Olinda Elementary

Olinda Elementary is a primary school of middle-of-the-pack scale in Brea, California, run under Brea-Olinda Unified, educateing 649 students in grades K through 6. Compared to the state average of about 465 students per school, that is 40% bigger than typical.

Brea-Olinda Unified comprises 10 schools with combined enrollment of 5,740 students; Olinda Elementary is among them.

Demographically, Olinda Elementary shows that the largest single group is Asian, at 61% of enrollment; the rest consists of 17% Hispanic, 12% White, 9% multiracial. By comparison, Orange County as a whole is about 22% Asian, so the school skews visibly more Asian than its surroundings.

Looking at school resources, Staff filings list 26 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 25.0:1 students per teacher. That figure is higher than the state norm's 22.3:1 average. Roughly 24% of students at Olinda Elementary qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. That share is lower than Orange County's rate of about 55%.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Olinda Elementary ranks in the top 10% of California public schools. The BeatsExpectations model, a per-state regression of composite proficiency on FRL share, predicts schools with this student profile to land around 64.9%; Olinda Elementary posts 79.4%, +14.5 points above that line.

In the broader community, census data for Orange County shows the typical household earns roughly $116,289 per year, about 44% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 7%. Across Orange County's 649 public schools (combined enrollment of about 430,458 students), Olinda Elementary is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: Brea Country Hills Elementary, around 1.0 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Among the 4 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Olinda Elementary ranks 2nd on composite proficiency, above the local average of 69.5%.

Geographically, the school is in a bedroom-community area.

Looking at the recent track record. Olinda Elementary's enrollment has remained close to its prior level since 2018, when it stood at 639 (now 649). Asian enrollment moved from 52% to 61% across the same window. Class-load math has fell: from 26.0:1 in 2018 to 25.0:1 in 2025.

In the discussion threads here, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around enrollment questions, classroom assignments, and PTA news. The community welcomes input from current and former families.