George K. Porter Middle School, Gifted & Innovative Thinking Magnets Home

MIT Field Trip Automobile Museum

MIT Field Trip - Academy of Motion Pictures

LAUSD Math Field Day Champions
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2025 Dodgers Parade

8th grade spring awards 2026

8th Grade Awards - Spring 2026

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School Main Entrance

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Porter Strong

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PE Courts

Leadership - Haskell Articulation

Leadership - Haskell Articulation

Aquarium of the Pacific

Aquarium of the Pacific Field Trip

MIT LACMA Field Trip

MIT LACMA Field Trip

Culmination 2026 - girls

2026 Culmination

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Magnet for Innovative Thinking Merit Award

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Holiday Chili Cook-Off Winners

Culmination photo 2026

2026 Culmination

LACMA Mobile

LACMA Mobile 2026

Veterans Day

Veterans Day Parade

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Gifted Magnet Skirball Field Trip

GH Holiday Parade

2025 Granada Hills Holiday Parade

Spelling Bee

2026 Porter Spelling Bee Champion, Shannon Liu 

Gifted Magnet

7th Grade Gifted Magnet Mock Trials

Excellent Attendance Treat

Excellent Attendance Treat

College Awareness Lunch Activity

College Awareness Lunch Activity

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Quad Stage

Calendar

Aug 19

Beginning of the Year iReady Testing (BOY)

Aug 20

Beginning of the Year iReady Testing (BOY)

Aug 21

Beginning of the Year iReady Testing (BOY)

Aug 24

Beginning of the Year iReady Testing (BOY)

Aug 25

Beginning of the Year iReady Testing (BOY)

Sep 4

Admission Day

Sep 7

Labor Day

Nov 11

Veterans' Day

Nov 26

Thanksgiving

Nov 27

Thanksgiving

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News & Announcements

Magnet Family Potluck

Annual Porter Magnet Family Potluck 9/9/2026 4:00 pm - 5:30 pm in the Porter Quad

Join us for our Annual Porter Magnet Family Potluck! This is a fun and informal opportunity for Magnet students, families, teachers, and staff to connect, enjoy good food, and build our Porter community.

📅 Wednesday, September 9, 2026
⏰ 4:00–5:30 PM
📍 Porter Quad

Bring a dish to share and your own picnic blanket or lawn chairs. We hope to see you there!

Just can’t hide, that Porter PRIDE!
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We Are One

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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)

Partners and Accolades

  • California Green Ribbon Schools
  • A California Distinguished School
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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.  
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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.