Central Elementary School
Public · Grades K–5 · 439 students
Lake Center Elementary School
10011 Portage Rd, Portage, MI 49002
Grades
Pre-K–5
Elementary
Students
494
Enrolled 2024–25
Students per teacher
17.3 : 1
Full-time teachers
District
Portage Public Schools
Kalamazoo County
Schola Grade B · Above average
Letter grade (A–F) · compared with 1,437 Michigan elementary schools · How we grade
Percentiles compare this school with other Michigan elementary schools; the line marks the middle. Data: test scores 2021–22, graduation and absenteeism 2022–23 (U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts); coursework 2023–24 (Civil Rights Data Collection); staffing 2024–25 (NCES).
About Lake Center Elementary School
Lake Center Elementary School is a public elementary school in Portage, Michigan, serving grades Pre-K–5. It is part of Portage Public Schools. The school is located in a small city in Kalamazoo County.
In the 2024–25 school year, 494 students were enrolled, with about 17.3 students for every full-time teacher. That ratio is larger than the typical Michigan elementary school (15.3 students per teacher). Its Schola Grade is B (above average), compared with 1,437 Michigan elementary schools.
Grades & enrollment
Students per grade, 2024–25Grades Pre-K–5
Location & nearby schools
School details
- Type
- Public School · What this means
- Level
- Elementary
- Grades offered
- Pre-K–5
- Enrollment (2024–25)
- 494 students
- Students per teacher
- 17.3 to 1
- Charter school
- No
- Magnet school
- No
- Virtual learning
- Offers virtual courses
- Locale
- City — Small
- School district
- Portage Public Schools
- County
- Kalamazoo County
- NCES school ID
- 262895006488
Schools near Lake Center Elementary School
All 18 schools in Portage →
Tobey Elementary School
Public · Grades Pre-K–5 · 379 students
Woodland Elementary School
Public · Grades K–5 · 348 students
Sunset Lake Elementary School
Public · Grades Pre-K–5 · 465 students
St. Michael Lutheran School
Private · Grades Pre-K–8 · 144 students
Haverhill Elementary School
Public · Grades Pre-K–5 · 378 students
School data comes from the U.S. Department of Education: the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) Common Core of Data and EDGE school locations (2024–25) and Private School Survey (2023–24), the Civil Rights Data Collection (2023–24), and EDFacts (test results 2021–22; graduation and chronic absenteeism 2022–23), plus other public sources. Please contact the school to confirm enrollment, programs, and other details. How we source data.