Porta Jr High School
17651 Bluejay Rd
Petersburg IL, 62675, Menard County
Phone: 217-632-3219
Ranking: 
(1,889 out of 3,028, bottom 38%)*
(1,889 out of 3,028, bottom 38%)*Type: Regular Middle School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 7 to Grade 8
School District: Porta Community Unit School District 202
Title I Eligible School: Yes School-Wide Title I: NA
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: | 4 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 10 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 151 | 168 | 168 | 190 | 200 | 192 | 186 | |||||||
| Grade 7: | 66 | 43.7% | 92 | 54.8% | 78 | 46.4% | 94 | 49.5% | 100 | 50.0% | 95 | 49.5% | 93 | 50.0% |
| Grade 8: | 85 | 56.3% | 76 | 45.2% | 90 | 53.6% | 96 | 50.5% | 100 | 50.0% | 97 | 50.5% | 93 | 50.0% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 83 | 55.0% | 89 | 53.0% | 83 | 49.4% | 96 | 50.5% | 97 | 48.5% | 87 | 45.3% | 84 | 45.2% |
| Female: | 68 | 45.0% | 79 | 47.0% | 85 | 50.6% | 94 | 49.5% | 93 | 46.5% | 96 | 50.0% | 98 | 52.7% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.6% | 1 | 0.6% | 2 | 1.1% | 1 | 0.5% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Asian: | 1 | 0.7% | 1 | 0.6% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.5% | 2 | 1.1% |
| Hispanic: | 1 | 0.7% | 2 | 1.2% | 3 | 1.8% | 3 | 1.6% | 1 | 0.5% | 2 | 1.0% | 3 | 1.6% |
| Black: | 2 | 1.3% | 1 | 0.6% | 2 | 1.2% | 3 | 1.6% | 2 | 1.0% | 2 | 1.0% | 2 | 1.1% |
| White: | 142 | 94.0% | 161 | 95.8% | 162 | 96.4% | 181 | 95.3% | 194 | 97.0% | 186 | 96.9% | 179 | 96.2% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 5 | 3.3% | 2 | 1.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.5% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 56 | 37.1% | 57 | 33.9% | 28 | 16.7% | 42 | 22.1% | 53 | 26.5% | 36 | 18.8% | 38 | 20.4% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 12 | 7.9% | 7 | 4.2% | 24 | 14.3% | 15 | 7.9% | 11 | 5.5% | 14 | 7.3% | 8 | 4.3% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 37.75 | 22.16 | 24.00 | 27.14 | 28.57 | 24.00 | 18.60 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| ISAT | ||||||
| 2006 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 74.5% | 74.5% | 76.0% |
| 2007 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 85.9% | 85.9% | 79.4% |
| 2008 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 80.6% | 80.6% | 80.4% |
| 2009 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 80.2% | 80.2% | 82.7% |
| 2010 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 83.7% | 83.7% | 84.4% |
| 2011 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 76.6% | 76.6% | 84.3% |
| 2012 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 78.5% | 78.5% | 84.6% |
| 2013 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 43.8% | 43.8% | 59.1% |
| 2006 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 76.5% | 76.5% | 72% |
| 2007 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 77.4% | 77.4% | 73.3% |
| 2008 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 81.7% | 81.7% | 77.7% |
| 2009 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 75.0% | 75.0% | 77.5% |
| 2010 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 80.6% | 80.6% | 77.4% |
| 2011 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 76.6% | 76.6% | 78.8% |
| 2012 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 82.3% | 82.3% | 78.1% |
| 2013 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 51.7% | 51.7% | 58.5% |
| 2003 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 81.2% | 81.2% | 73.7% |
| 2004 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 81.3% | 81.3% | 74.4% |
| 2005 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 79.1% | 79.1% | 74.6% |
| 2006 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 80.4% | 80.4% | 80.9% |
| 2007 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 91.3% | 91.3% | 79.3% |
| 2008 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 90.4% | 90.4% | 79.2% |
| 2009 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 90.7% | 90.7% | 79.5% |
| 2010 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 86.7% | 86.7% | 82.4% |
| 2011 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 81.9% | 81.9% | 81.9% |
| 2012 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 83.6% | 83.6% | 79.9% |
| 2013 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 74.2% | 74.2% | 79.0% |
| 2003 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 62.9% | 62.9% | 53.1% |
| 2004 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 63.8% | 63.8% | 54.4% |
| 2005 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 54.2% | 54.2% | 54.3% |
| 2006 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 72.6% | 72.6% | 78.2% |
| 2007 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 76.5% | 76.5% | 81.3% |
| 2008 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 90.5% | 90.5% | 80.3% |
| 2009 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 86.2% | 86.2% | 81.7% |
| 2010 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 77.1% | 77.1% | 83.7% |
| 2011 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 81.3% | 81.3% | 86.3% |
| 2012 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 73.6% | 73.6% | 85.0% |
| 2013 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 49.4% | 49.4% | 58.9% |
| 2003 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 73.6% | 73.6% | 63.7% |
| 2004 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 78.2% | 78.2% | 67.1% |
| 2005 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 82.2% | 82.2% | 72.8% |
| 2006 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 78.8% | 78.8% | 79.2% |
| 2007 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 83.5% | 83.5% | 81.7% |
| 2008 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 82.1% | 82.1% | 81.4% |
| 2009 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 88.3% | 88.3% | 83.6% |
| 2010 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 86.5% | 86.5% | 84.1% |
| 2011 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 80.3% | 80.3% | 85.0% |
| 2012 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 79.1% | 79.1% | 86.2% |
| 2013 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 56.0% | 56.0% | 59.8% |
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* Porta Jr High School was rated 2.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.