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Portola High School
Public High School
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Grade 9-12
1001 Cadence,
Irvine, CA
Irvine Unified School District
School Details
Head of School
John Pehrson, Principal
Student Teacher Ratio
28:1
Average SAT Score
1400
Average ACT Score
32
Math Proficiency
67%
Reading Proficiency
85%
Average GPA
3.71
Graduation Rate
95%
Niche Grade
A
A
A+
A-
B-
B-
B+
B-
Source: Niche
Niche Grade Details
Academics
Average GPA
3.71
Reading Proficiency
85%
Math Proficiency
67%
Teachers
Student Teacher Ratio
28:1
Teachers
83
Full Time Teachers
83
Teachers in First or Second Year
30.9%
College Prep
Average SAT
1400
Math
710
Verbal
690
Average ACT
32
Math
32
English
33
Reading
33
Science
32
Number of AP Courses
1
AP Math Enrollment
Very Low
AP Science Enrollment
Very Low
Other AP Enrollment
Low
Clubs and Activities
Girls Athletic Participation
Very High
Boys Athletic Participation
Very High
GreatSchools Rating
Source: GreatSchools
GreatSchools Rating Details
Test Scores
Math
46%
State Average
17.9%
Science
22.7%
State Average
9.9%
Teachers and Staff
Students Per Counselor
350:1
Student Diversity
Male
53.6%
Female
45.9%
Asian or Pacific Islander
60.8%
White
18.4%
Hispanic
9.9%
Two or more races
8.3%
Black
1.6%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander
<1%
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School Rankings
#63
Best College Prep Public HS in California
#82
Best Public HS in California
Specialty School Programs
AP Programs Offered
Free/Reduced Lunch Offered
Athletics Program
Colleges Students are Considering
Students are most interested in or go on to attend these colleges.
University of California - Los Angeles
538 Students
University of California - Irvine
527 Students
University of California - San Diego
405 Students
University of California - Berkeley
366 Students
University of Southern California
334 Students
University of California - Santa Barbara
272 Students
University of California - Davis
206 Students
Stanford University
189 Students
New York University
187 Students
Cal Poly San Luis Obispo
168 Students
What Students Want to Study
Niche users from this school are most interested in the following majors.
Biology
192 Students
Business
167 Students
Psychology
144 Students
Computer Science
131 Students
Economics
76 Students
Political Science and Government
64 Students
Pre-Medicine Studies
61 Students
Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
60 Students
Neuroscience and Neurobiology
55 Students
Bioengineering and Biomedical Engineering
53 Students
This School’s Reviews
Niche Reviews
6/15/2024
It is an amazing school that has given me so many opportunities to try and better myself. I wish that the counselors had more information about college.
6/4/2024
Happy place and good programs to achieve higher education with good resources. I like all teachers over 4 years here at Portola. I have one sister going here and she is also happy to start at good school like portola high.
3/2/2024
There are tons of cliques and people are very judgy. There is no school pride at all. However, there are amazing teachers and the school is quite nice.
GreatSchools Reviews
10/25/2024
Personally I think I've had the best experience in this school out of all the other schools I've attended here in California, as well as back in my home country. It might not be fair to compare schools in Glendale and the post-soviet elementary schools from my childhood to a neat and well funded sch...
9/20/2024
The teachers and administrators don’t care about the students. The principal and vice principals are apathetic and will just tell you what you want to hear to get you to be quiet. This school is already overcrowded and doesn’t have enough tables, shade, space for the ever growing number of new stude...
9/10/2024
My child quit the instrument he’s been playing since he was four because the music teachers (Traska and Stevens) are so mean. They don’t help or teach the kids. They yell, embarrass and belittle them until they fear the class and the assessments. He didn’t think my child was paying correctly so he s...
11/14/2023
Both of my kids are going to this school and they are happy and thriving. School is safe, staffs are always helpful and supportive and I know many kids who got accepted to Ivy League and other highly rated colleges who graduated from this school. It’s a great college prep school! The campus is very...
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Attendance Zone
About Great Park
Average Home Value
$2,164,727
Median Lot Size
5,227 Sq Ft
% Renters
34%
Household Income
$170,671
% of College Grads
67.1%
Median Age
35
Average House Size
3,082 Sq Ft
% Commercial Property
17.6%
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- Pool
- Playground
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Beacon Park
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Parasol Park
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