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Portola Springs Elementary

Public Grades K-6

536^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 91% of California elementary schools

Summary

Portola Springs Elementary is a large, highly-regarded K-6 public school serving 948 students in the high-performing Irvine Unified School District, consistently ranking in the top 10% of all California elementary schools.

The school stands out for its exceptional support for English Language Learners, ranking among the very best in the state for helping these students succeed, and it also shows strong results for students from economically disadvantaged backgrounds. While performing very well overall, the school shows interesting patterns, such as particularly strong literacy development and a notable, district-wide dip in 5th-grade math scores that is also seen at nearby schools like Cypress Village Elementary and Beacon Park. Portola Springs achieves these results efficiently, with a higher student-teacher ratio than some peers like Eastwood Elementary, and it has successfully reduced chronic absenteeism to a very low rate.

Within Irvine's cluster of excellent schools, Portola Springs forms a strong second tier alongside Woodbury Elementary and Beacon Park, while schools like Santiago Hills Elementary and Stonegate Elementary represent the very top tier. Compared to a similarly performing school in a neighboring district, Foothill Ranch Elementary in Saddleback Valley Unified, Portola Springs does so with lower per-student spending, highlighting its effective use of resources.

948

Students ?

30.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$14,160

Per pupil spending ?

15.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

12100 Portola Springs
Irvine, CA 92618-8875

(949) 936-8800

District: Irvine Unified

Students who attend Portola Springs Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Jeffrey Trail Middle
High:	Portola High

Racial breakdown:

Asian:

59.3%

White:

18.4%

Hispanic:

11.6%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 98th percentile in 2017 → 91st in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the California average (72% vs 41% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 9% of California elementary schools

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 7 percentile points since 2017

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

!Large classes — about 30 students per teacher

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school72%

District avg71%

California avg41%

536^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Top 9%▼ down 7 pts since 2017

From top 2% (2017) to top 9% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

13^th of 30Elementary Schools in the Irvine Unified

114^th of 1,543Irvine Unified 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	92.1	536 of 5857	90.8%	★★★★★
2024	95.1	334 of 5869	94.3%	★★★★★
2023	94.5	389 of 5859	93.4%	★★★★★
2022	93.2	501 of 5883	91.5%	★★★★★
2019	95.4	260 of 5789	95.5%	★★★★★
2018	96.0	213 of 5662	96.2%	★★★★★
2017	97.5	140 of 5692	97.5%	★★★★★

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	64.6	523 of 1203	56.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	73.3	342 of 1205	71.6%	★★★★☆
2023	71.0	379 of 1190	68.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	70.1	385 of 1154	66.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	72.9	306 of 1149	73.4%	★★★★☆
2018	76.2	232 of 1071	78.3%	★★★★☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2019	85.7	251 of 2585	90.3%	★★★★★

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	97.9	29 of 3162	99.1%	★★★★★
2022	98.4	53 of 3311	98.4%	★★★★★
2019	99.9	12 of 3275	99.6%	★★★★★
2018	99.9	5 of 3246	99.8%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	91.6	469 of 5597	91.6%	★★★★★
2024	94.1	349 of 5612	93.8%	★★★★★
2023	94.4	333 of 5609	94.1%	★★★★★
2022	93.5	415 of 5635	92.6%	★★★★★
2019	94.2	279 of 5492	94.9%	★★★★★
2018	93.3	332 of 5413	93.9%	★★★★★

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	88.0	416 of 5107	91.9%	★★★★★
2024	87.4	454 of 5107	91.1%	★★★★★
2023	83.8	584 of 5087	88.5%	★★★★☆
2022	76.2	889 of 5084	82.5%	★★★★☆
2019	89.3	328 of 4963	93.4%	★★★★★
2018	93.9	170 of 4830	96.5%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	93.1	250 of 5460	95.4%	★★★★★
2024	89.0	483 of 5517	91.2%	★★★★★
2023	93.1	261 of 5363	95.1%	★★★★★
2022	83.7	612 of 5264	88.4%	★★★★☆
2019	93.0	199 of 5173	96.2%	★★★★★
2018	95.3	120 of 5084	97.6%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	89.8	588 of 5628	89.6%	★★★★☆
2024	94.0	354 of 5643	93.7%	★★★★★
2023	92.2	482 of 5638	91.5%	★★★★★
2022	91.1	568 of 5663	90.0%	★★★★☆
2019	95.0	253 of 5510	95.4%	★★★★★
2018	96.6	147 of 5431	97.3%	★★★★★

