Impact of COVID-19 on Portola Middle
The coronavirus has had a profound impact on education in America.
Learning shifted online overnight, attendance numbers dwindled, and enrollment decreased.
SchoolDigger.com is making it easier for you to better assess how COVID-19 has impacted your school.
Through the collection of pre-pandemic (2019) and current data, SchoolDigger.com is sharing test scores,
enrollment numbers and school demographics from schools across the country – and we make it easy to see how impacted schools compare locally and statewide.
Rankings
Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
Ranks 2017th of 2715 Middle schools | Ranks 2115th of 2802 Middle schools | 1.2% |
Test Scores
|
% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
6th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (Portola Middle) | 35.5 | 29 | 6.5% |
6th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (Orange Unified) | 59.2 | 56.8 | 2.4% |
6th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (California) | 48.5 | 44.2 | 4.3% |
6th Grade Mathematics (Portola Middle) | 24.8 | 14.5 | 10.3% |
6th Grade Mathematics (Orange Unified) | 47.6 | 44.1 | 3.4% |
6th Grade Mathematics (California) | 38.5 | 33.2 | 5.3% |
7th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (Portola Middle) | 34 | 23 | 10.9% |
7th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (Orange Unified) | 58.7 | 54.1 | 4.6% |
7th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (California) | 51.4 | 47.4 | 3.9% |
7th Grade Mathematics (Portola Middle) | 18.9 | 11.4 | 7.5% |
7th Grade Mathematics (Orange Unified) | 45.2 | 40.1 | 5.1% |
7th Grade Mathematics (California) | 37.9 | 33.2 | 4.7% |
8th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (Portola Middle) | 29.5 | 29.5 | 0% |
8th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (Orange Unified) | 56.4 | 56.8 | 0.4% |
8th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (California) | 49.4 | 45.7 | 3.8% |
8th Grade Mathematics (Portola Middle) | 23.6 | 18.9 | 4.8% |
8th Grade Mathematics (Orange Unified) | 48.3 | 44.6 | 3.7% |
8th Grade Mathematics (California) | 36.6 | 29.9 | 6.7% |
8th Grade Science (Portola Middle) | 15.8 | 19.3 | 3.6% |
8th Grade Science (Orange Unified) | 32.9 | 39.1 | 6.2% |
8th Grade Science (California) | 30.8 | 28.8 | 2.1% |
Student Body
|
Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
Total Students | 664 | 597 | 10.1% |
African American | 12 | 9 | 25% |
American Indian | 1 | 0 | 100% |
Asian | 63 | 40 | 36.5% |
Hispanic | 542 | 505 | 6.8% |
Pacific Islander | 2 | 2 | |
White | 37 | 24 | 35.1% |
Two or More Races | 7 | 15 | 114.3% |
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients | 82.5% | 91.3% | 8.8% |