About This School
Portola Junior/Senior High School is located in Portola, CA and is one of 12 schools in Plumas Unified School District. It is a public school that serves 270 students in grades 7-12.
Portola Junior/Senior High School did not make AYP in 2011. Under No Child Left Behind, a school makes Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP) if it achieves the minimum levels of improvement determined by the state of California in terms of student performance and other accountability measures. See Portola Junior/Senior High School's test results to learn more about school performance.
A school's Academic Performance Index (API) is a scale that ranges from 200 to 1000 and is calculated from the school's performance in the Standardized Testing and Reporting (STAR) Program. The state has set 800 as the API target for all schools to meet.
Portola Junior/Senior High School had an API growth score of 775 in 2011. California uses the Academic Performance Index (API) to measure annual school performance and year-to-year improvement. Portola Junior/Senior High School's 2011 base score was 760 and the school did meet its 2011 school-wide growth target.
In 2008, Portola Junior/Senior High School had 19 students for every full-time equivalent teacher. The California average is 21 students per full-time equivalent teacher. Learn more about Portola Junior/Senior High School's students and teachers. more
Portola Junior/Senior High School did not make AYP in 2011. Under No Child Left Behind, a school makes Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP) if it achieves the minimum levels of improvement determined by the state of California in terms of student performance and other accountability measures. See Portola Junior/Senior High School's test results to learn more about school performance.
A school's Academic Performance Index (API) is a scale that ranges from 200 to 1000 and is calculated from the school's performance in the Standardized Testing and Reporting (STAR) Program. The state has set 800 as the API target for all schools to meet.
Portola Junior/Senior High School had an API growth score of 775 in 2011. California uses the Academic Performance Index (API) to measure annual school performance and year-to-year improvement. Portola Junior/Senior High School's 2011 base score was 760 and the school did meet its 2011 school-wide growth target.
In 2008, Portola Junior/Senior High School had 19 students for every full-time equivalent teacher. The California average is 21 students per full-time equivalent teacher. Learn more about Portola Junior/Senior High School's students and teachers. more
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Plumas Unified District Spending
$9,224Per Pupil
The Plumas Unified spends $9,224 per pupil in current expenditures. The district spends 53% on instruction, 44% on support services, 4% on other elementary and secondary expenditures. More about Plumas Unified District
Education.com TestRating
The Education.com TestRating is a number (1-10) calculated by Education.com that provides an overview of a school’s test performance for a given year, by comparing the school’s state standardized test results to those of other schools in the same state. For California, the TestRating is calculated using a school's 2011 CST Results for all subjects tested.
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Schools Nearby
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| School Name distance | TestRating | Community Rating |
|---|---|---|
| Portola Opportunity School 0.1 miles | n/a | |
| Beckwourth (Jim) High (Continuation) High School 0.2 miles | n/a | |
| Sierra Pass (Continuation) High School 14.5 miles | n/a | |
| Loyalton High School 14.5 miles |  |
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| Loyalton Middle School 14.7 miles |  |
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School Facts
- Public School
- Grades 7-12
- Plumas Unified School District
Did not make AYP
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Contact
Portola Junior/Senior High School155 Sixth Ave
Portola, CA 96122
(530) 832-5581
www.pcoe.k12.ca.us
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Test Scores
About the CST
What is it?
The California Standards Test (CST) is an annual exam used to measure a student's mastery of the state's grade-level academic standards. The CST is one of the five components of the STAR Program.
Which Grades and Subjects?
Students are assessed in grades 2 through 11 in English language arts and math, in grades 5, 8 and 10 in science, and in grades 8, 10 and 11 in history/social science. In grades 9 through 11, students may also be assessed in math and science, depending on course enrollment.
How is it Scored?
Students receive one of five ratings: far below basic, below basic, basic, proficient or advanced. The goal is for all students to score at or above the proficient level.
About the CAHSEE
What is it?
The California High School Exit Exam (CAHSEE) is used to measure student mastery of specific skills as determined by the state. Students must pass both sections of the exam in order to graduate from high school.
Which Grades and Subjects?
Each student is assessed in grade 10 in English language arts and math. Students can retake the exam up to five times after grade 10.
How is it Scored?
The CAHSEE is an untimed pass/fail test. The goal is for all students to pass both sections of the test.
About the CAT6
What is it?
The California Achievement Test (CAT/6) is a series of nationally norm-referenced tests that assess general academic knowledge in core subjects, as well as providing national comparisons. The CAT/6 test is one of the five components of the STAR Program.
Which Grades and Subjects?
Students in grades 3 and 7 are assessed in reading, language arts, spelling and math.
How is it Scored?
Students receive a percentile rank, which indicates how well they performed in comparison to their peers in other states. The goal is for all students to score at or above the national average, or 50th percentile, on the test.
