Public school · Mariposa County Unified

Yosemite National Park El Portal

9670 Rancheria Flat Road, El Portal · 46 students · Grades K–8

Shared campus · © OpenStreetMap

The California School Campus Database records Yosemite Park High on this campus too; it gives each school the whole campus, so this drawing doesn’t show which buildings each uses.

Drawn from OpenStreetMap, inside the campus outline from the California School Campus Database (2025). Volunteers map it, so a new building may be missing. Buildings with no mapped height are drawn one storey high.

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Yosemite National Park El Portal is a public school for grades K–8. We don't have a 2026 Scope Score for it.

In its own words

What does this school say about itself?

We haven’t read Yosemite National Park El Portal’s website yet. Until we do, the school’s own site is the best place to hear it in its own words.

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Who goes here

Who goes here?

Hispanic or Latino students are the largest group here, at 64% of students. 7 of 45 students missed 10% or more of school days.

Missing school, 2025–26

7of 45

students were chronically absent. That means they missed 10% or more of school days. That is 16 in 100.

Students, 2024–25

46

students in grades K–8.

Hispanic or Latino 64%White 29%

Family income

80%

of students qualified for free or reduced-price meals in 2024–25, 37 of 46. California: 63%.

Teachers, 2024–25

6

teachers, with 13 years of experience on average.

0% were in their first year.

57% of teaching positions had the right credential, 2021–22.

Suspensions, 2025–26

8.7%

of students were suspended at least once (4 of 46).

Sources: California Department of Education. Each tile names its year.

Missing school, by grade
Grades 4–6
3 of 18 students in grades 4–6 were chronically absent.
Grades 7–8
2 of 12 students in grades 7–8 were chronically absent.

Our records hold no figure for Grades K–3.

Full student mix, 2025–26
StudentsHere
Hispanic or Latino64%
White29%
Asian—
Black or African American—
Filipino—
Two or more races—
American Indian or Alaska Native—
Pacific Islander—
Not reported—
Where these figures come from

Attendance and suspensions: California Department of Education, 2025–26. Student mix: the students the state’s attendance file counts, 2025–26; a dash means our records hold no count. Student count: California Department of Education enrollment, 2024–25. Teachers: California Department of Education staffing files, 2024–25.

Teaching credentials: California’s School Accountability Report Card, 2024–25, measured in 2021–22: 4 of 7.2 full-time teaching positions. It counts positions, not individual teachers.

Family and staff answers

What would staff tell you?

Staff in this district cannot yet answer a short set of questions about Yosemite National Park El Portal. These are not star ratings or reviews.

  1. The questions are about the school, never a person.No question asks about a named teacher or staff member.
  2. Answers are never part of the Scope Score.They sit beside the state’s records and do not change a school’s score.

Staff

Staff can’t answer for this school yet

We don’t check staff emails for Mariposa County Unified yet. Tell us your district’s email domain and we’ll work on adding it.

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The neighborhood

What is the area around this school like?

These figures are for everyone who lives in ZIP code 95318. They are not figures for the families at Yosemite National Park El Portal.

Typical household income in a year

$57,097

Typical means half are higher and half are lower. The ZIP code is the school’s address, not its attendance area. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey, 2020–2024, ZIP code area 95318.

Typical home value
$276,900
People who live in this ZIP code
582
Typical age
45.3 years
Adults 25 and older with a four-year college degree
70%

What you can do

Who can act on this school’s results?

The state has Yosemite National Park El Portal in targeted support; Mariposa County Unified’s board decides its plan.

When the plan is set

Mariposa County Unified’s board must adopt its yearly plan (LCAP) by July 1, after at least one public hearing at an earlier meeting.

Read the 2026–27 plan (LCAP, PDF)

How to take part

  1. Watch the board’s agenda: the hearing is posted at least 72 hours ahead.
  2. Send written comments on the actions and spending the plan proposes.
  3. Raise questions through the district’s parent advisory committee; the superintendent must answer its comments in writing.
  4. Read the midyear report, due by February 28.

What has the state flagged?

The state named it because results were low for Hispanic or Latino students. This support comes with a school improvement plan, which must use approaches with evidence behind them. Ask the principal to see the school improvement plan.

Federal designation under the Every Student Succeeds Act, 2025–26. Source 

Extra state help for the district

The state is giving Mariposa County Unified extra help in 2026. It qualified on the 2025 California School Dashboard. The county office must help the district for at least three years, including a review of its yearly plan.

