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Portola Junior/Senior High School —— Public School | 7th Grade - 12th Grade | 345 students

155 Sixth Ave, Portola CA 96122 (map) | 530-832-5581
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Enrollment

Students by Grade

  7th Grade: 47
  8th Grade: 64
  9th Grade: 67
  10th Grade: 65
  11th Grade: 51
  12th Grade: 51

2011 Test Scores

All California students in grades 2-11 take annual standardized tests as part of the state's Standardized Testing and Reporting (STAR) Program. The California Standards Tests (CST) is taken by the majority of students, but other tests include California Alternate Performance Assessment (CAPA), Standards-based Tests in Spanish (STS), California Modified Assessment (CMA) and the California High School Exit Exam (CAHSEE).

The charts below show the percentage of students at Portola Junior/Senior High School who met or exceeded California's proficiency standards for the tests indicated.

English Language Arts

School
45%
  State
57%
  County
63%
  District
64%
CST Exam Scores (2011): 44 students tested - State percentile rank: 25.

Mathematics

School
48%
  State
49%
  County
52%
  District
53%
CST Exam Scores (2011): 40 students tested - State percentile rank: 47.

Grade 8

Algebra I

School
72%
  State
47%
  County
48%
  District
48%
CST Exam Scores (2011): 18 students tested - State percentile rank: 77.

English Language Arts

School
61%
  State
57%
  County
62%
  District
63%
CST Exam Scores (2011): 36 students tested - State percentile rank: 55.

General Mathematics

School
35%
  State
32%
  County
33%
  District
34%
CST Exam Scores (2011): 17 students tested - State percentile rank: 59.

History Social Science Grade 8

School
50%
  State
51%
  County
50%
  District
51%
CST Exam Scores (2011): 36 students tested - State percentile rank: 51.

Science Grade 5, Grade 8, and Grade 10 Life Science

School
75%
  State
64%
  County
66%
  District
66%
CST Exam Scores (2011): 36 students tested - State percentile rank: 70.

Biology

School
47%
  State
58%
  County
58%
  District
58%
CST Exam Scores (2011): 43 students tested - State percentile rank: 29.

English Language Arts

School
51%
  State
55%
  County
58%
  District
60%
CST Exam Scores (2011): 45 students tested - State percentile rank: 46.

Geometry

School
28%
  State
48%
  County
59%
  District
59%
CST Exam Scores (2011): 25 students tested - State percentile rank: 22.

Algebra II

School
39%
  State
42%
  County
32%
  District
32%
CST Exam Scores (2011): 18 students tested - State percentile rank: 49.

Biology

School
49%
  State
41%
  County
40%
  District
40%
CST Exam Scores (2011): 50 students tested - State percentile rank: 68.

English Language Arts

School
40%
  State
48%
  County
53%
  District
54%
CST Exam Scores (2011): 48 students tested - State percentile rank: 45.

Science Grade 5, Grade 8, and Grade 10 Life Science

School
67%
  State
50%
  County
56%
  District
57%
CST Exam Scores (2011): 48 students tested - State percentile rank: 83.

World History

School
55%
  State
45%
  County
48%
  District
49%
CST Exam Scores (2011): 49 students tested - State percentile rank: 75.

Algebra II

School
8%
  State
16%
  County
11%
  District
11%
CST Exam Scores (2011): 12 students tested - State percentile rank: 27.

Biology

School
47%
  State
49%
  County
52%
  District
52%
CST Exam Scores (2011): 15 students tested - State percentile rank: 51.

Chemistry

School
86%
  State
29%
  County
68%
  District
68%
CST Exam Scores (2011): 14 students tested - State percentile rank: 98.

English Language Arts

School
56%
  State
45%
  County
46%
  District
47%
CST Exam Scores (2011): 39 students tested - State percentile rank: 78.

U.S. History

School
62%
  State
48%
  County
49%
  District
49%
CST Exam Scores (2011): 39 students tested - State percentile rank: 81.

End of Course Exams California End of Course Exams Explained

Algebra I

School
27%
  State
33%
  County
26%
  District
26%
CST Exam Scores (2011): 49 students tested - State percentile rank: 41.

Algebra II

School
27%
  State
33%
  County
24%
  District
24%
CST Exam Scores (2011): 30 students tested - State percentile rank: 46.

Biology

School
48%
  State
49%
  County
49%
  District
49%
CST Exam Scores (2011): 108 students tested - State percentile rank: 56.

Chemistry

School
86%
  State
38%
  County
71%
  District
71%
CST Exam Scores (2011): 14 students tested - State percentile rank: 98.

General Mathematics

School
35%
  State
28%
  County
25%
  District
26%
CST Exam Scores (2011): 17 students tested - State percentile rank: 68.

Geometry

School
17%
  State
30%
  County
39%
  District
39%
CST Exam Scores (2011): 44 students tested - State percentile rank: 27.

World History

School
55%
  State
44%
  County
48%
  District
49%
CST Exam Scores (2011): 50 students tested - State percentile rank: 78.

Student Ethnicities/Minorities

Totals

White: 239
Black: 7
Hispanic: 56
Asian: 8
Hawaiian: 3
American Indian: 26
Multi-Ethnic: 6

Source: NCES, 2008-2009.
Student ethnicity totals are rounded & approximate (not all reported).

Other

School Days/Year: NR (Private Schools Only)
Avg Hours/School Day: NR (Private Schools Only)

Students Receiving Free Lunches: 28%
Students Receiving Reduced Fee Lunches: 10%

Other Schools Nearby

Portola Opportunity (0.13 mi.)
425 Nevada St, Portola CA 96122

Beckwourth (Jim) High School (Continuation) (0.22 mi.)
580 South Gulling St, Portola CA 96122

C. Roy Carmichael Elementary School (1.11 mi.)
895 West St, Portola CA 96122

Sierra Valley Christian School (5.02 mi.)
81822 Hwy 70, Beckwourth CA 96129

Loyalton Elementary School (14.33 mi.)
111 Beckwith, Loyalton CA 96118

Community Statistics

Median Household Income: $32,692 (State Avg: $47,493)
Median Home Value: $108,200 (State Avg: $211,500)
Total Homes: 2,188 (Occupied: 78.4% - Stave Avg: 525,725.3%)
Median Year Homes Built: 1977 (State Avg: 1970)
Residents Living Below Poverty Level: 7% (State Avg: 7%)

Source: US Census 2000 (Zip code: 96122)
*NR - Not reported

19:1
Student-Teacher Ratio
(345 students - 15 teachers)

Portola Junior/Senior High School has 19 students for every one full-time equivalent teacher (SOURCE: NCES, 2008-2009).

California student-teacher ratio (avg): 22:1
U.S. student-teacher ratio (avg): 15:1

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