📍 270 N. Palm Dr., Orange, Orange County, 92868
Portola Middle is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Orange, Orange County. The school has 597 pupils enrolled. The Principal is David Mannen. It is part of the Orange Unified school district. It serves grades 6–8 in an urban setting. The school employs 27.2 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 22.0:1.
Portola Middle enrolls 597 students across grades 6–8. The student body is 51% male and 49% female. A teaching staff of 27.2 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 22.0:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 85% Hispanic or Latino, 6.7% Asian and 4% White.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 505 | 85% |
| Asian | 40 | 6.7% |
| White | 24 | 4% |
| Two or more races | 15 | 2.5% |
| Black or African American | 9 | 1.5% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
545 of the school's 597 students (91%) 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.
Portola Middle is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Midsize). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families.
Portola Middle is one of 41 schools in Orange Unified, based in Orange, California. The district serves 23,823 students district-wide and employs 990 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 597 students, Portola Middle is close to the district average of about 581 students per school.