Portola Junior/Senior High School
155 Sixth Avenue, Portola, CA 96122View on map
- Public
- Portola
- 40 seniors
- 239 students
Portola Junior/Senior High School is a public high school in Portola (Plumas Unified) with 40 seniors. In fall 2025, 71% of its 14 University of California applicants were admitted, compared with a county median of 71%. Its students applied most often to UC Davis (UCD). 32% of the class of 2021 completed the A–G courses UC requires.
UC admit rate
71%
10 of 14 applicants, fall 2025
Seniors admitted to a UC
25%
10 of 40 seniors
Seniors who applied to UC
35%
14 of 40 seniors
UC Los Angeles (UCLA) admit rate
too few applicants to report
Fall 2025
UC Berkeley (Cal) admit rate
too few applicants to report
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 Junior/Senior High School applicants did better than all California applicants at 1 of 1 campus.
- Davis13 pts higher
50%
5 of 10 admitted
This school50%All CA37%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.07 (all applicants 3.75)
too few applicants to report9 applied
too few applicants to report7 applied
too few applicants to report6 applied
too few applicants to report6 applied
too few applicants to report6 applied
too few applicants to report5 applied
too few applicants to report— applied
too few applicants to report— applied
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 Junior/Senior High School applicants did better than the campus overall at 0 of 2 campuses, worse at 2.
- San Luis Obispo17 pts lower
13%
2 of 16 admitted
This school13%Overall30%
- San Diego4 pts lower
30%
3 of 10 admitted
This school30%Overall34%
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 (31 graduates), the latest published by fall 2025, within 12 months of graduating.
Any college
65%
20 of 31 graduates
UC or CSU
10%
3 graduates
Community college
39%
12 graduates
| Destination | Graduates | Share |
|---|---|---|
| UC | 0 | 0% |
| CSU | 3 | 10% |
| CA private college | 0 | 0% |
| Out of state | 5 | 16% |
| Community college | 12 | 39% |
| Not enrolled | 11 | 35% |
| Enrolled in college | 20 | 65% |
| Total | 31 | 100% |
How each student group compares
Compare college-going across student groups
- Gender: Female
- Race & ethnicity: White
- Student need: Low-income
Advanced Placement
3
AP courses offered
2023–24 school year · US Dept. of Education Civil Rights Data Collection
10
AP class sections
Counts every section taught, so it is larger than the number of different AP courses.
33% of students are in AP courses
2024–25 school year · California School Accountability Report Card
23%
of graduating seniors passed at least two AP exams or courses
8 of 35 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)
7%
of graduating seniors scored 3 or higher on at least two AP exams
4 of 57 graduates
2023–24 school year · California Department of Education (College/Career Indicator)
Subject areas
- English: 1 class
- Fine and performing arts: 4 classes
- Mathematics: 2 classes
- Social science: 3 classes
Academic context
State test (CAASPP), juniors tested in 2026, and the share of low-income students. A–G is the class of 2021. The tick is the county median.
- Juniors meeting the English standard 43%County median 58%
- Juniors meeting the math standard 17%County median 30%
- Juniors exceeding the English standard 17%County median 20%
- Juniors exceeding the math standard 3%County median 13%
- Low-income students 67%County median 56%
- Graduates completing courses 32%County median 37%