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Teachers: what resource would make the biggest difference at Brea Olinda High this year?
Community prompt from u/allk12. Replies below.
Enrollment
1,676
High
DISTRICT 859 · STATE 838
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BREA-OLINDA UNIFIED·NCES 060588000529
Brea Olinda High
789 North Wildcat Way, Brea, CA 92821 · (714) 990-7850 · Orange County
GRADES 09–12HIGH21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL1,676 STUDENTS
A-
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Scored higher than 77% of California public high schools
- A-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- BBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- B-Three-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 high schools
Student : Teacher
21.3:1
79 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.6:1 · STATE 18.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
42%
697 students
DISTRICT 38% · STATE 65%
Community
6
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 9 | 401 | 24% |
| Grade 10 | 423 | 25% |
| Grade 11 | 408 | 24% |
| Grade 12 | 444 | 26% |
Student demographics
70%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
Test scores
CAASPP 2024-25 . % met or exceeded standardEnglish Language Arts
69.3%
CA avg 49.1% . -10.8pp since 2014
Math
51.0%
CA avg 37.7% . -1.0pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 69 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 51 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all California schools, those numbers are about 49 and 38. Reading and writing scores are down about 11 points since 2014, while math scores are down about 1 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 37.7% | 31.6% | 19.7% | 11.1% |
| Math | 27.0% | 24.0% | 21.2% | 27.8% |
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 | 69.3% | 51.0% |
| 2023-24 | 64.5% | 47.4% |
| 2022-23 | 65.0% | 44.3% |
| 2021-22 | 69.0% | 47.1% |
| 2020-21 | 68.1% | 46.9% |
| 2018-19 | 65.2% | 50.4% |
| 2017-18 | 59.6% | 49.7% |
| 2016-17 | 69.1% | 44.6% |
| 2015-16 | 79.0% | 51.0% |
| 2014-15 | 80.0% | 52.0% |
% 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
58.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
55.2%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+2.9pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 58% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 55% 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 Olinda High
Brea Olinda High's state test result (58.0% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brea Olinda High this school | 1,676 | 41.6% | 58.0% |
| Westmont High Campbell | 1,682 | 42.0% | 58.8% |
| San Mateo High San Mateo | 1,557 | 38.1% | 54.2% |
| Prospect High Saratoga | 1,460 | 49.2% | 52.9% |
| Torrance High Torrance | 1,879 | 36.4% | 65.6% |
| Pacifica High Garden Grove | 1,634 | 51.2% | 65.0% |
Matched among California high 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 Olinda High ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Orange County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 58.0% | #201 of 1,052 | #32 of 68 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 51.0% | #155 of 1,056 ▲ 16 | #24 of 69 ▲ 6 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 69.3% | #262 of 1,056 ▲ 84 | #32 of 69 ▲ 13 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +2.1pp | #522 of 1,044 | #32 of 68 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,676 | #461 of 2,093 | #49 of 105 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 21.3:1 | #735 of 1,352 | #29 of 85 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 69.6% | #134 of 1,351 | #9 of 85 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 41.6% | #1,264 of 1,575 | #70 of 95 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -6.3% | #577 of 802 | #63 of 71 |
Ranked against other public high 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
1,676
-82 (-5%) vs 2020
+20% since 1990-91, when it was 1,399
Student : Teacher
21.3:1
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 | 1,676 | 78.6 | 21.3:1 | 42% (697) |
| 2023-24 | 1,710 | 78.5 | 21.8:1 | 21% (363) |
| 2022-23 | 1,681 | 78.6 | 21.4:1 | 22% (363) |
| 2020-21 | 1,758 | 70 | 25.1:1 | 28% (484) |
| 2017-18 | 1,788 | 67.4 | 26.5:1 | 29% (527) |
| 2015-16 | 1,872 | 68 | 27.5:1 | 22% (411) |
| 2010-11 | 1,974 | N/A | N/A | 17% (333) |
| 2000-01 | 1,908 | 87 | 21.9:1 | 12% (225) |
| 1990-91 | 1,399 | 57 | 24.5:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Brea Olinda High.
Since 2017-18: students down 6% (1,788 to 1,676); teachers up 17% (67.4 to 78.6).
About Brea Olinda High
In Brea, California, Brea Olinda High is a large high school. It educates 1,676 students in grades 9 through 12. The typical figure for high schools in California is about 838 students.
Brea Olinda High belongs to Brea-Olinda Unified, a district of 10 schools and 5,740 students.
Brea Olinda High has no majority group; Hispanic students are the largest, at 39%. The remaining students are 30% Asian, 24% White, and 5% multiracial. Pick two students at random and there is a 70% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
The school employs the equivalent of 78.6 full-time teachers, for a ratio of 21.3:1. That is higher than the 18.2:1 average for high schools in California. The free or reduced-price lunch share, often used to gauge student poverty, is 42%. For comparison, public schools in Orange County average 55%.
Brea Olinda High is graded A- by allk12, scoring above 77% of California public high schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
On BeatsExpectations, Brea Olinda High is 2.9 points above its prediction, a result in the middle 80% of California schools.
Orange County has these Census figures: the median household income is $116,289, roughly 44% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Orange County is home to 649 public schools and about 430,458 public school students.
The nearest public school is Brea Canyon High (Continuation), at about 0.2 miles. Around the school, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. Of the 6 nearby schools with scores, including this one, Brea Olinda High is 5th on average proficiency.
Brea Olinda High falls in the Suburb: Large locale category, used for schools in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Enrollment has fallen by 82 students since 2020-21, to 1,676. The school's ratio fell from 25.1:1 to 21.3:1 between 2020-21 and 2024-25.
The allk12 site hosts a discussion page for Brea Olinda High covering things like sports tryouts, band and choir, and theater. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
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 Junior HighMiddle · 921 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 Junior HighMiddle · 921 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
- Brea Canyon High (Continuation)0.2 mi · 41
- Falcon Academy of Science and Technology0.6 mi · 544
- Brea Country Hills Elementary0.9 mi · 498
- Brea Junior High1.2 mi · 921
- Mariposa Elementary1.2 mi · 504
- Brea Online Academy1.3 mi · 13
Frequently asked questions
About Brea Olinda HighHow large is Brea Olinda High?
Brea Olinda High enrolls approximately 1,676 students in grades 09-12.
What age range does Brea Olinda High serve?
Brea Olinda High serves students from grade 09 through grade 12.
How many students per teacher at Brea Olinda High?
Approximately 21.3:1 students per teacher at Brea Olinda High.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Brea Olinda High?
At Brea Olinda High, the student body is approximately 24% White, 39% Hispanic, 1% Black, 30% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Is Brea Olinda High public or private?
Brea Olinda 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.