Language
school
32%
district
46%
state
45%
Mathematics
school
41%
district
50%
state
51%
Reading
school
55%
district
62%
state
47%
Spelling
school
52%
district
51%
state
59%
English Language Arts
school
37%
district
46%
state
46%
Math
school
25%
district
33%
state
39%
Algebra I
school
17%
district
31%
state
38%
English Language Arts
school
42%
district
45%
state
41%
General Mathematics (Grades 6 & 7 Standards)
school
9%
district
14%
state
23%
History - Social Science Grade 8 Cumulative
school
31%
district
39%
state
35%
Algebra I
school
28%
district
22%
state
17%
Biology/Life Sciences
school
59%
district
45%
state
47%
Earth Science
school
38%
district
31%
state
27%
English Language Arts
school
64%
district
60%
state
47%
General Mathematics (Grades 6 & 7 Standards)
school
18%
district
16%
state
13%
Geometry
school
39%
district
64%
state
44%
English-Language Arts
school
93%
district
86%
state
77%
Math
school
95%
district
88%
state
76%
Algebra I
school
15%
district
18%
state
8%
Algebra II
school
54%
district
58%
state
35%
Biology/Life Sciences
school
76%
district
59%
state
30%
Earth Science
school
41%
district
35%
state
20%
English Language Arts
school
63%
district
48%
state
37%
Geometry
school
12%
district
28%
state
13%
World History
school
62%
district
43%
state
29%
Biology/Life Sciences
school
44%
district
39%
state
36%
English Language Arts
school
49%
district
46%
state
37%
High School (Summative) Mathematics (Grade 9-11)
school
9%
district
25%
state
44%
Physics
school
54%
district
33%
state
42%
U.S. History
school
50%
district
35%
state
35%
change 66%
Language
school
53%
district
58%
state
47%
change 34%
Mathematics
school
55%
district
61%
state
52%
change 18%
Reading
school
65%
district
66%
state
49%
change 8%
Spelling
school
48%
district
52%
state
60%
change 22%
English Language Arts
school
45%
district
54%
state
49%
change 68%
Math
school
42%
district
50%
state
41%
change 53%
Algebra I
school
8%
district
36%
state
42%
change 12%
English Language Arts
school
37%
district
51%
state
45%
change 89%
General Mathematics (Grades 6 & 7 Standards)
school
17%
district
29%
state
31%
change 26%
History - Social Science Grade 8 Cumulative
school
39%
district
40%
state
36%
Science - Grade 5, Grade 8, and Grade 10 Life Science
school
41%
district
52%
state
52%
change 75%
Algebra I
school
7%
district
25%
state
18%
change 32%
Biology/Life Sciences
school
40%
district
42%
state
52%
change 11%
Earth Science
school
34%
district
55%
state
31%
no change
English Language Arts
school
64%
district
64%
state
49%
change 41%
Geometry
school
23%
district
40%
state
43%
change 8%
English-Language Arts
school
86%
district
88%
state
79%
change 4%
Math
school
91%
district
88%
state
78%
change 63%
Algebra II
school
20%
district
23%
state
36%
change 16%
Biology/Life Sciences
school
64%
district
60%
state
35%
change 11%
English Language Arts
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56%
district
50%
state
41%
change 8%
Geometry
school
13%
district
18%
state
12%
Science - Grade 5, Grade 8, and Grade 10 Life Science
school
63%
district
49%
state
40%
change 18%
World History
school
51%
district
39%
state
33%
Algebra II
school
18%
district
15%
state
11%
change 18%
English Language Arts
school
58%
district
46%
state
37%
change 31%
Physics
school
71%
district
56%
state
47%
Summative High School Mathematics (Grade 9-11)
school
55%
district
55%
state
43%
change 24%
U.S. History
school
62%
district
46%
state
38%
change 40%
English Language Arts
school
63%
district
68%
state
54%
change 5%
Math
school
44%
district
48%
state
43%
change 238%
Algebra I
school
27%
district
38%
state
44%
change 78%
English Language Arts
school
66%
district
62%
state
48%
General Mathematics
school
15%
district
40%
state
30%
change 49%
Science - Grade 5, Grade 8, and Grade 10 Life Science
school
61%
district
60%
state
56%
Social Science Grade 8
school
61%
district
49%
state
42%
no change
Algebra I
school
7%
district
8%
state
21%
Biology
school
34%
district
53%
state
51%
change 9%
Earth Science
school
31%
district
37%
state
29%
change 11%
English Language Arts
school
57%
district
63%
state
50%
change 9%
Geometry
school
21%
district
50%
state
47%
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English-Language Arts
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81%
district
87%
state
79%
change 4%
Math
school
87%
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89%
state
80%
change 5%
Algebra II
school
21%
district
22%
state
37%
Biology
school
59%
district
62%
state
35%
change 9%
English Language Arts
school
51%
district
57%
state
44%
change 38%
Geometry
school
8%
district
25%
state
14%
change 17%
Science - Grade 5, Grade 8, and Grade 10 Life Science
school
52%
district
60%
state
44%
change 14%
World History
school
44%
district
48%
state
38%
change 3%
English Language Arts
school
56%
district
50%
state
40%
Summative High School Mathematics
school
19%
district
42%
state
47%
no change
U.S. History
school
62%
district
54%
state
44%
Algebra I
school
16%
district
22%
state
28%
Algebra II
school
14%
district
20%
state
28%
Biology
school
45%
district
56%
state
42%
Earth Science
school
37%
district
41%
state
28%
General Mathematics
school
15%
district
36%
state
26%
Geometry
school
13%
district
34%
state
26%
Summative High School Mathematics
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19%
district
41%
state
50%
World History
school
44%
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46%
state
38%
change 14%
English Language Arts
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54%
district
56%
state
55%
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Math
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58%
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49%
state
49%
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Algebra I
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16%
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43%
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46%
change 20%
English Language Arts
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53%
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55%
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54%
no change
General Mathematics
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15%
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28%
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31%
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Science - Grade 5, Grade 8, and Grade 10 Life Science
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60%
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58%
state
59%
no change
Social Science Grade 8
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61%
district
51%
state
47%
change 29%
Algebra I
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9%
district
14%
state
22%
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Biology
school
55%
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52%
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55%
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Earth Science
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19%
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48%
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35%
