Portage Northern High School | |
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Address | |
1000 Idaho Ave. , 49024-1233 | |
Coordinates | 42°14′04″N85°36′03″W / 42.2345°N 85.6007°W |
Information | |
School type | Public |
Founded | 1965 |
School district | Portage Public Schools |
Superintendent | Mark Bielang |
Principal | Tre Lowder [1] |
Teaching staff | 60.27 (FTE) [2] |
Grades | 9-12 |
Enrollment | 1,235 (2023-24) [2] |
Student to teacher ratio | 20.99 [2] |
Language | English |
Area | Urban |
Color(s) | |
Mascot | Huskies |
Website | Portage Northern High School |
Student assessments | |
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2021–22 school year [3] Change vs. prior year [3] | |
M-STEP 11th grade proficiency rates (Science / Social Studies) | |
Advanced % | 21.9 / 12.5 |
Proficient % | 24.0 / 27.8 |
PR. Proficient % | 13.9 / 44.4 |
Not Proficient % | 40.3 / 15.3 |
Average test scores | |
SAT Total | 1034.7 ( −21.1) |
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Portage Northern was built in 1965 to accommodate overcrowding at Portage Central High School, the school's crosstown rival. In 2007, Portage voters approved a bond issue that funded major renovations at Portage Northern as well as an entirely new Central High School. [5] The renovations concluded in 2011.
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