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El Portal Elementary

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El Portal Elementary ranks 1461 st of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-6

1461^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 75% of California elementary schools

Summary

El Portal Elementary is a consistently strong K-6 public school serving 469 students in the Lowell Joint School District in La Habra, earning a steady 4-star rating for over a decade and ranking in the top 25% of all California elementary schools.

The school's performance is particularly impressive because it achieves above-average academic results in English and notably strong results in math—outperforming the state and many nearby schools—while serving a student population where a majority qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. For example, its math proficiency surpasses that of neighboring Macy Elementary and Olita Elementary, even though those schools have lower rates of economic need. Within its own district, El Portal is a solid performer, stronger than Olita Elementary though not quite at the level of the highest-ranked Meadow Green Elementary.

Areas where families may want to ask about focus include science, which is a relative weakness compared to top schools in other districts like Murphy Ranch Elementary, and supporting consistent performance across all grade levels, as scores dip in 6th-grade math. Overall, El Portal is a stable and effective school that delivers reliable quality education for its community.

469

Students ?

23.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$15,239

Per pupil spending ?

62.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

200 North Nada St.
La Habra, CA 90631-4451

(562) 902-4211

District: Lowell Joint

Students who attend El Portal Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Rancho-Starbuck Intermediate
High:	Sonora High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

66.7%

White:

17.9%

Asian:

6.6%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 74th percentile in 2015 → 75th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the California average (54% vs 41% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 25% of California elementary schools

Worth a look

!Large classes — about 23 students per teacher

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school54%

District avg52%

California avg41%

1,461^st of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Top 25%▲ up 1 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 5Elementary Schools in the Lowell Joint

347^th of 1,543Lowell Joint among California districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	73.3	1461 of 5857	75.1%	★★★★☆
2024	72.5	1474 of 5869	74.9%	★★★★☆
2023	79.4	1188 of 5859	79.7%	★★★★☆
2022	76.8	1329 of 5883	77.4%	★★★★☆
2021	67.9	413 of 1417	70.9%	★★★★☆
2019	84.0	968 of 5789	83.3%	★★★★☆
2018	76.8	1273 of 5662	77.5%	★★★★☆
2017	76.8	1250 of 5692	78.0%	★★★★☆
2016	80.3	1119 of 5614	80.1%	★★★★☆
2015	70.8	1463 of 5611	73.9%	★★★★☆
2013	75.7	1277 of 5530	76.9%	★★★★☆
2012	77.3	1165 of 5390	78.4%	★★★★☆
2011	75.4	1236 of 5377	77.0%	★★★★☆
2010	77.3	1120 of 5314	78.9%	★★★★☆
2009	76.8	1142 of 5193	78.0%	★★★★☆
2008	69.8	1414 of 5113	72.3%	★★★★☆
2007	75.6	1148 of 5113	77.5%	★★★★☆
2006	75.4	1123 of 4818	76.7%	★★★★☆
2005	65.7	1522 of 4822	68.4%	★★★☆☆
2004	66.5	1428 of 4809	70.3%	★★★★☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2021	56.9	90 of 293	69.3%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	76.4	1223 of 5597	78.1%	★★★★☆
2024	69.2	1527 of 5612	72.8%	★★★★☆
2023	80.4	1082 of 5609	80.7%	★★★★☆
2022	80.8	1073 of 5635	81.0%	★★★★☆
2021	72.0	323 of 1267	74.5%	★★★★☆
2019	81.1	1028 of 5492	81.3%	★★★★☆
2018	76.7	1210 of 5413	77.6%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	74.8	960 of 5107	81.2%	★★★★☆
2024	77.5	834 of 5107	83.7%	★★★★☆
2023	87.8	442 of 5087	91.3%	★★★★★
2022	83.5	611 of 5084	88.0%	★★★★☆
2019	92.5	210 of 4963	95.8%	★★★★★
2018	84.6	514 of 4830	89.4%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	73.6	1071 of 5460	80.4%	★★★★☆
2024	72.1	1173 of 5517	78.7%	★★★★☆
2023	81.8	698 of 5363	87.0%	★★★★☆
2022	82.0	675 of 5264	87.2%	★★★★☆
2021	67.9	264 of 1110	76.2%	★★★★☆
2019	88.1	354 of 5173	93.2%	★★★★★
2018	82.1	597 of 5084	88.3%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	68.3	1594 of 5628	71.7%	★★★★☆
2024	72.8	1374 of 5643	75.7%	★★★★☆
2023	74.6	1309 of 5638	76.8%	★★★★☆
2022	69.7	1544 of 5663	72.7%	★★★★☆
2021	60.9	442 of 1272	65.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	83.6	890 of 5510	83.8%	★★★★☆
2018	73.7	1339 of 5431	75.3%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	74.1	621 of 2598	76.1%	★★★★☆
2024	47.8	1487 of 2651	43.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	50.4	1414 of 2661	46.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	74.5	641 of 2726	76.5%	★★★★☆
2019	71.9	745 of 2834	73.7%	★★★★☆
2018	75.5	627 of 2737	77.1%	★★★★☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Hispanic (2025)81st percentile+6 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)80th percentile+5 vs school

