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Arovista Elementary

Q: Is Arovista Elementary a good school?

Arovista Elementary ranks 2452 nd of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-6

2452^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 58% of California elementary schools

Summary

Arovista Elementary is a K-6 public school serving about 460 students in the Brea-Olinda Unified district, which has seen notable changes in its student population and academic standing in recent years.

Academically, the school's performance is mixed, with math scores above the state average but English and science scores near or below it. A significant challenge is a rising rate of student absenteeism, which, while improving, remains higher than the district average. The school spends more per student than other schools in its district, yet its statewide ranking has declined over the past decade. This trend coincides with a rapid increase in the number of students from economically disadvantaged backgrounds, and the school's performance for these students has also declined. However, the school shows notable strengths in special education and in 6th-grade English.

When compared to nearby schools, Arovista lags behind top performers in its own district like Mariposa Elementary and Falcon Academy of Science and Technology in core subjects. Interestingly, several schools in the neighboring Fullerton Elementary district, such as Laguna Road Elementary and Hermosa Drive Elementary, achieve higher rankings, sometimes with similar student demographics. This suggests Arovista faces a distinct challenge in effectively supporting its changing student population with its current resources and strategies.

460

Students ?

23.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$24,933

Per pupil spending ?

44.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

900 Eadington Dr.
Brea, CA 92821-5298

(714) 529-2185

District: Brea-Olinda Unified

Students who attend Arovista Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Brea Junior High
High:	Brea Olinda High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

64.8%

White:

22.2%

Asian:

8.3%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 82nd percentile in 2013 → 58th in 2025

Strengths

✓Above the California median (58th percentile)

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (32% vs 41% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped — down 24 percentile points since 2013

!Near the bottom of Brea-Olinda Unified's ranking

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school32%

District avg60%

California avg41%

2,452^nd of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Top 42%▼ down 23 pts since 2015

From top 19% (2015) to top 42% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

6^th of 6Elementary Schools in the Brea-Olinda Unified

315^th of 1,543Brea-Olinda Unified among California districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	52.7	2452 of 5857	58.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	61.8	1990 of 5869	66.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	66.9	1709 of 5859	70.8%	★★★★☆
2022	69.7	1625 of 5883	72.4%	★★★★☆
2019	72.3	1501 of 5789	74.1%	★★★★☆
2018	73.6	1417 of 5662	75.0%	★★★★☆
2017	73.8	1398 of 5692	75.4%	★★★★☆
2016	77.4	1221 of 5614	78.3%	★★★★☆
2015	81.0	1073 of 5611	80.9%	★★★★☆
2013	81.3	991 of 5530	82.1%	★★★★☆
2012	79.6	1054 of 5390	80.4%	★★★★☆
2011	77.5	1131 of 5377	79.0%	★★★★☆
2010	85.6	699 of 5314	86.8%	★★★★☆
2009	87.8	599 of 5193	88.5%	★★★★☆
2008	86.0	701 of 5113	86.3%	★★★★☆
2007	90.5	488 of 5113	90.5%	★★★★★
2006	84.3	767 of 4818	84.1%	★★★★☆
2005	78.4	994 of 4822	79.4%	★★★★☆
2004	72.0	1231 of 4809	74.4%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	49.3	1216 of 3162	61.5%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	43.3	2882 of 5597	48.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	60.1	1954 of 5612	65.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	66.7	1642 of 5609	70.7%	★★★★☆
2022	66.2	1676 of 5635	70.3%	★★★★☆
2019	69.7	1507 of 5492	72.6%	★★★★☆
2018	70.9	1457 of 5413	73.1%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	48.6	2383 of 5107	53.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	61.2	1613 of 5107	68.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	65.3	1393 of 5087	72.6%	★★★★☆
2022	62.3	1508 of 5084	70.3%	★★★★☆
2019	74.0	962 of 4963	80.6%	★★★★☆
2018	68.1	1229 of 4830	74.6%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	45.5	2764 of 5460	49.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	38.8	3227 of 5517	41.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	36.2	3376 of 5363	37.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	42.9	2768 of 5264	47.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	63.5	1544 of 5173	70.2%	★★★★☆
2018	58.2	1851 of 5084	63.6%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	61.3	1915 of 5628	66.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	60.8	1942 of 5643	65.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	64.5	1750 of 5638	69.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	71.6	1455 of 5663	74.3%	★★★★☆
2019	72.1	1433 of 5510	74.0%	★★★★☆
2018	73.8	1328 of 5431	75.5%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	76.1	452 of 2847	84.1%	★★★★☆
2024	51.5	928 of 2635	64.8%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	54.4	1274 of 2598	51.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	59.1	1161 of 2651	56.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	68.9	839 of 2661	68.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	57.1	1253 of 2726	54.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	54.5	1400 of 2834	50.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	68.6	874 of 2737	68.1%	★★★☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Special Education (2025)84th percentile+26 vs school

