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Enrollment
649
Elementary
DISTRICT 443 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BREA-OLINDA UNIFIED·NCES 060588000532
Olinda Elementary
3145 East Birch St., Brea, CA 92821 · (714) 528-7475 · Orange County
GRADES KG–06ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL649 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
25.0:1
26 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 23.2:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
24%
159 students
DISTRICT 38% · 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 | 102 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 72 | 11% |
| Grade 2 | 92 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 94 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 91 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 110 | 17% |
| Grade 6 | 88 | 14% |
This year's kindergarten class (102) is 16% larger than its 6th grade class (88).
Student demographics
58%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 69% · 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
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Olinda Elementary→Brea Junior High
Based on grade levels within Brea-Olinda Unified. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
CAASPP 2024-25 . % met or exceeded standardEnglish Language Arts
79.1%
CA avg 49.1% . +9.1pp since 2014
Math
79.3%
CA avg 37.7% . +6.3pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 79 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 79 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 9 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 6 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 51.1% | 28.1% | 11.5% | 9.4% |
| Math | 58.0% | 21.3% | 14.1% | 6.7% |
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 | 79.1% | 79.3% |
| 2023-24 | 77.8% | 80.6% |
| 2022-23 | 72.9% | 74.9% |
| 2021-22 | 76.6% | 76.2% |
| 2018-19 | 75.1% | 79.0% |
| 2017-18 | 72.2% | 78.5% |
| 2016-17 | 71.5% | 79.6% |
| 2015-16 | 70.0% | 74.0% |
| 2014-15 | 70.0% | 73.0% |
% 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
79.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
65.2%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+14.2pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 79% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 65% 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 Olinda Elementary
Olinda Elementary's state test result (79.4% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Olinda Elementary this school | 649 | 24.5% | 79.4% |
| Margaret Landell Elementary Cypress | 662 | 24.9% | 81.8% |
| Highland Oaks Elementary Arcadia | 655 | 19.1% | 78.9% |
| Monte Verde Elementary San Bruno | 517 | 21.9% | 78.5% |
| Deerfield Elementary Irvine | 615 | 20.3% | 76.3% |
| Patterson Elementary Fremont | 558 | 27.2% | 71.9% |
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 Olinda Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Orange County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 79.4% | #255 of 5,151 | #40 of 381 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 79.3% | #263 of 5,172 ▼ 67 | #31 of 382 ▼ 13 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 79.1% | #310 of 5,172 ▲ 34 | #54 of 382 ▲ 2 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +2.8pp | #2,342 of 5,116 | #168 of 381 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 649 | #1,026 of 5,915 | #69 of 404 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 25.0:1 | #4,402 of 5,352 | #257 of 398 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 57.6% | #2,063 of 5,354 | #171 of 398 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 24.5% | #4,992 of 5,625 | #337 of 400 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +1.6% | #1,000 of 1,139 | #47 of 55 |
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
649
+48 (+8%) vs 2020
+286% since 1990-91, when it was 168
Student : Teacher
25.0:1
was 24.0:1
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 | 649 | 26 | 25.0:1 | 24% (159) |
| 2023-24 | 668 | 27 | 24.7:1 | 15% (97) |
| 2022-23 | 671 | 27 | 24.9:1 | 15% (100) |
| 2020-21 | 601 | 25 | 24.0:1 | 17% (101) |
| 2017-18 | 639 | 24.6 | 26.0:1 | 22% (138) |
| 2015-16 | 583 | 20 | 29.1:1 | 18% (105) |
| 2010-11 | 359 | N/A | N/A | 10% (35) |
| 2000-01 | 151 | 7 | 21.6:1 | 7% (11) |
| 1990-91 | 168 | 7 | 24.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Olinda Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students up 2% (639 to 649); teachers up 6% (24.6 to 26).
About Olinda Elementary
Olinda Elementary is a public mid-sized elementary school in Brea, California. The school has 649 students in 2024-25 across kindergarten through 6. Elementary schools in California have about 465 students on average; enrollment here is 40% higher.
The district for Olinda Elementary is Brea-Olinda Unified, with 10 schools and 5,740 students.
The student body at Olinda Elementary is 61% Asian. Other reported shares: 17% Hispanic, 12% White, and 9% multiracial. Orange County's residents are about 22% Asian, 39 points below the school's share. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 58, compared with 70 nationally.
The student-to-teacher ratio at Olinda Elementary is 25.0:1, based on 26 full-time-equivalent teachers. The average for elementary schools in California, 22.3:1, is lower. Olinda Elementary counts 24% of students as eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. The average for public schools in Orange County is 55%.
Based on its free or reduced-price lunch share, the BeatsExpectations model predicts an average proficiency rate across its state test results of 65.2% for Olinda Elementary. The school posts 79.4%, 14.2 points above the prediction.
In the wider Orange County area, the median household earns about $116,289 a year, about 44% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 7%. Olinda Elementary shares Orange County with 648 other public schools.
Brea Country Hills Elementary is the nearest public school to Olinda Elementary, about 1.0 miles away. Counting only straight-line distance, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. Of 4 schools in the immediate area with test results, Olinda Elementary ranks 2nd on average proficiency.
For locale, NCES codes Olinda Elementary as Suburb: Large.
Enrollment figures show a rise of 48 students from 2020-21 to 2024-25.
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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 Brea-Olinda Unified
- Brea Olinda HighHigh · 1,676 students
- Brea Junior HighMiddle · 921 students
- Falcon Academy of Science and TechnologyElementary · 544 students
- Mariposa ElementaryElementary · 504 students
- Brea Country Hills ElementaryElementary · 498 students
- Arovista ElementaryElementary · 460 students
Other schools in Brea
- Brea Olinda HighHigh · 1,676 students
- Brea Junior HighMiddle · 921 students
- Falcon Academy of Science and TechnologyElementary · 544 students
- Mariposa ElementaryElementary · 504 students
- Brea Country Hills ElementaryElementary · 498 students
- Arovista ElementaryElementary · 460 students
Other Olinda Elementary schools
One other US public school is named Olinda Elementary. Olinda Elementary is the largest of the 2.
- Olinda ElementaryEl Sobrante, CA · 318 students
Nearby schools
- Brea Country Hills Elementary1.0 mi · 498
- George Key1.1 mi · 124
- Golden Elementary1.1 mi · 834
- Buena Vista Virtual Academy1.4 mi · 97
- Parkview1.4 mi · 259
- Brea Canyon High (Continuation)1.4 mi · 41
Frequently asked questions
About Olinda ElementaryHow large is Olinda Elementary?
Olinda Elementary enrolls approximately 649 students in grades KG-06.
What grades does Olinda Elementary serve?
Olinda Elementary serves grades KG-06.
How many teachers does Olinda Elementary have?
Olinda Elementary employs 26 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 25.0:1.
What is the student diversity at Olinda Elementary?
Student demographics at Olinda Elementary are roughly 12% White, 17% Hispanic, 1% Black, 61% Asian, 9% Two or more.
Who oversees Olinda Elementary?
Olinda Elementary is overseen by Brea-Olinda Unified in Orange County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.