Top Rankings
Portage Area School District ranks among the top 20% of public school district in Pennsylvania for:
Category
Attribute
Overall Rank
Highest overall rank (Top 20%)
Math Proficiency
Highest math proficiency (Top 20%)
Graduation Rate
Highest graduation rate (Top 10%)
For the 2025 school year, there is 1 public middle school serving 358 students in Portage Area School District. This district's average middle testing ranking is 7/10, which is in the top 50% of public middle schools in Pennsylvania.
Public Middle School in Portage Area School District have an average math proficiency score of 42% (versus the Pennsylvania public middle school average of 26%), and reading proficiency score of 57% (versus the 52% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 5% of the student body (majority Hispanic), which is less than the Pennsylvania public middle school average of 46% (majority Black and Hispanic).
Overview
This School District
This State (PA)
# Schools
2 Schools
923 Schools
# Students
771 Students
591,579 Students
# Teachers
63 Teachers
44,337 Teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
12:1
12:1
Student By Grade
District Rank
Portage Area School District, which is ranked within the top 20% of all 675 school districts in Pennsylvania (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data) for the 2022-2023 school year.
The school district's graduation rate of 95% has increased from 90% over five school years.
Overall District Rank
#97 out of 684 school districts
(Top 20%)
(Top 20%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
(22-23)52%
38%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
65%
55%
Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
60-64%
57%
Graduation Rate
≥95%
87%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.11
0.65
% American Indian
n/a
n/a
% Asian
1%
4%
% Hispanic
2%
17%
% Black
n/a
20%
% White
94%
54%
% Hawaiian
n/a
n/a
% Two or more races
3%
5%
All Ethnic Groups
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $19,117 in this school district is less than the state median of $23,696. The school district revenue/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $17,606 is less than the state median of $23,119. The school district spending/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.
Total Revenue
$15 MM
$39,541 MM
Spending
$14 MM
$38,578 MM
Revenue / Student
$19,117
$23,696
Spending / Student
$17,606
$23,119
Best Portage Area School District Public Middle Schools (2025)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
Portage Area Jr. Sr. High School
(Math: 40-44% | Reading: 55-59%)
Rank:
Rank:
6/
Top 50%10
85 Mountain Ave
Portage, PA 15946
(814) 736-9636
Portage, PA 15946
(814) 736-9636
Grades: 7-12
| 358 students
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