Impact of COVID-19 on Portage Northern 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 55th of 666 High schools | Ranks 104th of 735 High schools | 5.9% |
Test Scores
|
% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
11th Grade Social Studies (Portage Northern High School) | 67 | 45 | 22% |
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 Northern High School) | 75.5 | 75.8 | 0.3% |
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 Northern High School) | 56.2 | 43.4 | 12.8% |
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 | 1290 | 1252 | 2.9% |
African American | 93 | 106 | 14% |
American Indian | 3 | 2 | 33.3% |
Asian | 94 | 73 | 22.3% |
Hispanic | 89 | 108 | 21.3% |
Pacific Islander | 0 | 1 | |
White | 898 | 837 | 6.8% |
Two or More Races | 113 | 125 | 10.6% |
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients | 24.9% | 30.7% | 5.8% |