📍 805 First St., Escalon, San Joaquin County, 95320
El Portal Middle is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Escalon, San Joaquin County. The school has 588 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Suzette Berhorst. It is part of the Escalon Unified school district. It serves grades 6–8 in a small-town setting. The school employs 27.7 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 21.2:1.
El Portal Middle enrolls 588 students across grades 6–8. The student body is 52% male and 48% female. A teaching staff of 27.7 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 21.2:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 50% Hispanic or Latino, 44% White and 2.6% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 293 | 50% |
| White | 257 | 44% |
| Two or more races | 15 | 2.6% |
| Asian | 10 | 1.7% |
| Black or African American | 6 | 1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 4 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 3 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
261 of the school's 588 students (44%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
El Portal Middle is located in a small-town setting (NCES locale: Town, Fringe). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families.
El Portal Middle is one of 7 schools in Escalon Unified, based in Escalon, California. The district serves 2,676 students district-wide and employs 125 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 588 students, El Portal Middle is larger than the district average of about 382 students per school.