Portola Elementary School

6700 Eagle St, Ventura, CA 93003 | (805) 289-1734

Grades: KG-5
Student Enrollment: 577

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1 out of 5 | 1 Review

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School Summary and Highlights

Enrolls 577 elementary school students from grades KG-5
Ranks 1364th out of 5,423 elementary schools in CA.
2010 Overall School AYP Met Status: Yes
National Blue Ribbon Schools Award 2005

Additional Contact Information

Mailing Address: 6700 Eagle St., Ventura, CA 93003

School Operational Details

Title I Eligible
All students of this school are eligible for participation in authorized programs.

School District Details

Ventura Unified School District
Per-Pupil Spending: $8,755
Graduation Rate: 74.9%
Dropout Rate: 2.4%
Students Per Teacher: 22.7
Enrolled Students: 17,484

Faculty Details and Student Enrollment

Students and Faculty

Total Students Enrolled: 577
Total Full Time "Equivalent" Teachers: 26.5
Average Student-To-Teacher Ratio: 21.8

Students Gender Breakdown

Males: 313 (54.2%)
Females: 264 (45.8%)

Free Lunch Student Eligibility Breakdown

Eligible for Reduced Lunch: 100 (17.3%)
Eligible for Free Lunch: 213 (36.9%)
Eligible for Either Reduced or Free Lunch: 313 (54.2%)

Student Enrollment Distribution by Race / Ethnicity

Portola Elementary School Student Race Distribution

	Number	Percent
American Indian	3	0.5%
Black	15	2.6%
Asian	28	4.9%
Hispanic	286	49.6%
White	219	38.0%

Number of Students Per Grade

	Number	Percent
Kindergarten	104	18.0%
1st Grade	105	18.2%
2nd Grade	81	14.0%
3rd Grade	88	15.3%
4th Grade	92	15.9%
5th Grade	107	18.5%

Teacher Education Background (2009)

Percent With Bachelor's Degree

School:

13.8%

District:

13.5%

Teacher Credentials & Experience (2009)

Percent of Teachers With Emergency Credentials: 3.6%

Percent of Teachers With Credentials: 100.0%

Number of Certificated Staff: 29.0

Average Number of Years of Teacher Experience: 12.9

Average Age

School:

41.5

District:

46.4

Source: CA Department of Education, Source: NCES 2009-2010

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Overall Rating: 1

1 out of 5 | 1 Review

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Reviewed by Parent/Guardian on January 08, 2009
Rating: (1 / 5) Flag as inappropriate
I had to pull my children out of this school when they refused to test them for sped services. The teacher was constantly calling my son "stupid" and the principal was labeling him and telling me I wasnt a good parent. I had to get the help of United Parent Advocates.

Test Scores and Performance Information

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The overall school rating shows that Portola Elementary School performed on average better than many other schools across the state on CST state exams in the following subjects:

CST English-Language Arts
CST Mathematics
CST Science

AYP Results (2010)

Overall AYP Met: Yes

ELA AYP Met: Yes

Math AYP Met: Yes

CST - Test Proficiency by Grade and Subject

Grade 2 - % of students at or above proficiency

	School	District	State
CST English-Language Arts Test
2010	52.0%	51.0%	53.0%
2009	63.0%	52.0%	53.0%
2008	59.0%	47.0%	48.0%

CST Mathematics Test
2010	71.0%	62.0%	62.0%
2009	72.0%	66.0%	63.0%
2008	72.0%	62.0%	59.0%

Grade 3 - % of students at or above proficiency

	School	District	State
CST English-Language Arts Test
2010	49.0%	43.0%	43.0%
2009	51.0%	47.0%	44.0%
2008	47.0%	42.0%	38.0%

CST Mathematics Test
2010	82.0%	63.0%	65.0%
2009	74.0%	67.0%	64.0%
2008	85.0%	68.0%	61.0%

Grade 4 - % of students at or above proficiency

	School	District	State
CST English-Language Arts Test
2010	82.0%	66.0%	63.0%
2009	76.0%	68.0%	61.0%
2008	75.0%	67.0%	55.0%

CST Mathematics Test
2010	86.0%	70.0%	68.0%
2009	85.0%	74.0%	66.0%
2008	89.0%	72.0%	61.0%

Grade 5 - % of students at or above proficiency

	School	District	State
CST English-Language Arts Test
2010	70.0%	65.0%	58.0%
2009	55.0%	65.0%	54.0%
2008	56.0%	60.0%	48.0%

CST Mathematics Test
2010	77.0%	66.0%	61.0%
2009	71.0%	68.0%	57.0%
2008	66.0%	64.0%	51.0%

CST Science Test
2010	57.0%	63.0%	56.0%
2009	53.0%	61.0%	49.0%
2008	52.0%	60.0%	46.0%

Source: CA Department of Education 2009-2010

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