Enrollment
256
High
DISTRICT 144 · STATE 838
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PLUMAS UNIFIED·NCES 063117004825
Portola Junior/Senior High
155 Sixth Ave., Portola, CA 96122 · (530) 832-4284 · Plumas County
GRADES 07–12HIGH43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL256 STUDENTS
D
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 10% of California public high schools
- CTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- DBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- CThree-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 high schools
Student : Teacher
13.7:1
19 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.5:1 · STATE 18.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
54%
138 students
DISTRICT 55% · STATE 65%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 7 | 46 | 18% |
| Grade 8 | 38 | 15% |
| Grade 9 | 49 | 19% |
| Grade 10 | 43 | 17% |
| Grade 11 | 40 | 16% |
| Grade 12 | 40 | 16% |
Student demographics
54%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 53% · 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
Test scores
CAASPP 2024-25 . % met or exceeded standardEnglish Language Arts
41.4%
CA avg 49.1% . -3.6pp since 2014
Math
14.5%
CA avg 37.7% . -12.5pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 41 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 15 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all California schools, those numbers are about 49 and 38. Reading and writing scores are down about 4 points since 2014, while math scores are down about 12 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 10.3% | 31.0% | 28.4% | 30.2% |
| Math | 3.4% | 11.1% | 30.8% | 54.7% |
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 | 41.4% | 14.5% |
| 2023-24 | 40.4% | 22.7% |
| 2022-23 | 34.5% | 19.4% |
| 2021-22 | 38.8% | 20.7% |
| 2020-21 | 44.1% | 23.4% |
| 2018-19 | 55.5% | 28.7% |
| 2017-18 | 59.0% | 39.0% |
| 2016-17 | 61.7% | 39.8% |
| 2015-16 | 64.0% | 39.0% |
| 2014-15 | 45.0% | 27.0% |
% 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
UNDERPERFORMING
Bottom 10% of CA schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
29.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
48.0%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-18.2pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 30% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 48% typical for California schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations compares each school with others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school lands here when its results trail those comparable schools, which is not the same as having low scores. A higher-scoring school can still fall in this tier if similar schools score higher still.
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 Portola Junior/Senior High
Portola Junior/Senior High's state test result (29.7% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Portola Junior/Senior High this school | 256 | 53.9% | 29.7% |
| Minarets High O'Neals | 265 | 50.9% | 42.5% |
| Central Coast New Tech High Nipomo | 318 | 50.3% | 67.9% |
| Middletown High Middletown | 421 | 55.1% | 46.9% |
| Minarets Charter High O'Neals | 165 | 53.3% | 53.3% |
| Burney Junior-Senior High Burney | 231 | 58.4% | 36.7% |
Matched among California high 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 Portola Junior/Senior High ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Plumas County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 29.7% | #807 of 1,052 | N/A |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 14.5% | #850 of 1,056 ▼ 319 | N/A |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 41.4% | #878 of 1,056 ▼ 20 | N/A |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -1.8pp | #261 of 1,044 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 256 | #1,268 of 2,093 | #2 of 7 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.7:1 | #57 of 1,352 | N/A |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 54.4% | #568 of 1,351 | N/A |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 53.9% | #1,127 of 1,575 | N/A |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -2.3% | #734 of 802 | N/A |
Ranked against other public high 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
256
-35 (-12%) vs 2020
-37% since 1990-91, when it was 404
Student : Teacher
13.7:1
was 18.2:1
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 | 256 | 18.7 | 13.7:1 | 54% (138) |
| 2023-24 | 279 | 19.1 | 14.6:1 | 57% (160) |
| 2022-23 | 284 | 18.1 | 15.7:1 | 68% (193) |
| 2020-21 | 291 | 16 | 18.2:1 | 63% (184) |
| 2017-18 | 262 | 13.3 | 19.8:1 | 52% (135) |
| 2015-16 | 253 | 13 | 19.5:1 | 48% (121) |
| 2010-11 | 215 | N/A | N/A | 47% (100) |
| 2000-01 | 304 | 14 | 21.7:1 | 22% (67) |
| 1990-91 | 404 | 19 | 21.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Portola Junior/Senior High.
