Portola High
Irvine, CA 92618
Phone: (949) 936-8200
GreatSchools Rating
public • Grades 9,10,11,12 • 2693 students
Portola High, a public school located in Irvine, CA, serves grades 9-12 in the Irvine Unified School District.It has received a GreatSchools Rating of 10 out of 10, based on a variety of school quality measures.
Portola High is a public school located in Irvine, CA. 2693 students attend Portola High.
School Ratings
| Category | Rating | Details |
|---|---|---|
| Test Scores | 10/10 | The Test Score Rating examines how students at this school performed on standardized tests compared with other schools in the state. The Test Rating was created using 2025 California Assessment of Student Performance and Progress (CAASPP) data from California Department of Education, and using 2025 California Science Test data from California Department of Education. |
| College Readiness | 9/10 | The College Readiness Rating uses this high school's graduation rates, college entrance exam participation and performance, or AP, IB, or Dual Enrollment participation to determine how well schools are preparing students for success in college and beyond. The College Readiness Rating was created using 2019 SAT percent college ready data from California Department of Education, using 2019 Average ACT score data from California Department of Education, using 2019 ACT percent college ready data from California Department of Education, using the following data from the 2021 Civil Rights Data Collection: percentage of students enrolled in IB, AP or Dual Enrollment classes in grades 9-12, using 2025 4-year high school graduation rate data from California Department of Education, using 2025 Percent of students who meet UC/CSU entrance requirements data from California Department of Education, and using 2025 demographic data from California Department of Education. |
Posted: October 25, 2024
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Posted: October 25, 2024
Personally I think I've had the best experience in this school out of all the other schools I've attended here in California, as well as back in my home country. It might not be fair to compare schools in Glendale and the post-soviet elementary schools from my childhood to a neat and well funded school in Irvine, but I truly didn't have that many negative experiences here (by my own standards). Frankly though, if you were to ask some of my friends and peers, they might give you a very different answer, but that's their story to tell and not mine.
Posted: September 20, 2024
The teachers and administrators dont care about the students. The principal and vice principals are apathetic and will just tell you what you want to hear to get you to be quiet. This school is already overcrowded and doesnt have enough tables, shade, space for the ever growing number of new students moving to the area.
Posted: September 20, 2024
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Posted: September 10, 2024
My child quit the instrument hes been playing since he was four because the music teachers (Traska and Stevens) are so mean. They dont help or teach the kids. They yell, embarrass and belittle them until they fear the class and the assessments. He didnt think my child was paying correctly so he singled him out and made him play in front of the class. Hes not the best but there is no room for different ability levels in this program. I regret encouraging him to play with the school program. My kid came home in tears that day and no longer has any interest in playing. Its really sad that a lifetime of something he took so much pride in could be ruined by a couple of power hungry high school music teacher adult bullies.
Posted: September 10, 2024
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Posted: November 13, 2023
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Posted: November 13, 2023
Posted: November 13, 2023
Both of my kids are going to this school and they are happy and thriving. School is safe, staffs are always helpful and supportive and I know many kids who got accepted to Ivy League and other highly rated colleges who graduated from this school. Its a great college prep school! The campus is very modern and new, its a top notch state of the art! I highly recommend it for anyone who is looking for a great college prep school that is also in a safe neighborhood setting.
Posted: November 13, 2023
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Posted: March 21, 2023
This school is fantastic! It would be further improved through broader funding for extracurriculars and addressing access issues (as the community in great park grows drop offs are going to get crazy) but overall, staff are engaged and the quality of the education received is excellent.
Posted: March 21, 2023
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Posted: February 7, 2022
Non supportive teachers, counselors and principal. Non compassionate towards the kids especially during these extenuating circumstances that covid has caused. My child's voice has been ignored and when brought to the attention of the principal, he was quick to support and defend his staff, without even bothering to look into the situation. Instead his response to our concerns was that he had been in his position for over 35 years and would never hire staff that would be unsupportive towards students. I had high hopes for this high school, thinking that the staff would be there to help support the kids in this time in their lives, but really our experience has been otherwise, and that they really don't care much about the kids at all. I would not recommend this school.
Posted: February 7, 2022
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Posted: June 4, 2020
Recently purchased a home in the area with two young children. After researching different parts of Irvine, my real estate agent and family decided this was the best fit for us. It is a relatively new school and the potential is limitless. It is a beautiful campus and neighboring families are involved/supportive of schools and education. I am looking forward to sending our kids to Portola. Proud to be part of IUSD.
Posted: March 1, 2020
Wonderful school with good academics and sports. Purchased home in the area just to be able to send my son to this school.
Posted: March 1, 2020
Posted: March 1, 2020
Portola High School has many wonderful, caring and knowledgeable teachers.
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Posted: December 5, 2019
I honestly love this school. I am a freshman and I am taking choir, dance and theatre. The courses are amazing and I aint gonna lie but there are some teachers that really don't give out hw. But the electives and courses are really good.
Posted: December 5, 2019
Yes some teachers give a good amount of homework so the kids can learn
Posted: December 5, 2019
Posted: December 5, 2019
There are a bunch of students that do show leadership skills and help others around.
Posted: December 5, 2019
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Posted: January 13, 2019
I hated this school, I hope that it shuts down
Posted: January 13, 2019
Its an average amount of homework each day
Posted: January 13, 2019
The teachers dont know what theyre teaching, theyre clueless
Posted: January 13, 2019
No character, kids seem like they dislike the school
Posted: January 13, 2019
There is zero leadership in this school
Posted: January 13, 2019
They dont care if a persons falling behind
Posted: January 13, 2019
I got bullied here and, the teachers did nothing about it
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