El Portal Middle

Summary:

El Portal Middle is a public middle school located in Escalon, California, serving grades 6-8 with a student population of 588. The school is part of the Escalon Unified School District, which is ranked 1025 out of 1568 districts in California and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

El Portal Middle has consistently performed below the state average in Smarter Balanced Assessments for English Language Arts and Mathematics across all grade levels. For example, in 2023-2024, the school's proficiency rates were 40.66% in ELA and 27.96% in Math, compared to the state averages of 47.04% and 35.54%, respectively. The school's performance varies significantly across different student subgroups, with White students performing relatively better than Hispanic, English Language Learner, Special Education, and Disabled students. Additionally, El Portal Middle has experienced a significant increase in chronic absenteeism, rising from 6.8% in 2017-2018 to 25.5% in 2021-2022, which is well above the state average. The school also has a relatively high percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, ranging from 44.39% to 48.43% over the past few years.

When compared to nearby middle schools, such as Oakdale Junior High, which is about 9.67 miles away, El Portal Middle generally performs below the average in both ELA and Math proficiency rates. Furthermore, El Portal Middle's performance has declined over the years, with its statewide ranking dropping from 996 out of 2379 California middle schools in 2012-2013 to 1334 out of 2777 in 2023-2024. These challenges, including underperformance in academic assessments, achievement gaps among student subgroups, and high chronic absenteeism rates, will need to be addressed for the school to improve its overall performance and provide a better educational experience for its students.


Detail:

Public 6-8

 805 First St.
       Escalon, CA  95320-1508


(209) 838-7095

District: Escalon Unified

SchoolDigger Rank:
1334th of 2,777 California Middle Schools


Students who attend El Portal Middle usually attend:

High:    Escalon High

Feeder schools for El Portal Middle:

Elementary:    Collegeville Elementary
    Dent Elementary
    Farmington Elementary
    Van Allen Elementary

Student/teacher ratio:  21.0 Help
Number of students:  603

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:
51.6%
White:
42.5%
Two or more races:
2.3%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  56.4% Help


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Compare Details El Portal Middle ranks better than 52% of middle schools in California. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 44.08. (See more...)
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Chronic absenteeism in a school refers to a situation where students repeatedly miss school, with the threshold often defined as missing 10% or more of school days for any reason, excused or unexcused.
Student Body
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Compare Details Racial makeup is: Hispanic (51.6%), White (42.5%), two or more races (2.3%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 56.4% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at El Portal Middle is 21. (See more...)
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Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

El Portal Middle:

SchoolDigger ranks El Portal Middle 1334th of 2777 California public middle schools. (See El Portal Middle in the ranking list.)

Middle School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:


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Escalon Unified:

SchoolDigger ranks Escalon Unified 1025th of 1568 California school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for El Portal Middle

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Rank History for all students at El Portal Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2004 54.41 698th 1769 60.5%
2005 56.62 670th 1777 62.3%
2006 54.73 730th 1804 59.5%
2007 56.15 759th 1999 62.0%
2008 43.31 1082nd 2005 46.0%
2009 39.25 1222nd 2063 40.8%
2010 43.22 1225th 2179 43.8%
2011 55.65 942nd 2236 57.9%
2012 59.41 836th 2259 63.0%
2013 55.92 996th 2379 58.1%
2015 31.03 1607th 2477 35.1%
2016 37.85 1419th 2497 43.2%
2017 31.62 1631st 2508 35.0%
2018 40.14 1358th 2480 45.2%
2019 41.09 1412th 2715 48.0%
2021 43.49 464th 894 48.1%
2022 45.36 1294th 2740 52.8%
2023 48.82 1205th 2802 57.0%
2024 44.08 1334th 2777 52.0%
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Rank History for English Language Learner students at El Portal Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 50.19 415th 1364 69.6%
2019 37.07 788th 1442 45.4%
2021 49.94 105th 363 71.1%
2022 36.56 912th 1540 40.8%
2023 47.60 501st 1529 67.2%
2024 44.32 585th 1477 60.4%
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Rank History for Special Education students at El Portal Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2023 23.18 1344th 1538 12.6%
2024 30.81 1064th 1550 31.4%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at El Portal Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 30.75 1571st 2230 29.6%
2019 35.84 1468th 2369 38.0%
2021 33.97 486th 721 32.6%
2022 31.27 1646th 2458 33.0%
2023 38.34 1399th 2549 45.1%
2024 37.19 1484th 2575 42.4%
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Rank History for Female students at El Portal Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 38.97 1321st 2262 41.6%
2019 41.66 1267th 2380 46.8%
2021 44.63 372nd 738 49.6%
2022 48.57 1096th 2509 56.3%
2023 50.07 1055th 2547 58.6%
2024 45.93 1178th 2546 53.7%
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Rank History for Disabled students at El Portal Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 28.05 1009th 1369 26.3%
2019 29.23 1051st 1491 29.5%
2021 38.07 201st 354 43.2%
2022 27.60 1147th 1531 25.1%
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Rank History for Male students at El Portal Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 39.75 1260th 2273 44.6%
2019 39.34 1332nd 2407 44.7%
2021 43.05 395th 763 48.2%
2022 41.58 1293rd 2527 48.8%
2023 46.52 1165th 2558 54.5%
2024 41.44 1299th 2547 49.0%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at El Portal Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 29.45 1484th 2072 28.4%
2019 32.87 1450th 2213 34.5%
2022 36.27 1420th 2359 39.8%
2023 38.52 1320th 2391 44.8%
2024 36.72 1408th 2383 40.9%
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Rank History for White students at El Portal Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 44.66 821st 1496 45.1%
2019 42.89 902nd 1602 43.7%
2022 45.77 821st 1555 47.2%
2023 44.29 843rd 1552 45.7%
2024 43.62 835th 1535 45.6%
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Data source: test scores: California Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

