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Brea Junior High

Q: Is Brea Junior High a good school?

Brea Junior High ranks 289 th of 2761 California middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 7-8

289^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,761 California Middle Schools

Better than 90% of California middle schools

Summary

Brea Junior High is a consistently high-performing public middle school serving about 920 students in grades 7 and 8 within the well-regarded Brea-Olinda Unified district, earning a solid 4-star rating for the past ten years.

Academically, the school shines, with students significantly outperforming state averages in English, Math, and Science, and it ranks in the top 10% of all California middle schools. This strong performance is consistent across many student groups, and the school is particularly effective in supporting its English Language Learner students. While it spends more per student than many neighboring schools like Yorba Linda Middle and Rancho-Starbuck Intermediate, it maintains a stable record of excellence that outpaces schools with similar or even higher funding, such as Valadez Middle School Academy.

Areas for community attention include a chronic absenteeism rate that, while better than the state average, is higher than some local peers, and a science proficiency that, though good, trails top performers like Yorba Linda Middle. Compared to schools in less affluent districts, Brea Junior High's success highlights the advantage of strong district support. Overall, it is a reliable and high-achieving school that effectively serves its diverse community.

921

Students ?

20.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$21,185

Per pupil spending ?

37.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

400 North Brea Blvd.
Brea, CA 92821-3399

(714) 990-7500

District: Brea-Olinda Unified

Students who attend Brea Junior High usually attend:

High:

Brea Olinda High

Feeder schools for Brea Junior High:

Elementary:	Arovista Elementary
	Brea Country Hills Elementary
	Falcon Academy of Science and Technology
	Laurel Elementary Magnet School of Innovation and Career Explr
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	Mariposa Elementary
	Olinda Elementary

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

41.0%

Asian:

30.9%

White:

21.6%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 91st percentile in 2015 → 90th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the California average (63% vs 41% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 10% of California middle schools

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school63%

District avg62%

California avg41%

289^th of 2,761

California public middle schools ?

Top 10%▼ down 2 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

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	89.4	289 of 2761	89.5%	★★★★☆
2024	87.9	325 of 2783	88.3%	★★★★☆
2023	84.5	381 of 2781	86.3%	★★★★☆
2022	83.4	411 of 2740	85.0%	★★★★☆
2021	78.9	149 of 894	83.3%	★★★★☆
2019	84.3	384 of 2715	85.9%	★★★★☆
2018	86.5	321 of 2480	87.1%	★★★★☆
2017	86.5	324 of 2508	87.1%	★★★★☆
2016	82.3	389 of 2497	84.4%	★★★★☆
2015	90.1	215 of 2477	91.3%	★★★★★
2013	79.5	333 of 2379	86.0%	★★★★☆
2012	78.3	347 of 2259	84.6%	★★★★☆
2011	71.9	493 of 2236	78.0%	★★★★☆
2010	78.2	350 of 2179	83.9%	★★★★☆
2009	80.3	285 of 2063	86.2%	★★★★☆
2008	71.9	452 of 2005	77.5%	★★★★☆
2007	71.8	450 of 1999	77.5%	★★★★☆
2006	81.6	262 of 1804	85.5%	★★★★☆
2005	82.3	252 of 1777	85.8%	★★★★☆
2004	87.7	151 of 1769	91.5%	★★★★★

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	83.7	67 of 739	90.9%	★★★★★
2024	77.9	143 of 743	80.8%	★★★★☆
2023	74.0	181 of 715	74.7%	★★★★☆
2022	73.6	196 of 733	73.3%	★★★★☆
2019	78.7	126 of 745	83.1%	★★★★☆
2018	78.7	122 of 700	82.6%	★★★★☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	72.7	250 of 1531	83.7%	★★★★☆
2021	54.3	110 of 354	68.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	59.4	410 of 1491	72.5%	★★★★☆
2018	52.2	457 of 1369	66.6%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	96.2	26 of 1478	98.2%	★★★★★
2023	58.5	292 of 1521	80.8%	★★★★☆
2022	71.9	170 of 1540	89.0%	★★★★☆
2021	86.1	17 of 363	95.3%	★★★★★
2019	79.0	132 of 1442	90.8%	★★★★★
2018	69.5	218 of 1364	84.0%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	91.2	218 of 2533	91.4%	★★★★★
2024	85.9	331 of 2551	87.0%	★★★★☆
2023	82.3	391 of 2531	84.6%	★★★★☆
2022	82.6	380 of 2509	84.9%	★★★★☆
2021	78.7	125 of 738	83.1%	★★★★☆
2019	82.5	377 of 2380	84.2%	★★★★☆
2018	84.7	314 of 2262	86.1%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	76.5	391 of 2395	83.7%	★★★★☆
2024	72.0	473 of 2388	80.2%	★★★★☆
2023	73.0	451 of 2374	81.0%	★★★★☆
2022	76.5	365 of 2359	84.5%	★★★★☆
2019	76.5	370 of 2213	83.3%	★★★★☆
2018	80.0	277 of 2072	86.6%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	74.8	439 of 2542	82.7%	★★★★☆
2024	75.3	439 of 2579	83.0%	★★★★☆
2023	62.2	699 of 2531	72.4%	★★★★☆
2022	78.9	321 of 2458	86.9%	★★★★☆
2021	75.7	113 of 721	84.3%	★★★★☆
2019	75.6	389 of 2369	83.6%	★★★★☆
2018	81.8	253 of 2230	88.7%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	84.8	352 of 2534	86.1%	★★★★☆
2024	87.6	299 of 2552	88.3%	★★★★☆
2023	84.7	348 of 2538	86.3%	★★★★☆
2022	82.6	394 of 2527	84.4%	★★★★☆
2021	77.3	138 of 763	81.9%	★★★★☆
2019	84.2	341 of 2407	85.8%	★★★★☆
2018	86.6	292 of 2273	87.2%	★★★★☆

