Summary:
Zip code 92868 in Orange, California, contains one middle school, Portola Middle, which serves grades 7-8 within the Orange Unified School District.
Parents should know that Portola Middle serves a student population with high economic need and its academic performance, while showing recent improvement, is currently below both district and state averages. In the most recent state tests, about 39% of students were proficient in English and 26% in math, compared to 59% and 46% respectively across the Orange Unified district. The school's chronic absenteeism rate is also higher than the district average, which is a known challenge for student success.
Despite these challenges, the school has made notable progress, jumping from a 1-star to a 2-star rating and improving its statewide ranking significantly in the last year. With per-student spending above the state average, the school has resources that may be supporting this positive trend. For families, this indicates a school that is actively working to overcome significant obstacles and improve outcomes for its students.
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