Female (2025)78th percentile+3 vs school

White (2025)76th percentile~ school

Male (2025)72nd percentile-3 vs school

Disabled (2021)69th percentile~ school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy59%+10 vs state

Mathematics53%+16 vs state

Science39%+6 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				CAST Science (2025)		Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy (2025)					Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics (2025)					% Completely Immunized (2022)	% Polio (2022)	% Hepatitis B (2022)	% Varicella (2022)	% DTP (2022)	% MMR (2022)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	CAST Science 5th Grade	CAST Science All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 3rd Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 4th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 5th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 6th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 3rd Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 4th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 5th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 6th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics All Grades	% Completely Immunized KG	% Polio KG	% Hepatitis B KG	% Varicella KG	% DTP KG	% MMR KG	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
El Portal Elementary	Public	K-6	200 North Nada St.	La Habra	90631	Orange County	Lowell Joint	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 902-4211	469	20	23.4	62.7%	84 (17.9%)	12 (2.6%)	313 (66.7%)	31 (6.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (6.0%)	73.3	1461^st of 5857 public elementary schools	75.1%		72.5	1474^th of 5869 public elementary schools	74.9%	13	38.9	38.9	63.9	47.7	64.8	60.5	59.0	67.7	55.2	48.2	43.4	53.3							$15,239	$1,176	$14,063
Walnut Elementary	Public	K-6	625 North Walnut St.	La Habra	90631	Orange County	La Habra City Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 690-2369	446	20	22.2	90.8%	21 (4.7%)	4 (0.9%)	396 (88.8%)	12 (2.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (2.7%)	23.1	4584^th of 5857 public elementary schools	21.7%		22	4676^th of 5869 public elementary schools	20.3%	92	14.3	14.3	28.4	23.6	28.1	41.5	29.7	31.3	24.7	15.6	24.5	24.1	96.1			98.0	98.0		$131,503	$16,930	$114,573
Macy Elementary	Public	K-6	2301 West Russell St.	La Habra	90631	Orange County	Lowell Joint	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 902-4231	413	18	22.9	48.9%	102 (24.7%)	2 (0.5%)	252 (61.0%)	17 (4.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (9.7%)	66.1	1782^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	69.6%		69.3	1620^th of 5869 public elementary schools	72.4%	162	33.3	33.3	53.7	59.7	66.7	60.3	59.7	44.4	40.4	45.2	45.2	43.7	96.1						$16,286	$1,217	$15,069
Jordan Elementary	Public	K-6	10654 Jordan Rd.	Whittier	90603	Los Angeles County	Lowell Joint	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 902-4221	516	21	24.5	62.6%	38 (7.4%)	2 (0.4%)	443 (85.9%)	13 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (3.9%)	65.9	1797^th of 5857 public elementary schools	69.3%		65.1	1811^th of 5869 public elementary schools	69.1%	14	37.3	37.3	40.7	59.7	57.6	62.5	55.4	42.6	51.6	45.8	49.1	47.4	97.2	98.1	98.1	98.1	97.2		$14,494	$1,690	$12,804
