Arovista Elementary

Arovista Elementary is one of the moderately sized elementary-level communitys in Brea, California, overseen by Brea-Olinda Unified, with 460 students on its rolls from grades K through 6.

Arovista Elementary is one of 10 schools operated by Brea-Olinda Unified, a district that instructs 5,740 students overall.

On the student-mix side, Arovista Elementary records that 65% of the student body identifies as Hispanic. Other groups include 22% White, 8% Asian, 3% multiracial. By comparison, Orange County as a whole is about 34% Hispanic, so the school skews meaningfully more Hispanic than its surroundings.

On the income-and-resources front, Arovista Elementary logs 20 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 23.0:1. That tracks the state average closely. Around 45% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, often used as a Title I proxy. Set against Orange County (around 55%), the school's rate is meaningfully below typical.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Arovista Elementary tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 53.0% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 48.0%.

Zooming out to the county, ACS estimates for Orange County put median household earnings sit near $116,289, roughly 44% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 7%. Arovista Elementary is one of 649 public schools in Orange County (combined enrollment of about 430,458 students).

The closest other public school is Laurel Elem Magnet Sch of Innovation and Career Explr, roughly 0.8 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Arovista Elementary at 6th of 8; the average score across the group is 59.7%.

Arovista Elementary operates from a residential location.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Arovista Elementary has edged up 3%, going from 447 students in 2018 to 460 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share decreased from 40% to 22%. The student-to-teacher ratio narrowed from 26.3:1 in 2018 to 23.0:1 today.

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