Cadence Park vs Portola High

How do these schools compare?

Metric Cadence Park Portola High
Location Irvine, CA Irvine, CA
School Type regular regular
Grade Level elementary high
Enrollment 965 2,693
Student:Teacher Ratio 26.4:1 27.6:1
Free/Reduced Lunch 18.7% 15.4%
Charter School No No
Magnet School No No
Title I No No

Funding

Per-pupil expenditure reflects district-level spending. Source: NCES Finance Survey.

Metric Cadence Park Portola High
District Per-Pupil Expenditure $16,218 $16,218
District Irvine Unified Irvine Unified

Demographics

Source: CCD Membership 2024-25 CCD Membership 2024-25

Group Cadence Park Portola High
White 15.0% 18.1%
African American 2.1% 1.7%
Hispanic or Latino 12.7% 9.8%
Asian 59.2% 62.2%
American Indian / Alaska Native 0.2% 0.1%
Pacific Islander 0.8% 0.4%
Multiracial 9.9% 7.6%

Academic Resources & Climate

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC) 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC) 2021-22

Metric Cadence Park Portola High
AP Courses Offered 23
Gifted Program Yes No
Counselor Ratio 965:1 480.9:1
Chronic Absenteeism 14.7% 7.5%
IDEA Students
In-School Suspensions 9 2
Data Sources: NCES Common Core of Data (CCD) 2023-24 for enrollment and school characteristics. Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC) 2021-22 for AP courses, counselors, absenteeism, and discipline. NCES Finance Survey for per-pupil expenditure. Some fields may be unavailable for all schools.

Source: U.S. Department of Education NCES Common Core of Data + F-33 finance + Civil Rights Data Collection Compiled and formatted by PlainSchools Editorial.