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	74.6	166 of 718	76.9%	★★★★☆
2023	75.3	157 of 669	76.5%	★★★★☆
2022	65.4	240 of 610	60.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	66.7	155 of 445	65.2%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	84.2	318 of 2847	88.8%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	52.7	1330 of 2598	48.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	61.6	1075 of 2651	59.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	61.3	1070 of 2661	59.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	68.2	870 of 2726	68.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	69.9	826 of 2834	70.9%	★★★★☆
2018	68.0	900 of 2737	67.1%	★★★☆☆

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)

English Language Learner (2024)99th percentile+5 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)95th percentile+5 vs school

Hispanic (2025)92nd percentile~ school

Female (2025)92nd percentile~ school

Disabled (2019)90th percentile-5 vs school

Male (2025)90th percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)89th percentile~ school

Multi-racial (2025)77th percentile-14 vs school

Asian (2025)57th percentile-34 vs school

White (2025)49th percentile-42 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy74%+25 vs state

Mathematics73%+35 vs state

Science57%+24 vs state

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What people are saying

by a parent
Saturday, August 25, 2018

The school has been privy to poor leadership and some negligent teachers and the kids are suffering due to this. Irvine school district has one of the highest paid staffs and our children deserve better than this. When talking to the principal she simply made a statement that "she must protect her teachers first." As a parent I no longer want to feel helpless please help by filing an official complaint with iusd.org, calling the director Stan Machesky, Executive Director, Elementary Education, (949) 936-5055, [email protected], attending the board meeting at 5050 Barrancs pkwy on Sept 11 at 6:30pm Close Quote

