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| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 82 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 63 | 12% |
| Grade 2 | 60 | 11% |
| Grade 3 | 88 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 82 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 80 | 15% |
| Grade 6 | 89 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (82) is 8% smaller than its 6th grade class (89).
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What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 72 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 70 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 6 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 9 points.
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 43.1% | 28.9% | 15.7% | 12.3% |
| Math | 43.9% | 26.5% | 17.4% | 12.3% |
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 72.0% | 70.3% |
| 2023-24 | 73.0% | 68.2% |
| 2022-23 | 69.9% | 64.9% |
| 2021-22 | 69.5% | 60.5% |
| 2018-19 | 74.4% | 73.8% |
| 2017-18 | 72.4% | 71.6% |
| 2016-17 | 70.1% | 68.6% |
| 2015-16 | 69.0% | 63.0% |
| 2014-15 | 66.0% | 61.0% |
What this means: About 71% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 59% 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%.
Falcon Academy of Science and Technology's state test result (70.8% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Falcon Academy of Science and Technology this school | 544 | 35.3% | 70.8% |
| Mariposa Elementary Brea | 504 | 35.1% | 69.5% |
| Santa Teresa Elementary San Jose | 542 | 29.0% | 64.2% |
| Cox (James H.) Elementary Fountain Valley | 607 | 35.7% | 68.2% |
| Myford Elementary Irvine | 542 | 38.2% | 72.0% |
| Ponderosa Elementary Sunnyvale | 524 | 28.4% | 62.6% |
| Measure | This school | In California | In Orange County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 70.8% | #620 of 5,151 | #97 of 381 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 70.3% | #587 of 5,172 ▲ 103 | #90 of 382 ▲ 10 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 72.0% | #652 of 5,172 ▼ 89 | #103 of 382 ▼ 16 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +6.1pp | #1,338 of 5,116 | #73 of 381 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 544 | #1,934 of 5,915 | #142 of 404 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 25.9:1 | #4,814 of 5,352 | #295 of 398 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 70.7% | #549 of 5,354 | #37 of 398 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 35.3% | #4,540 of 5,625 | #274 of 400 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +6.9% | #655 of 1,139 | #30 of 55 |
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 544 | 21 | 25.9:1 | 35% (192) |
| 2023-24 | 557 | 23 | 24.2:1 | 20% (111) |
| 2022-23 | 527 | 22 | 23.9:1 | 20% (103) |
| 2020-21 | 481 | 20 | 24.1:1 | 24% (115) |
| 2017-18 | 509 | 19.5 | 26.1:1 | 30% (151) |
| 2015-16 | 458 | 17 | 26.9:1 | 25% (116) |
| 2010-11 | 462 | N/A | N/A | 22% (101) |
| 2000-01 | 577 | 27 | 21.4:1 | 9% (54) |
| 1990-91 | 529 | 20 | 26.4:1 | N/A |
Since 2017-18: students up 7% (509 to 544); teachers up 8% (19.5 to 21).
The public elementary school Falcon Academy of Science and Technology is located in Brea, California. The school reports 544 students in kindergarten through 6.
Brea-Olinda Unified has 5,740 students in 10 schools, and Falcon Academy of Science and Technology is one of those schools.
The most common group at Falcon Academy of Science and Technology is Hispanic students, at 36%. The school is also 35% Asian, 17% White, and 9% multiracial. That is close to the 34% Hispanic share among all Orange County residents. Falcon Academy of Science and Technology's diversity index is 71%, against a US figure of 70%.
The school has about 25.9 students per teacher and 21 full-time-equivalent teachers. The school has more students per teacher than the 22.3:1 average for elementary schools in California. About 35% of enrolled students meet the income rules for free or reduced-price lunch. For comparison, public schools in Orange County average 55%.
allk12 grades Falcon Academy of Science and Technology an A+. The grade compares the school only with California public elementary schools, because each state gives its own test.
Based on student poverty, the model expects 58.9% at Falcon Academy of Science and Technology; the school's average proficiency rate on state tests is 70.8%.
Orange County has these Census figures: the median household income is $116,289, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 44% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 7%. Orange County is home to 649 public schools and about 430,458 public school students.
The school nearest to Falcon Academy of Science and Technology is Brea Junior High, at a distance of about 0.5 miles. A five-mile radius around the school includes at least 8 other public schools. On state test proficiency, Falcon Academy of Science and Technology ranks 1st in a group of 6 nearby schools.
For locale, NCES codes Falcon Academy of Science and Technology as Suburb: Large.
Federal data show a 13% enrollment increase, from 481 in 2020-21 to 544 in 2024-25. From 2020-21 to 2024-25, the ratio rose from 24.1:1 to 25.9:1.
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