Portola Middle Middle School
270 North Palm Dr Orange CA, 92868, Orange County Phone: 714-997-6361 Ranking:  (5,249 out of 6,930, bottom 24%)*Type: Regular Middle School Status: Currently Operational Grade: Grade 6 to Grade 8 School District: Orange Unified School District Title I Eligible School: Yes School-Wide Title I: NA Magnet: NA Charter: NA Shared-Time School: NA |
Students and Teachers
| 2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||||||
| Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
| Total Teachers: | 38 | 40 | 41 | NA | NA | 42 | 39 | 39 | ||||||
| Total Students: | 755 | 737 | 794 | 781 | 786 | 803 | 841 | |||||||
| Grade 6: | 176 | 23.3% | 152 | 20.6% | 198 | 24.9% | 170 | 21.8% | 186 | 23.7% | 184 | 22.9% | 166 | 19.7% |
| Grade 7: | 285 | 37.7% | 298 | 40.4% | 302 | 38.0% | 300 | 38.4% | 298 | 37.9% | 306 | 38.1% | 322 | 38.3% |
| Grade 8: | 294 | 38.9% | 287 | 38.9% | 294 | 37.0% | 311 | 39.8% | 302 | 38.4% | 313 | 39.0% | 353 | 42.0% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 373 | 49.4% | 376 | 51.0% | 400 | 50.4% | 403 | 51.6% | 393 | 50.0% | 433 | 53.9% | 438 | 52.1% |
| Female: | 382 | 50.6% | 361 | 49.0% | 394 | 49.6% | 378 | 48.4% | 393 | 50.0% | 370 | 46.1% | 399 | 47.4% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.1% | 2 | 0.3% | 8 | 1.0% | 8 | 1.0% | 6 | 0.7% |
| Asian: | 70 | 9.3% | 64 | 8.7% | 66 | 8.3% | 84 | 10.8% | 92 | 11.7% | 100 | 12.5% | 111 | 13.2% |
| Hispanic: | 634 | 84.0% | 609 | 82.6% | 662 | 83.4% | 599 | 76.7% | 580 | 73.8% | 621 | 77.3% | 647 | 76.9% |
| Black: | 10 | 1.3% | 14 | 1.9% | 13 | 1.6% | 19 | 2.4% | 14 | 1.8% | 10 | 1.2% | 18 | 2.1% |
| White: | 33 | 4.4% | 33 | 4.5% | 40 | 5.0% | 55 | 7.0% | 59 | 7.5% | 42 | 5.2% | 59 | 7.0% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 1 | 0.1% | 2 | 0.3% | 4 | 0.5% | 9 | 1.2% | 19 | 2.4% | 7 | 0.9% | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 7 | 0.9% | 15 | 2.0% | 8 | 1.0% | 13 | 1.7% | 14 | 1.8% | 15 | 1.9% | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 580 | 76.8% | 575 | 78.0% | NA | NA | 476 | 60.9% | 543 | 69.1% | 524 | 65.3% | 515 | 61.2% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 70 | 9.3% | 97 | 13.2% | NA | NA | 79 | 10.1% | 91 | 11.6% | 92 | 11.5% | 116 | 13.8% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 19.86 | 18.40 | 19.37 | NA | NA | 18.71 | 18.30 | 21.30 | ||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| STAR | ||||||
| 2004 | English Language Arts Standards | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 315.9 | 342.5 | 332.8 |
| 2005 | English Language Arts Standards | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 317.4 | 346.1 | 335.4 |
| 2006 | English Language Arts Standards | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 319.6 | 346.7 | 337.4 |
| 2007 | English Language Arts Standards | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 314.3 | 349.5 | 339.5 |
| 2008 | English Language Arts Standards | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 321.7 | 356.9 | 345.5 |
| 2009 | English Language Arts Standards | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 331.3 | 363.6 | 352.5 |
| 2010 | English Language Arts Standards | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 335.3 | 367 | 356.8 |
| 2011 | English Language Arts Standards | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 335.5 | 373.8 | 358.4 |
| 2012 | English Language Arts Standards | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 347.2 | 382 | 364.2 |
| 2013 | English Language Arts Standards | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 336.7 | 379.8 | 363.0 |
| 2004 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 309.8 | 336.9 | 334.7 |
| 2005 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 325.9 | 346.6 | 339.5 |
| 2006 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 328.9 | 351.1 | 341 |
| 2007 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 328 | 354.3 | 343.2 |
| 2008 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 315.1 | 357.2 | 347.9 |
| 2009 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 325 | 366.3 | 354.5 |
| 2010 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 323.8 | 366.7 | 360.5 |
| 2011 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 336.2 | 377.5 | 364.6 |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 336.7 | 381.3 | 366.8 |
| 2013 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 329.2 | 380.2 | 366.5 |
| 2007 | Algebra I | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 390 | 427 | 400 |
| 2008 | Algebra I | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 325.5 | 439 | 414.9 |
| 2009 | Algebra I | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 423.2 | 463.9 | 422.7 |
| 2010 | Algebra I | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 384.9 | 429.6 | 430.9 |
| 2004 | English Language Arts Standards | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 314.4 | 345.4 | 332.4 |
| 2005 | English Language Arts Standards | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 312.1 | 348.2 | 337.4 |
