Portola High School

Portola High School

Public High School | Grade 9-12
1001 Cadence,  Irvine, CA
Great Park Neighborhood
Irvine Unified School District
4.3
3.7
2,097 Students
A+
Niche Grade

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
Academics
A
Teachers
A+
College Prep
A-
Administration
B-
Resources/Facilities
B-
Clubs and Activities
B+
Sports
B-
Food
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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

10
Test Scores
8
Equity
9
College Readiness
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Test Scores

Math
46%
State Average
17.9%
Science
22.7%
State Average
9.9%
GreatSchools Test Scores Rating
GreatSchools
The Test Score Rating reflects annual state test results for this school compared with scores statewide.

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
Source: Niche

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
4.3 73 Reviews
4.0 Sophomore
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.
5.0 Senior
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.
4.0 Alum
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.
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3.7 10 Reviews
5.0 student
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...
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2.0 parent
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...
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2.0 parent
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...
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5.0 parent
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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