Extra help for Mariposa County Unified: CDE’s assistance status file for the 2025 California School Dashboard. Source 

Reading screening in kindergarten through grade 2

California law requires schools to screen kindergartners through second graders for reading difficulties every year, with some exceptions. You get notice at least 15 days before, results within 45 days, and can opt out in writing.

Kindergartners can’t be screened before the 91st school day; transitional kindergarten isn’t covered.

If screening shows your child may be at risk for reading difficulties, the school must provide supports. That result isn’t a diagnosis, and screening can’t be used to delay a special-education evaluation.

Ask how many K–2 students screening found at risk last year, and how many got extra reading help.

California Education Code § 53008. Source 

Questions to ask

What should I ask, and when?

Bring these 5 questions to Yosemite National Park El Portal. Confirm anything about applying with the school itself.

On a tour

  1. How do you support kids who arrive ahead, and kids who arrive behind?
  2. Which math courses can students take, and how are placements decided?
  3. Which electives and high-school transition supports are available?

At the office

  1. What time does the day start and end, and is any day shorter?
  2. Is there care before or after school, and what does it cost?

Getting in

How do I get in?

Yosemite National Park El Portal runs through 8th grade, so there’s no middle-school move. Ask Mariposa County Unified which school serves your address.

Where it is

Where is this school?

Address
9670 Rancheria Flat Road, El Portal 95318Get directions (opens Google Maps in a new tab)
Administrator
Jim FreemanAs the state’s school directory lists it, last updated February 9, 2023.

A school’s place on the map is its address in the state directory. It does not show which homes the school serves. See nearby schools on the map

Short answers to 3 common questions

How do I get in?

Yosemite National Park El Portal runs through 8th grade, so there’s no middle-school move. Ask Mariposa County Unified which school serves your address. See the details ↓

How often do students miss school or get suspended?

7 of 45 students were chronically absent in 2025–26, meaning they missed 10% or more of school days. 8.7% of students (4 of 46) were suspended at least once in 2025–26. See the details ↓

How do I visit Yosemite National Park El Portal?

Call the office at (209) 379-2382 to ask about a visit. Questions to bring are under Questions to ask. See the details ↓

The full record

Source records

This page is built from 11 sets of records from public data sources. Every figure keeps its source, grades, year and count.

Data updated

October 15, 2026

Record sets on this page
11
Sources
California Department of EducationU.S. Census Bureau
State test years
2017–2026

Results

Students

Money and staff

Place, downloads and method

CDE assessment recordsCDE CAASPP 2026 · every level, as published · raw grade–subject rows

What each level means: California's level descriptions.

All Grades is an aggregate, not another group of students. Same-year grade groups are not matched children. A grade the school doesn't teach has no row. “Suppressed” marks a result CDE blanks because fewer than 11 students tested (CDE’s reporting rule); “none tested” marks a grade CDE lists with no students tested; “not on file” marks a result missing from the records we hold. None of them means zero.

CDE CAASPP test year 2026 · all-students reporting group · publisher grade–subject records.
Grade · subjectStudents tested with scoresProficient or AdvancedAdvancedProficientDeveloping levelMinimalMean scale score
Grade 3 · ELA · 2026not on filenot on filenot on filenot on filenot on filenot on filenot on file
Grade 4 · ELA · 20266suppressedsuppressedsuppressedsuppressedsuppressedsuppressed
Grade 5 · ELA · 2026not on filenot on filenot on filenot on filenot on filenot on filenot on file
Grade 6 · ELA · 20269suppressedsuppressedsuppressedsuppressedsuppressedsuppressed
Grade 7 · ELA · 20267suppressedsuppressedsuppressedsuppressedsuppressedsuppressed
Grade 8 · ELA · 20264suppressedsuppressedsuppressedsuppressedsuppressedsuppressed
All Grades · ELA · 20263228.13%15.63%12.5%25%46.88%not on file
Grade 3 · Math · 2026not on filenot on filenot on filenot on filenot on filenot on filenot on file
Grade 4 · Math · 20266suppressedsuppressedsuppressedsuppressedsuppressedsuppressed
Grade 5 · Math · 2026not on filenot on filenot on filenot on filenot on filenot on filenot on file
Grade 6 · Math · 20269suppressedsuppressedsuppressedsuppressedsuppressedsuppressed
Grade 7 · Math · 20267suppressedsuppressedsuppressedsuppressedsuppressedsuppressed
Grade 8 · Math · 20264suppressedsuppressedsuppressedsuppressedsuppressedsuppressed
All Grades · Math · 20263231.25%25%6.25%18.75%50%not on file

CDE CAASPP 2026: 12 individual grade–subject records; 8 records with a positive known tested count.

