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Portola High

Public Grades 9-12

153^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,162 California High Schools

Better than 93% of California high schools

Summary

Portola High is a large, top-performing 9-12 grade school in Irvine, serving over 2,600 students within the highly-regarded Irvine Unified district, where it consistently ranks in the state's top 10%.

The school shines in its support for specific student groups, with historically exceptional results for English Learners and strong performance in Special Education, but its math scores are currently below the district average. Interestingly, while graduation rates are high, chronic absenteeism is slightly above the Irvine Unified average, and there is a notable drop in 12th-grade science proficiency, a pattern seen across several district schools.

When compared to nearby schools in other districts like Silverado High (Saddleback Valley Unified) or Arnold O. Beckman High (Tustin Unified), Portola's academic outcomes are significantly stronger, highlighting the "Irvine Unified Advantage." Even among its high-achieving district peers like Northwood High and Woodbridge High, Portola maintains this excellence while spending less per student, suggesting efficient use of resources with room for targeted growth in specific academic areas.

2,693

Students ?

26.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$15,152

Per pupil spending ?

17.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1001 Cadence
Irvine, CA 92618-0833

(949) 936-8200

District: Irvine Unified

Feeder schools for Portola High:

Elementary:	Beacon Park
	Cadence Park
	Loma Ridge Elementary
	Portola Springs Elementary
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	Woodbury Elementary
Middle:	Jeffrey Trail Middle

Racial breakdown:

Asian:

62.1%

White:

18.1%

Hispanic:

9.8%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 94th percentile in 2019 → 93rd in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the California average (65% vs 41% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 7% of California high schools

✓95% graduate in 4 years — above the California average (88%)

Worth a look

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

!Large classes — about 26 students per teacher

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school65%

District avg71%

California avg41%

153^rd of 2,162

California public high schools ?

Top 7%▼ down 1 pts since 2019

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd of 6High 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	92.7	153 of 2162	92.9%	★★★★★
2024	95.8	94 of 2159	95.6%	★★★★★
2023	96.1	87 of 2170	96.0%	★★★★★
2022	98.1	43 of 2123	98.0%	★★★★★
2021	95.4	46 of 1290	96.4%	★★★★★
2019	93.8	122 of 2133	94.3%	★★★★★

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	67.4	136 of 523	74.0%	★★★★☆
2024	56.4	180 of 517	65.2%	★★★☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	68.2	227 of 585	61.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	68.5	212 of 573	63.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	72.4	185 of 591	68.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	81.7	92 of 581	84.2%	★★★★☆
2019	72.4	171 of 582	70.6%	★★★★☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	84.5	106 of 1161	90.9%	★★★★★
2019	86.0	97 of 1117	91.3%	★★★★★

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	99.9	2 of 1085	99.8%	★★★★★
2023	69.1	130 of 1064	87.8%	★★★★☆
2022	96.2	16 of 1044	98.5%	★★★★★
2019	97.9	15 of 941	98.4%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	92.7	121 of 1906	93.7%	★★★★★
2024	93.7	111 of 1915	94.2%	★★★★★
2023	95.6	77 of 1915	96.0%	★★★★★
2022	96.8	61 of 1858	96.7%	★★★★★
2021	92.5	72 of 1054	93.2%	★★★★★
2019	91.6	134 of 1833	92.7%	★★★★★

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	81.6	266 of 1900	86.0%	★★★★☆
2024	92.1	109 of 1902	94.3%	★★★★★
2023	95.9	74 of 1917	96.1%	★★★★★
2022	97.7	47 of 1861	97.5%	★★★★★
2019	69.7	438 of 1814	75.9%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	84.8	247 of 2013	87.7%	★★★★☆
2024	93.8	105 of 2026	94.8%	★★★★★
2023	90.2	160 of 2030	92.1%	★★★★★
2022	96.7	62 of 1943	96.8%	★★★★★
2021	95.3	42 of 1126	96.3%	★★★★★
2019	86.4	187 of 1937	90.3%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	91.7	154 of 1942	92.1%	★★★★★
2024	96.0	86 of 1948	95.6%	★★★★★
2023	95.3	107 of 1963	94.5%	★★★★★
2022	98.4	38 of 1916	98.0%	★★★★★
2021	96.7	36 of 1122	96.8%	★★★★★
2019	94.2	99 of 1880	94.7%	★★★★★

