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Mariposa Elementary

Public Grades K-6

542^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 91% of California elementary schools

Summary

Mariposa Elementary is a highly-regarded K-6 public school serving 504 students in the Brea-Olinda Unified district, consistently ranking among the top elementary schools in California.

Academically, Mariposa significantly outperforms both district and state averages, with over 75% of students proficient in English and 68% in math. This performance stands out even among nearby schools; for example, its English scores are 28 points higher than Arovista Elementary and 16 points higher than Brea Country Hills Elementary. The school is particularly effective in supporting all students, achieving exceptional rankings for students from low-income households and those in special education, demonstrating a strong commitment to equity and success for every child.

Beyond test scores, Mariposa excels in student engagement, boasting a chronic absenteeism rate of just 4.9%, which is less than half the district average and far better than nearby schools like Laurel Elementary Magnet School of Innovation and Career Explr. The school achieves these excellent results efficiently, spending less per student than several local schools while maintaining a consistent record of improvement and stability, making it a standout model of academic excellence within the supportive Brea-Olinda Unified district.

504

Students ?

24.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$20,267

Per pupil spending ?

35.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1111 West Mariposa Dr.
Brea, CA 92821-2599

(714) 529-4916

District: Brea-Olinda Unified

Students who attend Mariposa Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Brea Junior High
High:	Brea Olinda High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

36.5%

Asian:

32.7%

White:

21.4%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 89th percentile in 2013 → 91st in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the California average (70% vs 41% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 9% of California elementary schools

Worth a look

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

!Large classes — about 24 students per teacher

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school70%

District avg62%

California avg41%

542^nd of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Top 9%▲ up 2 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd 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	92.1	542 of 5857	90.7%	★★★★★
2024	88.5	790 of 5869	86.5%	★★★★☆
2023	89.4	749 of 5859	87.2%	★★★★☆
2022	93.0	516 of 5883	91.2%	★★★★★
2019	88.3	739 of 5789	87.2%	★★★★☆
2018	91.1	568 of 5662	90.0%	★★★★☆
2017	91.3	559 of 5692	90.2%	★★★★★
2016	89.7	636 of 5614	88.7%	★★★★☆
2015	89.9	626 of 5611	88.8%	★★★★☆
2013	87.5	611 of 5530	89.0%	★★★★☆
2012	91.8	307 of 5390	94.3%	★★★★★
2011	93.0	250 of 5377	95.4%	★★★★★
2010	90.4	416 of 5314	92.2%	★★★★★
2009	89.6	500 of 5193	90.4%	★★★★★
2008	86.0	700 of 5113	86.3%	★★★★☆
2007	85.9	717 of 5113	86.0%	★★★★☆
2006	86.4	667 of 4818	86.2%	★★★★☆
2005	87.7	608 of 4822	87.4%	★★★★☆
2004	87.1	629 of 4809	86.9%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	69.6	406 of 1203	66.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	62.8	565 of 1205	53.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	71.7	362 of 1190	69.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	74.7	282 of 1154	75.6%	★★★★☆
2019	66.5	448 of 1149	61.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	74.6	265 of 1071	75.3%	★★★★☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	89.2	171 of 2227	92.3%	★★★★★
2019	74.5	428 of 2585	83.4%	★★★★☆
2018	85.4	208 of 2128	90.2%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	87.6	712 of 5597	87.3%	★★★★☆
2024	85.7	836 of 5612	85.1%	★★★★☆
2023	89.1	686 of 5609	87.8%	★★★★☆
2022	93.7	397 of 5635	93.0%	★★★★★
2019	90.8	511 of 5492	90.7%	★★★★★
2018	90.5	546 of 5413	89.9%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	92.4	250 of 5107	95.1%	★★★★★
2024	81.3	672 of 5107	86.8%	★★★★☆
2023	83.1	617 of 5087	87.9%	★★★★☆
2022	89.9	363 of 5084	92.9%	★★★★★
2019	90.5	284 of 4963	94.3%	★★★★★
2018	85.3	484 of 4830	90.0%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	96.4	124 of 5460	97.7%	★★★★★
2024	78.2	913 of 5517	83.5%	★★★★☆
2023	84.4	601 of 5363	88.8%	★★★★☆
2022	89.8	357 of 5264	93.2%	★★★★★
2019	84.0	543 of 5173	89.5%	★★★★☆
2018	86.8	413 of 5084	91.9%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	93.3	380 of 5628	93.2%	★★★★★
2024	88.0	719 of 5643	87.3%	★★★★☆
2023	86.8	776 of 5638	86.2%	★★★★☆
2022	90.0	624 of 5663	89.0%	★★★★☆
2019	82.8	920 of 5510	83.3%	★★★★☆
2018	89.2	611 of 5431	88.7%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	89.8	210 of 2847	92.6%	★★★★★
2024	76.4	404 of 2635	84.7%	★★★★☆
2023	84.2	243 of 2420	90.0%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	73.7	634 of 2598	75.6%	★★★★☆
2024	74.3	657 of 2651	75.2%	★★★★☆
2023	69.8	808 of 2661	69.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	72.0	734 of 2726	73.1%	★★★★☆
2019	64.0	1058 of 2834	62.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	77.7	525 of 2737	80.8%	★★★★☆

