Is Portola Elementary a good school?

Portola Elementary ranks 691 st of 5862 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Portola Elementary?

In the 2023-24 school year, 325 students attended Portola Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Portola Elementary?

Students at Portola Elementary are 50% Asian, 24% Hispanic, 23% Two or more races, 2% Pacific Islander.

What schools do graduates of Portola Elementary attend?

Students who attend Portola Elementary usually go on to attend: Middle : Parkside Intermediate High : Capuchino High

Portola Elementary

Summary:

Portola Elementary is a public elementary school located in San Bruno, California, serving grades K-5 with a total enrollment of 258 students. It is part of the San Bruno Park Elementary School District, which is ranked 616 out of 1,568 districts in California and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Portola Elementary consistently outperforms the San Bruno Park Elementary District and the state of California in standardized test scores across all grade levels and subject areas. In the 2023-2024 school year, Portola Elementary's proficiency rates in English Language Arts and Mathematics were significantly higher than the district and state averages, with a 67.46% proficiency rate in ELA and a 69.82% proficiency rate in Math, compared to 45.12% and 41.74% for the district, and 47.04% and 35.54% for the state, respectively. The school's 5th-grade science proficiency rate of 64.91% is also much higher than the district's 41.71% and the state's 32.68%. Portola Elementary's female students consistently outperform their male counterparts, ranking in the top 5% of California elementary schools for female students in the 2023-2024 school year.

When compared to other schools in the San Bruno Park Elementary District, as well as schools in the neighboring Pacifica, South San Francisco Unified, and Millbrae Elementary districts, Portola Elementary maintains a strong academic performance, outperforming many of its peers. The school's consistent high performance across multiple years and grade levels suggests a well-established and effective educational program, and its relatively low percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, combined with its strong academic results, indicates that the school may serve a more affluent student population compared to the surrounding district and state.

Detail:

Public K-5

300 Amador Ave.
San Bruno, CA 94066-2506

(650) 624-3175

District: San Bruno Park Elementary

SchoolDigger Rank:
691^st of 5,862 California Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $4,897

Students who attend Portola Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Parkside Intermediate
High:	Capuchino High

Student/teacher ratio: 23.1

Number of students: 325

Racial breakdown:

Asian:

50.5%

Hispanic:

23.7%

Two or more races:

23.1%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 19.4%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Portola Elementary ranks better than 88.2% of elementary schools in California. It also ranks first among 4 ranked elementary schools in the San Bruno Park Elementary School District! (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 90.19. (See more...)

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

Compare Details Student population at Portola Elementary is diverse. Racial makeup is: Asian (50.5%), Hispanic (23.7%), two or more races (23.1%). (See more...)

Compare Details 19.4% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. This is the lowest percentage in the San Bruno Park Elementary School District. (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Portola Elementary is 23.1, which is the 2^nd best among 4 elementary schools in the San Bruno Park Elementary School District. (See more...)

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Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Portola Elementary is $4,897. 2 elementary schools in the San Bruno Park Elementary School District spend more per student.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Portola Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks Portola Elementary 691^st of 5862 California public elementary schools. (See Portola Elementary in the ranking list.)

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San Bruno Park Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks San Bruno Park Elementary 616^th of 1568 California school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Portola Elementary

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Rank History for all students at Portola Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2004	49.82	2166^th	4809	55.0%
2005	65.21	1535^th	4822	68.2%
2006	65.34	1534^th	4818	68.2%
2007	76.88	1097^th	5113	78.5%
2008	79.36	1000^th	5113	80.4%
2009	84.57	777^th	5193	85.0%
2010	82.23	883^rd	5314	83.4%
2011	87.52	599^th	5377	88.9%
2012	86.45	651^st	5390	87.9%
2013	85.53	724^th	5530	86.9%
2015	90.09	620^th	5611	89.0%
2016	83.71	974^th	5614	82.7%
2017	90.63	601^st	5692	89.4%
2018	80.93	1075^th	5662	81.0%
2019	82.15	1064^th	5789	81.6%
2021	85.35	202^nd	1417	85.7%
2022	87.24	843^rd	5883	85.7%
2023	94.40	397^th	5874	93.2%
2024	90.19	691^st	5862	88.2%

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Rank History for Multi-racial students at Portola Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2024	40.72	452^nd	669	32.4%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Portola Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2024	83.19	700^th	5511	87.3%