Male (2025)66th percentile+8 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)62nd percentile-5 vs school

Hispanic (2025)53rd percentile-5 vs school

White (2025)51st percentile-7 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)49th percentile-9 vs school

Female (2025)49th percentile-10 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy48%~ state avg

Mathematics41%+4 vs state

Science29%-3 vs state

Listening16%-9 vs state

Writing11%-6 vs state

Overall7%-3 vs state

Reading7%~ state avg

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				CSA Spanish Overall (2025)				CSA Spanish Listening (2025)				CSA Spanish Writing (2025)				CSA Spanish Reading (2025)				CAST Science (2025)			Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy (2025)							Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics (2025)							% Completely Immunized (2022)	% Polio (2022)	% Varicella (2022)	% DTP (2022)	% MMR (2022)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	CSA Spanish Overall 3rd Grade	CSA Spanish Overall 4th Grade	CSA Spanish Overall 5th Grade	CSA Spanish Overall All Grades	CSA Spanish Listening 3rd Grade	CSA Spanish Listening 4th Grade	CSA Spanish Listening 5th Grade	CSA Spanish Listening All Grades	CSA Spanish Writing 3rd Grade	CSA Spanish Writing 4th Grade	CSA Spanish Writing 5th Grade	CSA Spanish Writing All Grades	CSA Spanish Reading 3rd Grade	CSA Spanish Reading 4th Grade	CSA Spanish Reading 5th Grade	CSA Spanish Reading All Grades	CAST Science 5th Grade	CAST Science 8th Grade	CAST Science All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 3rd Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 4th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 5th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 6th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 8th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 3rd Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 4th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 5th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 6th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 8th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics All Grades	% Completely Immunized KG	% Polio KG	% Varicella KG	% DTP KG	% MMR KG	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Arovista Elementary	Public	K-6	900 Eadington Dr.	Brea	92821	Orange County	Brea-Olinda Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 529-2185	460	20	23.0	44.6%	102 (22.2%)	7 (1.5%)	298 (64.8%)	38 (8.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	14 (3.0%)	52.7	2452^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	58.1%		61.8	1990^th of 5869 public elementary schools	66.1%	462	13.6	5.3	0.0	6.6	31.8	5.3	10.0	16.4	22.7	5.3	5.0	11.5	9.1	5.3	5.0	6.6	29.3		29.3	42.3	46.9	43.4	62.2			47.8	51.9	50.0	28.0	40.9			41.0	90.2	93.4	95.1	93.4	93.4	$24,933	$1,602	$23,331
Laurel Elementary Magnet School of Innovation and Career Explr	Public	K-6	200 South Flower Ave.	Brea	92821	Orange County	Brea-Olinda Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 529-2520	434	17	25.5	54.6%	81 (18.7%)	7 (1.6%)	253 (58.3%)	61 (14.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (7.4%)	59.7	2080^th of 5857 public elementary schools	64.5%		60.1	2059^th of 5869 public elementary schools	64.9%	21																	33.3		33.3	47.3	50.7	70.2	44.3			52.9	69.1	52.1	31.6	24.6			44.3	97.2	97.2	97.2	97.2	97.2	$21,705	$1,459	$20,246
Beechwood Elementary	Public	K-8	780 Beechwood Ave.	Fullerton	92835	Orange County	Fullerton Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 447-2850	872	33	26.3	28.0%	175 (20.1%)	7 (0.8%)	215 (24.7%)	404 (46.3%)	4 (0.5%)	1 (0.1%)	66 (7.6%)	97.2	135^th of 5857 public elementary schools	97.7%		95.6	296^th of 5869 public elementary schools	95.0%	161																	71.9	57.8	65.4	73.7	82.5	87.9	95.7	73.0	75.9	81.3	80.0	80.4	83.7	90.4	68.4	61.5	77.5						$15,705	$245	$15,460
