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 |
This Week at St. Pat's
The school office is now open daily from 8:00 am- 3:30pm
August 30
Diocesan Back-to School Kick-Off
August 31
First Day of School
September 1
6:00 pm Var/JV VB (A)
6:00 pm JV FB (A)
September 2
5:00 pm Var FB (H)
at Father Flohe Field
September 3-6
No School-Labor Day
September 7
5:00 pm Var/JV VB (H)
September 9
4:30 pm CC (A)
6:00 pm All VB (H)
6:30 pm JV FB (H)
September 10
9:00 am Assembly
7:00 pm Var FB (A)
September 11
8:00 am Var VB (A)
9:00 am JV VB (A)
September 13
5:30 pm 7/8 GB (H)
6:00 pm Rockbots
September 15
5:30 pm 7/8 GB (H)
6:00 pm PTO
September 16
5:00 pm JV FB (H)
6:00 pm Var/JV VB (A)
September 17
School Pictures
7:00 pm Var FB (A)
September 18
9:00 am 9th VB (A)
9:00 am JV VB (A)
September 25
Homecoming
Complete List of Parish Events
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