Central Elementary School

Regular School · Portage, IN

Central Elementary School is a regular school school in Portage, Indiana, serving grades KG–05 with 409 students enrolled (SY 2024-2025). The student-teacher ratio is 16.4:1.

Level

Elementary

Grades

KG – 05

Enrollment

409

Teachers (FTE)

25.0

Student–Teacher Ratio

16.4:1

Status

Open

Lunch Program Participation

Yes under Community Eligibility Option (CEO)

Student Demographics (SY 2024-2025)

Race / Ethnicity	Students	Share
White	187	46%
Hispanic/Latino	121	30%
Black or African American	64	16%
Two or more races	34	8%
Asian	2	0%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander	1	0%
Total enrollment	409	202M / 207F

English Language Learners: 23 (6% of enrollment) · SY 2021–22

Academic Performance (SY 2021-2022)

Metric	This School	State Avg	Tested
Math Proficiency	34.0% -3pp	37.0%	235
Reading Proficiency	32.0% -10.2pp	42.2%	236
Science Proficiency	15-19%	—	80

Source: EDFacts, SY 2020–2021. Suppressed values (e.g. <=10%) indicate fewer than the minimum reportable threshold.

Stanford Achievement Estimate

Pooled score across SY 2009–2022 (grades 3–8), expressed in grade levels relative to the national average. Positive = above average.

Overall (Math + ELA)

+0.19 grade levels

Math

+0.11 grade levels

Programs & Discipline

Gifted & Talented

None offered

35 students enrolled

Out-of-School Suspensions

5.1% of enrollment · SY 2021–22

Chronically Absent

177

43.3% of enrollment · SY 2019–20

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC), Office for Civil Rights & EDFacts.

Lunch Program (SY 2024-2025)

Category	Students	% of School
Total enrollment (est.)	409	100%

Contact & Location

2825 Russell St

Portage, IN 46368

Phone: (219)763-8015

District

Portage Township Schools

Per-pupil expenditure: $15,029

District enrollment: 6,742

Other Schools in District

Crisman Elementary School Elementary
Ethel R Jones Elementary School Elementary
George L Myers Elementary School Elementary
Paul Saylor Elementary School Elementary
Rowena Kyle Elementary School Elementary
South Haven Elementary School Elementary
Wallace Aylesworth Elementary Elementary
Portage High School High

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Related Data

Neighborhood demographics (ZIP 46368) → CensusDepth.com
Indiana population & income data → CensusDepth.com
Indiana teacher salaries → WageDepth.com

NCES ID

180915001508

Data sources: NCES CCD SY 2024-2025 (directory, staff, lunch), EDFacts SY 2020-21 (assessments), CRDC SY 2021-22 (programs & discipline), SEDA v6.0 (achievement estimates). Updated annually. NCES CCD