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Olinda Elementary

Public Grades K-6

311^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 95% of California elementary schools

Summary

Olinda Elementary is a top-performing K-6 public school serving 649 students in the Brea-Olinda Unified district, consistently ranking among the best elementary schools in California.

The school excels with remarkable consistency, maintaining a 5-star rating for years and achieving math and English proficiency rates far above state and district averages. It stands out within its own district, outperforming peers like Falcon Academy of Science and Technology and Brea Country Hills Elementary academically while also having an exceptionally low rate of chronic student absenteeism, which is less than half the district average. This success is achieved efficiently, even with a class size and per-student spending similar to other local schools.

An interesting nearby comparison is Golden Elementary in the neighboring Placentia-Yorba Linda Unified district, which ranks even higher statewide. Olinda demonstrates strong support for all students, with high rankings across different student groups, and its performance has remained stable even as the student population has changed. While science scores are an area for growth relative to its other stellar subjects, Olinda Elementary is a clear leader that delivers outstanding and reliable results for its community.

649

Students ?

24.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$19,245

Per pupil spending ?

24.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

3145 East Birch St.
Brea, CA 92821-6250

(714) 528-7475

District: Brea-Olinda Unified

Students who attend Olinda Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Brea Junior High
High:	Brea Olinda High

Racial breakdown:

Asian:

61.2%

Hispanic:

16.8%

White:

11.6%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 89th percentile in 2013 → 95th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the California average (77% vs 41% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 5% of California elementary schools

✓Ranking is trending up — up 6 percentile points since 2013

Worth a look

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

!Large classes — about 25 students per teacher

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school77%

District avg62%

California avg41%

311^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Top 5%▲ up 3 pts since 2015

From top 8% (2015) to top 5% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st 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	95.2	311 of 5857	94.7%	★★★★★
2024	94.5	381 of 5869	93.5%	★★★★★
2023	94.0	428 of 5859	92.7%	★★★★★
2022	93.8	457 of 5883	92.2%	★★★★★
2019	93.5	405 of 5789	93.0%	★★★★★
2018	92.5	479 of 5662	91.5%	★★★★★
2017	93.2	434 of 5692	92.4%	★★★★★
2016	88.5	712 of 5614	87.3%	★★★★☆
2015	92.7	468 of 5611	91.7%	★★★★★
2013	88.0	582 of 5530	89.5%	★★★★☆
2012	91.1	360 of 5390	93.3%	★★★★★
2011	92.3	294 of 5377	94.5%	★★★★★
2010	93.8	211 of 5314	96.0%	★★★★★
2009	94.4	197 of 5193	96.2%	★★★★★
2008	95.9	134 of 5113	97.4%	★★★★★
2007	93.8	299 of 5113	94.2%	★★★★★
2006	94.0	264 of 4818	94.5%	★★★★★
2005	92.4	358 of 4822	92.6%	★★★★★
2004	91.4	426 of 4809	91.1%	★★★★★

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	74.0	313 of 1203	74.0%	★★★★☆
2024	75.2	287 of 1205	76.2%	★★★★☆
2023	72.4	348 of 1190	70.8%	★★★★☆
2022	74.4	291 of 1154	74.8%	★★★★☆
2019	75.6	242 of 1149	78.9%	★★★★☆
2018	74.2	276 of 1071	74.2%	★★★★☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	84.0	241 of 2227	89.2%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2023	89.3	150 of 3245	95.4%	★★★★★
2022	86.3	211 of 3311	93.6%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	93.7	354 of 5597	93.7%	★★★★★
2024	91.7	523 of 5612	90.7%	★★★★★
2023	94.2	353 of 5609	93.7%	★★★★★
2022	92.6	476 of 5635	91.6%	★★★★★
2019	92.5	395 of 5492	92.8%	★★★★★
2018	92.7	387 of 5413	92.9%	★★★★★

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	83.7	592 of 5107	88.4%	★★★★☆
2024	78.6	770 of 5107	84.9%	★★★★☆
2023	79.8	743 of 5087	85.4%	★★★★☆
2022	79.6	749 of 5084	85.3%	★★★★☆
2019	85.4	486 of 4963	90.2%	★★★★★
2018	84.9	502 of 4830	89.6%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	89.8	379 of 5460	93.1%	★★★★★
2024	79.5	856 of 5517	84.5%	★★★★☆
2023	83.8	628 of 5363	88.3%	★★★★☆
2022	84.8	556 of 5264	89.4%	★★★★☆
2019	88.4	350 of 5173	93.2%	★★★★★
2018	84.2	518 of 5084	89.8%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	95.0	266 of 5628	95.3%	★★★★★
2024	94.8	299 of 5643	94.7%	★★★★★
2023	92.1	496 of 5638	91.2%	★★★★★
2022	93.2	435 of 5663	92.3%	★★★★★
2019	92.6	410 of 5510	92.6%	★★★★★
2018	90.6	532 of 5431	90.2%	★★★★★

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2023	80.5	103 of 669	84.6%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	67.4	872 of 2598	66.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	65.7	939 of 2651	64.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	52.3	1364 of 2661	48.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	59.9	1165 of 2726	57.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	60.8	1180 of 2834	58.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	77.0	552 of 2737	79.8%	★★★★☆

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)

English Language Learner (2023)95th percentile+3 vs school

Male (2025)95th percentile~ school

Female (2025)94th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)93rd percentile~ school