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English Language Arts
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76%
district
68%
state
54%
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Geometry
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34%
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49%
state
45%
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English-Language Arts
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85%
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88%
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81%
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Math
school
82%
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83%
state
81%
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Algebra II
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5%
district
21%
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40%
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English Language Arts
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48%
district
50%
state
45%
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Geometry
school
9%
district
26%
state
14%
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Science - Grade 5, Grade 8, and Grade 10 Life Science
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67%
district
52%
state
46%
change 14%
World History
school
38%
district
48%
state
42%
change 30%
English Language Arts
school
39%
district
51%
state
43%
Physics
school
33%
district
41%
state
53%
change 26%
Summative High School Mathematics
school
24%
district
36%
state
50%
change 11%
U.S. History
school
55%
district
50%
state
45%
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Algebra I
school
12%
district
25%
state
31%
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Algebra II
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6%
district
23%
state
31%
change 7%
Biology
school
48%
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50%
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46%
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Earth Science
school
33%
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51%
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33%
no change
General Mathematics
school
15%
district
26%
state
27%
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Geometry
school
23%
district
34%
state
27%
Physics
school
33%
district
42%
state
49%
change 26%
Summative High School Mathematics
school
24%
district
40%
state
54%
change 14%
World History
school
38%
district
46%
state
42%
change 17%
English Language Arts
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45%
district
65%
state
57%
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Math
school
48%
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54%
state
50%
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Algebra I
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73%
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48%
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47%
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English Language Arts
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61%
district
63%
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57%
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General Mathematics
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36%
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34%
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32%
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Science - Grade 5, Grade 8, and Grade 10 Life Science
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75%
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66%
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63%
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Social Science Grade 8
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50%
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50%
state
50%
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Algebra I
school
0%
district
17%
state
23%
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Biology
school
46%
district
58%
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57%
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English Language Arts
school
51%
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59%
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55%
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Geometry
school
28%
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59%
state
49%
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English-Language Arts
school
80%
district
87%
state
82%
change 10%
Math
school
90%
district
88%
state
83%
change 680%
Algebra II
school
39%
district
32%
state
43%
Biology
school
49%
district
40%
state
41%
change 17%
English Language Arts
school
40%
district
54%
state
48%
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Geometry
school
0%
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20%
state
17%
change 1%
Science - Grade 5, Grade 8, and Grade 10 Life Science
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66%
district
57%
state
50%
change 45%
World History
school
55%
district
49%
state
45%
Algebra II
school
8%
district
11%
state
16%
Biology
school
46%
district
51%
state
49%
Chemistry
school
86%
district
68%
state
29%
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English Language Arts
school
56%
district
47%
state
45%
change 11%
U.S. History
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61%
district
49%
state
48%
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Algebra I
school
26%
district
26%
state
32%
change 350%
Algebra II
school
27%
district
24%
state
33%
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Biology
school
48%
district
49%
state
49%
Chemistry
school
86%
district
71%
state
38%
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General Mathematics
school
36%
district
26%
state
28%
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Geometry
school
17%
district
39%
state
31%
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World History
school
55%
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TestRating
6 out of 10
The Education.com TestRating is a number (1-10) calculated by Education.com that provides an overview of a school’s test performance for a given year, by comparing the school’s state standardized test results to those of other schools in the same state. For California, the TestRating is calculated using a school's 2011 CST Results for all subjects tested.
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Enrollment (2010)
Total: 270
45%
54%
Student Economic Level (2010)
In 2010, Portola Junior/Senior High School had 49% of students eligible for free or reduced price lunch programs. California had 52% of eligible students for free or reduced price lunch programs. Eligibility for the National School Lunch Program is based on family income levels.Student Ethnicity (2010)
White
76%
Hispanic
19%
Asian/Pacific Islander
2%
American Indian/Alaskan Native
1%
Black
1%
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19:1STUDENT-TEACHER RATIO
In 2010, Portola Junior/Senior High School had 19 students for every full-time equivalent teacher.
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