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Portola High: High scores, healthy climate, strong attendance. We looked for a catch — we didn't find one.

Portola posts 41.1% exceeding the standard — versus 19.8% statewide — with climate numbers better than most. That doesn't make it perfect. It makes it worth a visit to find what numbers can't measure.

1001 Cadence, 92618 (opens in new tab)·Irvine Unified·Irvine·Grades 9-12·2,693 students·18% low-income·2024–25 CAASPP·(949) 936-8200·Website
2019–2025 trend · CDE CAASPP
This schoolCA avg
Scope7854
% Exceeded41%20%
% Met+69%43%
Grad rate94.6%92.5%
College readiness89.5%43.0%
Absence11.3%23.1%
Suspension1.0%3.3%
Scope Score
78
💪 Strong All-Around · Strong
ranked #94 statewide · #3 of 6 in Irvine Unified

Portola High scores 78 of 100 on SchoolScope's Scope Score — the 96th percentile of 1,647 California high schools (CDE CAASPP 2025).

Measures test performance, attendance, and climate — not arts, community, or your kid. How we score →

💪 Strong All-Around — Ask about what we don't score — class size, electives, the feel of a classroom — strong numbers everywhere on paper don't mean every classroom feels the same.

CDE CAASPP 2025

Most rating sites would stop at “69% proficient” and call it done. Portola deserves a closer read. It sits at the 96th percentile of 1,647 California high schools — but the ranking is the least interesting thing on this page.

Portola's low-income kids hit 57.3% proficiency in ELA — a number the same group reaches at 38.2% statewide. If you're trying to read past zip-code-driven test scores, that's the signal worth weighing.

The seven-year arc

Percentile among 1,647 high schools statewide

Has held the 96th-percentile line every tested year since 2019.

CA Dashboard
ELAGreen(Declined Significantly)MathGreen(Declined)

Proficiency here is back to its pre-pandemic level — 69% meet the standard, about where the school stood in 2019.

ELA — % met or exceeded, by grade
Grade20192022202320242025
Grade 1174%87%82%81%75%
Math — % met or exceeded, by grade
Grade20192022202320242025
Grade 1170%68%68%68%63%

The story this school is actually telling

Proficient by 11th grade
69%
State 43%
Graduate
95%
State 92%
Pass an AP exam
90%
State 43%

Of 100 students here: 69 are proficient by 11th grade → 95 graduate → 90 pass an AP exam. The gaps between those bars are the questions to ask.

57.3%
Low-income · ELA · met standard

Portola's most underrated number

57.3% of low-income students met the ELA standard — versus 38.2% for the same group statewide. That's the strongest kind of signal a school can post: it holds across income lines.

Portola low-income: 57.3%State low-income: 38.2%

The 7 things our score weighs

Graduation rate
94.6%
State 92.5%
2.1pp above state avg
Exceeded standard
41.1%
State 19.8%
21.3pp above state avg
College readiness
89.5%
State 43.0%
AP course or exam readiness above state avg
Met or exceeded
69.0%
State 43.2%
25.8pp above state avg
Chronic absenteeism
11.3%
State 23.1%
11.8pp below state avg
Suspension rate
1.0%
State 3.3%
2.3pp below state avg
EL proficiency (ELPAC)
20.4%
State 18.0%
2.5pp above state avg
Worth a school visit

Ask what the school is working on next. Strong numbers tell you where a school is, not where it's going.

  • Ask whether extra support — tutoring, counseling, small groups — reaches kids across income lines, not just the students already ahead.
  • Ask whether the tour can step into a working classroom — watch how the teacher handles a student who's stuck.
  • Ask to tour while school's in session, and notice how hallways and transitions feel — culture shows up between classes, not just in them.
  • Ask how the school communicates with families when a child starts to struggle.
  • Ask what a typical day looks like for a new student in the first few weeks.

How every group of students does here

At Portola High in Irvine, 57.3% of low-income students met or exceeded the ELA standard in 2025, compared to 58.6% district-wide and 38.2% statewide. Portola High trails its district average for low-income students by 1.4 percentage points in ELA. Other subgroups: Low-Income students (48.5% Math proficient); Asian students (80.3% ELA proficient). The largest proficiency gap is 65.2 percentage points for english learner students. Data source: California Department of Education, CAASPP 2024-25. 138 students tested.

