How does Portola Hills Elementary compare to other elementary schools in Trabuco Canyon?

Portola Hills Elementary has a SchoolScope composite score of 71.4/100, placing it at the 96th percentile statewide. 51% of students exceed standard, with a total of 1,742 students tested across grades and subjects.

What percentage of students exceed standards at Portola Hills Elementary?

50.6% of students at Portola Hills Elementary exceed the state standard on CAASPP assessments, while 78.3% meet or exceed it. The gap between these two numbers reveals whether the school pushes students beyond basic proficiency.

Is Portola Hills Elementary improving or declining?

Portola Hills Elementary's proficiency rate increases by 7.4 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5, suggesting the school is adding value over time.

What is the chronic absenteeism rate at Portola Hills Elementary?

6.9% of students at Portola Hills Elementary are chronically absent (missing 10% or more of school days). This metric reflects school culture and family engagement, and is weighted at 15% in our composite score.

Portola Hills Elementary

Saddleback Valley Unified Trabuco Canyon Orange County 92679

Composite Score

out of 100

State Percentile

of elementary schools

State Rank

1,742 students tested

School overview

Enrollment

758 students

Student-Teacher Ratio

27:1

Free/Reduced Lunch

20%

Teachers

28 full-time

Student demographics

Hispanic 15.8%

White 45.5%

Asian 19.3%

Black 1.1%

Other 18.3%

Performance breakdown

Performance breakdown for Portola Hills Elementary
Category	Percentage
Exceeded Standard	50.6%
Met Standard	27.7%
Below Standard	21.7%

Exceeded

50.6%

Met

27.7%

Below

21.7%

What other rankings don't show you

Most rating sites report "78% proficient" for Portola Hills Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:

50.6% of students exceeded standard while 27.7% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 29.7 points above the state average of 21.0%. That's 23.2 points above the Saddleback Valley Unified district average of 27.4%. Compared to the 4 nearby schools within ~3 miles, this exceeded rate is 22.3 points higher (vs 28.4% average). The gap between "met" and "exceeded" is the difference between a school that clears the bar and one that raises it.

Students here improve by 7.4 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5, suggesting the school is adding value beyond what students arrive with.

Chronic absenteeism is 6.9%, better than the state average of 18.7%.