Military Connected

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	76.5	42 of 194	78.4%	★★★★☆
2023	51.8	92 of 197	53.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	75.1	41 of 193	78.8%	★★★★☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	74.8	171 of 726	76.4%	★★★★☆
2024	81.1	102 of 701	85.4%	★★★★☆
2023	77.0	139 of 677	79.5%	★★★★☆
2022	69.7	190 of 665	71.4%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	65.0	338 of 1566	78.4%	★★★★☆
2024	59.4	412 of 1552	73.5%	★★★★☆
2023	68.4	281 of 1531	81.6%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	77.6	280 of 1520	81.6%	★★★★☆
2024	66.9	473 of 1537	69.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	63.0	531 of 1543	65.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	61.6	558 of 1555	64.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	68.3	481 of 1602	70.0%	★★★★☆
2018	73.4	391 of 1496	73.9%	★★★★☆

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)

English Language Learner (2024)98th percentile+10 vs school

Female (2025)91st percentile~ school

Asian (2025)91st percentile~ school

Male (2025)86th percentile-3 vs school

Hispanic (2025)84th percentile-6 vs school

Disabled (2022)84th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)83rd percentile-7 vs school

White (2025)82nd percentile-8 vs school

Special Education (2025)78th percentile-11 vs school

Military Connected (2025)78th percentile-11 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)76th percentile-13 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy68%+20 vs state