Military Connected

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	81.2	28 of 175	84.0%	★★★★☆
2023	92.9	11 of 190	94.2%	★★★★★
2022	93.3	6 of 168	96.4%	★★★★★

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	73.1	155 of 577	73.1%	★★★★☆
2024	82.0	88 of 574	84.7%	★★★★☆
2023	76.9	112 of 541	79.3%	★★★★☆
2022	75.1	110 of 515	78.6%	★★★★☆
2019	51.6	223 of 422	47.2%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	75.3	182 of 1252	85.5%	★★★★☆
2024	96.2	36 of 1216	97.0%	★★★★★
2023	71.1	205 of 1197	82.9%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	57.6	508 of 1155	56.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	75.1	280 of 1173	76.1%	★★★★☆
2023	70.9	335 of 1193	71.9%	★★★★☆
2022	82.6	165 of 1204	86.3%	★★★★☆
2019	70.8	325 of 1222	73.4%	★★★★☆

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)100th percentile+4 vs school

Female (2025)94th percentile~ school

Male (2025)92nd percentile~ school

Disabled (2022)91st percentile-7 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)88th percentile-5 vs school

Hispanic (2025)86th percentile-7 vs school

Special Education (2025)85th percentile-7 vs school

Military Connected (2025)84th percentile-9 vs school

African American (2025)74th percentile-19 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)73rd percentile-20 vs school

Asian (2025)61st percentile-32 vs school

White (2025)56th percentile-37 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy75%+26 vs state