All students at this school: 69% met or exceeded
All StudentsAll Students: this school 69%, district —, state 43%69%
AsianAsian: this school 80%, district 81%, state 72%80% · +11 vs school
MaleMale: this school 67%, district 72%, state 42%67% · −2 vs school
FemaleFemale: this school 72%, district 73%, state 44%72% · +3 vs school
Socioeconomically DisadvantagedSocioeconomically Disadvantaged: this school 53%, district 55%, state 32%53% · −16 vs school
WhiteWhite: this school 53%, district 66%, state 56%53% · −16 vs school
Hispanic/LatinoHispanic/Latino: this school 47%, district 49%, state 32%47% · −22 vs school
Two or More RacesTwo or More Races: this school 65%, district 75%, state 56%65% · −4 vs school
Students with DisabilitiesStudents with Disabilities: this school 18%, district 32%, state 15%18% · −51 vs school
English LearnersEnglish Learners: this school 19%, district 36%, state 11%19% · −50 vs school
Military-ConnectedMilitary-Connected: this school 60%, district 65%, state 46%60% · −9 vs school
FilipinoFilipino: this school 74%, district 77%, state 65%74% · +5 vs school
Black/African AmericanBlack/African American: this school 42%, district 37%, state 26%42% · −27 vs school
Pacific IslanderPacific Islander: too few students to report‹11
HomelessHomeless: too few students to report‹11
this school district, same group California, same group
AP access · 2020-21 federal civil rights snapshot (structural, dated — newest published; biennial)
Shown, never scored
Hispanic4.4% AP · 9.7% enroll.
American Indian/Alaska Native0.0% AP · 0.1% enroll.
Asian75.8% AP · 61.4% enroll.
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander0.3% AP · 0.5% enroll.
Black0.5% AP · 1.2% enroll.
White14.2% AP · 20.7% enroll.
Two or more races4.8% AP · 6.6% enroll.
English learners2.3% AP · 5.4% enroll.
Students with disabilities0.6% AP · 5.2% enroll.

● share of AP enrollment vs share of total enrollment, this school only · not part of the Scope Score

Data source: U.S. Dept. of Education Office for Civil Rights, Civil Rights Data Collection, 2020-21 (biennial; newest published)

Showing up, and staying in class

Chronic absenteeismChronic absenteeism: this school 11.3%, district 9.8%, state 23.1%11.3% · −11.8pp vs state
Suspension rateSuspension rate: this school 1.0%, district —, state 3.3%1.0% · −2.3pp vs state
Chronic absenteeism by grade band
Grades 9–1210.8%

Where the path goes

The path below follows attendance boundaries — scores shown for each next step.

K-12 Feeder Path
▼
High School
Portola High
78/100
This school

Estimated path based on proximity within the same district. Contact your school district for official feeder information.

Where graduates go

Context — never part of the Scope Score
92%
College-going rate, class of 2023

Where they went after graduation

Of Portola's class of 2023, 92% enrolled in college somewhere within a year — a CSU, a community college, a UC, or out of state.

College destination mix, class of 2023

Class of 2023: 475 completers, 92% enrolled somewhere within a year

University of California 125 (26%)California State University 30 (6%)California community college 188 (40%)In-state private 28 (6%)Out-of-state, 4-year 64 (13%)Out-of-state, 2-year 0 (0%)Not enrolled 40 (8%)

Percentages are computed by SchoolScope (count ÷ completers) from CDE-reported counts, not a CDE-native rate.

Data source: California Department of Education, 2023 cohort — the newest published; National Student Clearinghouse match.

UC application funnel — one destination of six, tracked in detail because UC is the only source with 30 years of history

In fall 2025, 140 of Portola's 594 graduates enrolled in the University of California system — Irvine the most common landing, with 50 enrollees.

Applied392fall 2025, universitywide
Admitted321
Enrolled140
Where they landed (fall 2025)
Irvine 50Riverside 26Davis 17Los Angeles 15San Diego 14Berkeley 11Santa Barbara 4Merced ‹3Santa Cruz ‹3

campuses never sum to the universitywide figure — students apply to several

UC is one road of many — the full destination mix for the class of 2023 is below. And who applied isn't who the school taught: the ratio between the two reflects the self-selected pool of students who chose to apply, not what happened in the classroom. By the state's 2023 count, 92% of this class's predecessors enrolled in college somewhere within a year. More of the class of 2023 enrolled at community colleges (188) than at UC (125).

