Portage Academy of Achievement
Portage · WI · Portage Community School District · Public
At a glance
- Dual-enrollment program (college credit while in HS)
- AP rigor: Bottom 22% of US high schools
- SAT/ACT participation: Bottom 6% by test-taker volume
- 4-yr grad rate: 75% in 2019 (Bottom 21% of US high schools by 4-yr grad rate)
Composed from federal CRDC offerings, EDFacts graduation data, and other public data. Full breakdowns below.
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How Portage Academy of Achievement compares for families
What families should know about Portage Academy of Achievement.
- ▸ LocallyWI students outperform the US average on NAEP 8th-grade math (+8 points).
- ▸ vs Similar SchoolsThe closest comparables nearby: High Marq Environmental Charter School, DOC: Columbia Correctional Institution, Mendota Mental Health Institution and 5 more. See the sidebar to compare side-by-side.
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SAT / ACT participation
CRDC federal data · 2020-21Bottom 6% by test-taker volume
Source: federal Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC 2020-21). Volume — not score — is what's reported here. A higher count means more students at this school are entering the college admissions pipeline. Note: 2020-21 was COVID-disrupted; some districts (especially those that stayed remote longer) report unusually low or zero takers.
4-year graduation rate · federal EDFacts
What % of students graduate on time?
Bottom 21% of US high schools by 4-yr grad rate
Source: federal EDFacts ACGR (Adjusted Cohort Graduation Rate), 2019 vintage via Urban Institute. EDFacts publishes a range (low-high) to preserve privacy on small cohorts; we display the midpoint.
Teacher workforce · federal CRDC
Teacher experience & reliability
Source: federal Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC 2017-18 — the most recent vintage that publishes per-school teacher quality fields; the 2020-21 sweep had them suppressed). "Inexperienced" = teachers in their first or second year. "Chronic absence" = teachers absent 10+ days/year.
Federal Title I context
Lower-need school
Not Title I eligible (FRPL < 25%)
<25% of students qualify for free/reduced lunch. Well below the Title I threshold; expect a higher-income student body on average.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, free/reduced-price lunch eligibility. The actual Title I designation is a district decision and may differ from eligibility — but the federal eligibility math is what we show here. We don't claim to assert whether the district formally chose to enroll this school in Title I.
Your state's public flagship
University of Wisconsin-Madison
The in-state tuition gap is the flagship's biggest draw — most in-state families pay far less than the out-of-state sticker. Average net price after aid runs about $17,354/yr. Admission odds depend on your student's GPA and test scores, not which high school they attend.
Source: IPEDS admissions, tuition & enrollment + College Scorecard net price. Flagship = the state's primary public research university.
Enrollment trend & projection
Total enrollment + grade 12, NCES Common Core of Data (2021–2024).
Most similar nearby high schools
The schools most like this one — same type, blended on distance and size — and where their enrollment is heading. These are the schools families here weigh against each other.
| School | Type | Miles | HS enrollment | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| High Marq Environmental Charter School Montello |
Public · charter | 17.9 | 22 | — |
| DOC: Columbia Correctional Institution Portage |
Public | 1.3 | 6 | — |
| Mendota Mental Health Institution Madison |
Public | 29.6 | 18 | — |
| Rio Middle/High Rio |
Public | 14.2 | 102 | -17.1% |
| DOC: Fox Lake Correctional Institution Fox Lake |
Public | 27.9 | — | — |
| iLEAD Charter Sch Mauston |
Public · charter | 34.8 | 42 | — |
| Isthmus Montessori Academy Public Madison |
Public · charter | 30.9 | 10 | — |
| Metro School Madison |
Public | 33.9 | 11 | — |
At a glance
JSON · Using this page with an AI assistantPortage Academy of Achievement is a public high school in Portage, WI, enrolling 24 students in grades 9-12 in 2024.
3 students took the SAT or ACT in the most recent federal count, a participation level above 6% of U.S. high schools.
Its federal four-year graduation rate was about 75% in the latest EDFacts release.
Sources: National Center for Education Statistics (enrollment), the federal Civil Rights Data Collection and EDFacts, state education agencies where named, and the school's own published documents where named.
Questions families ask
What is Portage Academy of Achievement's graduation rate? Portage Academy of Achievement's federal four-year graduation rate was about 75% in the latest EDFacts release.
How many students attend Portage Academy of Achievement? Portage Academy of Achievement is a public high school in Portage, WI, enrolling 24 students in grades 9-12 in 2024.
Analysis: Test Prep Gurus (High School Reach, highschoolreach.com). These figures may be quoted with attribution to Test Prep Gurus.
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