Mathematics63%+26 vs state

Science57%+25 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)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
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 (2025)	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 11th Grade	CAST Science 12th Grade	CAST Science All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 11th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 11th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Portola High	Public	9-12	1001 Cadence	Irvine	92618	Orange County	Irvine Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(949) 936-8200	2,693	102	26.3	17.6%	488 (18.1%)	46 (1.7%)	263 (9.8%)	1,673 (62.1%)	3 (0.1%)	11 (0.4%)	205 (7.6%)	92.7	153^rd of 2162 public high schools	92.9%		95.8	94^th of 2159 public high schools	95.6%	59	58.3	23.5	57.4	75.2	75.2	62.9	62.9	$15,152	$14,898	$254
El Toro High	Public	9-12	25255 Toledo Way	Lake Forest	92630	Orange County	Saddleback Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(949) 586-6333	1,902	89	21.4	50.2%	612 (32.2%)	28 (1.5%)	855 (45.0%)	267 (14.0%)	3 (0.2%)	9 (0.5%)	124 (6.5%)	77.3	459^th of 2162 public high schools	78.8%		83.2	358^th of 2159 public high schools	83.4%	101	42.9	16.7	41.8	64.5	64.5	40.0	40.0	$18,633	$17,706	$927
Trabuco Hills High	Public	9-12	27501 Mustang Run	Mission Viejo	92691	Orange County	Saddleback Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(949) 768-1934	2,475	107	23.0	37.3%	1,081 (43.7%)	25 (1.0%)	718 (29.0%)	425 (17.2%)	1 (0.0%)	5 (0.2%)	218 (8.8%)	89.3	212^th of 2162 public high schools	90.2%		84	345^th of 2159 public high schools	84.0%	133	50.1		49.3	76.2	76.2	51.9	51.9	$17,131	$16,204	$927
Silverado High	Public	9-12	25632 Peter A. Hartman Way	Mission Viejo	92691	Orange County	Saddleback Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(949) 586-8800	200	22	9.1	86.5%	30 (15.0%)	2 (1.0%)	153 (76.5%)	7 (3.5%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (3.5%)	10	2021^st of 2162 public high schools	6.5%		12.1	1938^th of 2159 public high schools	10.2%	83	0.0	0.0	0.0	14.9	14.9	1.4	1.4	$43,624	$41,430	$2,194
Irvine High	Public	9-12	4321 Walnut Ave.	Irvine	92604	Orange County	Irvine Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(949) 936-7000	1,964	79	24.7	22.6%	400 (20.4%)	39 (2.0%)	316 (16.1%)	1,045 (53.2%)	4 (0.2%)	6 (0.3%)	151 (7.7%)	89.8	202^nd of 2162 public high schools	90.7%		90.3	216^th of 2159 public high schools	90.0%	14	50.5	15.8	49.0	74.3	74.3	61.5	61.5	$17,596	$17,266	$330
Northwood High	Public	9-12	4515 Portola Pkwy.	Irvine	92620	Orange County	Irvine Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(949) 936-7200	2,244	86	25.9	18.8%	390 (17.4%)	42 (1.9%)	190 (8.5%)	1,406 (62.7%)	4 (0.2%)	7 (0.3%)	199 (8.9%)	95.9	82^nd of 2162 public high schools	96.2%		93.1	154^th of 2159 public high schools	92.9%	72	68.5		68.3	79.0	79.0	72.0	72.0	$16,886	$16,660	$226
Arnold O. Beckman High	Public	9-12	3588 Bryan Ave.	Irvine	92780	Orange County	Tustin Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 734-2900	2,776	105	26.3	44.5%	507 (18.3%)	76 (2.7%)	774 (27.9%)	1,237 (44.6%)	3 (0.1%)	8 (0.3%)	165 (5.9%)	95.6	86^th of 2162 public high schools	96.0%		97.4	58^th of 2159 public high schools	97.3%	28	64.2		64.0	82.6	82.6	61.3	61.3	$17,099	$16,166	$933
Woodbridge High	Public	9-12	2 Meadowbrook	Irvine	92604	Orange County	Irvine Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(949) 786-1104	2,232	94	23.7	24.5%	737 (33.0%)	54 (2.4%)	321 (14.4%)	862 (38.6%)	4 (0.2%)	11 (0.5%)	239 (10.7%)	94.3	113^th of 2162 public high schools	94.8%		89.9	231^st of 2159 public high schools	89.3%	118	64.6	40.9	63.7	77.5	77.5	60.7	60.7	$17,151	$16,856	$295
Laguna Hills High	Public	9-12	25401 Paseo de Valencia	Laguna Hills	92653	Orange County	Saddleback Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(949) 770-5447	1,317	62	21.3	58.5%	392 (29.8%)	13 (1.0%)	715 (54.3%)	106 (8.0%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.2%)	82 (6.2%)	64.3	703^rd of 2162 public high schools	67.5%		67.7	602^nd of 2159 public high schools	72.1%	101	36.3		35.9	54.5	54.5	31.2	31.2	$20,055	$19,126	$929
Mission Viejo High	Public	9-12	25025 Chrisanta Dr.	Mission Viejo	92691	Orange County	Saddleback Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(949) 837-7722	1,566	71	22.1	40.9%	753 (48.1%)	30 (1.9%)	526 (33.6%)	132 (8.4%)	1 (0.1%)	7 (0.4%)	116 (7.4%)	86	285^th of 2162 public high schools	86.8%		84.9	328^th of 2159 public high schools	84.8%	43	55.5	7.1	53.5	69.4	69.4	45.6	45.6	$19,842	$18,914	$928

Frequently Asked Questions about Portola High

What is the racial makeup of Portola High?

Students at Portola High are 62% Asian, 18% White, 10% Hispanic, 8% Two or more races, 2% African American.

How many students attend Portola High?

In the 2024-25 school year, 2,693 students attended Portola High.

What schools feed into Portola High?

Portola High is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Beacon Park
Elementary : Cadence Park
Elementary : Loma Ridge Elementary
Elementary : Portola Springs Elementary
Elementary : Woodbury Elementary
Middle : Jeffrey Trail Middle

Is Portola High a good school?

Yes. Portola High ranks in the top 7.1% of California high schools.

What district is Portola High in?

Irvine Unified

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