Brea Junior High

As a middle-of-the-pack middle school in Brea, California, Brea Junior High enrolls 921 students from grades 7 through 8, overseen by Brea-Olinda Unified. That puts it 40% larger than the typical public school in California, which averages around 659 students.

Within Brea-Olinda Unified, which oversees 10 schools and 5,740 students, Brea Junior High is one campus in the system.

In terms of who attends, Brea Junior High lists that the largest single group is Hispanic at 41%, but no single group is in the majority. Beyond that, the school reports 31% Asian, 22% White, 5% multiracial.

In terms of school funding signals, Staff filings list 45 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 20.3:1 students per teacher. The state averages about 20.7:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. About 38% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. By comparison, Orange County runs at roughly 55%, so the school's eligibility rate is meaningfully below the surrounding baseline.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Brea Junior High performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 56.9%, the actual is 62.5%, a residual of +5.5 points.

In the surrounding community, the surrounding county (Orange County) records that the typical household earns roughly $116,289 per year, 44% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 7%. Brea Junior High is one of 649 public schools in Orange County (combined enrollment of about 430,458 students).

The closest other public school is Falcon Academy of Science and Technology, roughly 0.5 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Brea Junior High at 3rd of 6; the average score across the group is 57.6%.

Geographically, the school is in a bedroom-community area.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Brea Junior High has remained close to its prior level, going from 902 students in 2018 to 921 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share contracted from 33% to 22%. The student-to-teacher ratio pulled in from 25.6:1 in 2018 to 20.3:1 today.

On the community side, members of the Brea Junior High community share and discuss science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.