4 grade–subject counts unavailable; 12 grade–subject attainment rates unavailable.

Results by gradeEnglish and math · grades 3–8 · spring 2026 · % of tested students

English · 2025–26 results by grade

Share of students tested, spring 2026
EnglishTestedAdvancedProficientDeveloping levelMinimalProficient or Advanced
Grade 3not on filenot on filenot on filenot on filenot on filenot on file
Grade 46suppressedsuppressedsuppressedsuppressedsuppressed
Grade 5not on filenot on filenot on filenot on filenot on filenot on file
Grade 69suppressedsuppressedsuppressedsuppressedsuppressed
Grade 77suppressedsuppressedsuppressedsuppressedsuppressed
Grade 84suppressedsuppressedsuppressedsuppressedsuppressed

Math · 2025–26 results by grade

Share of students tested, spring 2026
MathTestedAdvancedProficientDeveloping levelMinimalProficient or Advanced
Grade 3not on filenot on filenot on filenot on filenot on filenot on file
Grade 46suppressedsuppressedsuppressedsuppressedsuppressed
Grade 5not on filenot on filenot on filenot on filenot on filenot on file
Grade 69suppressedsuppressedsuppressedsuppressedsuppressed
Grade 77suppressedsuppressedsuppressedsuppressedsuppressed
Grade 84suppressedsuppressedsuppressedsuppressedsuppressed

A grade the school doesn't teach has no row. “Suppressed” marks a result CDE blanks because fewer than 11 students tested (CDE’s reporting rule); “none tested” marks a grade CDE lists with no students tested; “not on file” marks a result missing from the records we hold. None of them means zero.

Every tested year2017–2026 · rates, tested counts, and each grade

English and math by test year · all tested grades

Year · subjectStudents with scoresTop levelTop two levels
2026 · English3216%28%
2026 · Math3225%31%
2025 · English3520%31%
2025 · Math3711%24%
2024 · English3821%50%
2024 · Math4122%44%
2023 · English4028%52%
2023 · Math4028%50%
2022 · English3631%58%
2022 · Math3619%36%
2019 · English4827%48%
2019 · Math5231%60%
2018 · English4732%55%
2018 · Math4732%53%
2017 · English5030%52%
2017 · Math4935%55%

Each year names its school year end (2026 = 2025–26). “Students with scores” counts each subject on its own, so don’t add the English and math counts together. A dash is unavailable, not zero.

