Portola High School is a public high school in Irvine (Irvine Unified) with 624 seniors. In fall 2025, 82% of its 392 University of California applicants were admitted, compared with a county median of 76%. Its students applied most often to UC Irvine (UCI), UC San Diego (UCSD), and UC Los Angeles (UCLA). 80% of the class of 2023 completed the A–G courses UC requires.
UC admit rate
82%
321 of 392 applicants, fall 2025
Seniors admitted to a UC
51%
321 of 624 seniors
Seniors who applied to UC
63%
392 of 624 seniors
UC Los Angeles (UCLA) admit rate
8.2%
27 of 330 applicants, fall 2025
UC Berkeley (Cal) admit rate
10%
30 of 288 applicants, fall 2025
Campus by campus, fall 2025
The share of this school's applicants each campus admitted, beside the campus's rate for everyone else. Hardest campus first.
University of California
Portola High School applicants did better than all California applicants at 2 of 9 campuses, about the same at 5 and worse at 2.
- Los AngelesAbout the same
8%
27 of 330 admitted
This school8%All CA10%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.24 (all applicants 3.95)
- BerkeleyAbout the same
10%
30 of 288 admitted
This school10%All CA13%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.20 (all applicants 3.97)
- Irvine8 pts higher
30%
109 of 358 admitted
This school30%All CA22%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.18 (all applicants 3.90)
- San Diego9 pts lower
15%
53 of 343 admitted
This school15%All CA25%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.21 (all applicants 3.93)
- Santa BarbaraAbout the same
29%
87 of 299 admitted
This school29%All CA32%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.22 (all applicants 3.91)
- Davis9 pts higher
47%
115 of 247 admitted
This school47%All CA37%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.13 (all applicants 3.92)
- Santa Cruz6 pts lower
66%
113 of 172 admitted
This school66%All CA71%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.03 (all applicants 3.82)
- RiversideAbout the same
88%
233 of 264 admitted
This school88%All CA87%
Admitted students' average GPA 3.91 (all applicants 3.85)
- MercedAbout the same
96%
128 of 134 admitted
This school96%All CA96%
Admitted students' average GPA 3.85 (all applicants 3.84)
Fall 2025. A student admitted to several campuses counts once at each one. All CA is the campus’s admit rate that fall for applicants from every California high school. Within 3 points counts as about the same. GPA is the UC-calculated GPA (weighted, capped).
California State University
Portola High School applicants did better than the campus overall at 3 of 5 campuses, about the same at 1 and worse at 1.
- San Diego5 pts lower
30%
53 of 178 admitted
This school30%Overall34%
- Long BeachAbout the same
50%
94 of 189 admitted
This school50%Overall47%
- Pomona13 pts higher
87%
111 of 128 admitted
This school87%Overall74%
- San Jose10 pts higher
90%
35 of 39 admitted
This school90%Overall80%
- Fullerton9 pts higher
96%
190 of 198 admitted
This school96%Overall87%
Fall 2025. A student admitted to several campuses counts once at each one. Overall is the campus’s admit rate for all its applicants, from federal IPEDS data (fall 2023, the latest published). Within 3 points counts as about the same.
Where graduates go
Class of 2023 (475 graduates), the latest published by fall 2025, within 12 months of graduating.
Any college
92%
435 of 475 graduates
UC or CSU
33%
155 graduates
Community college
40%
188 graduates
| Destination | Graduates | Share |
|---|---|---|
| UC | 125 | 26% |
| CSU | 30 | 6% |
| CA private college | 28 | 6% |
| Out of state | 64 | 13% |
| Community college | 188 | 40% |
| Not enrolled | 40 | 8% |
| Enrolled in college | 435 | 92% |
| Total | 475 | 100% |
How each student group compares
Compare college-going across student groups
- Gender: Male, Female
- Race & ethnicity: Asian, White, Hispanic or Latino, Two or more races, Filipino
- Student need: Low-income, Students with disabilities, English learners
Advanced Placement
25
AP courses offered
2023–24 school year · US Dept. of Education Civil Rights Data Collection
98
AP class sections
Counts every section taught, so it is larger than the number of different AP courses.
44% of students are in AP courses
2024–25 school year · California School Accountability Report Card
74%
of graduating seniors passed at least two AP exams or courses
505 of 679 graduates
A score of 3 or higher on exams or a C- or better in courses. Not comparable with the exam-only share.
2025–26 school year · California Department of Education (College/Career Indicator)
60%
of graduating seniors scored 3 or higher on at least two AP exams
357 of 595 graduates
2023–24 school year · California Department of Education (College/Career Indicator)
Subject areas
- English: 10 classes
- Fine and performing arts: 8 classes
- Foreign language: 8 classes
- Mathematics: 15 classes
- Science: 29 classes
- Social science: 28 classes
Academic context
State test (CAASPP), juniors tested in 2026, and the share of low-income students. A–G is the class of 2023. The tick is the county median.
- Juniors meeting the English standard 77%County median 65%
- Juniors meeting the math standard 66%County median 41%
- Juniors exceeding the English standard 45%County median 33%
- Juniors exceeding the math standard 40%County median 21%
- Low-income students 18%County median 58%
- Graduates completing courses 80%County median 57%