Brea Online Academy

Brea Online Academy is a small elementary school located in Brea, California. The school's 13 students are in kindergarten through 6. Statewide, elementary schools in California average about 465 students each.

Brea Online Academy is part of a district of 10 schools: Brea-Olinda Unified, with 5,740 students.

Hispanic students form the largest group at Brea Online Academy, 46% of enrollment. The next largest groups are 31% multiracial, 15% Asian, and 8% Black. In Orange County overall, about 34% of residents are Hispanic.

Brea Online Academy's 1 full-time-equivalent teachers put its ratio at 13.0:1. For comparison, elementary schools in California average 22.3:1. Eligibility for subsidized school meals is 23%. The gap from the 55% average for public schools in Orange County is 32 points.

Recent Census Bureau figures for Orange County show that median household income is about $116,289, 44% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 7% of people live in poverty. Federal data list 649 public schools in Orange County, with a combined enrollment of about 430,458.

The closest other public school is Laurel Elem Magnet Sch of Innovation and Career Explr, about 0.5 miles away. There are at least 8 other public schools within five miles.

The NCES locale for Brea Online Academy is Suburb: Large, which covers schools in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more. In federal data, Brea Online Academy is a virtual school.

The school's enrollment figures are 217 for 2020-21 and 13 for 2024-25. Differences this large can reflect a change in grade levels, a boundary change, or a merger. By 2024-25, the school had 13.0 students per teacher, compared with 24.1 in 2020-21.

Conversations here can range across science fairs, picture day, and bus routes. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.