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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)	% 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 8th 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 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 8th 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 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 8th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics All Grades	% Completely Immunized KG	% Varicella KG	% DTP KG	% MMR KG	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Portola Springs Elementary	Public	K-6	12100 Portola Springs	Irvine	92618	Orange County	Irvine Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(949) 936-8800	948	31	30.1	15.3%	174 (18.4%)	13 (1.4%)	110 (11.6%)	562 (59.3%)	1 (0.1%)	3 (0.3%)	85 (9.0%)	92.1	536^th of 5857 public elementary schools	90.8%		95.1	334^th of 5869 public elementary schools	94.3%	202	56.9		56.9	66.1	76.1	71.5	81.8			74.1	78.4	74.3	59.9	78.8			72.7					$14,160	$484	$13,676
Loma Ridge Elementary	Public	K-6	500 Tomato Springs	Irvine	92618	Orange County	Irvine Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(949) 404-1400	766	27	28.2	11.5%	107 (14.0%)	1 (0.1%)	47 (6.1%)	526 (68.7%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	82 (10.7%)	92.1	540^th of 5857 public elementary schools	90.8%		90.8	650^th of 5869 public elementary schools	88.9%	110	53.0		53.0	75.4	73.3	74.7	80.0			75.8	72.9	68.3	67.0	78.7			71.6					$14,341	$530	$13,811
Cadence Park	Public	K-8	750 Benchmark	Irvine	92618	Orange County	Irvine Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(949) 404-1300	965	36	26.9	19.6%	145 (15.0%)	20 (2.1%)	123 (12.7%)	571 (59.2%)	2 (0.2%)	8 (0.8%)	96 (9.9%)	87.2	812^th of 5857 public elementary schools	86.1%		88.8	765^th of 5869 public elementary schools	87.0%	47	62.8	53.6	58.0	60.4	69.2	73.0	60.9	72.9	75.0	68.5	60.4	76.2	75.5	59.2	64.6	67.6	67.0	97.3				$12,474	$356	$12,118
Beacon Park	Public	K-8	200 Cultivate	Irvine	92618	Orange County	Irvine Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(949) 936-8400	1,065	39	27.4	12.9%	172 (16.2%)	6 (0.6%)	86 (8.1%)	705 (66.2%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	94 (8.8%)	93.1	466^th of 5857 public elementary schools	92.0%		94.2	412^th of 5869 public elementary schools	93.0%	54	61.7	65.2	63.4	77.4	71.1	76.7	76.3	88.0	80.0	78.6	78.9	69.9	60.2	78.4	73.6	69.7	71.8					$13,657	$401	$13,256
Solis Park	Public	K-8	101 Abacus	Irvine	92618	Orange County	Irvine Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(949) 404-1500	972	38	25.8	15.2%	134 (13.8%)	22 (2.3%)	85 (8.7%)	669 (68.8%)	6 (0.6%)	3 (0.3%)	53 (5.5%)	90.2	643^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	89.0%		91.3	620^th of 5869 public elementary schools	89.4%	23	69.6	62.2	65.5	56.8	70.4	79.6	71.4	67.9	78.5	71.1	66.3	72.8	76.5	61.8	70.9	66.9	69.1					$13,554	$522	$13,032
Stonegate Elementary	Public	K-6	100 Honors	Irvine	92620	Orange County	Irvine Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(949) 936-6450	1,037	33	31.5	13.3%	128 (12.3%)	8 (0.8%)	68 (6.6%)	749 (72.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	83 (8.0%)	97	153^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	97.4%		97.8	90^th of 5869 public elementary schools	98.5%	63	74.9		74.9	83.8	80.0	83.5	81.4			82.2	89.9	83.9	68.1	80.0			80.4	90.8	95.9		95.9	$13,151	$381	$12,770
Woodbury Elementary	Public	K-6	125 Great Lawn	Irvine	92620	Orange County	Irvine Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(949) 936-5750	1,095	36	30.5	17.6%	198 (18.1%)	8 (0.7%)	119 (10.9%)	633 (57.8%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.5%)	132 (12.1%)	91.6	572^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	90.2%		91.7	596^th of 5869 public elementary schools	89.8%	24	60.4		60.4	79.2	66.5	76.7	76.4			74.7	82.5	61.5	59.9	78.8			70.0	95.7	97.9	97.9		$12,648	$368	$12,280
Eastwood Elementary	Public	K-6	99 Meander	Irvine	92620	Orange County	Irvine Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(949) 936-8100	647	25	25.9	15.6%	103 (15.9%)	4 (0.6%)	48 (7.4%)	429 (66.3%)	3 (0.5%)	3 (0.5%)	57 (8.8%)	89.7	682^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	88.4%		90.9	635^th of 5869 public elementary schools	89.2%	47	56.0		56.0	57.7	70.4	78.0	72.2			70.1	70.9	71.4	64.2	68.8			68.6					$14,924	$494	$14,430
Cypress Village Elementary	Public	K-6	355 Rush Lily	Irvine	92620	Orange County	Irvine Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(949) 936-5000	1,007	34	29.6	24.8%	179 (17.8%)	17 (1.7%)	112 (11.1%)	639 (63.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.2%)	58 (5.8%)	88.2	765^th of 5857 public elementary schools	86.9%		88.4	794^th of 5869 public elementary schools	86.5%	29	54.7		54.7	71.4	67.2	67.2	73.3			69.9	66.5	70.3	53.6	70.7			65.5	96.4	98.2			$14,286	$754	$13,532
Foothill Ranch Elementary	Public	K-6	1 Torino Dr.	Foothill Ranch	92610	Orange County	Saddleback Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(949) 470-4885	990	37	26.9	28.4%	306 (30.9%)	9 (0.9%)	197 (19.9%)	324 (32.7%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.4%)	150 (15.2%)	92.2	533^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	90.9%		89.2	735^th of 5869 public elementary schools	87.5%	202	58.9		58.9	75.4	72.2	83.3	76.0			76.7	72.6	64.7	72.6	62.7			68.0					$18,485	$1,363	$17,122

Frequently Asked Questions about Portola Springs Elementary

Is Portola Springs Elementary a good school?

Yes. Portola Springs Elementary ranks in the top 9.2% of California elementary schools.

What is the racial makeup of Portola Springs Elementary?

Students at Portola Springs Elementary are 59% Asian, 18% White, 12% Hispanic, 9% Two or more races, 1% African American.

How many students attend Portola Springs Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 948 students attended Portola Springs Elementary.

What schools do graduates of Portola Springs Elementary attend?

Students who attend Portola Springs Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Jeffrey Trail Middle
High : Portola High

What district is Portola Springs Elementary in?

Irvine Unified

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