Portland Middle School
95 High St
Portland CT, 06480, Middlesex County
Phone: 860-342-1880
Ranking: 
(197 out of 765, top 26%)*
(197 out of 765, top 26%)*Type: Regular Middle School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 7 to Grade 8
School District: Portland School District
Title I Eligible School: No
Magnet: NA
Charter: NA
Shared-Time School: NA
Students and Teachers
| 2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||||||
| Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
| Total Teachers: | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 18 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 250 | 230 | 230 | 226 | 240 | 245 | 215 | |||||||
| Grade 7: | 134 | 53.6% | 117 | 50.9% | 114 | 49.6% | 120 | 53.1% | 104 | 43.3% | 140 | 57.1% | 104 | 48.4% |
| Grade 8: | 116 | 46.4% | 113 | 49.1% | 116 | 50.4% | 106 | 46.9% | 136 | 56.7% | 105 | 42.9% | 111 | 51.6% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 119 | 47.6% | 110 | 47.8% | 123 | 53.5% | 119 | 52.7% | 120 | 50.0% | 129 | 52.7% | 118 | 54.9% |
| Female: | 131 | 52.4% | 120 | 52.2% | 107 | 46.5% | 107 | 47.3% | 112 | 46.7% | 108 | 44.1% | 93 | 43.3% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 3 | 1.2% | 3 | 1.4% |
| Asian: | 4 | 1.6% | 6 | 2.6% | 5 | 2.2% | 1 | 0.4% | 3 | 1.3% | 3 | 1.2% | 4 | 1.9% |
| Hispanic: | 23 | 9.2% | 13 | 5.7% | 12 | 5.2% | 2 | 0.9% | 3 | 1.3% | 6 | 2.4% | 7 | 3.3% |
| Black: | 8 | 3.2% | 6 | 2.6% | 6 | 2.6% | 0 | 0.0% | 10 | 4.2% | 8 | 3.3% | 7 | 3.3% |
| White: | 208 | 83.2% | 198 | 86.1% | 196 | 85.2% | 223 | 98.7% | 224 | 93.3% | 225 | 91.8% | 194 | 90.2% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 1 | 0.4% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 6 | 2.4% | 7 | 3.0% | 11 | 4.8% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 39 | 15.6% | 34 | 14.8% | 22 | 9.6% | 28 | 12.4% | 12 | 5.0% | 22 | 9.0% | 26 | 12.1% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 13 | 5.2% | 9 | 3.9% | 8 | 3.5% | 6 | 2.7% | 5 | 2.1% | 3 | 1.2% | 5 | 2.3% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 12.38 | 10.85 | 11.08 | 10.89 | 11.14 | 12.40 | 12.30 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| CMT | ||||||
| 2006 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 85.6% | 85.6% | 77.8% |
| 2007 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 93.6% | 93.6% | 80.2% |
| 2008 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 89.4% | 89.4% | 82.6% |
| 2009 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 93.3% | 93.3% | 85.7% |
| 2010 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 99% | 99% | 87.4% |
| 2011 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 95.7% | 94.9% | 87.2% |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 95.7% | 95.7% | 86.7% |
| 2013 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 99.1% | 99.1% | 84.9% |
| 2006 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 83.9% | 83.9% | 76.4% |
| 2007 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 84.5% | 84.5% | 75.5% |
| 2008 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 88.5% | 88.5% | 79.7% |
| 2009 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 91.2% | 91.2% | 83.4% |
| 2010 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 93.9% | 93.9% | 85.3% |
| 2011 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 92.2% | 91.5% | 85.7% |
| 2012 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 93.9% | 93.9% | 87.4% |
| 2013 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 98.2% | 98.2% | 87.0% |
| 2006 | Writing | 7th Grade | % met std | 86.4% | 86.4% | 80.9% |
| 2007 | Writing | 7th Grade | % met std | 92.7% | 92.7% | 81.1% |
| 2008 | Writing | 7th Grade | % met std | 91.3% | 91.3% | 80.1% |
| 2009 | Writing | 7th Grade | % met std | 88.5% | 88.5% | 80.9% |
| 2010 | Writing | 7th Grade | % met std | 83.8% | 83.8% | 79.7% |
| 2011 | Writing | 7th Grade | % met std | 95.7% | 94.9% | 79.8% |
| 2012 | Writing | 7th Grade | % met std | 94.8% | 94.8% | 83.9% |
| 2013 | Writing | 7th Grade | % met std | 96.6% | 96.6% | 83.2% |
| 2006 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % met std | 94.7% | 93.9% | 78.9% |
| 2007 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % met std | 90% | 90% | 80.8% |
| 2008 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % met std | 95.6% | 95.6% | 81.2% |
| 2009 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % met std | 94.9% | 94.9% | 84.5% |
| 2010 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % met std | 97.7% | 97.7% | 86.6% |
| 2011 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % met std | 95% | 95% | 86% |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % met std | 99.1% | 98.2% | 87.1% |
| 2013 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % met std | 99.1% | 99.1% | 86.1% |
| 2006 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 86.3% | 85.6% | 76.6% |
| 2007 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 89.2% | 89.2% | 76.4% |
| 2008 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 87.7% | 87.7% | 77% |
| 2009 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 92.9% | 92% | 80.5% |
| 2010 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 88.5% | 88.5% | 82.6% |
| 2011 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 90.8% | 90.8% | 83.4% |
| 2012 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 92.9% | 92% | 86.2% |
| 2013 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 92.7% | 92.7% | 85.7% |
| 2008 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 87.7% | 87.7% | 75.2% |
| 2009 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 86.5% | 86.7% | 76.6% |
| 2010 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 86.6% | 86.6% | 76% |
| 2011 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 90.3% | 90.3% | 75.9% |
| 2012 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 91.2% | 90.4% | 77.1% |
| 2013 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 92.8% | 92.8% | 76.5% |
| 2006 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 90.1% | 89.4% | 81.9% |
| 2007 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 95% | 95% | 82.5% |
| 2008 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 90.4% | 90.4% | 82.7% |
| 2009 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 90.4% | 90.5% | 83.7% |
| 2010 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 90.3% | 90.3% | 80.6% |
| 2011 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 88.5% | 88.5% | 81.6% |
| 2012 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 95.6% | 95.6% | 86.2% |
| 2013 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 93.7% | 93.7% | 85.7% |
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* Portland Middle School was rated 4 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.