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Rank History for Female students at Portola Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	76.88	1194^th	5413	77.9%
2019	75.22	1286^th	5492	76.6%
2021	70.20	340^th	1267	73.2%
2022	83.05	964^th	5635	82.9%
2023	93.04	433^rd	5617	92.3%
2024	92.58	456^th	5605	91.9%

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Rank History for Male students at Portola Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	81.75	985^th	5431	81.9%
2019	83.31	901^st	5510	83.6%
2021	91.84	116^th	1272	90.9%
2022	86.94	786^th	5663	86.1%
2023	93.24	410^th	5650	92.7%
2024	84.63	890^th	5636	84.2%

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Rank History for Asian students at Portola Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	51.23	658^th	1071	38.6%
2019	55.90	628^th	1149	45.3%
2022	62.47	551^st	1154	52.3%
2023	68.07	454^th	1190	61.8%
2024	72.47	357^th	1203	70.3%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at Portola Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2024	84.62	559^th	5102	89.0%

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Rank History for White students at Portola Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2018	76.45	577^th	2737	78.9%

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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.

Data source: California Department of Education

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Enrollment information for Portola Elementary

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
2001	83	18	76	18	3	n/a	n/a	0	198
2002	84	11	80	29	2	n/a	n/a	0	206
2003	84	11	80	29	2	n/a	n/a	0	206
2004	79	16	79	31	1	n/a	n/a	0	206
2005	74	17	74	31	1	n/a	n/a	0	197
2006	66	17	84	33	3	n/a	n/a	0	203
2007	66	19	80	21	3	n/a	n/a	1	190
2008	65	15	91	28	2	n/a	n/a	0	201
2009	65	17	97	26	2	10	1	0	218
2010	64	13	119	33	1	12	3	0	245
2011	65	11	121	47	1	11	15	0	271
2012	68	11	139	48	0	7	26	0	299
2013	66	11	133	56	1	7	30	0	304
2014	71	11	141	65	1	8	49	0	346
2015	74	9	147	64	0	8	50	0	352
2016	68	5	149	63	0	3	56	0	344
2017	71	6	166	65	0	2	56	0	366
2018	69	8	160	62	0	3	45	0	347
2019	66	5	186	64	0	7	9	0	337
2020	62	5	182	58	0	7	12	0	326
2021	47	5	172	57	1	5	16	0	303
2022	45	3	160	42	1	4	9	0	264
2023	0	2	146	46	1	6	57	0	258
2024	1	3	164	77	0	5	75	0	325

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 Portola Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
2001	198	10.0	19.8	22.2
2002	206	9.0	22.9	28.6
2003	206	9.0	22.9	28.6
2004	206	9.0	22.9	30.1
2005	197	9.0	21.9	22.3
2006	203	9.0	22.6	29.1
2007	190	9.0	21.1	21.7
2008	201	10.0	20.1	24.9
2009	218	10.0	19.8	19.3
2010	245	12.0	20.4	20.8
2011	271	n/a	n/a	18.8
2012	299	9.7	30.8	n/a
2013	304	9.5	32.0	10.2
2014	346	12.0	28.8	12.4
2015	352	12.0	29.3	15.3
2016	344	11.0	31.2	13.1
2017	366	12.3	29.7	11.7
2018	347	12.5	27.7	13.3
2019	337	14.5	23.2	12.5
2020	326	n/a	n/a	8
2021	303	12.8	23.6	12.2
2022	264	11.0	23.9	11
2023	258	10.9	23.4	20.2
2024	325	14.0	23.1	19.4

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 Portola Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
2001	198	10.0	19.8	22.2
2002	206	9.0	22.9	28.6
2003	206	9.0	22.9	28.6
2004	206	9.0	22.9	30.1
2005	197	9.0	21.9	22.3
2006	203	9.0	22.6	29.1
2007	190	9.0	21.1	21.7
2008	201	10.0	20.1	24.9
2009	218	10.0	19.8	19.3
2010	245	12.0	20.4	20.8
2011	271	n/a	n/a	18.8
2012	299	9.7	30.8	n/a
2013	304	9.5	32.0	10.2
2014	346	12.0	28.8	12.4
2015	352	12.0	29.3	15.3
2016	344	11.0	31.2	13.1
2017	366	12.3	29.7	11.7
2018	347	12.5	27.7	13.3
2019	337	14.5	23.2	12.5
2020	326	n/a	n/a	8
2021	303	12.8	23.6	12.2
2022	264	11.0	23.9	11
2023	258	10.9	23.4	20.2
2024	325	14.0	23.1	19.4

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.

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