Mathematics62%+25 vs state

Science53%+21 vs state

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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)				Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
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 7th Grade	CSA Spanish Overall 8th Grade	CSA Spanish Overall All Grades	CSA Spanish Listening 7th Grade	CSA Spanish Listening 8th Grade	CSA Spanish Listening All Grades	CSA Spanish Writing 7th Grade	CSA Spanish Writing 8th Grade	CSA Spanish Writing All Grades	CSA Spanish Reading 7th Grade	CSA Spanish Reading 8th Grade	CSA Spanish Reading All Grades	CAST Science 8th Grade	CAST Science All Grades	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 6th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 8th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Brea Junior High	Public	7-8	400 North Brea Blvd.	Brea	92821	Orange County	Brea-Olinda Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 990-7500	921	45	20.2	37.9%	199 (21.6%)	10 (1.1%)	378 (41.0%)	285 (30.9%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (0.8%)	42 (4.6%)	89.4	289^th of 2761 public middle schools	89.5%		87.9	325^th of 2783 public middle schools	88.3%	36													53.3	53.3		69.9	67.0	68.5		65.1	58.3	61.8	$21,185	$19,986	$1,199
Col. J. K. Tuffree Middle	Public	7-8	2151 North Kraemer Blvd.	Placentia	92870	Orange County	Placentia-Yorba Linda Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 986-7480	566	24	23.2	46.6%	159 (28.1%)	6 (1.1%)	282 (49.8%)	94 (16.6%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	21 (3.7%)	90.3	272^nd of 2761 public middle schools	90.1%		86.9	348^th of 2783 public middle schools	87.5%	76													56.1	56.1		77.2	71.9	74.4		56.0	56.3	56.2	$19,639	$18,834	$805
Washington Middle	Public	7-8	716 East La Habra Blvd.	La Habra	90631	Orange County	La Habra City Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 690-2374	580	27	21.1	85.0%	27 (4.7%)	4 (0.7%)	515 (88.8%)	20 (3.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	12 (2.1%)	45.3	1318^th of 2761 public middle schools	52.3%		46.2	1271^st of 2783 public middle schools	54.3%	47	13.7	16.7	14.8	29.4	33.3	30.9	33.3	13.3	25.9	7.8	16.7	11.1	22.0	22.0		52.2	48.5	50.4		32.8	19.4	26.5	$25,183	$16,428	$8,755
Imperial Middle	Public	6-8	1450 South Schoolwood Dr.	La Habra	90631	Orange County	La Habra City Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 690-2344	495	23	21.0	83.4%	36 (7.3%)	5 (1.0%)	418 (84.4%)	25 (5.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (1.8%)	29.5	1846^th of 2761 public middle schools	33.1%		39	1507^th of 2783 public middle schools	45.8%	339													11.0	11.0	39.7	42.6	33.5	38.4	25.7	25.3	15.0	21.7	$26,088	$16,500	$9,588
Ladera Vista Junior High School of the Arts	Public	7-8	1700 East Wilshire Dr.	Fullerton	92831	Orange County	Fullerton Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 447-7765	820	37	22.0	62.6%	160 (19.5%)	21 (2.6%)	525 (64.0%)	67 (8.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.2%)	44 (5.4%)	53.8	1083^rd of 2761 public middle schools	60.8%		63.8	805^th of 2783 public middle schools	71.1%	278													24.3	24.3		57.5	45.4	51.0		40.7	32.3	36.2	$14,938	$14,634	$304
Kraemer Middle	Public	7-8	645 North Angelina Dr.	Placentia	92870	Orange County	Placentia-Yorba Linda Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 996-1551	889	36	24.5	52.9%	112 (12.6%)	14 (1.6%)	411 (46.2%)	315 (35.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	36 (4.0%)	87.8	316^th of 2761 public middle schools	88.6%		91.1	252^nd of 2783 public middle schools	90.9%	64													53.8	53.8		70.6	62.9	66.9		62.9	54.9	59.1	$16,346	$14,984	$1,362
Alvarado Intermediate	Public	7-8	1901 South Desire Ave.	Rowland Heights	91748	Los Angeles County	Rowland Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(626) 964-2358	624	28	22.4	79.8%	9 (1.4%)	3 (0.5%)	299 (47.9%)	290 (46.5%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.3%)	20 (3.2%)	56.4	989^th of 2761 public middle schools	64.2%		60.7	867^th of 2783 public middle schools	68.8%	122													28.9	28.9		51.5	41.4	46.0		43.6	40.7	42.0	$15,835	$15,378	$457
D. Russell Parks Junior High	Public	7-8	1710 Rosecrans Ave.	Fullerton	92833	Orange County	Fullerton Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 447-7785	854	36	23.6	47.7%	124 (14.5%)	10 (1.2%)	332 (38.9%)	325 (38.1%)	1 (0.1%)	5 (0.6%)	57 (6.7%)	90.8	258^th of 2761 public middle schools	90.7%		91.9	232^nd of 2783 public middle schools	91.7%	26													51.1	51.1		73.3	72.8	73.0		62.8	60.9	61.9	$14,952	$14,648	$304
Yorba Linda Middle	Public	6-8	4777 Casa Loma Ave.	Yorba Linda	92886	Orange County	Placentia-Yorba Linda Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 986-7080	818	37	22.3	34.1%	305 (37.3%)	9 (1.1%)	232 (28.4%)	225 (27.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	46 (5.6%)	94.4	171^st of 2761 public middle schools	93.8%		93.1	207^th of 2783 public middle schools	92.6%	36													63.1	63.1	73.7	77.5	78.5	76.7	69.4	66.4	63.2	66.2	$18,322	$17,388	$934
Valadez Middle School Academy	Public	6-8	161 East La Jolla St.	Placentia	92870	Orange County	Placentia-Yorba Linda Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 986-7440	527	27	19.8	95.8%	13 (2.5%)	4 (0.8%)	496 (94.1%)	11 (2.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	28.7	1873^rd of 2761 public middle schools	32.2%		23	2130^th of 2783 public middle schools	23.5%	257													15.1	15.1	39.4	37.5	43.2	40.1	17.8	18.6	15.9	17.4	$20,636	$19,188	$1,448

Frequently Asked Questions about Brea Junior High

What district is Brea Junior High in?

Brea-Olinda Unified

What is the racial makeup of Brea Junior High?

Students at Brea Junior High are 41% Hispanic, 31% Asian, 22% White, 5% Two or more races, 1% African American.

How many students attend Brea Junior High?

In the 2024-25 school year, 921 students attended Brea Junior High.

Is Brea Junior High a good school?

Brea Junior High ranks 289^th of 2761 California middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What high school do graduates of Brea Junior High attend?

Students who attend Brea Junior High usually go on to attend Brea Olinda High

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