Data source: University of California Office of the President (UC Information Center), fall 2025 admissions cycle · college-going rate: California Department of Education, 2023 cohort.

The people teaching here

Context — never part of the Scope Score
Student : teacherStudent to teacher ratio: this school 26:1, district 28:126:1
PrincipalJohn Pehrson
Teaching staff104 teachers
Avg. experience8.9 years
Fully credentialed85%
First-year teachers7%
Salary Schedule
Teacher salary schedule$59,726 – $137,884
Principal salary$174,996 – $204,036
Superintendent salary$421,400

Pay is set by the district, not the school.

Course Breadth
AP exam qualifiers451 studentsCCI, participation not authorization
CTE pathway completers80 students
Advanced Coursework

Portola's teachers are authorized to teach 28 of the 40 AP subjects the College Board offers — well above the 14-subject median among California schools that offer AP at all — including Calculus BC, Calculus AB, and Physics C: Mechanics.

AP subjects taught28
Math & Computer Science (6)Calculus AB · Calculus BC · Computer Science A · Computer Science Principles · Precalculus · Statistics
Sciences (6)Biology · Chemistry · Environmental Science · Physics 1 · Physics C: Electricity and Magnetism · Physics C: Mechanics
English (2)English Language and Composition · English Literature and Composition
History & Social Science (7)Human Geography · Macroeconomics · Microeconomics · Psychology · U.S. Government and Politics · United States History · World History: Modern
World Languages & Cultures (3)Chinese Language and Culture · French Language and Culture · Spanish Language and Culture
Arts (4)2-D Art and Design · 3-D Art and Design · Drawing · Music Theory

Data source: College Board AP Course Audit, 2025 - 2026 audit year (authorization, not enrollment) · IB World Schools directory, name-matched · structural depth: 2020-21 federal snapshot, table 09

What gets spent here

Context — never part of the Scope Score
Per-pupil spendingPer-pupil spending: $14,037, CA average $14,491$14,037 · spent at this school

These measure different things: this figure is spending attributed to this campus, while district-wide figures also include central administration, districtwide programs, and the state's pension contributions made on the district's behalf — costs that never get assigned to a single school. The district number runs higher at nearly every school, not just this one.

District current expense · FY 2024–25$16,178 per student

The district's current expense of education per student, from CDE's annual SACS filing — the freshest district spending figure the state publishes.

Where the district's dollars go · FY 2024–25 · CDE SACS
Instruction60%
Instruction support13%
Student services12%
Administration3%
Buildings & maintenance10%
Other2%

District-level, from the district's own SACS general-ledger filing — school-by-school breakdowns aren't published by the state.

district detail, 2016–2020 — the newest published
2020$13,060 per pupil
2019$14,414 per pupil
2018$11,451 per pupil
2017$10,962 per pupil
2016$10,874 per pupil

Source: NCES F-33 · Full district breakdown →

The neighborhood it serves

Context — never part of the Scope Score
Asian59.3%
District 51.2% · CA 10.2%
White18.2%
District 22.7% · CA 19.9%
Other11.0%
District 12.3% · CA 9.0%
Hispanic9.8%
District 12.0% · CA 56.1%
Black1.7%
District 1.8% · CA 4.8%
Low IncomeFree/reduced lunch eligible 17.6% (46pp below CA avg)
Neighborhood — American Community Survey
Median income$146K · CA $85K
Median home value$1.28M · CA $659K
Bachelor's degree+74% · CA 35%
ZIP population66,126
Median age34 years

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates (2024) · ZIP-level

Worth Knowing

At 2,693 students, this school is well above the typical California high school (≈1450).

On the state's science test (CAST), 57% met or exceeded the standard — science is tested in grades 5 and 8 and once in high school, and it never enters the Scope Score.

Frequently asked questions

Is Portola High a good high school?

