Portola High

Both of my kids are going to this school and they are happy and thriving. School is safe, staffs are always helpful and supportive and I know many kids who got accepted to Ivy League and other highly rated colleges who graduated from this school. It’s a great college prep school! The campus is very modern and new, it’s a top notch state of the art! I highly recommend it for anyone who is looking for a great college prep school that is also in a safe neighborhood setting.

This school is fantastic! It would be further improved through broader funding for extracurriculars and addressing access issues (as the community in great park grows drop offs are going to get crazy) but overall, staff are engaged and the quality of the education received is excellent.

Non supportive teachers, counselors and principal. Non compassionate towards the kids especially during these extenuating circumstances that covid has caused. My child's voice has been ignored and when brought to the attention of the principal, he was quick to support and defend his staff, without even bothering to look into the situation. Instead his response to our concerns was that he had been in his position for over 35 years and would never hire staff that would be unsupportive towards students. I had high hopes for this high school, thinking that the staff would be there to help support the kids in this time in their lives, but really our experience has been otherwise, and that they really don't care much about the kids at all. I would not recommend this school.

Recently purchased a home in the area with two young children. After researching different parts of Irvine, my real estate agent and family decided this was the best fit for us. It is a relatively new school and the potential is limitless. It is a beautiful campus and neighboring families are involved/supportive of schools and education. I am looking forward to sending our kids to Portola. Proud to be part of IUSD.

Wonderful school with good academics and sports. Purchased home in the area just to be able to send my son to this school.