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Brea Olinda High

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Brea Olinda High ranks 231 st of 2162 California high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

231^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,162 California High Schools

Better than 89% of California high schools

Summary

Brea Olinda High is a public high school located in Brea, California, serving grades 9-12 with a total enrollment of 1,710 students. The school is part of the Brea-Olinda Unified School District, which is ranked 315 out of 1,543 districts in California and has a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Brea Olinda High consistently ranks among the top 15-20% of high schools in California, with a statewide ranking between 179 and 298 over the past 5 years. The school's performance on Smarter Balanced Assessments and CAST Science tests is significantly higher than the state and Brea-Olinda Unified district averages, particularly in English Language Arts (ELA). Brea Olinda High also maintains a high four-year graduation rate, ranging from 86.2% to 95.0%, which is on par with or slightly higher than the state and district averages.

While Brea Olinda High's chronic absenteeism rates have fluctuated, ranging from 9.5% to 24.9% over the past few years, the school's per-student spending has increased from $8,330 in 2020-2021 to $23,092 in 2023-2024, which is higher than the state average. The school's student-teacher ratio has remained relatively stable, ranging from 21.3 to 22.5 over the past few years, slightly higher than the state average. Overall, Brea Olinda High is a high-performing school that consistently ranks among the top high schools in California, with a strong focus on academic excellence and student support.

1,676

Students ?

21.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$23,421

Per pupil spending ?

41.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

789 North Wildcat Way
Brea, CA 92821-7400

(714) 990-7850

District: Brea-Olinda Unified

Feeder schools for Brea Olinda High:

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

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

39.2%

Asian:

29.7%

White:

24.3%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 93rd percentile in 2015 → 89th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the California average (58% vs 41% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 11% of California high schools

✓94% graduate in 4 years — above the California average (88%)

Worth a look

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school58%

District avg62%

California avg41%

231^st of 2,162

California public high schools ?

Top 11%▼ down 4 pts since 2015

From top 7% (2015) to top 11% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 2High 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	88.5	231 of 2162	89.3%	★★★★☆
2024	87.6	269 of 2159	87.5%	★★★★☆
2023	85.9	298 of 2170	86.3%	★★★★☆
2022	88.8	216 of 2123	89.8%	★★★★☆
2021	85.5	179 of 1290	86.1%	★★★★☆
2019	88.7	200 of 2133	90.6%	★★★★★
2018	80.6	398 of 2017	80.3%	★★★★☆
2017	81.3	390 of 2021	80.7%	★★★★☆
2016	91.1	168 of 2039	91.8%	★★★★★
2015	92.6	133 of 1994	93.3%	★★★★★
2013	75.1	213 of 2426	91.2%	★★★★★
2012	79.4	150 of 2354	93.6%	★★★★★
2011	83.8	90 of 2367	96.2%	★★★★★
2010	78.7	156 of 2281	93.2%	★★★★★
2009	73.1	216 of 2238	90.3%	★★★★★
2008	65.4	359 of 2117	83.0%	★★★★☆
2007	65.9	332 of 2063	83.9%	★★★★☆
2006	60.9	458 of 1968	76.7%	★★★★☆
2005	62.4	375 of 1901	80.3%	★★★★☆
2004	68.3	217 of 1653	86.9%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	75.1	157 of 585	73.2%	★★★★☆
2024	74.3	159 of 573	72.3%	★★★★☆
2023	62.0	267 of 591	54.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	71.8	179 of 581	69.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	77.7	119 of 582	79.6%	★★★★☆
2018	63.9	242 of 581	58.3%	★★★☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	60.1	282 of 1161	75.7%	★★★★☆
2021	60.3	142 of 555	74.4%	★★★★☆
2019	81.3	128 of 1117	88.5%	★★★★☆
2018	50.5	384 of 1052	63.5%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	72.1	109 of 1085	90.0%	★★★★★
2023	81.3	62 of 1064	94.2%	★★★★★
2022	94.0	23 of 1044	97.8%	★★★★★
2021	72.5	66 of 467	85.9%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	86.3	235 of 1906	87.7%	★★★★☆
2024	87.8	228 of 1915	88.1%	★★★★☆
2023	82.7	305 of 1915	84.1%	★★★★☆
2022	90.6	171 of 1858	90.8%	★★★★★
2021	78.6	208 of 1054	80.3%	★★★★☆
2019	85.7	233 of 1833	87.3%	★★★★☆
2018	73.3	474 of 1760	73.1%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	80.0	303 of 1900	84.1%	★★★★☆
2024	74.1	403 of 1902	78.8%	★★★★☆
2023	81.7	287 of 1917	85.0%	★★★★☆
2022	81.0	249 of 1861	86.6%	★★★★☆
2019	73.0	381 of 1814	79.0%	★★★★☆
2018	56.8	764 of 1742	56.1%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	78.7	361 of 2013	82.1%	★★★★☆
2024	81.6	302 of 2026	85.1%	★★★★☆
2023	84.0	276 of 2030	86.4%	★★★★☆
2022	81.2	253 of 1943	87.0%	★★★★☆
2021	81.6	169 of 1126	85.0%	★★★★☆
2019	80.5	281 of 1937	85.5%	★★★★☆
2018	71.6	488 of 1862	73.8%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	87.9	216 of 1942	88.9%	★★★★☆
2024	84.9	283 of 1948	85.5%	★★★★☆
2023	85.5	278 of 1963	85.8%	★★★★☆
2022	84.2	254 of 1916	86.7%	★★★★☆
2021	86.5	161 of 1122	85.7%	★★★★☆
2019	88.1	186 of 1880	90.1%	★★★★★
2018	83.3	305 of 1834	83.4%	★★★★☆

