About PNHS

Portage Northern High School
1000 Idaho Ave.
Portage, MI 49024
Phone: 269.323.5400
Fax: 269.323.5490

The mission of Northern High School is to empower all students to succeed in a changing global community through a relevant and challenging curriculum within a safe and orderly environment.

Portage Northern High School serves 1,350 students from ninth through twelfth grades. In addition to meeting the regular education needs of students living in the NHS attendance area, the school also houses several special education programs that address the needs of students throughout the Portage district.  In addition, Northern is one of four Michigan high schools currently authorized to offer the International Baccalaureate Diploma Program, a rigorous curriculum for grades 11 and 12 that focuses on globalism and interdisciplinary study.

Northern High School is accredited by the North Central Association of Schools.  The school staff, led by the building's site-based team, guides the building's ongoing, data-driven School Improvement process.

Annual School Report: NHS 07-08

For more information on MEAP scores, visit https://oeaa.state.mi.us/meap/login.asp?publicaccess=y