📍 1001 Cadence, Irvine, Orange County, 92618
Portola High is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Irvine, Orange County. The school has 2,293 pupils enrolled. The Principal is John Pehrson. It is part of the Irvine Unified school district. It serves grades 9–12 in an urban setting. The school employs 83.2 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 27.6:1.
Portola High enrolls 2,293 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 54% male and 46% female. A teaching staff of 83.2 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 27.6:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 61% Asian, 18% White and 10% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Asian | 1,394 | 61% |
| White | 421 | 18% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 228 | 10% |
| Two or more races | 191 | 8.4% |
| Black or African American | 36 | 1.6% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 10 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
377 of the school's 2,293 students (16%) 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 High is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Large).
Portola High is one of 45 schools in Irvine Unified, based in Irvine, California. The district serves 38,028 students district-wide and employs 1,384 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 2,293 students, Portola High is larger than the district average of about 845 students per school.