Military Connected

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2023	70.0	53 of 190	72.1%	★★★★☆
2022	61.6	65 of 168	61.3%	★★★☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	65.4	200 of 577	65.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	67.9	182 of 574	68.3%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	89.2	94 of 1252	92.5%	★★★★★
2024	76.4	185 of 1216	84.8%	★★★★☆
2023	34.0	729 of 1197	39.1%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	71.0	330 of 1155	71.4%	★★★★☆
2024	69.4	357 of 1173	69.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	68.2	369 of 1193	69.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	74.8	269 of 1204	77.7%	★★★★☆
2019	76.6	231 of 1222	81.1%	★★★★☆
2018	63.7	476 of 1173	59.4%	★★★☆☆

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)92nd percentile+3 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)90th percentile~ school

Male (2025)89th percentile~ school

Female (2025)88th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)84th percentile-5 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)82nd percentile-7 vs school

Disabled (2022)76th percentile-14 vs school

Asian (2025)73rd percentile-16 vs school

Military Connected (2023)72nd percentile-14 vs school

White (2025)71st percentile-18 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)65th percentile-24 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy69%+20 vs state

Science55%+23 vs state

Mathematics51%+14 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				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	CAST Science 10th Grade	CAST Science 11th Grade	CAST Science 12th Grade	CAST Science All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 11th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 11th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Brea Olinda High	Public	9-12	789 North Wildcat Way	Brea	92821	Orange County	Brea-Olinda Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 990-7850	1,676	79	21.3	41.6%	408 (24.3%)	22 (1.3%)	657 (39.2%)	498 (29.7%)	3 (0.2%)	5 (0.3%)	83 (5.0%)	88.5	231^st of 2162 public high schools	89.3%		87.6	269^th of 2159 public high schools	87.5%	38		55.5		55.3	69.3	69.3	51.0	51.0	$23,421	$22,236	$1,185
Brea Canyon High (Continuation)	Public	9-12	689 North Wildcat Way	Brea	92821	Orange County	Brea-Olinda Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 990-7882	41	7	5.9	43.9%	13 (31.7%)	2 (4.9%)	22 (53.7%)	1 (2.4%)	1 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (4.9%)	12.8	1886^th of 2162 public high schools	12.8%		12	1954^th of 2159 public high schools	9.5%	68		10.0		9.5	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.0	$81,722	$78,938	$2,784
Sonora High	Public	9-12	401 South Palm St.	La Habra	90631	Orange County	Fullerton Joint Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 266-2003	1,779	75	23.8	66.5%	220 (12.4%)	21 (1.2%)	1,317 (74.0%)	173 (9.7%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.1%)	43 (2.4%)	75.2	494^th of 2162 public high schools	77.2%		81.6	384^th of 2159 public high schools	82.2%	110		38.3		37.7	68.1	68.1	36.9	36.9	$20,626	$19,896	$730
El Dorado High	Public	9-12	1651 North Valencia Ave.	Placentia	92870	Orange County	Placentia-Yorba Linda Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 986-7580	1,998	80	24.9	35.5%	682 (34.1%)	30 (1.5%)	801 (40.1%)	394 (19.7%)	10 (0.5%)	5 (0.3%)	74 (3.7%)	90	196^th of 2162 public high schools	90.9%		86.3	299^th of 2159 public high schools	86.2%	103		50.3		50.2	79.8	79.8	50.5	50.5	$18,182	$17,346	$836
