Portola Elementary

Set in San Bruno, California, Portola Elementary is a close-knit elementary campus, run under San Bruno Park Elementary. It caters to 378 students across grades K through 6.

San Bruno Park Elementary runs 5 schools in total, collectively educating 2,001 students. Portola Elementary is one of those campuses.

In terms of who attends, Portola Elementary reports that the most-represented group is Asian (47%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. Other groups include 26% Hispanic, 23% multiracial, 2% Pacific Islander. The wider county runs roughly 31% Asian, putting the school's mix considerably more Asian than the area baseline.

On the income-and-resources front, Staff filings list 14 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 27.0:1 students per teacher. That figure is higher than the state norm's 22.3:1 average. Around 36% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

After controlling for student poverty, Portola Elementary tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 58.1% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 68.6%.

Zooming out to the county, community-level numbers for San Mateo County indicate the typical household earns roughly $158,855 per year, about 54% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 4%. Portola Elementary is one of 176 public schools in San Mateo County (combined enrollment of about 82,403 students).

The closest other public school is Monte Verde Elementary, roughly 0.8 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Portola Elementary at 2nd of 8; the average score across the group is 56.6%.

Portola Elementary operates from a commuter-belt location.

Looking at the recent track record. Portola Elementary's enrollment has climbed 9% since 2018, when it stood at 347 (now 378). Over the same period, the White share fell from 20% to 1%.

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