Impact of COVID-19 on Portage West 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 43rd of 792 Middle schools | Ranks 37th of 883 Middle schools | 1.2% |
Test Scores
|
% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
6th Grade English Language Arts (Portage West Middle School) | 62.2 | 63.8 | 1.6% |
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 West Middle School) | 58.2 | 46.8 | 11.4% |
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 West Middle School) | 77.1 | 75.9 | 1.2% |
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 West Middle School) | 63.2 | 58.7 | 4.5% |
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 West Middle School) | 45.7 | 51.2 | 5.5% |
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 West Middle School) | 88 | 81 | 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 West Middle School) | 70.1 | 65.4 | 4.7% |
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 | 733 | 679 | 7.4% |
African American | 45 | 43 | 4.4% |
American Indian | 0 | 1 | |
Asian | 74 | 80 | 8.1% |
Hispanic | 38 | 52 | 36.8% |
Pacific Islander | 1 | 0 | 100% |
White | 517 | 438 | 15.3% |
Two or More Races | 58 | 65 | 12.1% |
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients | 17.9% | 19.7% | 1.9% |