Willowcreek Middle School

Regular School · Portage, IN

Willowcreek Middle School is a regular school school in Portage, Indiana, serving grades 06–08 with 920 students enrolled (SY 2024-2025). The student-teacher ratio is 16.6:1.

Level

Middle

Grades

06 – 08

Enrollment

920

Teachers (FTE)

55.3

Student–Teacher Ratio

16.6:1

Status

Open

Lunch Program Participation

Yes under Community Eligibility Option (CEO)

Student Demographics (SY 2024-2025)

Race / Ethnicity	Students	Share
White	474	52%
Hispanic/Latino	245	27%
Black or African American	145	16%
Two or more races	51	6%
Asian	4	0%
American Indian / Alaska Native	1	0%
Total enrollment	920	525M / 395F

English Language Learners: 25 (3% of enrollment) · SY 2021–22

Academic Performance (SY 2021-2022)

Metric	This School	State Avg	Tested
Math Proficiency	19.0% -18pp	37.0%	1,015
Reading Proficiency	31.0% -11.2pp	42.2%	1,012
Science Proficiency	24.0%	—	315

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)

+0.15 grade levels

Math

+0.10 grade levels

Programs & Discipline

Gifted & Talented

None offered

205 students enrolled

Out-of-School Suspensions

105

11.4% of enrollment · SY 2021–22

Chronically Absent

242

26.3% 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.)	920	100%

Contact & Location

5962 Central Ave

Portage, IN 46368

Phone: (219)763-8090

District

Portage Township Schools

Per-pupil expenditure: $15,029

District enrollment: 6,742

Other Schools in District

Central Elementary School Elementary
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

View all 10 schools →

Related Data

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

NCES ID

180915002212

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