Laurel Elem Magnet Sch of Innovation and Career Explr

Laurel Elem Magnet Sch of Innovation and Career Explr is an elementary school of mid-sized scale in Brea, California, part of Brea-Olinda Unified, caters to 434 students in grades K through 6.

Within Brea-Olinda Unified, which oversees 10 schools and 5,740 students, Laurel Elem Magnet Sch of Innovation and Career Explr is one campus in the system.

In terms of who attends, Laurel Elem Magnet Sch of Innovation and Career Explr records that Hispanic students make up the majority at 58%. Other groups include 19% White, 14% Asian, 7% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 34% Hispanic, putting the school's mix considerably more Hispanic than the area baseline.

On the resource side, Laurel Elem Magnet Sch of Innovation and Career Explr lists 17 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 25.5:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 22.3:1 average. About 55% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

With demographic context factored in, Laurel Elem Magnet Sch of Innovation and Career Explr tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 47.0% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 46.3%.

Zooming out to the county, Orange County reports that median household income runs about $116,289, roughly 44% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 7%. In all, Orange County runs 649 public schools (combined enrollment of about 430,458 students), of which Laurel Elem Magnet Sch of Innovation and Career Explr is one.

Nearest neighbor: Brea Online Academy, around 0.5 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Laurel Elem Magnet Sch of Innovation and Career Explr at 6th of 7; the average score across the group is 61.5%.

The school occupies a bedroom-community site.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count grew 3%: 422 students in 2018 compared to 434 in 2025. Class-load math has tightened: from 26.8:1 in 2018 to 25.5:1 in 2025.

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