The principal and staff are excellent, from the teachers to the custodians there is no one employed there that isn't committed to the students educations! The bus drivers and assistants are awesome too! I always feel confident and secure when my son goes to school, I know he is in good hands. Even though
... Read more I recently got married, I am staying here until my son finishes his last year at Portage High. I can't even think of him going to another school. Portage Township School System rocks!!!! Read less
Posted by a parent on 10/04/09
I graduated from portage last year and i was glad to get out, it seemed to just get worse and worse each year that i was there, we had a lot of new teachers that alot of the kids just didnt want to listen to what they had to say. so you didnt really learn anything that you already didnt know. Id say
... Read more there is alot of changes that need to be made such as more rules enforced for students as well as teachers. There was only a couple of good teachers to get that will actually care such as mr. Mundt he is one of the best i had there Read less
Posted by a other on 06/08/09
Portage is doing really good with the better staff they have now
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Posted by a parent on 04/22/09
I am a current freshman at PSH and I am very unsatisfied with my school. Teachers and students alike are disrespectful. Most of the teachers just don't care. Most of the students just come because they have to. One of my teachers this year doesn't even have a teaching license! I feel I haven't been learning
... Read more anything all year. Text messaging is so easy to get away with, and if you're caught they just say put it away. I am using the reviews in here for a PowerPoint presentation to convince my parents to let me transfer to another local school. I don't recommend this school. Read less
Posted by a student on 12/09/08
I believe that the school has gotten better but stilll have many many improvements because it feels like you guys just dont care still. The teachers roll there eyes at you or give that additude like get away if you mess up and the rules are not inforced. Dress code has pretty much disapeared and texting(I
... Read more have seen) has gotten worst. You dont take away phones anymore so its pretty much just an oh well thing and Last year you could skip class so much easier. Its stupid! I feel like being there I hardly learn anything. Plus classes are way to crouded will you do anything about it? Read less
Posted by a student on 09/21/08
Registered our teens today and the staff was very polite and professional. Seems to be a good school and we are impressed with the PHS' goal to have all students take time out to read for 30 minutes every school morning. We also appreciate the principal's direct involvement with us as new residents of
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Posted by a parent on 08/19/08
I am a current student at PHS. I will be going into my Junior year next year. I must say that the class sizes are way too big and there is a big problem with student attitude. I had an Etymology class this semester with a whopping total of 9 students in the class. I learned a lot in this class, much
... Read more more than I did with my Accellerated English class of 33. The class sizes desperately need to be reduced and something needs to be done about the attitude of the students, and teachers as well. No one seems to care about anything except athletics anymore. It doesn't matter if you are Valedictorian of the school, you still don't matter because the school bases everything on athletics. This is a wonderful school to learn but the teachers and principals need some guidance as to what's important in making a school. Read less
Posted by a student on 06/03/08
I attended PHS my freshman and sophomore years. I was very dissatisfied with the school administraton and safety. I did not feel safe at this school and was not excited to learn. After my dad's job transfer I attended Coe- Brown Northwood Academy in NH and had a completely different school experience.
... Read more Teachers cared about the students! Unfortunately, this came as a shock to me after my experience at PHS. There were a few AMAZING teachers, but overall the student attitude and respect between staff and students proved to be very disheartening. Read less
Posted by a student on 04/17/08
Yes, it is true that the freshman building setup is a little distracting if you have a loud teacher next door. as for the crime that everyone keeps mentioning, we have a police officer, officer troy on hand at all times. Some teachers do act as if they don't care if you learn or not, but if the student
... Read more doesn't care why should the teacher? I am a student at this high school that everyone hates so much so i have witnessed everything first hand. As for the principles, they aren't the greatest, but that irrelevant because they don't have much say in what goes on at the high school, mike berta the superintendent does. He is the most stuborn person you will ever meet. and instead of complaing on here you should be telling him all this. you can find his email address on www.portage.k12.in.us/ Read less
Posted by a student on 02/14/08
Portage High School is one of the school district in Northwestern Indiana has an excellent curriculum.
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* In 2008-2009 Indiana used the Indiana Statewide Testing for Educational Progress-Plus (ISTEP+) assessment to test students in grades 3 through 10 in English/language arts and math, and in grades 5 and 7 in science. The ISTEP+ is a standards-based test, which means it measures specific skills defined for each grade by the state of Indiana. High school students are required to pass the grade 10 ISTEP+ to receive a high school diploma. The goal is for all students to score at the passing level on the test.
Student enrollment:
671
Students per teacher:
10
Full-time teachers:
69
Number of classrooms:
40
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Portage schools — Portage High School is located at 6450 Us Highway 6, Portage IN 46368. 6450 Us Highway 6 is in the 46368 ZIP code in Portage, IN The school district for Portage High School is the Portage Township Schools. Portage High School is a Public school that serves grade levels 9 - 12.
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