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)

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)98th percentile+7 vs school

Hispanic (2025)95th percentile+4 vs school

Male (2025)93rd percentile+3 vs school

Special Education (2025)93rd percentile~ school

Disabled (2022)92nd percentile~ school

Female (2025)87th percentile-3 vs school

White (2025)76th percentile-15 vs school

Asian (2025)66th percentile-24 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy76%+27 vs state

Mathematics68%+31 vs state

Science58%+25 vs state

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What people are saying

by a parent
Thursday, June 10, 2010

The teachers and the Principal frequently state what a wonderful school they are. They're a bunch of lazy jerks who are content to make as little effort as possible. The demographics keep this school going. Most kids arrive well prepared to learn. I met a family this year who'd moved to the area because the schools were so highly regarded and had high test scores. They pulled their son out in April, after realizing they weren't the only ones who saw a lot of self-congratulations and very little quality education. Close Quote

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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 6th Grade	CSA Spanish Overall All Grades	CSA Spanish Listening 3rd Grade	CSA Spanish Listening 4th Grade	CSA Spanish Listening 5th Grade	CSA Spanish Listening 6th Grade	CSA Spanish Listening All Grades	CSA Spanish Writing 3rd Grade	CSA Spanish Writing 4th Grade	CSA Spanish Writing 5th Grade	CSA Spanish Writing 6th Grade	CSA Spanish Writing All Grades	CSA Spanish Reading 3rd Grade	CSA Spanish Reading 4th Grade	CSA Spanish Reading 5th Grade	CSA Spanish Reading 6th Grade	CSA Spanish Reading All Grades	CAST Science 5th 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 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 All Grades	% Completely Immunized KG	% Polio KG	% Hepatitis B KG	% Varicella KG	% DTP KG	% MMR KG	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
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
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
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
Ladera Palma Elementary	Public	K-6	2151 East Brookdale Ave.	La Habra	90631	Orange County	La Habra City Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 690-2348	583	23	25.3	70.3%	29 (5.0%)	3 (0.5%)	526 (90.2%)	9 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.5%)	13 (2.2%)	58.7	2133^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	63.6%		55.1	2282^nd of 5869 public elementary schools	61.1%	149	25.0	27.5	3.9	15.3	18.2	50.0	29.0	25.6	30.5	35.1	29.2	36.2	7.7	20.3	23.5	18.8	26.1	2.6	10.2	14.6	34.6	34.6	43.8	46.4	50.0	66.1	50.3	51.0	40.6	35.9	50.9	44.7	97.8						$99,267	$12,676	$86,591
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
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
Brea Country Hills Elementary	Public	K-6	150 North Associated Rd.	Brea	92821	Orange County	Brea-Olinda Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 990-3221	498	19	26.2		106 (21.3%)	3 (0.6%)	191 (38.4%)	165 (33.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (6.6%)	79.2	1186^th of 5857 public elementary schools	79.8%		84.3	986^th of 5869 public elementary schools	83.2%	200																					41.8	41.8	55.8	62.3	56.7	64.6	59.9	62.0	66.7	55.2	59.8	60.9	97.3	97.3	97.3	97.3	97.3	97.3	$20,145	$1,238	$18,907
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
Arbolita Elementary	Public	K-6	1001 East Brookdale Ave.	La Habra	90631	Orange County	La Habra City Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 690-2352	379	17	22.1	83.1%	30 (7.9%)	3 (0.8%)	325 (85.8%)	14 (3.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.8%)	46.2	2808^th of 5857 public elementary schools	52.1%		42.6	3028^th of 5869 public elementary schools	48.4%	220																					19.7	19.7	40.7	38.8	45.9	41.0	41.9	57.4	42.0	26.2	46.0	42.1

Frequently Asked Questions about Mariposa Elementary

How many students attend Mariposa Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 504 students attended Mariposa Elementary.

Is Mariposa Elementary a good school?

Yes. Mariposa Elementary ranks in the top 9.3% of California elementary schools.

What district is Mariposa Elementary in?

Brea-Olinda Unified

What schools do graduates of Mariposa Elementary attend?

Students who attend Mariposa Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Brea Junior High
High : Brea Olinda High

What is the racial makeup of Mariposa Elementary?

Students at Mariposa Elementary are 37% Hispanic, 33% Asian, 21% White, 9% Two or more races.

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