Impact of COVID-19 on Portage Central High School
The coronavirus has had a profound impact on education in America.
Learning shifted online overnight, attendance numbers dwindled, and enrollment decreased.
SchoolDigger.com is making it easier for you to better assess how COVID-19 has impacted your school.
Through the collection of pre-pandemic (2019) and current data, SchoolDigger.com is sharing test scores,
enrollment numbers and school demographics from schools across the country – and we make it easy to see how impacted schools compare locally and statewide.
Rankings
Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
Ranks 68th of 666 High schools | Ranks 176th of 735 High schools | 13.7% |
Test Scores
|
% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
11th Grade Social Studies (Portage Central High School) | 57.4 | 37.7 | 19.7% |
11th Grade Social Studies (Portage Public Schools) | 60.3 | 40.5 | 19.8% |
11th Grade Social Studies (Michigan) | 46.6 | 36.1 | 10.5% |
11th Grade Evidence-Based Reading and Writing (Portage Central High School) | 77.5 | 71.9 | 5.6% |
11th Grade Evidence-Based Reading and Writing (Portage Public Schools) | 74.3 | 71.9 | 2.4% |
11th Grade Evidence-Based Reading and Writing (Michigan) | 55.3 | 52.2 | 3.1% |
11th Grade Mathematics (Portage Central High School) | 61.2 | 44.2 | 17% |
11th Grade Mathematics (Portage Public Schools) | 57 | 42.7 | 14.3% |
11th Grade Mathematics (Michigan) | 36.3 | 29.9 | 6.4% |
Student Body
|
Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
Total Students | 1363 | 1420 | 4.2% |
African American | 29 | 37 | 27.6% |
American Indian | 0 | 0 | |
Asian | 86 | 103 | 19.8% |
Hispanic | 78 | 86 | 10.3% |
Pacific Islander | 2 | 0 | 100% |
White | 1100 | 1089 | 1% |
Two or More Races | 68 | 105 | 54.4% |
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients | 14.5% | 16.1% | 1.5% |