Summary
Mariposa Elementary is a K–6 school in Brea, California, serving 504 students in Brea-Olinda Unified. In 2025–2026, 71% of students were proficient in English language arts (ELA), 73% in math and 57% in science, with results above both district and state rates in all three subjects. Its clearest strength is math: Mariposa had the highest all-grades math proficiency among nearby schools with reported results.
Mariposa also performed strongly in ELA and science, though Falcon Academy of Science and Technology scored higher in both. Mariposa’s ELA proficiency was 71%, compared with 68% in the district, 49% statewide and a 54% nearby-school average; Falcon reached 73%. In science, Mariposa posted 57%, versus 53% in the district, 36% statewide and a 40% nearby average, while Falcon had 63%. ELA is Mariposa’s closest comparison with its district, with a 3-point lead; its math lead over the district was 12 points, and it was 35 points above the state.
Math has improved most over time, rising 8 points from 2022–2023 to 2025–2026, while ELA rose 2 points and science was essentially flat. The latest year was mixed: math increased 5 points, ELA fell 5 and science edged down. SchoolDigger placed Mariposa at the 90th percentile with 5 stars in 2025–2026, ranking it 553 of 5,804; it remained between the 87th and 91st percentiles across the five reported years. Its student-teacher ratio was 24 in 2024–2025, near the middle of nearby in-person schools, and 35% of students were free/reduced lunch eligible that year. SchoolDigger’s statewide effectiveness ranking for Asian Students was at the 65th percentile in 2025–2026, below Mariposa’s overall 90th; for Low Socio Economic Status Students, it was at the 93rd percentile, after rising from the 83rd to 98th percentile between 2023–2024 and 2024–2025.
Thank you for your feedback!