Yosemite National Park El Portal

Set in El Portal, California, Yosemite National Park El Portal is an one-room-style elementary-level community, overseen by Mariposa County Unified. It teaches 46 students across grades K through 8. That puts it 90% below the typical public school in California, which averages around 465 students.

Within Mariposa County Unified, which oversees 11 schools and 1,685 students, Yosemite National Park El Portal is one campus in the system.

On the student-mix side, Yosemite National Park El Portal logs that Hispanic students make up the majority at 70%. Other groups include 26% White, 2% Asian, 2% multiracial. That is meaningfully more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 15%.

Looking at school resources, Yosemite National Park El Portal shows 3 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 14.3:1. The state averages around 22.3:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Around 80% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. Set against Mariposa County (around 67%), the school's rate is meaningfully above typical.

In the surrounding community, Mariposa County reports that median household income runs about $68,412, 32% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Yosemite National Park El Portal is one of 16 public schools in Mariposa County (combined enrollment of about 1,893 students).

Yosemite Park High is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.0 miles from this campus.

Yosemite National Park El Portal operates from a rural location.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Yosemite National Park El Portal has declined 42%, going from 79 students in 2018 to 46 in 2025. Hispanic enrollment moved from 37% to 70% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 19.1:1 in 2018 to 14.3:1 today.

On this page, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.