Olita Elementary	Public	K-6	950 South Briercliff Dr.	La Habra	90631	Orange County	Lowell Joint	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 902-4251	425	19	22.7	59.3%	64 (15.1%)	3 (0.7%)	299 (70.4%)	28 (6.6%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.5%)	27 (6.4%)	51.9	2505^th of 5857 public elementary schools	57.2%		52.4	2430^th of 5869 public elementary schools	58.6%	75	37.1	37.1	42.3	36.1	50.8	41.3	42.6	46.2	36.1	46.8	41.3	42.4							$20,042	$4,414	$15,628
El Cerrito Elementary	Public	K-6	1051 North Hillside St.	La Habra	90631	Orange County	La Habra City Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 690-2340	379	18	21.6	79.4%	31 (8.2%)	2 (0.5%)	315 (83.1%)	12 (3.2%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	17 (4.5%)	53	2438^th of 5857 public elementary schools	58.4%		58.2	2133^rd of 5869 public elementary schools	63.7%	305	24.1	24.1	45.0	37.3	51.9	55.3	47.2	60.0	39.2	37.0	33.3	43.2	91.4			95.1	96.3		$140,775	$18,048	$122,727
Las Lomas Elementary	Public	K-5	301 Las Lomas Dr.	La Habra	90631	Orange County	La Habra City Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 690-2353	345	18	19.1	86.4%	12 (3.5%)	4 (1.2%)	310 (89.9%)	10 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	8 (2.3%)	32.7	3749^th of 5857 public elementary schools	36.0%		32.8	3703^rd of 5869 public elementary schools	36.9%	46	25.0	25.0	36.4	26.8	40.4		35.0	39.5	22.0	28.9		30.2							$145,152	$19,730	$125,422
Las Positas Elementary	Public	K-5	1400 South Schoolwood Dr.	La Habra	90631	Orange County	La Habra City Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 690-2356	565	23	24.5	75.9%	56 (9.9%)	6 (1.1%)	437 (77.3%)	43 (7.6%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (3.5%)	65.9	1794^th of 5857 public elementary schools	69.4%		58.2	2136^th of 5869 public elementary schools	63.6%	342	43.0	43.0	48.9	45.6	62.8		52.3	58.2	54.4	37.2		50.2	96.5	97.4		98.3	96.5	98.3	$104,515	$13,114	$91,401
Meadow Green Elementary	Public	K-6	12025 South Grovedale Dr.	Whittier	90604	Los Angeles County	Lowell Joint	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 902-4241	470	19	24.7	58.3%	75 (16.0%)	11 (2.3%)	328 (69.8%)	43 (9.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (2.8%)	86.1	874^th of 5857 public elementary schools	85.1%		79.7	1166^th of 5869 public elementary schools	80.1%	292	53.0	53.0	80.6	68.4	69.7	66.7	71.6	77.6	51.7	57.6	54.1	60.7							$17,041	$2,021	$15,020
Murphy Ranch Elementary	Public	K-5	16021 Janine Dr.	Whittier	90603	Los Angeles County	East Whittier City Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 789-2150	466	17	28.2	40.6%	64 (13.7%)	3 (0.6%)	328 (70.4%)	31 (6.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (8.6%)	91	604^th of 5857 public elementary schools	89.7%		89.5	723^rd of 5869 public elementary schools	87.7%	119	58.8	58.8	65.2	74.4	80.4		74.2	68.1	76.7	61.9		68.7							$18,638	$1,445	$17,193

Frequently Asked Questions about El Portal Elementary

What district is El Portal Elementary in?

Lowell Joint

How many students attend El Portal Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 469 students attended El Portal Elementary.

Is El Portal Elementary a good school?

El Portal Elementary ranks 1461^st of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What schools do graduates of El Portal Elementary attend?

Students who attend El Portal Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Rancho-Starbuck Intermediate
High : Sonora High

What is the racial makeup of El Portal Elementary?

Students at El Portal Elementary are 67% Hispanic, 18% White, 7% Asian, 6% Two or more races, 3% African American.

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