How does Portola Springs Elementary compare to other elementary schools in Irvine?

Portola Springs Elementary has a SchoolScope composite score of 65.1/100, placing it at the 90th percentile statewide. 46% of students exceed standard, with a total of 2,128 students tested across grades and subjects.

What percentage of students exceed standards at Portola Springs Elementary?

46.1% of students at Portola Springs Elementary exceed the state standard on CAASPP assessments, while 73.4% meet or exceed it. The gap between these two numbers reveals whether the school pushes students beyond basic proficiency.

Is Portola Springs Elementary improving or declining?

Portola Springs Elementary's proficiency rate decreases by 6.6 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5, suggesting the school is not sustaining early academic gains.

What is the chronic absenteeism rate at Portola Springs Elementary?

6.2% of students at Portola Springs 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 Springs Elementary

Irvine Unified Irvine Orange County 92618

Composite Score

out of 100

State Percentile

of elementary schools

State Rank

2,128 students tested

School overview

Enrollment

955 students

Student-Teacher Ratio

30:1

Free/Reduced Lunch

17%

Teachers

32 full-time

Student demographics

Hispanic 11.6%

White 19.2%

Asian 54.1%

Black 1.4%

Other 13.7%

Performance breakdown

Performance breakdown for Portola Springs Elementary
Category	Percentage
Exceeded Standard	46.1%
Met Standard	27.3%
Below Standard	26.6%

Exceeded

46.1%

Met

27.3%

Below

26.6%

What other rankings don't show you

Most rating sites report "73% proficient" for Portola Springs Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:

46.1% of students exceeded standard while 27.3% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 25.1 points above the state average of 21.0%. That's near the Irvine Unified district average of 47.0%. Nearby schools (within ~3 miles) average 46.9% exceeded — about the same. The gap between "met" and "exceeded" is the difference between a school that clears the bar and one that raises it.

Proficiency drops by 6.6 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5 — a signal that the school may not be sustaining early gains.

Chronic absenteeism is 6.2%, better than the state average of 18.7%.