Earlier years · grade and subject

Year · grade · subjectStudents with scoresMet or exceeded
2025 · Grade 3 · English6—
2025 · Grade 4 · English——
2025 · Grade 5 · English10—
2025 · Grade 6 · English6—
2025 · Grade 7 · English——
2025 · Grade 8 · English7—
2025 · Grade 3 · Math6—
2025 · Grade 4 · Math——
2025 · Grade 5 · Math1118%
2025 · Grade 6 · Math7—
2025 · Grade 7 · Math——
2025 · Grade 8 · Math7—
2024 · Grade 3 · English——
2024 · Grade 4 · English8—
2024 · Grade 5 · English5—
2024 · Grade 6 · English6—
2024 · Grade 7 · English8—
2024 · Grade 8 · English9—
2024 · Grade 3 · Math——
2024 · Grade 4 · Math10—
2024 · Grade 5 · Math5—
2024 · Grade 6 · Math6—
2024 · Grade 7 · Math8—
2024 · Grade 8 · Math9—
2023 · Grade 3 · English8—
2023 · Grade 4 · English4—
2023 · Grade 5 · English7—
2023 · Grade 6 · English8—
2023 · Grade 7 · English8—
2023 · Grade 8 · English5—
2023 · Grade 3 · Math8—
2023 · Grade 4 · Math4—
2023 · Grade 5 · Math7—
2023 · Grade 6 · Math8—
2023 · Grade 7 · Math8—
2023 · Grade 8 · Math5—
2022 · Grade 3 · English——
2022 · Grade 4 · English6—
2022 · Grade 5 · English8—
2022 · Grade 6 · English8—
2022 · Grade 7 · English5—
2022 · Grade 8 · English6—
2022 · Grade 3 · Math——
2022 · Grade 4 · Math6—
2022 · Grade 5 · Math8—
2022 · Grade 6 · Math8—
2022 · Grade 7 · Math5—
2022 · Grade 8 · Math6—
2019 · Grade 3 · English10—
2019 · Grade 4 · English1145%
2019 · Grade 5 · English6—
2019 · Grade 6 · English4—
2019 · Grade 7 · English7—
2019 · Grade 8 · English10—
2019 · Grade 3 · Math10—
2019 · Grade 4 · Math1250%
2019 · Grade 5 · Math6—
2019 · Grade 6 · Math6—
2019 · Grade 7 · Math7—
2019 · Grade 8 · Math1164%
2018 · Grade 3 · English1145%
2018 · Grade 4 · English——
2018 · Grade 5 · English——
2018 · Grade 6 · English——
2018 · Grade 7 · English——
2018 · Grade 8 · English——
2018 · Grade 3 · Math1136%
2018 · Grade 4 · Math——
2018 · Grade 5 · Math——
2018 · Grade 6 · Math——
2018 · Grade 7 · Math——
2018 · Grade 8 · Math——
2017 · Grade 3 · English——
2017 · Grade 4 · English——
2017 · Grade 5 · English——
2017 · Grade 6 · English——
2017 · Grade 7 · English——
2017 · Grade 8 · English1369%
2017 · Grade 3 · Math——
2017 · Grade 4 · Math——
2017 · Grade 5 · Math——
2017 · Grade 6 · Math——
2017 · Grade 7 · Math——
2017 · Grade 8 · Math1275%

Current 2025–26 grade results appear above. “Students with scores” counts the students tested in that grade, subject and year. A missing result is not zero, and each year’s row is a different group of children.

Science (CAST)schoolwide · spring 2026
Science (CAST)TestedAdvancedProficientDeveloping levelMinimal
Schoolwide7————

CAST is California’s science test, reported apart from English and math.

Attendance and suspensionsState records · this school and each student group · 2018–19 and 2025–26

CDE’s all-students school rates for 2024–25 and 2025–26; the change is the difference between the two rates as printed.

Year-over-year school rates
Chronic absenteeism2024–25 · 10 of 46 → 2025–26 · 7 of 45
Suspension rate2024–25 · 3.8% (2 of 53) → 2025–26 · 8.7% (4 of 46) · +4.9 percentage points
Group2018–192025–26
Female3 of 466 of 22
Male7 of 471 of 23
Hispanic or Latino4 of 406 of 29
White5 of 431 of 13
English learners4 of 331 of 11
Low-income9 of 606 of 29
All students10 of 937 of 45

Two reported school years only; no intervening-year result is implied. Where fewer than 100 students were counted, the cell shows the count and no change is printed. Source: CDE school-level chronic absenteeism by student group.

Student groups: the state’s growth measureCalifornia School Dashboard 2025 · points above or below what the state expected
GroupEnglishnCDE categoryMathnCDE category
All students−1024Moderate−1324Moderate
Low-income−1220Moderate−1520Moderate
Hispanic or Latino−3216Minimal−1916Moderate
English learners−5711Minimal−2511Minimal

CDE reports scale-score points against the state’s expected score, not a percentage or percentile. All imported groups remain visible; a missing group has no imported record shown here. CDE growth covers grades 4–8.

Growth recordsthe state’s student-by-student measure
California growth model · points vs expected

State model · English−10 pts vs expected

matched students, grades 4–8

CDE California growth model · 2025 Dashboard

Weighted school estimate; assessments from 2022–23, 2023–24, and 2024–25

All students, grades 4–8

24 students

CDE growth category: Moderate

California growth model, English: −10 scale-score points versus the state's expectation, CDE category Moderate.

State model · math−13 pts vs expected

matched students, grades 4–8

CDE California growth model · 2025 Dashboard

Weighted school estimate; assessments from 2022–23, 2023–24, and 2024–25

All students, grades 4–8

24 students

CDE growth category: Moderate

California growth model, math: −13 scale-score points versus the state's expectation, CDE category Moderate.

Source notes. CDE reports scale-score points against the state’s expected score for matched students, never a percentage. CDE's 2025 Dashboard weighted school estimate uses assessments from 2022–23, 2023–24, and 2024–25; adjacent reporting editions should not be read as independent annual changes. The CDE measure covers grades 4–8.

