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Enrollment
482
Elementary
DISTRICT 527 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PLACENTIA-YORBA LINDA UNIFIED·NCES 063066004755
Brookhaven Elementary
1851 North Brookhaven Ave., Placentia, CA 92870 · (714) 986-7110 · Orange County
GRADES KG–06ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL482 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
21.0:1
23 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 22.8:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
27%
132 students
DISTRICT 47% · STATE 65%
Community
6
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 91 | 19% |
| Grade 1 | 62 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 55 | 11% |
| Grade 3 | 73 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 66 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 63 | 13% |
| Grade 6 | 72 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (91) is 26% larger than its 6th grade class (72).
Student demographics
70%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 67% · 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
76.0%
CA avg 49.1% . +3.0pp since 2014
Math
71.4%
CA avg 37.7% . +1.4pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 76 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 71 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all California schools, those numbers are about 49 and 38. Reading and writing scores are up about 3 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 1 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 49.6% | 26.3% | 13.7% | 10.3% |
| Math | 46.6% | 24.8% | 16.8% | 11.8% |
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 | 76.0% | 71.4% |
| 2023-24 | 80.3% | 78.0% |
| 2022-23 | 77.3% | 79.6% |
| 2021-22 | 82.0% | 78.0% |
| 2018-19 | 77.5% | 76.9% |
| 2017-18 | 77.9% | 76.7% |
| 2016-17 | 79.0% | 76.4% |
| 2015-16 | 75.0% | 69.0% |
| 2014-15 | 73.0% | 70.0% |
% 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
76.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
63.5%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+12.9pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 76% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 63% 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 Brookhaven Elementary
Brookhaven Elementary's state test result (76.4% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brookhaven Elementary this school | 482 | 27.4% | 76.4% |
| Loyal Barker Elementary Garden Grove | 444 | 28.2% | 83.4% |
| Charles Wagner Elementary Placentia | 440 | 27.7% | 63.0% |
| Baywood Elementary San Mateo | 489 | 25.8% | 59.3% |
| Helen Hunt Jackson Elementary Temecula | 438 | 22.8% | 60.9% |
| Oak Mesa Elementary La Verne | 582 | 24.2% | 78.6% |
Matched among California elementary 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 Brookhaven Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Orange County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 76.4% | #376 of 5,151 | #59 of 381 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 71.4% | #540 of 5,172 ▼ 230 | #83 of 382 ▼ 42 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 76.0% | #445 of 5,172 ▼ 204 | #71 of 382 ▼ 33 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -6.3pp | #376 of 5,116 | #17 of 381 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 482 | #2,661 of 5,915 | #204 of 404 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 21.0:1 | #1,479 of 5,352 | #60 of 398 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 70.2% | #603 of 5,354 | #43 of 398 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 27.4% | #4,868 of 5,625 | #320 of 400 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -9.6% | #2,748 of 3,837 | #247 of 324 |
Ranked against other public elementary 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
482
+32 (+7%) vs 2020
-17% since 1990-91, when it was 580
Student : Teacher
21.0:1
was 26.5:1
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 | 482 | 23 | 21.0:1 | 27% (132) |
| 2023-24 | 460 | 19 | 24.2:1 | 26% (120) |
| 2022-23 | 469 | 17 | 27.6:1 | 29% (135) |
| 2020-21 | 450 | 17 | 26.5:1 | 28% (128) |
| 2017-18 | 533 | 19 | 28.1:1 | 16% (87) |
| 2015-16 | 566 | 20 | 28.3:1 | 14% (80) |
| 2010-11 | 479 | N/A | N/A | 6% (30) |
| 2000-01 | 437 | 20 | 21.9:1 | 3% (14) |
| 1990-91 | 580 | 23 | 25.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Brookhaven Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 10% (533 to 482); teachers up 21% (19 to 23).
About Brookhaven Elementary
Brookhaven Elementary is a mid-sized elementary school serving families in Placentia, California. Enrollment stands at 482 students, covering kindergarten through 6.
The Placentia-Yorba Linda Unified system has 34 schools and 22,665 students.
White students make up 35% of enrollment at Brookhaven Elementary, the largest share of any group. Beyond that, enrollment is 34% Hispanic, 24% Asian, 4% multiracial, and 2% Black. A diversity index of 70% means there is a 70% chance two randomly chosen students at Brookhaven Elementary are from different groups.
The school has 23 full-time-equivalent teachers and a ratio of 21.0 students per teacher. Elementary schools in California have an average ratio of 22.3:1. The school reported 27% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch in 2024-25. The rate at public schools in Orange County averages 55%, higher than here.
In California, Brookhaven Elementary is in the middle band of BeatsExpectations: 76.4% actual against a predicted 63.5%.
Looking at the county, Orange County, the median household earns about $116,289 a year, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 44%, and about 7% of people live in poverty. Counting Brookhaven Elementary, Orange County has 649 public schools.
Brookhaven Elementary's closest public school neighbor is El Dorado High, about 0.4 miles away. Counting only straight-line distance, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. Of 6 schools in the immediate area with test results, Brookhaven Elementary ranks 2nd on average proficiency.
Brookhaven Elementary is coded as Suburb: Large in federal locale data.
The school grew from 450 students in 2020-21 to 482 in 2024-25. Federal data show the ratio falling from 26.5:1 to 21.0:1.
Anyone can start a thread about fundraisers, report cards, and school supplies at Brookhaven Elementary. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
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 Placentia-Yorba Linda Unified
- Valencia HighHigh · 2,411 students
- El Dorado HighHigh · 1,998 students
- Yorba Linda HighHigh · 1,631 students
- Esperanza HighHigh · 1,393 students
- Travis RanchElementary · 1,197 students
- Kraemer MiddleMiddle · 889 students
Other schools in Placentia
- Valencia HighHigh · 2,411 students
- El Dorado HighHigh · 1,998 students
- Kraemer MiddleMiddle · 889 students
- Golden ElementaryElementary · 834 students
- John O. Tynes ElementaryElementary · 591 students
- Col. J. K. Tuffree MiddleMiddle · 566 students
Other Brookhaven Elementary schools
5 other US public schools in 6 states are named Brookhaven Elementary. Brookhaven Elementary is the 4th largest of the 6.
- Brookhaven Elementary SchoolMorgantown, WV · 550 students
- BROOKHAVEN ELEMENTARY SCHOOLBROOKHAVEN, NY · 515 students
- Brookhaven Elementary SchoolKILLEEN, TX · 503 students
- Brookhaven ElementaryRockville, MD · 436 students
- Brookhaven Elementary SchoolBROOKHAVEN, MS · 368 students
Nearby schools
- El Dorado High0.4 mi · 1,998
- Col. J. K. Tuffree Middle0.4 mi · 566
- Buena Vista Virtual Academy0.5 mi · 97
- Parkview0.5 mi · 259
- Charles Wagner Elementary0.6 mi · 440
- George Key0.7 mi · 124
Frequently asked questions
About Brookhaven ElementaryHow many students attend Brookhaven Elementary?
Brookhaven Elementary enrolls approximately 482 students in grades KG-06.
Is Brookhaven Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
Brookhaven Elementary is an elementary school covering grades KG-06.
How many students per teacher at Brookhaven Elementary?
Approximately 21.0:1 students per teacher at Brookhaven Elementary.
How diverse is Brookhaven Elementary?
Brookhaven Elementary reports a student body of 35% White, 34% Hispanic, 2% Black, 24% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Who oversees Brookhaven Elementary?
Brookhaven Elementary is overseen by Placentia-Yorba Linda Unified in Orange County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.