Disabled (2022)89th percentile-3 vs school

Hispanic (2025)88th percentile-6 vs school

Multi-racial (2023)85th percentile-8 vs school

Asian (2025)74th percentile-21 vs school

White (2025)66th percentile-28 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics79%+42 vs state

English Language Arts/Literacy79%+30 vs state

Science58%+26 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)					% Completely Immunized (2022)	% Polio (2022)	% Hepatitis B (2022)	% Varicella (2022)	% DTP (2022)	% MMR (2022)	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 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
Olinda Elementary	Public	K-6	3145 East Birch St.	Brea	92821	Orange County	Brea-Olinda Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 528-7475	649	26	24.9	24.5%	75 (11.6%)	4 (0.6%)	109 (16.8%)	397 (61.2%)	1 (0.2%)	4 (0.6%)	59 (9.1%)	95.2	311^th of 5857 public elementary schools	94.7%		94.5	381^st of 5869 public elementary schools	93.5%	70	58.2	58.2	72.5	78.2	79.1	87.2	79.1	83.9	85.1	72.7	76.7	79.3							$19,245	$18,070	$1,175
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	$22,490	$21,310	$1,180
Golden Elementary	Public	K-6	740 East Golden Ave.	Placentia	92870	Orange County	Placentia-Yorba Linda Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 986-7160	834	31	26.4	23.9%	162 (19.4%)	8 (1.0%)	143 (17.1%)	445 (53.4%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.2%)	73 (8.8%)	98.9	14^th of 5857 public elementary schools	99.8%		99.1	12^th of 5869 public elementary schools	99.8%	2	83.7	83.7	84.8	91.1	91.8	92.1	90.5	90.2	89.1	89.3	89.4	89.4							$16,755	$15,950	$805
Brookhaven Elementary	Public	K-6	1851 North Brookhaven Ave.	Placentia	92870	Orange County	Placentia-Yorba Linda Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 986-7110	482	23	20.9	27.4%	168 (34.9%)	11 (2.3%)	164 (34.0%)	116 (24.1%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	21 (4.4%)	92.1	543^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	90.7%		95.4	310^th of 5869 public elementary schools	94.7%	233	54.6	54.6	73.5	67.7	79.6	83.3	76.0	77.9	61.8	70.9	74.7	71.4							$19,491	$18,686	$805
Lakeview Elementary	Public	K-5	17510 Lakeview Ave.	Yorba Linda	92886	Orange County	Placentia-Yorba Linda Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 986-7190	381	17	22.3	22.3%	84 (22.0%)	1 (0.3%)	80 (21.0%)	178 (46.7%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (9.4%)	95.4	296^th of 5857 public elementary schools	94.9%		94.9	357^th of 5869 public elementary schools	93.9%	61	78.1	78.1	89.1	68.3	87.5		80.8	93.9	69.8	78.1		81.1							$20,882	$19,898	$984
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							$22,307	$21,118	$1,189
Charles Wagner Elementary	Public	K-6	717 East Yorba Linda Blvd.	Placentia	92870	Orange County	Placentia-Yorba Linda Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 986-7180	440	21	20.5	27.7%	146 (33.2%)	1 (0.2%)	169 (38.4%)	88 (20.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (8.0%)	86.3	864^th of 5857 public elementary schools	85.2%		70.4	1579^th of 5869 public elementary schools	73.1%	715	47.7	47.7	85.7	78.2	71.4	64.6	75.6	76.8	71.4	52.3	41.7	61.8							$20,319	$19,326	$993
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)																			$38,722	$37,558	$1,164
Rose Drive Elementary	Public	K-5	4700 Rose Dr.	Yorba Linda	92886	Orange County	Placentia-Yorba Linda Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 986-7250	372	16	23.7	37.6%	136 (36.6%)	2 (0.5%)	125 (33.6%)	72 (19.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (9.9%)	92.7	501^st of 5857 public elementary schools	91.4%		93.5	469^th of 5869 public elementary schools	92.0%	32	49.0	49.0	79.7	80.4	80.4		80.1	84.6	78.4	58.8		74.9	98.0	98.0		98.0	98.0	98.0	$20,419	$19,614	$805
Sierra Vista Elementary	Public	K-6	1811 North Placentia Ave.	Placentia	92870	Orange County	Placentia-Yorba Linda Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 986-7270	454	18	25.7	33.7%	107 (23.6%)	10 (2.2%)	199 (43.8%)	95 (20.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	42 (9.3%)	95.1	325^th of 5857 public elementary schools	94.5%		87.6	837^th of 5869 public elementary schools	85.7%	512	74.1	74.1	76.4	82.1	88.9	71.9	79.7	78.2	82.1	70.4	62.5	73.7							$16,501	$15,696	$805

Frequently Asked Questions about Olinda Elementary

What is the racial makeup of Olinda Elementary?

Students at Olinda Elementary are 61% Asian, 17% Hispanic, 12% White, 9% Two or more races.

What district is Olinda Elementary in?

Brea-Olinda Unified

How many students attend Olinda Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 649 students attended Olinda Elementary.

What schools do graduates of Olinda Elementary attend?

Students who attend Olinda Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Brea Junior High
High : Brea Olinda High

Is Olinda Elementary a good school?

Yes. Olinda Elementary ranks in the top 5.3% of California elementary schools.

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