| 2006 | English Language Arts Standards | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 319.3 | 353.5 | 341 |
| 2007 | English Language Arts Standards | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 323.8 | 354.4 | 342.9 |
| 2008 | English Language Arts Standards | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 323.5 | 358.8 | 348.6 |
| 2009 | English Language Arts Standards | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 342.3 | 365.2 | 354.3 |
| 2010 | English Language Arts Standards | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 342.6 | 365.2 | 356.4 |
| 2011 | English Language Arts Standards | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 342.5 | 373.9 | 360.3 |
| 2012 | English Language Arts Standards | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 343.7 | 380 | 366.6 |
| 2013 | English Language Arts Standards | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 352.0 | 380.4 | 363.5 |
| 2004 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 301.1 | 337.6 | 328.5 |
| 2005 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 304.4 | 339.3 | 333.6 |
| 2006 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 330.3 | 352 | 338.2 |
| 2007 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 318 | 344.5 | 336 |
| 2008 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 306.9 | 343.6 | 339.3 |
| 2009 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 317.7 | 346.5 | 345 |
| 2010 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 318.4 | 354.1 | 352.2 |
| 2011 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 336.3 | 362.1 | 354.9 |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 343.8 | 373.9 | 360.5 |
| 2013 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 348.1 | 375.9 | 357.9 |
| 2004 | Algebra I | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 318.3 | 392.1 | 330.8 |
| 2005 | Algebra I | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 321.8 | 369.6 | 330.4 |
| 2006 | Algebra I | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 346.5 | 398.8 | 338.5 |
| 2007 | Algebra I | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 322.9 | 399.6 | 336.8 |
| 2008 | Algebra I | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 320.6 | 405.7 | 342.9 |
| 2009 | Algebra I | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 379.6 | 413.8 | 347.3 |
| 2010 | Algebra I | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 382.1 | 395.6 | 350.3 |
| 2011 | Algebra I | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 385.1 | 406.9 | 351.9 |
| 2012 | Algebra I | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 410.1 | 402.8 | 355.1 |
| 2013 | Algebra I | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 399.2 | 405.3 | 358.0 |
| 2004 | English Language Arts Standards | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 316.8 | 341.6 | 328.1 |
| 2005 | English Language Arts Standards | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 316.3 | 349.1 | 334.4 |
| 2006 | English Language Arts Standards | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 318.9 | 351.7 | 339.2 |
| 2007 | English Language Arts Standards | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 320.3 | 352 | 338.7 |
| 2008 | English Language Arts Standards | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 327.6 | 353.1 | 341.2 |
| 2009 | English Language Arts Standards | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 337.1 | 360.7 | 348.5 |
| 2010 | English Language Arts Standards | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 348.2 | 370.9 | 357.1 |
| 2011 | English Language Arts Standards | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 347.3 | 379.6 | 361.8 |
| 2012 | English Language Arts Standards | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 359.5 | 384.7 | 365.2 |
| 2013 | English Language Arts Standards | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 344.4 | 377.6 | 361.3 |
| 2004 | General Mathematics | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 305.1 | 327.3 | 311.1 |
| 2005 | General Mathematics | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 313.7 | 327.5 | 316.4 |
| 2006 | General Mathematics | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 315.4 | 334.8 | 316.3 |
| 2007 | General Mathematics | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 315.6 | 331.7 | 315.7 |
| 2008 | General Mathematics | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 306 | 336.1 | 320.5 |
| 2009 | General Mathematics | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 310.3 | 336.3 | 321.3 |
| 2010 | General Mathematics | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 322.1 | 327.5 | 320.2 |
| 2011 | General Mathematics | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 326 | 334 | 322.7 |
| 2012 | General Mathematics | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 333.2 | 335.3 | 323.5 |
| 2013 | General Mathematics | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 334.1 | 335.1 | 322.9 |