Portola High has a Scope Score of 78 out of 100, placing it in the 96th percentile of California high schools and ranked #94 statewide. 41.1% of students exceeded the state standard on the 2025 CAASPP assessment, which is 21.3 percentage points above the California average of 19.8%. The Scope Score weights 7 dimensions for high schools: graduation rate (25%), exceeded standard (22%), college/career readiness (20%), met or exceeded (proficient) (18%), chronic absenteeism (5%), suspension rate (5%), and ELPAC English Learner proficiency (5%). Data source: California Department of Education CAASPP 2025, analyzed by SchoolScope.

What are Portola High's CAASPP test scores?

On the 2025 CAASPP Smarter Balanced Assessment, 69.0% of students at Portola High met or exceeded the state standard in ELA and Math combined, and 41.1% exceeded it. The gap between those numbers matters: 27.9% of students are at the proficiency floor, while 41.1% pushed past it. Most rating sites report only the combined "proficient" number. SchoolScope surfaces the exceeded-vs-met split because it reveals whether a school's curriculum challenges students beyond minimum proficiency or paces toward it. 1,275 student-subject combinations were assessed.

How does Portola High rank in California?

Portola High ranks #94 among California high schools by Scope Score, placing it in the 96th percentile. This ranking is based on a weighted composite of 2025 CAASPP test performance (exceeded and met rates), chronic absenteeism, and suspension rate. Unlike single-number ratings, the Scope Score shows what drives the ranking so parents can decide what matters most to their family. See full methodology.

What is the attendance and school culture like at Portola High?

11.3% of students at Portola High are chronically absent (missing 10% or more of school days), which is better than the California average of 23.1%. The suspension rate is 1.0%, indicating a low-discipline-incident environment. SchoolScope includes these culture metrics in the Scope Score because they reflect day-to-day school experience in ways test scores alone cannot.

How does Portola High compare to other schools in Irvine?

Portola High scores 78/100 (96th percentile) among California high schools. To compare with nearby schools, SchoolScope shows the same metrics side by side: exceeded rate, proficiency, growth trajectory, and school culture indicators. The school serves 2,693 students. Use the schools in Irvine page or the map view to compare all high schools nearby.

How does Portola High serve low-income and underrepresented students?

At Portola High in Irvine, 57.3% of low-income students met or exceeded the ELA standard in 2025, compared to 58.6% district-wide and 38.2% statewide. Portola High trails its district average for low-income students by 1.4 percentage points in ELA. Other subgroups: Low-Income students (48.5% Math proficient); Asian students (80.3% ELA proficient). The largest proficiency gap is 65.2 percentage points for english learner students. Data source: California Department of Education, CAASPP 2024-25. 138 students tested. SchoolScope shows disaggregated test scores by demographic subgroup so you can see how a school performs for your child's specific group — not just the school-wide average. Subgroup data is context, not part of the Scope Score: we don't penalize schools for who they serve. See our equity approach.

What AP courses are offered at Portola High?

Portola High's teachers are authorized to teach 28 of the 40 AP subjects the College Board offers, per the 2025 - 2026 AP Course Audit: 2-D Art and Design, 3-D Art and Design, Biology, Calculus AB, Calculus BC, Chemistry, Chinese Language and Culture, Computer Science A, Computer Science Principles, Drawing, English Language and Composition, English Literature and Composition, Environmental Science, French Language and Culture, Human Geography, Macroeconomics, Microeconomics, Music Theory, Physics 1, Physics C: Electricity and Magnetism, Physics C: Mechanics, Precalculus, Psychology, Spanish Language and Culture, Statistics, U.S. Government and Politics, United States History, World History: Modern. Authorization means the school may teach a course, not that a section is running this year, and it's separate from AP exam pass rates. Data source: College Board AP Course Audit, analyzed by SchoolScope.

How many students from Portola High go to UC?

In fall 2025, 140 Portola High graduates enrolled at University of California campuses, universitywide. That figure can't be split into a per-campus sum — students apply to several UC campuses at once, so campus-level counts don't add up to the universitywide total. UC is one destination among many: this says nothing about graduates who chose a CSU, a private college, a community college, or work, and it is a count, not a rate or a ranking. Data source: University of California Office of the President (UC Information Center), fall 2025 admissions cycle.

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For the data nerds

Every number on this page

Score factors, grade-level breakdowns, subgroup proficiency, and nearest schools.

