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Enrollment
921
Middle
DISTRICT 574 · STATE 659
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BREA-OLINDA UNIFIED·NCES 060588000527
Brea Junior High
400 North Brea Blvd., Brea, CA 92821 · (714) 990-7500 · Orange County
GRADES 07–08MIDDLE21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL921 STUDENTS
A
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Scored higher than 91% of California public middle schools
- ATest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- AThree-year trend Change in reading and math proficiency over the last three test years.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded California public middle schools
Student : Teacher
20.3:1
45 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 21.0:1 · STATE 20.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
38%
349 students
DISTRICT 38% · STATE 65%
Community
6
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 7 | 471 | 51% |
| Grade 8 | 450 | 49% |
Student demographics
69%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 69% · STATE 62% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
School pathway
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Brea-Olinda Unified. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
CAASPP 2024-25 . % met or exceeded standardEnglish Language Arts
68.5%
CA avg 49.1% . +0.5pp since 2014
Math
61.8%
CA avg 37.7% . +0.8pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 68 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 62 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all California schools, those numbers are about 49 and 38. Reading and writing scores have held steady since 2014, while math scores have held steady.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 29.8% | 38.6% | 17.6% | 13.9% |
| Math | 42.3% | 19.6% | 17.6% | 20.6% |
Share of tested students at each CAASPP level. Each student counts in one level, so a row adds to about 100%.
CAASPP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 68.5% | 61.8% |
| 2023-24 | 64.8% | 60.1% |
| 2022-23 | 62.1% | 56.1% |
| 2021-22 | 61.4% | 55.5% |
| 2020-21 | 66.0% | 49.5% |
| 2018-19 | 67.5% | 58.3% |
| 2017-18 | 68.8% | 61.8% |
| 2016-17 | 67.1% | 61.4% |
| 2015-16 | 64.0% | 55.0% |
| 2014-15 | 68.0% | 61.0% |
% met or exceeded standard, all students and all tested grades.
Source: CAASPP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
63.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
57.3%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+6.4pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 64% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 57% typical for California schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among California's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Brea Junior High
Brea Junior High's state test result (63.8% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brea Junior High this school | 921 | 37.9% | 63.8% |
| Moreland Middle San Jose | 707 | 38.3% | 51.9% |
| Pioneer Middle Tustin | 971 | 39.4% | 67.1% |
| Herman (Leonard) Intermediate San Jose | 723 | 31.1% | 69.0% |
| Bernal Intermediate San Jose | 675 | 41.9% | 50.4% |
| Hilton D. Bell Intermediate Garden Grove | 632 | 41.6% | 75.6% |
Matched among California middle schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Brea Junior High ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Orange County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 63.8% | #181 of 1,224 | #32 of 85 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 61.8% | #165 of 1,227 ▼ 8 | #28 of 85 ▲ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 68.5% | #208 of 1,227 ▲ 26 | #34 of 85 ▲ 5 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +6.7pp | #193 of 1,214 | #15 of 84 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 921 | #283 of 1,377 | #21 of 88 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 20.3:1 | #501 of 1,279 | #13 of 87 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 68.7% | #172 of 1,278 | #13 of 87 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 37.9% | #1,073 of 1,329 | #62 of 88 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +2.1% | #204 of 257 | #5 of 9 |
Ranked against other public middle schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
921
-8 (-1%) vs 2020
+27% since 1990-91, when it was 725
Student : Teacher
20.3:1
was 25.1:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 921 | 45.5 | 20.3:1 | 38% (349) |
| 2023-24 | 919 | 42 | 21.9:1 | 20% (180) |
| 2022-23 | 907 | 42 | 21.6:1 | 22% (200) |
| 2020-21 | 929 | 37 | 25.1:1 | 26% (246) |
| 2017-18 | 902 | 35.3 | 25.6:1 | 32% (287) |
| 2015-16 | 858 | 34 | 25.2:1 | 30% (256) |
| 2010-11 | 949 | N/A | N/A | 25% (239) |
| 2000-01 | 971 | 40 | 24.3:1 | 17% (162) |
| 1990-91 | 725 | 29 | 25.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Brea Junior High.
Since 2017-18: students up 2% (902 to 921); teachers up 29% (35.3 to 45.5).
About Brea Junior High
Brea Junior High is a medium-sized middle school that serves part of Brea, California. Students in grades 7 through 8 attend the school, which enrolls 921 students. The average among middle schools in California is roughly 659 students; this school is 40% above that.
The district, Brea-Olinda Unified, has 5,740 students enrolled across 10 schools.
By race and ethnicity, the largest group at Brea Junior High is Hispanic (41%). Enrollment also includes 31% Asian, 22% White, and 5% multiracial. By the diversity index, Brea Junior High comes in at 69%.
Teachers at the school number 45.5 full-time equivalents, and the ratio is 20.3:1. Middle schools in California have a similar average ratio of 20.7:1. Roughly 38% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price lunch. Across public schools in Orange County, the average is 55%.
The allk12 Grade for Brea Junior High is A. Compared with California public middle schools, the school scored higher than 91% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
The BeatsExpectations prediction for Brea Junior High is 57.3%, and its average proficiency rate on state tests is 63.8%.
In the county around the school, Orange County, median household income is about $116,289, roughly 44% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 7%. Brea Junior High is among the 649 public schools in Orange County.
Nearby, Falcon Academy of Science and Technology is about 0.5 miles away. Brea Junior High is one of several public schools in the area, with at least 8 others within five miles. Brea Junior High ranks 3rd of 6 among nearby schools on average proficiency, with 63.8% against a local average of 58.5%.
The National Center for Education Statistics classifies the school's location as Suburb: Large, meaning it is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
From 2020-21 to 2024-25, enrollment held near 921, starting from 929. The ratio of students to teachers went from 25.1:1 to 20.3:1 over the same years.
Conversations here can range across science fairs, picture day, and bus routes. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
Orange County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
3,165,820
Census ACS
Median income
$116,289
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
44%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
649
430,458 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Brea-Olinda Unified
- Brea Olinda HighHigh · 1,676 students
- Olinda ElementaryElementary · 649 students
- Falcon Academy of Science and TechnologyElementary · 544 students
- Mariposa ElementaryElementary · 504 students
- Brea Country Hills ElementaryElementary · 498 students
- Arovista ElementaryElementary · 460 students
Other schools in Brea
- Brea Olinda HighHigh · 1,676 students
- Olinda ElementaryElementary · 649 students
- Falcon Academy of Science and TechnologyElementary · 544 students
- Mariposa ElementaryElementary · 504 students
- Brea Country Hills ElementaryElementary · 498 students
- Arovista ElementaryElementary · 460 students
Nearby schools
- Falcon Academy of Science and Technology0.5 mi · 544
- Mariposa Elementary0.6 mi · 504
- Laurel Elem Magnet Sch of Innovation and Career Explr0.7 mi · 434
- Brea Online Academy0.7 mi · 13
- Brea Canyon High (Continuation)1.2 mi · 41
- Brea Olinda High1.2 mi · 1,676
Frequently asked questions
About Brea Junior HighWhat is the total enrollment at Brea Junior High?
Brea Junior High enrolls approximately 921 students in grades 07-08.
What age range does Brea Junior High serve?
Brea Junior High serves students from grade 07 through grade 08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Brea Junior High?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Brea Junior High is approximately 20.3:1 (45 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Brea Junior High?
Brea Junior High reports a student body of 22% White, 41% Hispanic, 1% Black, 31% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Is Brea Junior High public or private?
Brea Junior High is a public K-12 school, overseen by Brea-Olinda Unified.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.