Portola Middle School, 6-8 (Public)

i am a sixth grader at portola and i think it is a wonderful school some of the teachers are Ms Armenta,Mr. Arn,Mr. Barron,Mrs.Moore,Ms.Anderson,and Mr Heslip if you dont want to go here you miss out on an great opportunity

best teachers at Portola: Mr. Barron Mr. Woods Dr. Boucher and the great AVID teacher, Mrs. Moore i give this school 5 stars. WHY THESE TEACHERS ARE GREAT: Mr.Barron- gives lots of Cornell notes everyday but it helps me(the students) study and learn everything they are supposed to learn Mr. Woods-fun and exactly like Mr. Barron Dr. Boucher-an indescribable teacher, but i'll try, he makes you read every night from 30-55 pages, make you write and shows you how to write, his main goal is to teach his students how to read, right, and think, will make time for you no matter what (if you need help and you want to learn) best rule,'Work or die' Mrs.Moore-fun, gets us AVID students ready and teaches us what we need to have and know to be ready for college, gives time for the students to cooperate and work together, '2 heads are better than one' Portola Middle is a great school. (:

We went there expressively to have our GATE son study under Dr. Boucher. A year later, our child is writing at a level we thought not possible. He is also has more enthusiasm about learning than we could have hoped for. I cannot recommend this teacher highly enough! And I could not be more thankful!

Only a few good teachers. Dr.Boucher, Ms. Ito, Mr. Lorbeer, and Ms. Monroe, are worth mentioning

I am a student at portola Im in eight grade n I give the school a five starz!!!

2007-2008 was the first year at Portola. I felt it was unsafe and the Managerial staff was only interested when it got ugly and that was only for a little while. Some of the teachers offered after school help but it doesn't help when you are not there!!! I think there needs to be some serious upgrade in the principal and her staff in the office helping the teaching staff and making sure the kids get the help they need and are safe to and from school. There is a lot of work to be done in that school and the parents need to kick in and help out as well. It will only work if we all work together. If you don't care about your kids....who else will !!! Come on parents show your kids you care. It's also a great way to bond with your children!

This has got to be the worst school ever. But there is one upside to it. Dr. Boucher. He is the best teacher you could ask for.

The honors program is definitely up there. Mr. boucher: good teacher. Good school, despite its reputation.

I love portola the teachers are great...dr. Boucher did an amazing job as a teacher

This school is one of the worst in the district! It does have good teachers but the principals are constantly undermining learning.

I have 1 child going there and had another there also.I think it is the best school in the districs.Go matadors!go matadors!

Portola middle school is very good in their honors programs. The availability of sports is great. The level of parent involement is low.

I have two kids at Portola and so far my kids are doing great. The teachers have all have been involved with the kids and are always willing to help the students with helpful hints on how to improve their grades and going that extra mile...my kids love Portola and as parents we do too...keep up the good job...yeah Matadors!