Gaspar De Portola Middle School
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Gaspar De Portola Middle School is a public middle school located in Linnet Street, Tarzana, California. Portola Middle School is part of Local District 1 of the Los Angeles Unified School District and serves children enrolled from grades 6 through grade 8. The school, founded back in 1960, Portola MS follows a traditional single track school calendar. Portola MS has approximately 2,084 students enrolled, majority of which are White and Hispanic/Latino. Other ethnicities such as African Americans, Asians, Filipino, American Indians, and Pacific Islanders are also represented. 55% of these students are participating in free or reduced-price lunch program, and 16% of the enrollees are English language learners. Spanish is the most common home language used by these English learners. Portola MS especially noteworthy for hosting the Highly Gifted Magnet program. Portola has numerous advanced programs in Drama, Choral Music, and Instrumental Music. Average Class Size
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Ranking
- State Rank: 7 (based on API...1 Being Lowest, 10 Being Highest)
- API Score: 775 (The API Score is a number between 200 and 1000 that reflects a school’s or school district’s performance)
From the 2006 California Academic Performance Index (API) Base report.
History
1960 - Gaspar De Portola Middle School opened.
Map & Directions
<googlemap lat="34.167961" lon="-118.541526" type="map" zoom="17"> 34.167341, -118.541525, 18720 Linnet St
Tarzana, CA </googlemap>
1] Head south on Reseda Blvd toward Arminta St.
2] Turn right at Burbank Blvd.
3] Continue on Crebs Ave.
4] Turn left at Linnet St.
Faculty & Staff Information
- Adrienne Shaha - School Principal
- Teachers with full credential: 84%
- Teachers with emergency credential: 11%
- Average teaching experience: 11 years
- Average teaching in district: 11 years
- First year teachers: 4%
Ethnic Diversity
- 41% White
- 40% Hispanic/Latino
- 8% Asian
- 8% African American
- 2% Filipino
- <1% American Indian/Alaska Native
- <1% Pacific Islander
Parent & Staff Comments
(parents and staff members can post their comments about this school here)
About the Neighborhood
Tarzana is surrounded by Reseda to the north, Woodland Hills to the west, Encino to the east, and the Santa Monica Mountains to the south. Major thoroughfares include Reseda Boulevard, Tampa Avenue, Wilbur Avenue, Burbank Boulevard and the commercial backbone of the south San Fernando Valley, Ventura Boulevard.
Most of Tarzana's inhabitants live in the foothills of the Santa Monica Mountains south of Ventura Blvd. North of Ventura, there is a uniquely designed area meant to emulate a more rural setting called Melody Acres. Tarzana contains two country clubs (with golf courses) nestled in the Santa Monica Mountains: El Caballero Country Club and Braemar Country Club. At the remote southern end of Reseda Blvd., there are a number of luxurious gated communities, including Mulholland Park, Silverhawk Ridge, Monte Verde and Braemar Estates.
North of the Boulevard, where a smaller portion of the population lives, there are fewer houses and more apartment buildings. Tarzana extends to Victory Boulevard, though only a small percentage of the population lives in the area.
Student Dress Code
1. Clothing must be appropriate to promote a positive school environment.
2. Clothing should be neat and clean.
3. No article of clothing or jewelry, which is in conflict with health and safety concerns, may be worn.
4. Shoes must be enclosed or have a closed toe with a heel back or heel strap.
5. No see-through, mesh, or sleeveless shirts, tube tops, tank tops, shirts with spaghetti straps, leotards, pajamas or clothing showing bare midriff or undergarments may be worn.
6. Dresses, skirts, or shorts must reach the fingertips when arms are held at sides and fingertips are extended downward. Shirts must be long enough so that when the arms are raised the midriff is covered. Undergarments may not show when student leans forward.
7. No skin tight and/or revealing clothing may be worn.
8. No caps, hats, sweatbands, hoods, hair picks, bandanas, hairnets, curlers, shower caps or headgear of any kind are permitted. (Exception: Portola approved sun hat which may be purchased at the student store) Sweatbands may only be worn in the designated physical education area and must be removed when leaving the area.
9. No oversized clothing is permitted. All pants must be worn at the waist and may be no more than 2” larger than waist size and no longer than ½” above the ground. Hip huggers may be worn ONLY if they conform to all other provisions of the dress code.
10. Pants must be hemmed with no split seams, pins, staples, holes or frayed edges.
11. No gang related apparel, gloves, jewelry, gang symbols or writing is permitted. No article of clothing or paraphernalia that symbolizes, characterizes or depicts profanity, explicit sex, violence, tobacco products, drugs, or alcohol is permitted. e is violated.
Famous Alumni List
- Sally Ride - first American woman in space
- Daniel Pearl - American journalist who was kidnapped and killed in Pakistan (2002)
External Links
- Gaspar De Portola Middle School LAUSD Profile Page
- Gaspar De Portola Middle School Website
- Gaspar De Portola Middle School Calendar
- Gaspar De Portola Middle School Administration
- Gaspar De Portola Middle School Academic Departments
- Gaspar De Portola Middle School PTSA
- Gaspar De Portola Middle School Classes
- Gaspar De Portola Middle School Statistics
- Gaspar De Portola Middle School Rankings
