George K. Porter Middle School

Ugh! What is going on with the new management and Principal at Porter? There is a painful lack of organization, communication, and safety since the previous Principal left. There are so many fights on campus and my nephew is begging me to transfer him to another middle school. He tells me that learning is no longer engaging (my words, not his). Its a true shame because things seemed to be on the right track last year.

They do not follow IEPs as written for special needs students. The person in charge of the special education department does not respond to phone calls or emails about concerns. The facilities are also lacking.

Some of the teachers teach somewhat boring. However the rest is amazing of the school.

Our daughter was not treated well by the students and the administration at her home. We transferred to Porter Middle School and everything changed for the better. She loves her teachers and the other students. She is in the Magnet program.

Porter Middle School is a California Distinguished Middle School with grades 6-8 in Granada Hills. Porter serves a total of 1028 students with 596 students in the residential program and 432 students in the Gifted/High Ability Magnet program. The school is a Tier 1 Title 1 school with 68.22% of the students qualifying for the Federal Free or Reduced Lunch program. There is a wide range of sociology-economic, educational, and cultural backgrounds with 28.5% of the parents reported having a college degree or higher. The ethnicity make-up of Porter is 76% Latino, 9% White, 7% Asian, 3% Filipino, 2% African American and 3% identifying in more than one of those categories. Porter Middle School has a variety of learners with 397 students (32%) being identified as gifted and talented learners, 11% of the students are in the special education program. 6% of the students are classified as English Learners, and 24% of students have reclassified as fluent English proficient in the two years. The school currently has 54% probable standard English learner students whose language classification of English Only or IFEP (Initially Fluent English Proficient) and who identify as one of the following ethnicities: African American/Black, Hispanic, Pacific Islander, or American Indian/ Alaskan Native. Within the magnet, 62% of students are identified as Gifted and Talented learners. Porter Middle School has a Gifted/High Ability Magnet designed for students identified as Gifted or high achieving. The magnet offers a differentiated curriculum for students in accelerated classes. The curriculum is designed to help the students develop critical thinking skills, research and study skills, and creativity. Students at Porter Gifted Magnet enjoy small class sizes, enthusiastic teachers, and an interdisciplinary curriculum. Porter Gifted Magnet has been designated a Model of Excellence Program by Los Angeles Unified School District and a Magnet Schools of America School of Distinction.In addition to the Gifted/High Ability Magnet, Porter Middle School offers a School for Advanced Studies (SAS) program where all classes are honors level and provide a rigorous academic environment in which students of ethnically diverse backgrounds can grow intellectually, socially, and emotionally. Students build on character and are assisted in achieving their maximum potential through the use of innovative and proven instructional methods.Coming soon..Magnet for Innovative Thinking.