| 2007 | Geometry | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 360.4 | 406.6 | 417.9 |
| 2008 | Geometry | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 397 | 437.9 | 420.2 |
| 2009 | Geometry | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 397.5 | 419.6 | 423 |
| 2010 | Geometry | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 410.2 | 431.7 | 421.4 |
| 2011 | Geometry | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 425.1 | 431.2 | 424.6 |
| 2004 | History - Social Science Grade 8 | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 313.2 | 336.3 | 319.2 |
| 2005 | History - Social Science Grade 8 | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 309 | 342.3 | 323.8 |
| 2006 | History - Social Science Grade 8 | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 313.5 | 344.9 | 327.9 |
| 2007 | History - Social Science Grade 8 | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 318.3 | 345.8 | 329.8 |
| 2008 | History - Social Science Grade 8 | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 325.4 | 349.6 | 333.9 |
| 2009 | History - Social Science Grade 8 | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 332.8 | 355.3 | 340.2 |
| 2010 | History - Social Science Grade 8 | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 341.9 | 364.8 | 348.1 |
| 2011 | History - Social Science Grade 8 | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 339.9 | 372.4 | 352.6 |
| 2012 | History - Social Science Grade 8 | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 354 | 379.8 | 356.6 |
| 2013 | History - Social Science Grade 8 | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 339.4 | 379.6 | 357.1 |
| 2006 | Science | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 314.1 | 354.3 | 331.2 |
| 2007 | Science | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 328.5 | 370.2 | 339.7 |
| 2008 | Science | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 345.6 | 383.5 | 355 |
| 2009 | Science | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 363.6 | 394.2 | 364.3 |
| 2010 | Science | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 360.1 | 405.4 | 375.3 |
| 2011 | Science | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 365.8 | 414.3 | 385.9 |
| 2012 | Science | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 386.5 | 436.6 | 394.8 |
| 2013 | Science | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 368.5 | 432.5 | 390.9 |
| 2004 | Algebra I | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 318.3 | 322.8 | 304.9 |
| 2005 | Algebra I | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 321.8 | 323.4 | 307.8 |
| 2006 | Algebra I | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 346.5 | 336.2 | 308.6 |
| 2007 | Algebra I | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 336 | 345.3 | 311.1 |
| 2008 | Algebra I | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 321.5 | 349 | 314.6 |
| 2009 | Algebra I | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 387.2 | 327.5 | 319.7 |
| 2010 | Algebra I | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 383.3 | 339.1 | 323.9 |
| 2011 | Algebra I | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 385.1 | 339.4 | 326.9 |
| 2012 | Algebra I | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 412.3 | 345.4 | 330.4 |
| 2013 | Algebra I | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 399.2 | 348.5 | 334.1 |
| 2004 | General Mathematics | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 305.1 | 324.9 | 305.6 |
| 2005 | General Mathematics | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 313.7 | 322 | 310.1 |
| 2006 | General Mathematics | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 315.4 | 327.6 | 310.1 |
| 2007 | General Mathematics | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 315.6 | 323.2 | 311 |
| 2008 | General Mathematics | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 306 | 327.2 | 315.2 |
| 2009 | General Mathematics | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 310.3 | 327.5 | 315.8 |
| 2010 | General Mathematics | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 322.1 | 321.2 | 314.7 |
| 2011 | General Mathematics | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 326 | 326.7 | 316.8 |
| 2012 | General Mathematics | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 333.2 | 329.7 | 318 |
| 2013 | General Mathematics | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 334.1 | 327.9 | 317.9 |
| 2007 | Geometry | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 360.4 | 323.2 | 310.2 |
| 2008 | Geometry | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 397 | 333.5 | 310.7 |
| 2009 | Geometry | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 397.5 | 331.3 | 313.4 |
| 2010 | Geometry | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 410.2 | 323.8 | 317.2 |
| 2011 | Geometry | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 425.1 | 324.7 | 320.3 |
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* Portola Middle Middle School was rated 2 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.