Creekside High vs Portola High

How do these schools compare?

Metric Creekside High Portola High
Location Irvine, CA Irvine, CA
School Type alternative regular
Grade Level high high
Enrollment 78 2,693
Student:Teacher Ratio 9.1:1 27.6:1
Free/Reduced Lunch 62.2% 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 Creekside High 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 Creekside High Portola High
White 23.1% 18.1%
African American 12.8% 1.7%
Hispanic or Latino 42.3% 9.8%
Asian 9.0% 62.2%
American Indian / Alaska Native 1.3% 0.1%
Pacific Islander 0.0% 0.4%
Multiracial 11.5% 7.6%

Academic Resources & Climate

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

Metric Creekside High Portola High
AP Courses Offered 23
Gifted Program No No
Counselor Ratio 39:1 480.9:1
Chronic Absenteeism 100.0% 7.5%
IDEA Students
In-School Suspensions 1 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.