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What's the most underrated thing about George K. Porter Middle that outsiders don't know?
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Enrollment
1,009
Middle
DISTRICT 835 · STATE 659
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LOS ANGELES UNIFIED·NCES 062271003287
George K. Porter Middle
15960 Kingsbury St., Granada Hills, CA 91344 · (818) 920-2050 · Los Angeles County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL1,009 STUDENTS
A
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 92% of California public middle schools
- B+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ABeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- A+Three-year trend Change in reading and math proficiency over the last three test years.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded California public middle schools
Student : Teacher
18.8:1
54 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 18.2:1 · STATE 20.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
75%
752 students
DISTRICT 84% · STATE 65%
Community
6
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 331 | 33% |
| Grade 7 | 358 | 35% |
| Grade 8 | 320 | 32% |
Student demographics
39%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 45% · STATE 62% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
School pathway
Feeds from
Based on published attendance-zone data from Los Angeles Unified. Zones change; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
CAASPP 2024-25 . % met or exceeded standardEnglish Language Arts
62.3%
CA avg 49.1% . +15.3pp since 2014
Math
47.2%
CA avg 37.7% . +11.2pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 62 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 47 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all California schools, those numbers are about 49 and 38. Reading and writing scores are up about 15 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 11 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 31.9% | 30.4% | 19.7% | 18.0% |
| Math | 30.0% | 17.1% | 20.8% | 32.0% |
Share of tested students at each CAASPP level. Each student counts in one level, so a row adds to about 100%.
CAASPP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 62.3% | 47.2% |
| 2023-24 | 57.7% | 39.1% |
| 2022-23 | 52.5% | 37.0% |
| 2021-22 | 51.6% | 35.1% |
| 2018-19 | 60.3% | 44.4% |
| 2017-18 | 55.1% | 41.7% |
| 2016-17 | 47.1% | 37.5% |
| 2015-16 | 47.0% | 37.0% |
| 2014-15 | 47.0% | 36.0% |
% met or exceeded standard, all students and all tested grades.
Source: CAASPP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of CA schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
51.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
35.9%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+15.7pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 52% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 36% typical for California schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 16 points, placing it in California's top 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like George K. Porter Middle
George K. Porter Middle's state test result (51.6% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| George K. Porter Middle this school | 1,009 | 74.5% | 51.6% |
| Patrick Henry Middle Granada Hills | 1,053 | 76.2% | 41.5% |
| Oliver Wendell Holmes Middle Northridge | 870 | 75.1% | 60.0% |
| Las Palmas Middle Covina | 887 | 78.7% | 43.8% |
| Livingston Middle Livingston | 809 | 76.3% | 22.2% |
| Jurupa Middle Jurupa Valley | 1,105 | 77.1% | 26.9% |
Matched among California middle schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where George K. Porter Middle ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Los Angeles County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 51.6% | #330 of 1,224 | #72 of 248 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 47.2% | #310 of 1,227 ▲ 84 | #67 of 248 ▲ 14 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 62.3% | #298 of 1,227 ▲ 33 | #63 of 248 ▲ 8 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +11.4pp | #46 of 1,214 | #16 of 247 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,009 | #188 of 1,377 | #54 of 317 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 18.8:1 | #295 of 1,279 | #83 of 301 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 39.1% | #832 of 1,278 | #140 of 301 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 74.5% | #656 of 1,329 | #214 of 312 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -34.1% | #72 of 930 | #24 of 213 |
Ranked against other public middle schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
1,009
-212 (-17%) vs 2020
-27% since 1990-91, when it was 1,377
Student : Teacher
18.8:1
was 22.2:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 1,009 | 53.6 | 18.8:1 | 75% (752) |
| 2023-24 | 1,002 | 47.6 | 21.1:1 | 69% (687) |
| 2022-23 | 995 | 46.4 | 21.4:1 | 66% (654) |
| 2020-21 | 1,221 | 55 | 22.2:1 | 68% (833) |
| 2017-18 | 1,532 | 59 | 26.0:1 | 72% (1,105) |
| 2015-16 | 1,590 | 55 | 28.9:1 | 71% (1,121) |
| 2010-11 | 1,674 | N/A | N/A | 64% (1,077) |
| 2000-01 | 1,625 | 68 | 23.9:1 | 47% (758) |
| 1990-91 | 1,377 | 51 | 27.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for George K. Porter Middle.
Since 2017-18: students down 34% (1,532 to 1,009); teachers down 9% (59 to 53.6).
About George K. Porter Middle
George K. Porter Middle is a middle school located in Granada Hills, California, in Los Angeles County. It teaches 1,009 students in grades 6 through 8. By comparison, middle schools in California enroll about 659 students on average.
Los Angeles Unified has 784 schools and 406,887 students, and George K. Porter Middle is one of those schools.
More than half of enrollment at George K. Porter Middle is Hispanic: 77%. Other groups include 10% Asian and 9% White. The county population is about 48% Hispanic. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, George K. Porter Middle scores 39%.
For every teacher at George K. Porter Middle, there are about 18.8 students; the school has 53.6 full-time-equivalent teachers. Compared with the 20.7:1 average for middle schools in California, this school's ratio is lower. The eligibility rate for free or reduced-price meals is 75%.
On the allk12 Grade, George K. Porter Middle lands at A, ahead of 92% of California public middle schools.
George K. Porter Middle is a top-10% school in California on BeatsExpectations, beating its predicted average proficiency rate across its state test results of 35.9% with an actual 51.6%.
In Los Angeles County, where the school is located, the median household earns about $90,112 a year, roughly 36% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 10%. Public schools in Los Angeles County number 2,244, with about 1,265,907 students.
Haskell Elem Sci Tech Engr Arts And Math (STEAM) Magnet sits about 0.4 miles from George K. Porter Middle. There are at least 8 other public schools within five miles. On state test proficiency, George K. Porter Middle ranks 2nd in a group of 7 nearby schools.
Federal data place George K. Porter Middle in the City: Large locale, which means it is inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
From 2020-21 to 2024-25, enrollment fell from 1,221 to 1,009, a 17% drop. Staffing shifted too: the ratio moved from 22.2:1 to 18.8:1.
Parents, students, and staff can share information on pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback here. Members of the school community can share what they know.
Los Angeles County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
9,808,667
Census ACS
Median income
$90,112
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
36%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
2,244
1,265,907 students
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Frequently asked questions
About George K. Porter MiddleWhat is the total enrollment at George K. Porter Middle?
George K. Porter Middle enrolls approximately 1,009 students in grades 06-08.
What age range does George K. Porter Middle serve?
George K. Porter Middle serves students from grade 06 through grade 08.
How many teachers does George K. Porter Middle have?
George K. Porter Middle employs 54 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 18.8:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at George K. Porter Middle?
At George K. Porter Middle, the student body is approximately 9% White, 77% Hispanic, 2% Black, 10% Asian, 2% Two or more.
What district is George K. Porter Middle in?
George K. Porter Middle is part of Los Angeles Unified.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.