Porta High School
Recent News About Porta High School
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Statewide test results: male students score 2.1 points higher at Porta High School
At Porta High School, a 2.1-point achievement gap persisted between male and female students in 2018.
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Statewide test results: low-income students score 14.1 points lower at Porta High School
At Porta High School, a 14.1-point achievement gap persisted between low-income and non-low-income students in 2018.
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Porta High School scores 34.6% ELA proficiency, 29.2% on math in 2018
Of the 479 students attending Porta High School in 2018, 34.6 percent scored proficient in English Language Arts and 29.2 percent were proficient in math, according to a report recently released by the Illinois State Board of Education (ISBE).
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Statewide test results: 71 percent of Porta students failed math
About 29 percent of Porta High School students passed annual math assessments in 2018 and 71 percent of students failed.
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Report: 35 percent of 2016 Porta High School graduates in Illinois community colleges had to take remedial classes
In a year when 83 percent of Porta High School seniors graduated on time, 35 percent of those who attended Illinois community colleges had to enroll in remedial courses.
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Statewide test results: 65 percent of Porta failed English language arts
About 35 percent of Porta High School students passed annual English language arts assessments in 2018 and 65 percent of students failed.
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90.1 percent of Porta teachers stay put; average earns $45,559.48 per year
More than 90.1 percent of teachers stay at Porta High School year to year, according to the 2018 three-year average in the latest Illinois schools report card.
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Porta High School reports 4% truancy rate
The truancy rate at Porta High School fell to 4 percent during the 2017-18 school year, according to a Sangamon Sun analysis of the latest Illinois schools report card.
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At Porta, 83 percent of students graduate high school; 68 percent go to college
About 91 percent of ninth graders in 2018 were on track to graduate at a school where the four-year graduation rate was 83 percent that year, according to the latest Illinois schools report card by the Illinois State Board of Education.
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Porta High School reports 5% truancy rate
The truancy rate at Porta High School rose to 5 percent during the 2016-17 school year, according to a Sangamon Sun analysis of the latest Illinois schools report card.
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At Porta, 89 percent of students graduate high school; 63 percent go to college
About 87 percent of ninth graders in 2017 were on track to graduate at a school where the four-year graduation rate was 89 percent that year, according to the latest Illinois schools report card by the Illinois State Board of Education.
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81.8 percent of Porta teachers stay put; average earns $45,095 per year
More than 81.8 percent of teachers stay at Porta High School year to year, according to the 2017 three-year average in the latest Illinois schools report card.
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Report: 44 percent of 2015 Porta High School graduates in Illinois community colleges had to take remedial classes
In a year when 89 percent of Porta High School seniors graduated on time, 44 percent of those who attended Illinois community colleges had to enroll in remedial courses.
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Statewide test results: low income students score 13.6 points lower at Porta High School
At Porta High School, a 13.6-point achievement gap persisted between low income and non low income students in 2017.
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Report: 35 percent of 2016 Porta High School graduates in Illinois community colleges had to take remedial classes
In the two years after 85% of Porta High School's class of 2016 graduated on time, 35 percent of those who attended Illinois community colleges had to enroll in remedial courses.
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Statewide test results: 70 percent of Porta failed English language arts
About 30 percent of Porta High School students passed annual English language arts assessments in 2017 and 70 percent of students failed.
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Analysis: 76 percent of Porta students fail annual tests
Academic results data released recently reveals 24 percent of Porta High School students are considered on track for the next grade level.
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Statewide test results: 81 percent of Porta students failed math
About 19 percent of Porta High School students passed annual math assessments in 2017 and 81 percent of students failed.
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Analysis: Greenview HS tops rankings with highest rate of students who fail annual tests, still graduate
Despite dismal student performance on annual exams covering math and reading, Springfield-area high school graduation rates remain high, according to a Sangamon Sun analysis of 2016 data from the Illinois State Board of Education.
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Report: 44 percent of 2015 Porta High School graduates in Illinois community colleges had to take remedial classes
In the two years after 70% of Porta High School's class of 2015 graduated on time, 44 percent of those who attended Illinois community colleges had to enroll in remedial courses.