01Score factorsWeighted composite · 2024–25
Graduation rate · 25%
94.6%
↑ vs CA 92.5% · 59th pctile
Exceeded standard · 22%
41.1%
↑ vs CA 19.8% · 78th pctile
College readiness · 20%
89.5%
↑ vs CA 43.0% · 82th pctile
Met or exceeded · 18%
69.0%
↑ vs CA 43.2% · 75th pctile
Chronic absenteeism · 5%
11.3%
↑ vs CA 23.1% · 65th pctile
▲ 1.3pp higher vs 2024
Suspension rate · 5%
1.0%
↑ vs CA 3.3% · 62th pctile
▼ 0.6pp lower vs 2024
EL proficiency (ELPAC) · 5%
20.4%
↑ vs CA 18.0% · 57th pctile
02By grade & subgroupCAASPP 2024–25 · % of tested students
ELATestedEXCMETNEARNOTMET++/CA
Grade 1163644%31%14%11%75%+27
MathTestedEXCMETNEARNOTMET++/CA
Grade 1163938%25%19%18%63%+39

We show the grade rows CDE publishes for this school. A missing grade or dash can mean the school does not serve that grade, no valid result was published, or the tested group was too small to report. It does not mean zero.

Science (CAST)TestedEXCMETNEARNOT
Schoolwide66419%38%39%4%

CAST is tested in grades 5 and 8, then once in grade 10, 11, or 12. This row is the school's all-student aggregate. Not part of the Scope Score.

Subgroup · ELATestedMET+vs districtvs CA
Socioeconomically Disadvantaged13857.3%−1+19
Asian36680.3%−0+6
White12564.0%−6+2
03Nearest high schoolssorted by Scope Score · Grade gap = grade 3 vs grade 5, this year, different students; Cohort growth = one school's returning cohort tracked across grades (mostly, not exactly, the same kids), in scale-score points — that's the measurement the Scope Score weights
SchoolDistScopeEXCMET+Grade gapCohort growthSusp
Portola High ←—7841.1%69.0%——1.0%
Arnold O. Beckman High2.5 mi8149.1%72.0%——1.8%
Woodbridge High0.8 mi7841.9%69.1%——0.4%
University High2.8 mi7739.0%62.6%——1.1%
California average—5419.8%43.2%——3.3%
04More measurescontext · not all part of the Scope Score
Graduation Rate
94.6%
AP Exam Prepared
89.5%
A-G Completion
77.3%
A-G are the 15 courses (across 7 subjects) required for UC/CSU eligibility
College-Going Rate
91.6%
YearScopePctileRankExcMet+AbsentSuspGrade gap
20198397#5549.5%71.7%5.4%0.8%—
20228598#4050.3%77.3%10.4%1.2%—
20238598#4350.7%75.0%9.9%1.7%—
20248498#4849.7%74.7%10.0%1.6%—
20257896#9441.1%69.0%11.3%1.0%—
Grade gap = this year's grade 3 vs grade 5 result, two different sets of students, not a trend for any one child — it is not the measurement the Scope Score's growth dimension uses. See §01 above and /methodology#verdicts for the school's actual scored (cohort) growth.
NO STATEWIDE TESTING 2020–21 (COVID) · SCORE AND PERCENTILE ARE RELATIVE TO EACH YEAR'S FIELD
05Climate by student groupchronic absenteeism · 2019 vs 2025 — the two years CDE publishes at subgroup level
Group20192025Δ
Female5.2%11.0%+5.8pp
Male4.0%10.7%+6.7pp
Asian3.0%7.7%+4.7pp
Black/African American15.4%19.1%+3.7pp
White0.0%2.5%+2.5pp
Hispanic/Latino10.6%21.3%+10.7pp
Two or More Races6.3%8.2%+1.9pp
Students with Disabilities19.8%22.2%+2.4pp
English Learners8.0%21.5%+13.5pp
Socioeconomically Disadvantaged10.5%18.1%+7.6pp
All Students4.6%10.8%+6.2pp
Filipino—45.5%—
Pacific Islander—18.2%—
06UC admissions, universitywide2020–2025 · summed across CEEB codes at query time
YearAppliedAdmittedEnrolledGPA (applied)GPA (admitted)GPA (enrolled)
20253923211403.893.954.05
20243762811373.903.974.03
20233352501353.924.004.08
20223382481463.984.084.12
20212962301433.934.044.11
20202652181243.903.964.01

‹n = UC masks counts below n · a missing year means zero or masked — never assume zero · GPA cells blank for years with more than one contributing CEEB code (a summed GPA would be fabricated math) · GPAs live here and nowhere else on this page · Applied/Admitted/Enrolled reflect who applied, not what the school taught — no admit rate is computed or implied by this table. Series shown from 2014; full record to 1994 at the UC Infocenter.

