Arbolita Elementary

Arbolita Elementary is a modestly sized elementary campus in La Habra, California, part of La Habra City Elementary. The school teaches 379 students in grades K through 6.

Across the 9 schools in La Habra City Elementary (4,239 students total), Arbolita Elementary accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

On demographics, Arbolita Elementary lists that 86% of students identify as Hispanic, making the school strongly Hispanic-majority. The remainder looks like 8% White, 4% Asian. By comparison, Orange County as a whole is about 34% Hispanic, so the school skews considerably more Hispanic than its surroundings.

In terms of school funding signals, Arbolita Elementary records 17 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 22.2:1. That tracks the state average closely. Around 83% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. That share is north of Orange County's rate of about 55%.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Arbolita Elementary sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 30.0%; this one delivers 37.3%.

In the surrounding community, census data for Orange County shows the typical household earns roughly $116,289 per year, about 44% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 7%. Across Orange County's 649 public schools (combined enrollment of about 430,458 students), Arbolita Elementary is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: Sierra Vista Elementary, around 0.6 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Arbolita Elementary at 6th of 9; the average score across the group is 39.6%.

Arbolita Elementary operates from a commuter-belt location.

Trend over the last 7 years. Arbolita Elementary's enrollment has contracted 15% since 2018, when it stood at 447 (now 379). Hispanic enrollment moved from 92% to 86% across the same window. Class-load math has narrowed: from 26.3:1 in 2018 to 22.2:1 in 2025.

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