Impact of COVID-19 on Portage North Middle 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 188th of 792 Middle schools | Ranks 225th of 883 Middle schools | 1.7% |
Test Scores
|
% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
6th Grade English Language Arts (Portage North Middle School) | 37.2 | 53.1 | 15.9% |
6th Grade English Language Arts (Portage Public Schools) | 53 | 58.8 | 5.8% |
6th Grade English Language Arts (Michigan) | 41.7 | 37.5 | 4.2% |
6th Grade Math (Portage North Middle School) | 43.9 | 42.8 | 1.1% |
6th Grade Math (Portage Public Schools) | 51.1 | 45.9 | 5.2% |
6th Grade Math (Michigan) | 35.1 | 29.6 | 5.5% |
7th Grade English Language Arts (Portage North Middle School) | 53.2 | 50.6 | 2.6% |
7th Grade English Language Arts (Portage Public Schools) | 59.6 | 64.4 | 4.8% |
7th Grade English Language Arts (Michigan) | 42.7 | 36.9 | 5.8% |
7th Grade Math (Portage North Middle School) | 51 | 31.4 | 19.6% |
7th Grade Math (Portage Public Schools) | 54.1 | 48.8 | 5.3% |
7th Grade Math (Michigan) | 35.7 | 31 | 4.7% |
8th Grade Social Studies (Portage North Middle School) | 32.6 | 23.5 | 9.1% |
8th Grade Social Studies (Portage Public Schools) | 40.2 | 40.2 | |
8th Grade Social Studies (Michigan) | 28 | 26.7 | 1.3% |
8th Grade English Language Arts (Portage North Middle School) | 77 | 68.3 | 8.7% |
8th Grade English Language Arts (Portage Public Schools) | 84.3 | 76.1 | 8.2% |
8th Grade English Language Arts (Michigan) | 61.9 | 59.7 | 2.2% |
8th Grade Mathematics (Portage North Middle School) | 54.5 | 43.8 | 10.7% |
8th Grade Mathematics (Portage Public Schools) | 62.5 | 55.2 | 7.3% |
8th Grade Mathematics (Michigan) | 41.4 | 36.3 | 5.1% |
Student Body
|
Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
Total Students | 606 | 552 | 8.9% |
African American | 45 | 51 | 13.3% |
American Indian | 2 | 3 | 50% |
Asian | 24 | 30 | 25% |
Hispanic | 58 | 41 | 29.3% |
Pacific Islander | 0 | 0 | |
White | 400 | 349 | 12.8% |
Two or More Races | 77 | 78 | 1.3% |
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients | 42.6% | 42% | 0.5% |