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Enrollment information for El Portal Middle

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1988 420 1 3 103 15 n/a n/a 0 542
1989 419 3 3 157 12 n/a n/a 0 594
1990 484 2 9 140 12 n/a n/a 0 647
1991 433 1 11 119 14 n/a n/a 0 578
1992 433 2 13 142 9 n/a n/a 0 599
1993 441 2 9 173 14 n/a n/a 0 639
1994 473 3 11 187 2 n/a n/a 0 676
1995 478 7 7 205 9 n/a n/a 0 706
1996 478 7 7 205 9 n/a n/a 0 706
1997 476 7 10 222 9 n/a n/a 0 724
1998 458 2 14 208 6 n/a n/a 0 688
1999 529 3 10 192 2 n/a n/a 1 737
2000 503 2 9 202 5 n/a n/a 0 721
2001 532 8 7 208 6 n/a n/a 0 761
2002 490 3 6 240 4 n/a n/a 0 743
2003 490 3 6 240 4 n/a n/a 0 743
2004 468 2 11 228 2 n/a n/a 28 739
2005 446 3 13 251 9 n/a n/a 0 722
2006 466 6 13 276 8 n/a n/a 0 769
2007 407 6 18 309 3 n/a n/a 5 748
2008 398 8 15 291 5 n/a n/a 0 717
2009 372 8 16 297 2 3 15 0 713
2010 319 9 17 287 5 6 9 0 652
2011 335 9 20 291 2 5 28 0 690
2012 339 5 23 308 3 4 13 0 695
2013 313 4 15 300 0 0 12 0 644
2014 289 3 14 299 1 0 8 0 614
2015 289 1 12 283 2 1 13 0 601
2016 270 0 12 292 2 1 14 0 591
2017 262 0 16 289 1 1 19 0 588
2018 245 1 13 298 2 1 17 0 577
2019 257 0 11 325 2 1 22 0 618
2020 267 3 9 331 2 1 18 0 631
2021 264 4 9 313 1 0 14 0 605
2022 247 4 7 299 3 1 10 0 571
2023 257 6 10 293 3 4 15 0 588
2024 256 8 10 311 1 3 14 0 603

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at El Portal Middle

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 542 23.6 22.9 n/a
1989 594 25.0 23.7 n/a
1990 647 26.1 24.7 n/a
1991 578 24.4 23.6 n/a
1992 599 24.8 24.1 17.9
1993 639 24.4 26.2 32.1
1994 676 27.0 25.0 35.9
1995 706 30.2 23.4 35.6
1996 706 30.2 23.4 35.6
1997 724 30.8 23.5 33.6
1998 688 31.0 22.2 33.7
1999 737 31.0 23.8 33
2000 721 30.0 24.0 35.1
2001 761 31.0 24.5 32.6
2002 743 28.3 26.3 35.8
2003 743 28.3 26.3 35.8
2004 739 29.4 25.1 45.4
2005 722 30.0 24.1 44.7
2006 769 30.5 25.2 35
2007 748 32.0 23.4 39.6
2008 717 33.0 21.7 39.6
2009 713 31.0 21.0 44.5
2010 652 30.7 21.2 53.4
2011 690 n/a n/a 50
2012 695 27.2 25.5 n/a
2013 644 24.9 25.8 49.5
2014 614 24.7 24.8 55
2015 601 26.0 23.1 56.4
2016 591 27.0 21.8 55.3
2017 588 26.5 22.1 49.8
2018 577 26.5 21.7 56.8
2019 618 27.1 22.8 52.8
2020 631 n/a n/a 50.6
2021 605 28.7 21.0 48.4
2022 571 28.1 20.2 47.6
2023 588 27.7 21.1 44.4
2024 603 28.5 21.0 56.4