Since 2017-18: students down 2% (262 to 256); teachers up 41% (13.3 to 18.7).
About Portola Junior/Senior High
Portola Junior/Senior High is one of the public schools in Portola, California. It is a very small high school. The school covers grades 7 through 12 and reported 256 students in 2024-25. That puts enrollment 69% below the 838-student average for high schools in California.
Portola Junior/Senior High is one school in Plumas Unified, a system of 9 schools with 1,685 students.
At Portola Junior/Senior High, 57% of students are White. Other students are 34% Hispanic and 7% multiracial. That is lower than the 84% White share among all Plumas County residents. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 54%.
Portola Junior/Senior High reports a ratio of 13.7 students per teacher, from 18.7 full-time-equivalent teachers. The gap from the 18.2:1 average for high schools in California is 4.5 students per teacher. Student poverty is often measured by lunch eligibility; at Portola Junior/Senior High, 54% qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. The figure for public schools in Plumas County is close, at 54%.
Among California public high schools, Portola Junior/Senior High outscored 10%, which works out to a D on the allk12 Grade.
Portola Junior/Senior High ranks in the bottom 10% of California schools after adjusting test results for student poverty. Actual: 29.7%. Predicted: 48.0%. Difference: 18.2 points.
In the wider Plumas County area, the median household earns about $66,031 a year, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 23% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 6%. Portola Junior/Senior High shares Plumas County with 14 other public schools.
Beckwourth (Jim) High (Continuation), less than a tenth of a mile away, is the closest public school. A five-mile radius around the school includes 2 other public schools. By average proficiency, Portola Junior/Senior High is 4th among 6 schools close by.
Under the NCES locale system, Portola Junior/Senior High is Rural: Remote.
By 2024-25, enrollment had dropped to 256, from 291 in 2020-21. Its ratio of students to teachers was 18.2:1 in 2020-21, and 13.7:1 in 2024-25.
This page is set up for the Portola Junior/Senior High community to discuss special education services, counseling, and support programs. Current and former families are welcome to add their experience.
Plumas County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
19,423
Census ACS
Median income
$66,031
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
23%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
15
2,049 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Plumas Unified
- C. Roy Carmichael ElementaryElementary · 344 students
- Quincy ElementaryElementary · 342 students
- Quincy Junior/Senior HighHigh · 310 students
- Chester ElementaryElementary · 171 students
- Chester Junior/Senior HighHigh · 124 students
- Greenville ElementaryElementary · 106 students
Other schools in Portola
- C. Roy Carmichael ElementaryElementary · 344 students
- Beckwourth (Jim) High (Continuation)High · 15 students
Nearby schools
- Beckwourth (Jim) High (Continuation)0.0 mi · 15
- C. Roy Carmichael Elementary1.3 mi · 344
- Loyalton Elementary14.3 mi · 199
- Loyalton High14.5 mi · 165
- Sierra Pass (Continuation)14.5 mi · 5
- Long Valley24.8 mi · 250
Frequently asked questions
About Portola Junior/Senior HighHow large is Portola Junior/Senior High?
Portola Junior/Senior High enrolls approximately 256 students in grades 07-12.
What age range does Portola Junior/Senior High serve?
Portola Junior/Senior High serves students from grade 07 through grade 12.
How many students per teacher at Portola Junior/Senior High?
Approximately 13.7:1 students per teacher at Portola Junior/Senior High.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Portola Junior/Senior High?
At Portola Junior/Senior High, the student body is approximately 57% White, 34% Hispanic, 7% Two or more.
Who oversees Portola Junior/Senior High?
Portola Junior/Senior High is overseen by Plumas Unified in Plumas County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.