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Portal Elementary School

Serves grades PK - 5

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Raw data sources:
  • Test Scores: Edfacts (U.S. Department of Education), State departments of education.
  • Expenditures: National Center for Education Statistics.
  • Educational Environment: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau).
Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Test data: Reflects 2022 – 2023 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2021
  • Educational Environment: 2022 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated July 2024

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School Overview

Address
328 Grady St S
Portal, GA 30450
Phone
(912) 842-8340
District
Bulloch County
County
BULLOCH COUNTY
Type of School
Regular elementary or secondary
Magnet School
No
Charter School
No
Students Enrolled
426
Classroom Teachers
31

School Quality Ratings

School Quality Compared to Georgia

7

(10 is best)

Better than 68.0% of all GA schools.

School Quality Compared to U.S.

7

(10 is best)

Portal Elementary School Test Scores (No Child Left Behind Tests)

Grade 3

60 50 40 30 20 10 0
52%
42%
55%
39%
48%
46%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 4

50 40 30 20 10 0
36%
41%
29%
36%
43%
46%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 5

50 40 30 20 10 0
43%
39%
45%
41%
40%
37%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Class Size (number of students per classroom teacher)

17.5 15 12.5 10 7.5 5 2.5 0
14
14
15
16
    AVG FOR THIS SCHOOL
    AVG FOR DISTRICT
    AVG FOR STATE
    AVG FOR NATION
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT BY GRADE NUMBER OF STUDENTS PERCENTAGE
Grade pk 44 10.3%
Kindergarten 58 13.6%
Grade 1 65 15.3%
Grade 2 67 15.7%
Grade 3 60 14.1%
Grade 4 68 16.0%
Grade 5 64 15.0%
Total 426 100%

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This School This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 61.7% 50.2% 37.7%
Black 31.3% 39.6% 38.1%
Hispanic 6.5% 8.4% 18.9%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 0.3% 1.5% 4.9%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.3% 0.4% 0.3%
Economic Groups This School This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 72.1% 62.3% 59.6%
Free lunch eligible 63.1% 55.2% 53.9%
Reduced lunch eligible 8.9% 7.1% 5.7%
POPULATION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
POPULATION 79,829 10,912,876
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile) 118.1 187
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW 5.7% 5.9%
5-19 YEARS OLD 22.2% 20.4%
20-44 YEARS OLD 40.1% 33.9%
45-64 YEARS OLD 20.2% 25.4%
65 OR OLDER 11.8% 14.4%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
Number Of Households 29,634 3,946,490
Single Parent Households With Children 10.5% 9.6%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma 88.7% 88.7%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree 29.6% 33.6%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
$150,000 or more 9.6% 18.1%
$100,000 - $149,999 13.1% 16.6%
$75,000 - $99,999 12.6% 13.1%
$50,000 - $74,999 17.3% 16.6%
$30,000 - $49,999 18.0% 15.1%
$15,000 - $29,999 16.3% 11.4%
$15,000 or less 13.2% 9.1%

Education Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $6,788 $75,005,000 59.7%
Support Expenditures
Student $803 $8,874,000 7.1%
Staff $386 $4,264,000 3.4%
General Administration $158 $1,744,000 1.4%
School Administration $708 $7,820,000 6.2%
Operation $911 $10,067,000 8.0%
Transportation $531 $5,864,000 4.7%
Other $279 $3,085,000 2.5%
Total Support $3,775 $41,718,000 33.2%
Non-instructional Expenditures $800 $8,843,000 7.0%
Total Expenditures $11,363 $125,566,000 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $7,329 $12,833,075,000 54.7%
Support Expenditures
Student $706 $1,235,717,000 5.3%
Staff $605 $1,058,876,000 4.5%
General Administration $183 $320,510,000 1.4%
School Administration $769 $1,346,775,000 5.7%
Operation $899 $1,574,443,000 6.7%
Transportation $500 $876,278,000 3.7%
Other $419 $734,414,000 3.1%
Total Support $4,082 $7,147,013,000 30.4%
Non-instructional Expenditures $1,995 $3,493,141,000 14.9%
Total Expenditures $13,406 $23,473,229,000 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,505 $421,432,149,000 50.1%
Support Expenditures
Student $912 $45,189,184,320 5.4%
Staff $715 $35,442,027,000 4.2%
General Administration $282 $13,997,625,000 1.7%
School Administration $800 $39,661,338,000 4.7%
Operation $1,302 $64,530,934,000 7.7%
Transportation $501 $24,826,324,680 3.0%
Other $567 $28,090,428,000 3.3%
Total Support $5,081 $251,737,861,000 29.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,383 $167,614,653,000 19.9%
Total Expenditures $16,969 $840,784,663,000 100.0%

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