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio El Portal Middle

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 542 23.6 22.9 n/a
1989 594 25.0 23.7 n/a
1990 647 26.1 24.7 n/a
1991 578 24.4 23.6 n/a
1992 599 24.8 24.1 17.9
1993 639 24.4 26.2 32.1
1994 676 27.0 25.0 35.9
1995 706 30.2 23.4 35.6
1996 706 30.2 23.4 35.6
1997 724 30.8 23.5 33.6
1998 688 31.0 22.2 33.7
1999 737 31.0 23.8 33
2000 721 30.0 24.0 35.1
2001 761 31.0 24.5 32.6
2002 743 28.3 26.3 35.8
2003 743 28.3 26.3 35.8
2004 739 29.4 25.1 45.4
2005 722 30.0 24.1 44.7
2006 769 30.5 25.2 35
2007 748 32.0 23.4 39.6
2008 717 33.0 21.7 39.6
2009 713 31.0 21.0 44.5
2010 652 30.7 21.2 53.4
2011 690 n/a n/a 50
2012 695 27.2 25.5 n/a
2013 644 24.9 25.8 49.5
2014 614 24.7 24.8 55
2015 601 26.0 23.1 56.4
2016 591 27.0 21.8 55.3
2017 588 26.5 22.1 49.8
2018 577 26.5 21.7 56.8
2019 618 27.1 22.8 52.8
2020 631 n/a n/a 50.6
2021 605 28.7 21.0 48.4
2022 571 28.1 20.2 47.6
2023 588 27.7 21.1 44.4
2024 603 28.5 21.0 56.4

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on El Portal Middle

The coronavirus has had a profound impact on education in America. Learning shifted online overnight, attendance numbers dwindled, and enrollment decreased. SchoolDigger.com is making it easier for you to better assess how COVID-19 has impacted your school. Through the collection of pre-pandemic (2019) and current data, SchoolDigger.com is sharing test scores, enrollment numbers and school demographics from schools across the country – and we make it easy to see how impacted schools compare locally and statewide.

Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 1412th of 2715 Middle schoolsRanks 1205th of 2802 Middle schools
 9%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
6th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (El Portal Middle)3738
 1%
   6th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (Escalon Unified)3738
 1%
   6th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (California)48.544.2
 4.3%
6th Grade Mathematics (El Portal Middle)2223.8
 1.8%
   6th Grade Mathematics (Escalon Unified)2223.8
 1.8%
   6th Grade Mathematics (California)38.533.2
 5.3%
7th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (El Portal Middle)5049
 1%
   7th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (Escalon Unified)5049
 1%
   7th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (California)51.447.4
 3.9%
7th Grade Mathematics (El Portal Middle)33.337.5
 4.2%
   7th Grade Mathematics (Escalon Unified)33.337.5
 4.2%
   7th Grade Mathematics (California)37.933.2
 4.7%
8th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (El Portal Middle)52.336.5
 15.8%
   8th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (Escalon Unified)52.336.5
 15.8%
   8th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (California)49.445.7
 3.8%
8th Grade Mathematics (El Portal Middle)3728.7
 8.3%
   8th Grade Mathematics (Escalon Unified)3728.7
 8.3%
   8th Grade Mathematics (California)36.629.9
 6.7%
8th Grade Science (El Portal Middle)18.129.7
 11.6%
   8th Grade Science (Escalon Unified)18.129.7
 11.6%
   8th Grade Science (California)30.828.8
 2.1%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students618588
 4.9%
African American06
American Indian23
 50%
Asian1110
 9.1%
Hispanic325293
 9.8%
Pacific Islander14
 300%
White257257
Two or More Races2215
 31.8%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients52.8%44.4%
 8.4%


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In the 2023-24 school year, 603 students attended El Portal Middle.

Students at El Portal Middle are 52% Hispanic, 42% White, 2% Two or more races, 2% Asian, 1% African American.

Students who attend El Portal Middle usually go on to attend Escalon High

El Portal Middle ranks 1334th of 2777 California middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.


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