John A. Rowland High	Public	9-12	2000 South Otterbein St.	Rowland Heights	91748	Los Angeles County	Rowland Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(626) 965-3448	2,016	83	24.3	68.1%	49 (2.4%)	32 (1.6%)	922 (45.7%)	953 (47.3%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.2%)	53 (2.6%)	82.2	377^th of 2162 public high schools	82.6%		86.5	295^th of 2159 public high schools	86.3%	82	26.8	61.0	48.6	48.3	66.5	66.5	42.3	42.3	$16,290	$16,204	$86
Rowland Unified Community Day	Public	7-12	1928 Nogales St.	Rowland Heights	91748	Los Angeles County	Rowland Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(626) 935-8202	28	3	9.3	53.6%	2 (7.1%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (53.6%)	11 (39.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)									$4,439	$00	$4,439
Troy High	Public	9-12	2200 East Dorothy Ln.	Fullerton	92831	Orange County	Fullerton Joint Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 626-4401	2,504	108	23.1	39.7%	275 (11.0%)	27 (1.1%)	710 (28.4%)	1,301 (52.0%)	5 (0.2%)	11 (0.4%)	167 (6.7%)	97.9	36^th of 2162 public high schools	98.3%		97.9	45^th of 2159 public high schools	97.9%	9		75.3		75.3	87.1	87.1	78.0	78.0	$21,370	$20,680	$690
La Vista High (Continuation)	Public	9-12	909 North State College Blvd.	Fullerton	92831	Orange County	Fullerton Joint Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 447-7821	298	22	13.4	87.9%	12 (4.0%)	11 (3.7%)	264 (88.6%)	6 (2.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.0%)	12.4	1897^th of 2162 public high schools	12.3%		14.2	1842^nd of 2159 public high schools	14.7%	55		3.2	23.1	4.7	13.3	13.3	3.8	3.8	$49,776	$49,008	$768
La Sierra High (Alternative)	Public	9-12	951 North State College Blvd.	Fullerton	92831	Orange County	Fullerton Joint Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 447-7821	236	22	10.8	70.3%	28 (11.9%)	1 (0.4%)	179 (75.8%)	20 (8.5%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	5 (2.1%)	65.5	679^th of 2162 public high schools	68.6%		66	634^th of 2159 public high schools	70.6%	45		35.3		35.3	55.6	55.6	33.3	33.3	$41,178	$37,564	$3,614
Valencia High	Public	9-12	500 North Bradford Ave.	Placentia	92870	Orange County	Placentia-Yorba Linda Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 996-4970	2,411	110	21.9	67.3%	202 (8.4%)	27 (1.1%)	1,592 (66.0%)	526 (21.8%)	4 (0.2%)	5 (0.2%)	51 (2.1%)	82.7	368^th of 2162 public high schools	83.0%		86.7	287^th of 2159 public high schools	86.7%	81		45.2	20.0	44.6	68.3	68.3	45.9	45.9	$19,029	$18,224	$805

Frequently Asked Questions about Brea Olinda High

How many students attend Brea Olinda High?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,676 students attended Brea Olinda High.

Is Brea Olinda High a good school?

Brea Olinda High ranks 231^st of 2162 California high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Brea Olinda High?

Students at Brea Olinda High are 39% Hispanic, 30% Asian, 24% White, 5% Two or more races, 1% African American.

What district is Brea Olinda High in?

Brea-Olinda Unified

What schools feed into Brea Olinda High?

Brea Olinda High is fed by the following schools:

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

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