07UC admissions by campuslatest falls on file
CampusYearAppliedAdmittedEnrolled
Berkeley20252883011
Berkeley20242752614
Berkeley20232453824
Berkeley20222654120
Berkeley20212084223
Davis202524711517
Davis2024235594
Davis2023216717
Davis2022214628
Davis202115861‹3
Irvine202535810950
Irvine202435211548
Irvine202331110645
Irvine202232011130
Irvine202127014772
Los Angeles20253302715
Los Angeles20243382710
Los Angeles20232842111
Los Angeles20222933019
Los Angeles20212592512
Merced2025134128‹3
Merced20247468‹3
Merced20237067‹3
Merced202267644
Merced20214343‹3
Riverside202526423326
Riverside202421616432
Riverside202321115721
Riverside202219015241
Riverside202116612916
San Diego20253435314
San Diego20243345017
San Diego20233044315
San Diego2022309487
San Diego2021261577
Santa Barbara2025299874
Santa Barbara20242837310
Santa Barbara2023275605
Santa Barbara20222687614
Santa Barbara2021225918
Santa Cruz2025172113‹3
Santa Cruz202414484‹3
Santa Cruz20231571045
Santa Cruz2022127493
Santa Cruz20218938‹3
Universitywide2025392321140
Universitywide2024376281137
Universitywide2023335250135
Universitywide2022338248146
Universitywide2021296230143

Σ campuses ≠ universitywide — students apply to several campuses; the Universitywide row (muted) is its own independent count, never a sum of the rows above it.

08AP course catalog2025 - 2026
SubjectTaught by
2-D Art and Designthis school
3-D Art and Designthis school
Biologythis school
Calculus ABthis school
Calculus BCthis school
Chemistrythis school
Chinese Language and Culturethis school
Computer Science Athis school
Computer Science Principlesthis school
Drawingthis school
English Language and Compositionthis school
English Literature and Compositionthis school
Environmental Sciencethis school
French Language and Culturethis school
Human Geographythis school
Macroeconomicsthis school
Microeconomicsthis school
Music Theorythis school
Physics 1this school
Physics C: Electricity and Magnetismthis school
Physics C: Mechanicsthis school
Precalculusthis school
Psychologythis school
Spanish Language and Culturethis school
Statisticsthis school
U.S. Government and Politicsthis school
United States Historythis school
World History: Modernthis school

Authorization ≠ a section running this year — the Ledger records what the school may teach, not seat counts.

09Advanced coursework — 2020-21 federal civil-rights snapshotstructural, dated — newest published; biennial
MeasureThis school
AP offeredoffered
AP course count24
AP enrollment640
IB participationnot offered
Dual enrollmentoffered · 18 enrolled
Algebra I in grade 8not reported
Calculus sections10
Physics sections30
Chemistry sections30
Total enrollment (CRDC)1,540

Shown, never scored — no entry to any composite. NULL/reserve codes render "not reported," never a fabricated zero. The equity block above this table (§4) is the per-subgroup view of this same collection.

10College destinationsclass of 2023 · CDE 12-mo College-Going Rate
DestinationCompleters% (derived)
University of California12526.3%
California State University306.3%
California community college18839.6%
In-state private285.9%
Out-of-state, 4-year6413.5%
Out-of-state, 2-year00.0%
Not enrolled408.4%

475 completers, class of 2023 · state-reported college-going rate 92% · % column is computed by SchoolScope (count ÷ completers), not a CDE-native rate · a missing cell is CDE suppression, never a fabricated zero · source: CDE 12-mo CGR, 2023 cohort (the newest published), National Student Clearinghouse match — a different, older vintage than the fall 2025 UC admissions rows in tables 06-07 above.

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