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Enrollment
948
Elementary
DISTRICT 708 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·IRVINE UNIFIED·NCES 068450013796
Portola Springs Elementary
12100 Portola Springs, Irvine, CA 92618 · (949) 936-8800 · Orange County
GRADES KG–06ELEMENTARY11-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL948 STUDENTS
A-
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Scored higher than 81% of California public elementary schools
- ATest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- BBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- C+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 elementary schools
Student : Teacher
30.2:1
31 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 28.2:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
15%
145 students
DISTRICT 22% · STATE 65%
Community
6
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 126 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 143 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 131 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 131 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 143 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 139 | 15% |
| Grade 6 | 135 | 14% |
This year's kindergarten class (126) is 7% smaller than its 6th grade class (135).
Student demographics
59%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 64% · 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
74.1%
CA avg 49.1% . -11.9pp since 2014
Math
72.7%
CA avg 37.7% . -2.3pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 74 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 73 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 12 points since 2014, while math scores are down about 2 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 47.1% | 27.0% | 15.3% | 10.6% |
| Math | 45.4% | 27.3% | 18.1% | 9.2% |
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 | 74.1% | 72.7% |
| 2023-24 | 78.8% | 75.1% |
| 2022-23 | 75.0% | 74.7% |
| 2021-22 | 73.3% | 71.9% |
| 2018-19 | 81.7% | 79.9% |
| 2017-18 | 82.2% | 81.0% |
| 2016-17 | 82.8% | 82.9% |
| 2015-16 | 85.0% | 81.0% |
| 2014-15 | 86.0% | 75.0% |
% 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
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
75.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
70.6%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+4.6pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 75% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 71% typical for California schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among California's top nor bottom 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 Portola Springs Elementary
Portola Springs Elementary's state test result (75.2% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Portola Springs Elementary this school | 948 | 15.3% | 75.2% |
| Woodbury Elementary Irvine | 1,095 | 17.6% | 71.8% |
| Cadence Park Irvine | 965 | 19.6% | 67.0% |
| Dublin Elementary Dublin | 802 | 13.1% | 77.1% |
| Plaza Vista Irvine | 835 | 20.2% | 69.1% |
| Beacon Park Irvine | 1,065 | 12.9% | 74.0% |
Matched among California elementary 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 Springs Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Orange County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 75.2% | #423 of 5,151 | #68 of 381 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 72.7% | #493 of 5,172 ▼ 86 | #75 of 382 ▼ 14 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 74.1% | #535 of 5,172 ▼ 226 | #88 of 382 ▼ 38 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +0.8pp | #3,104 of 5,116 | #221 of 381 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 948 | #123 of 5,915 | #16 of 404 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 30.2:1 | #5,319 of 5,352 | #388 of 398 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 59.3% | #1,903 of 5,354 | #165 of 398 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 15.3% | #5,301 of 5,625 | #381 of 400 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +0.5% | #1,107 of 1,139 | #54 of 55 |
Ranked against other public elementary 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.
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
948
+5 (+1%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
30.2:1
was 28.8:1
% White
18%
was 18%
% Hispanic
12%
was 11%
% Black
1%
was 1%
% Asian
59%
was 60%
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 | 948 | 31.4 | 30.2:1 | 15% (145) |
| 2023-24 | 955 | 32.5 | 29.4:1 | 17% (163) |
| 2022-23 | 887 | 32.7 | 27.1:1 | 15% (135) |
| 2017-18 | 943 | 32.7 | 28.8:1 | 12% (109) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Portola Springs Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students up 1% (943 to 948); teachers down 4% (32.7 to 31.4).
About Portola Springs Elementary
Students in Irvine, California, attend Portola Springs Elementary, a large elementary school. Total enrollment is 948 students, and the grades served are kindergarten through 6. It has 104% more students than the average for elementary schools in California (about 465).
Irvine Unified oversees Portola Springs Elementary and 43 other schools, with 37,948 students in total.
At Portola Springs Elementary, 59% of students are Asian. The rest of enrollment is 18% White, 12% Hispanic, and 9% multiracial. Census figures show Orange County is about 22% Asian. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 59%.
Teacher count: 31.4 full-time equivalents. Student-to-teacher ratio: 30.2:1. The average for elementary schools in California, 22.3:1, is lower. Roughly 15% of students come from households that qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. The average for public schools in Orange County is 55%.
On the allk12 Grade, Portola Springs Elementary lands at A-, ahead of 81% of California public elementary schools.
A school with Portola Springs Elementary's lunch-eligibility share in California is predicted to score 70.6%. Portola Springs Elementary scores 75.2%, 4.6 points above that line.
In Orange County, home to about 3,165,820 people, median household income comes to about $116,289, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 44%, and roughly 7% of residents are in poverty. There are 649 public schools in the county, enrolling about 430,458, Portola Springs Elementary among them.
Straight-line distance to the nearest public school, Loma Ridge Elementary, is about 0.5 miles. Around the school, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. Portola Springs Elementary places 2nd of 9 on proficiency among the closest schools that report scores.
Portola Springs Elementary falls in the City: Large locale category, used for schools inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
Enrollment was essentially flat over 7 years: 943 in 2017-18, 948 in 2024-25. From 2017-18 to 2024-25, the ratio increased from 28.8:1 to 30.2:1.
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Orange County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
3,165,820
Census ACS
Median income
$116,289
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
44%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
649
430,458 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Irvine Unified
- Portola HighHigh · 2,693 students
- University HighHigh · 2,307 students
- Northwood HighHigh · 2,244 students
- Woodbridge HighHigh · 2,232 students
- Irvine HighHigh · 1,964 students
- Sierra Vista MiddleMiddle · 1,282 students
Other schools in Irvine
- Arnold O. Beckman HighHigh · 2,776 students
- Portola HighHigh · 2,693 students
- University HighHigh · 2,307 students
- Northwood HighHigh · 2,244 students
- Woodbridge HighHigh · 2,232 students
- Irvine HighHigh · 1,964 students
Nearby schools
- Loma Ridge Elementary0.5 mi · 766
- Cadence Park1.1 mi · 965
- Beacon Park1.4 mi · 1,065
- Portola High1.5 mi · 2,693
- Solis Park1.8 mi · 972
- Stonegate Elementary1.8 mi · 1,037
Frequently asked questions
About Portola Springs ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at Portola Springs Elementary?
Portola Springs Elementary enrolls approximately 948 students in grades KG-06.
What age range does Portola Springs Elementary serve?
Portola Springs Elementary serves students from grade KG through grade 06.
How many teachers does Portola Springs Elementary have?
Portola Springs Elementary employs 31 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 30.2:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Portola Springs Elementary?
At Portola Springs Elementary, the student body is approximately 18% White, 12% Hispanic, 1% Black, 59% Asian, 9% Two or more.
Is Portola Springs Elementary public or private?
Portola Springs Elementary is a public K-12 school, overseen by Irvine Unified.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.