Fundingschool and district spending, from state and federal finance records · each row names its fiscal year and measure

Per-pupil spending

District · current expense$14,934 per pupil

NCES F-33 · FY 2020–21 (2021) · fall district membership: 1,604 pupils

California · selected district mean$14,491 per pupil

NCES F-33 · FY 2020–21 (2021) · SchoolScope’s unweighted mean across 818 selected California district finance records

School-level federal expenditures$712 per pupil

CDE ESSA · school-attributed per-pupil record · FY 2024–25 (2025) · source denominator: 46

Central federal expenditures attributed here$298 per pupil

CDE ESSA · central expenditures attributed to this school · FY 2024–25 (2025) · source denominator: 46

District current expense · FY 2024–25$22,199 per ADA

CDE SACS Current Expense of Education · district fiscal year ending 2025 · average daily attendance denominator

These figures are not directly comparable: school ESSA attributed spending and NCES district current expense use different measures and populations. Their fiscal years are labeled above.

How the California mean was selected

SchoolScope starts with its selected California finance records, not every NCES California district. For FY 2020–21, it calculates an unweighted mean of NCES F-33 current expense per pupil. District records contribute once, regardless of enrollment. The calculation keeps records with positive per-pupil current expense, enrollment over 100, CCD agency type 1, and a recorded district name; it excludes names ending in County Office of Education, Department of Education, or Superintendent of Schools. This is a SchoolScope calculation, not a state-published spending average.

Selected General Fund operating costs · FY 2024–⁠25 · SchoolScope calculation
Instruction 61%Instruction support 8%Student services 11%Administration 6%Buildings & maintenance 12%Other 2%
The arithmetic behind these shares · FY 2024–25
GroupDollarsShare, to two decimalsPrinted
Instruction$20,224,25860.75%61%
Instruction support$2,515,9787.56%8%
Student services$3,765,64811.31%11%
Administration$2,156,9806.48%6%
Buildings & maintenance$3,898,74611.71%12%
Other$731,7422.20%2%
Total$33,293,352100.00%100%

These shares are our arithmetic: each group’s dollars divided by the $33,293,352 total of the groups shown, rounded to whole percents by largest remainder so they add up to 100. Dollar amounts are rounded to the nearest dollar, so they can differ from the total by a dollar. SchoolScope groups district-level CDE SACS UserGL actuals from Fund 01, using operating objects 1000–5999 and excluding retiree benefits, food and community services, facilities acquisition, other outgo, and nonagency goals. These shares use that filtered total; they do not exactly break down CDE's official current expense per ADA above. The school-level ESSA figure uses a separate source.

NCES F-33 district fiscal-year history, 2017–⁠2021; latest district record shown: 2021
2021$14,934 per pupil
2020$14,109 per pupil
2019$13,686 per pupil
2018$11,762 per pupil
2017$11,488 per pupil

Source: NCES F-33 · Full district breakdown →

Staffing recordsstate teacher credential-and-placement and district salary records · each for its own year

Additional workforce records

Properly assigned intern credential holders29.4%

CDE 2024–25 SARC, Teacher Preparation and Placement table; measured school year 2021–22. Share of reported school teaching-position full-time equivalents assigned to properly assigned intern credential holders. A reported 0.0% is shown; unavailable rates are omitted. This is a position share, not a count of current teachers or of emergency permits.

The surrounding ZIP codeCensus Bureau survey, 2020–2024 · ZIP 95318 · not the school’s students
American Community Survey 5-year estimates · 2020–2024 · ZIP 95318 area
MeasureEstimate
Median household income$57,097
Bachelor's degree or higher (adults 25+)70%
ZIP-area population582
Median age45.3 years

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey, 2020–2024 5-year estimates. Median household income covers the past 12 months and is reported in 2024 inflation-adjusted dollars. Bachelor's degree or higher uses adults age 25 and over as its population. A dash is unavailable, not zero; a reported zero remains zero. ZIP-area figures do not establish the school's attendance area or describe its enrolled students. See all schools in ZIP code 95318 →

Downloads and methodologyCSV · sources · corrections

Data sources: public data sources, including the California Department of Education · state tests (CAASPP) 2025–26 · Census survey (ACS) 2020–2024 · staffing and finance name their own sources and years beside each figure · Data updated October 15, 2026.