvania’s 2,693 public schools. Bangor Area HS places highest (better than 91%); Bangor Area MS lowest (42%). 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, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
K–2Five Points El Schin BangorNo scores
3–4Washington El Schin BangorA−
7–8Bangor Area MSin BangorC+
9–12Bangor Area HSin BangorA

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

Bangor Area School DistrictGrades K–12 · 5 schools · 2,672 students, down 3% since 2020–21 · 13.4 per teacher (PA 13.4)
$18,316PA $21,758 · FY2024
B+
Test scores · 2021–22

Above the state in reading

Reading60%
State average 55.1% · 1248 students tested
Math42%
State average 36.1% · 1321 students tested

Portland vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Portland—Bangor Area
Upper Mount BethelB+Bangor Area

Knowlton, NJ borders Portland but is graded on its own state’s tests, so it’s left out.

Every school in Portland

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

Also serving Portlandin other towns
Five Points El Sch
Elementary · Grades K–2 · Bangor
580 students14:1Rate it →
Washington El Sch
Elementary · Grades 3–4 · Bangor
A−
375 students12:1Rate it →
Bangor Area MS
Middle · Grades 7–8 · Bangor
C+
421 students11:1Rate it →
Bangor Area HS
High · Grades 9–12 · Bangor
A
883 students15:1Rate it →

Questions about Portland’s schools

Are Portland’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Portland. Bangor Area School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Portland. 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 Pennsylvania’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Portland in?

Bangor Area School District.

Where do Portland kids go to high school?

Bangor Area HS.

Parents talk

What Portland 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.