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Pupile Free Day - No School for Students

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First Day of the Fall 2025 Semester!

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News & Announcements

Volunteer with LAUSD Webinar & TB Clearance Event 8/12/25

Please see attached flyer for information regarding LAUSD volunteer webinar and TB clearance event.

Scan the QR code with your phone to become a PTSA member today! Anyone can join, students, teachers, parents, family members, community members, and anyone who loves Porter and wants to show their support!

6th Grade Orientation Monday 8/11/25 9 am - 12 pm

Join us to meet the principal and Porter staff as we help you prepare for the first day of school! Get your class schedule, purchase PE uniforms, tour the campus, and more!

7th/8th Grade Orientation Tuesday 8/12/25

Join us to meet the principal and Porter staff as we help you prepare for the first day of school! Get your class schedule, purchase PE uniforms, and more! See flyer for specific grade-level times.

student looking in mirror that teacher is holding up and seeing themselves as a graduate

Watch: Superintendent's Opening of Schools Address

Watch the Superintendent's Opening of Schools address, previously broadcast from The Music Center's Walt Disney Concert Hall.

Free After School All Stars / Beyond the Bell Program

Please see the attached flyer for information regarding the after school program.

MSA 2025 Top Magnet School of Sxcellence

Porter Gifted Magnet has been named a 2025 Top Magnet School of Excellence

We are honored to announce that George K. Porter Gifted Magnet has been named a 2025 Top Magnet School of Excellence by Magnet Schools of America, the national association for magnet and theme-based schools! This is the highest merit award possible.
This prestigious recognition is a testament to the hard work, dedication, and passion of our amazing administrators, teachers and incredible students. Together, we continue to make Porter a place where gifted learners thrive and achieve greatness.

Thank you to our Porter community for your unwavering support!

Porter is recognized as an Honor Roll School by Educational Results Partnership

We’re proud to be recognized as an Honor Roll School by Educational Results Partnership! This achievement reflects our dedication to academic excellence and student success.

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At A Glance

Concert Band, String Orchestra, and Percussion Music Electives
4 High School Ready Courses (A-G Requirements)
Over 30 Clubs
Beyond the Bell League Champions
1110 Student Population
Spanish 1 & 2 (Biliteracy Pathway)

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About Us
Our Mission

About Us

George K. Porter MS has several instructional programs to meet the needs of our diverse student body. This includes our residential school, School for Advanced Studies, Gifted and High Ability Magnet, and our new magnet program for all students, the Magnet for Innovative Thinking.

Our Mission

In a safe environment and through a rigorous accelerated program, students from George K. Porter Gifted/High Achieving Magnet Middle School will work toward mastery of content area standards and develop academic and social skills that will enable them to become productive members of our ever-changing multiculturally diverse, technologically advancing society.