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Portland Middle School

Serves grades 7 - 8

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Raw data sources:
  • Test Scores: Edfacts (U.S. Department of Education), State departments of education.
  • Expenditures: National Center for Education Statistics.
  • Educational Environment: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau).
Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Test data: Reflects 2023 – 2024 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2022
  • Educational Environment: 2023 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated June 2025

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School Overview

Address
93 High Street
Portland, CT 06480
Phone
(860) 342-1880
District
Portland School District
County
LOWER CONNECTICUT RIVER VALLEY PLANNING REGION
Type of School
Regular elementary or secondary
Magnet School
No
Charter School
No
Students Enrolled
211
Classroom Teachers
21

School Quality Ratings

School Quality Compared to Connecticut

7

(10 is best)

Better than 66.3% of all CT schools.

School Quality Compared to U.S.

9

(10 is best)

Portland Middle School Test Scores (No Child Left Behind Tests)

Grade 7

70 60 50 40 30 20 10 0
80 60 40 20 0
59%
44%
64%
48%
54%
40%
59%
44%
64%
48%
54%
40%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 8

80 60 40 20 0
62%
42%
68%
48%
56%
37%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Class Size (number of students per classroom teacher)

17.5 15 12.5 10 7.5 5 2.5 0
10
11
12
16
    AVG FOR THIS SCHOOL
    AVG FOR DISTRICT
    AVG FOR STATE
    AVG FOR NATION
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT BY GRADE NUMBER OF STUDENTS PERCENTAGE
Grade 7 108 51.2%
Grade 8 103 48.8%
Total 211 100%

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This School This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 72.9% 75.9% 49.8%
Black 4.9% 4.4% 13.1%
Hispanic 19.2% 18.2% 31.4%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 3.0% 1.4% 5.4%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.0% 0.0% 0.4%
Economic Groups This School This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 34.1% 29.7% 40.5%
Free lunch eligible 29.4% 24.8% 34.8%
Reduced lunch eligible 4.7% 4.9% 5.8%
POPULATION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
POPULATION 9,421 3,617,176
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile) 403.5 745
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW 4.9% 5.0%
5-19 YEARS OLD 20.4% 18.1%
20-44 YEARS OLD 29.4% 31.5%
45-64 YEARS OLD 27.2% 27.3%
65 OR OLDER 18.1% 18.1%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
Number Of Households 3,632 1,420,170
Single Parent Households With Children 5.3% 8.1%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma 91.6% 91.3%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree 49.9% 41.9%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
$150,000 or more 35.5% 29.4%
$100,000 - $149,999 21.7% 17.8%
$75,000 - $99,999 9.6% 12.0%
$50,000 - $74,999 13.1% 13.4%
$30,000 - $49,999 5.9% 11.4%
$15,000 - $29,999 9.7% 8.5%
$15,000 or less 4.4% 7.6%

Education Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $12,873 $16,001,000 54.6%
Support Expenditures
Student $1,658 $2,061,000 7.0%
Staff $464 $577,000 2.0%
General Administration $1,062 $1,320,000 4.5%
School Administration $1,566 $1,946,000 6.6%
Operation $2,580 $3,207,000 10.9%
Transportation $825 $1,025,000 3.5%
Other $260 $323,000 1.1%
Total Support $8,414 $10,459,000 35.7%
Non-instructional Expenditures $2,279 $2,833,000 9.7%
Total Expenditures $23,566 $29,293,000 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $12,725 $6,534,583,000 52.4%
Support Expenditures
Student $1,630 $836,790,000 6.7%
Staff $779 $400,100,000 3.2%
General Administration $505 $259,319,000 2.1%
School Administration $1,234 $633,707,000 5.1%
Operation $1,918 $985,042,000 7.9%
Transportation $969 $497,686,000 4.0%
Other $716 $367,425,000 2.9%
Total Support $7,751 $3,980,069,000 31.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,787 $1,944,552,000 15.6%
Total Expenditures $24,263 $12,459,204,000 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,505 $421,432,149,000 50.1%
Support Expenditures
Student $912 $45,189,184,320 5.4%
Staff $715 $35,442,027,000 4.2%
General Administration $282 $13,997,625,000 1.7%
School Administration $800 $39,661,338,000 4.7%
Operation $1,302 $64,530,934,000 7.7%
Transportation $501 $24,826,324,680 3.0%
Other $567 $28,090,428,000 3.3%
Total Support $5,081 $251,737,861,000 29.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,383 $167,614,653,000 19.9%
Total Expenditures $16,969 $840,784,663,000 100.0%

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