Hermosa Drive Elementary	Public	K-6	400 East Hermosa Dr.	Fullerton	92835	Orange County	Fullerton Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 447-7720	302	12	25.1	48.7%	62 (20.5%)	4 (1.3%)	173 (57.3%)	44 (14.6%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (6.0%)	77.2	1272^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	78.3%		70.1	1591^st of 5869 public elementary schools	72.9%	319																	63.2		63.2	65.6	46.9	68.4	63.6			60.1	65.6	58.0	52.6	40.9			53.7	93.6			93.6		$25,453	$247	$25,206
Rolling Hills Elementary	Public	K-6	1460 East Rolling Hills Dr.	Fullerton	92835	Orange County	Fullerton Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 447-7795	554	24	22.9	52.7%	177 (31.9%)	8 (1.4%)	262 (47.3%)	55 (9.9%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	49 (8.8%)	50.4	2564^th of 5857 public elementary schools	56.2%		57.7	2165^th of 5869 public elementary schools	63.1%	399																	24.7		24.7	30.3	51.5	55.8	53.7			48.5	36.9	42.7	30.3	41.5			37.8	94.3	95.2	94.3	95.2	94.3	$19,530	$550	$18,980
Brea Online Academy	Public, Virtual	K-6	1 Civic Center Cir.	Brea	92822	Orange County	Brea-Olinda Unified	No	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(714) 990-7533	13	1	13.0	23.1%	0 (0.0%)	1 (7.7%)	6 (46.2%)	2 (15.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (30.8%)								(n/a)																																							$32,709	$1,221	$31,488
Laguna Road Elementary	Public	K-6	300 West Laguna Rd.	Fullerton	92835	Orange County	Fullerton Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 447-7725	623	21	30.3	22.6%	53 (8.5%)	2 (0.3%)	73 (11.7%)	445 (71.4%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	48 (7.7%)	96.4	204^th of 5857 public elementary schools	96.5%		96.5	205^th of 5869 public elementary schools	96.5%	1																	68.7		68.7	75.3	75.8	81.9	93.3			81.8	80.8	81.1	74.7	83.2			80.0						$15,856	$238	$15,618
Mariposa Elementary	Public	K-6	1111 West Mariposa Dr.	Brea	92821	Orange County	Brea-Olinda Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 529-4916	504	21	24.0	35.1%	108 (21.4%)	4 (0.8%)	184 (36.5%)	165 (32.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	43 (8.5%)	92.1	542^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	90.7%		88.5	790^th of 5869 public elementary schools	86.5%	248																	57.7		57.7	73.5	73.6	77.9	77.4			75.8	69.1	71.2	62.8	70.2			68.2	95.3	96.5	96.5	96.5	96.5	$20,267	$1,232	$19,035
Falcon Academy of Science and Technology	Public	K-6	650 North Apricot Ave.	Brea	92821	Orange County	Brea-Olinda Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 529-3908	544	21	25.9	35.3%	91 (16.7%)	8 (1.5%)	198 (36.4%)	191 (35.1%)	1 (0.2%)	5 (0.9%)	50 (9.2%)	90.3	640^th of 5857 public elementary schools	89.1%		92	576^th of 5869 public elementary schools	90.2%	64																	53.3		53.3	58.8	77.2	74.7	77.4			72.0	67.5	76.5	66.2	70.7			70.4						$21,626	$1,236	$20,390
Sierra Vista Elementary	Public	K-6	1800 East Whittier Blvd.	La Habra	90631	Orange County	La Habra City Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 690-2359	467	20	23.3	75.4%	31 (6.6%)	2 (0.4%)	400 (85.7%)	13 (2.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (4.1%)	48.5	2671^st of 5857 public elementary schools	54.4%		48.3	2648^th of 5869 public elementary schools	54.9%	23																	32.9		32.9	42.9	42.9	43.4	49.3			44.8	32.6	34.9	38.6	38.6			36.7						$131,217	$16,803	$114,414

Frequently Asked Questions about Arovista Elementary

What is the racial makeup of Arovista Elementary?

Students at Arovista Elementary are 65% Hispanic, 22% White, 8% Asian, 3% Two or more races, 2% African American.

Is Arovista Elementary a good school?

Arovista Elementary ranks 2452^nd of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What schools do graduates of Arovista Elementary attend?

Students who attend Arovista Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Brea Junior High
High : Brea Olinda High

How many students attend Arovista Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 460 students attended Arovista Elementary.

What district is Arovista Elementary in?

Brea-Olinda Unified

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