Portland St. Patrick Catholic School
122 West Street, Portland, Michigan 48875 Phone (517) 647-7551
2009 Standardized Test Scores
American College Test (ACT)
The ACT is taken by juniors and seniors. The following chart compares the 2009 ACT test scores for all of the schools in Ionia County, plus PW and Fowler. St. Patrick scores were the best of all.
| School | Composite | English | Eng/Writing | Math | Reading | Science | Writing |
| Belding | 19.4 | 18.8 | 18.3 | 19.6 | 19 | 19.9 | 6.6 |
| Fowler | 20.9 | 19.9 | 19.8 | 21 | 21.4 | 21.1 | 7.3 |
| Ionia | 18.7 | 17.5 | 17.3 | 18.5 | 18.8 | 19.4 | 6.5 |
| Lakewood | 19.2 | 18.7 | 18.3 | 19.4 | 19 | 19.4 | 6.5 |
| Portland | 19.9 | 18.7 | 18.8 | 20.2 | 20 | 20.2 | 7.1 |
| PW | 21.4 | 19.7 | 19.7 | 21.7 | 21.3 | 22.5 | 7.5 |
| Saranac | 19.7 | 18.3 | 17.7 | 19.5 | 20 | 20.6 | 6.3 |
| St Patrick | 22.3 | 20.2 | 20.2 | 22.7 | 23.9 | 22.4 | 7.5 |
| STATE | 19 | 18 | 17.9 | 19.2 | 19 | 19.4 | 6.7 |
Michigan Merit Award (MME)
The MME is mandated for all high school juniors in the state of Michigan, and is tied to the Michigan Promise Scholarship. Below is a table comparison of 2009 MME test scores. In almost every category, St. Patrick scores are the highest.
| School | Math | Reading | Science | Social Studies | Writing | Eng Lang Arts |
| Belding | 54 | 62.1 | 60.9 | 89.1 | 55.6 | 60.1 |
| Fowler | 68.8 | 80 | 68.8 | 100 | 64.4 | 71.1 |
| Ionia | 46 | 60 | 56.7 | 86.5 | 35.8 | 48.5 |
| Lakewood | 50.3 | 60.6 | 58.1 | 87.8 | 46 | 51.5 |
| Portland | 58.5 | 69.5 | 69.2 | 88.7 | 51.4 | 63.5 |
| PW | 81.4 | 87 | 87 | 98.1 | 57.4 | 75.9 |
| Saranac | 60.7 | 66.6 | 62.3 | 92.7 | 49.4 | 54.7 |
| St. Patrick | 94.4 | 83.3 | 94.4 | 94.4 | 66.6 | 88.8 |
| STATE | 49.3 | 59.9 | 55.6 | 81.3 | 43.4 | 52.1 |
2008 Standardized Test Scores
2008 American College Test (ACT)
| High | Composite | English | English & | Math | Reading | Science | Writing |
| Belding | 18 | 17.1 | 16.5 | 18.5 | 17.5 | 18.6 | 6 |
| Fowler | 20.6 | 20.1 | 19.3 | 20.3 | 21.2 | 20.1 | 6.6 |
| Ionia | 19.2 | 18.1 | 17.8 | 18.7 | 19 | 20.2 | 6.6 |
| Lakewood | 18.7 | 17.2 | 17.2 | 19.1 | 18.5 | 19.5 | 6.6 |
| Portland | 19.4 | 18.1 | 18.3 | 19.9 | 19 | 19.9 | 7.1 |
| PW | 20.7 | 19.1 | 19.6 | 20.9 | 21 | 21.2 | 7.7 |
| Saranac | 20 | 19 | 18.4 | 20.2 | 19.3 | 20.9 | 6.4 |
| St. Pats | 21.4 | 20.7 | 21.2 | 22.2 | 21 | 21.3 | 8.2 |
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| State Totals | 18.8 | 17.6 | 17.5 | 19 | 18.8 | 19.5 | 6.6 |
2008 Michigan Merit Award (MME)
| School | Math | Reading | Science | Soc. Studies | Writing | Eng. |
| Belding | 39.0 | 46.5 | 45.9 | 70.4 | 33.3 | 42.1 |
| Fowler | 60.4 | 75.0 | 70.8 | 89.5 | 60.4 | 68.8 |
| Ionia | 47.9 | 65.8 | 65.7 | 78.6 | 43.3 | 53.9 |
| Lakewood | 47.8 | 64.1 | 60.4 | 85.2 | 37.4 | 50.8 |
| Portland | 55.7 | 63.6 | 58.6 | 86.7 | 40.0 | 52.9 |
| PW | 68.4 | 77.6 | 78.9 | 93.4 | 63.2 | 75.0 |
| Saranac | 61.0 | 69.5 | 74.4 | 91.5 | 51.2 | 63.4 |
| St. Patrick | 71.4 | 81.0 | 81.0 | 90.5 | 61.9 | 66.7 |
| State Totals | 46.2 | 61.9 | 56.6 | 79.9 | 41.1 | 52.3 |
Past Notes From Mr. Hodge
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This Week at St. Pat's
March 15
10:00 AM National Honor Society Induction Practice
March 16
8:40 AM 4th Grade to SongFest and Gerald R. Ford Museum
10:30 AM PFCU Student Branch
March 17
6:00 PM St. Patrick PTO Meeting
March 18
7:00 PM National Honor Society Induction Ceremony
March 19
End of 3rd Marking Period
St. Patrick School Spring Pictures
10:30 AM Stations of the Cross
March 20
9:00 AM First Communion Retreat
Paper Drive/Pop Can Drive
March 23
10:30 AM PFCU Student Branch
12:50 PM 4th Grade - School Choir Rehearsal
March 25
1:50 PM Stations of the Cross
March 26
No School-St. Patrick Staff Development
7:00 PM St. Patrick School Play
March 27
7:00 PM St. Patrick School Play
March 28
9:00 AM Athletic Association Meeting
1:00 PM St. Patrick School Play
March 30
6:00 PM Michael Mette Worship Concert
April 1-9
SPRING BREAK
Complete List of Parish Events
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