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Falcon Academy of Science and Technology

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Falcon Academy of Science and Technology ranks 640 th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-6

640^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 89% of California elementary schools

Summary

Falcon Academy of Science and Technology is a highly-rated public elementary school (grades K-6) serving 544 students in the Brea-Olinda Unified district, consistently ranking in the top 15% of all California elementary schools.

The school excels at delivering strong, balanced academic results for all its students, with particularly impressive outcomes for economically disadvantaged students, ranking in the 94th percentile statewide for this group. This "Falcon Advantage" is clear when comparing it to some nearby schools; for instance, while Laurel Elementary Magnet School of Innovation and Career Explr serves a higher percentage of students qualifying for free/reduced lunch, Falcon achieves significantly higher proficiency rates in both English and Math. The school's focus on science and technology is reflected in solid scores without sacrificing excellence in language arts, and it maintains a lower chronic absenteeism rate than both the district and state averages.

Falcon Academy achieves these results efficiently, with a higher student-teacher ratio and lower per-student spending than some comparison schools like Arovista Elementary. While a top-performing neighbor like Olinda Elementary scores slightly higher overall, Falcon closes much of that gap despite serving a more economically diverse student population. The school has shown resilience, maintaining high rankings even as its student demographics have shifted, making it a standout model for effective education in the area.

544

Students ?

25.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$21,626

Per pupil spending ?

35.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

650 North Apricot Ave.
Brea, CA 92821-3501

(714) 529-3908

District: Brea-Olinda Unified

Students who attend Falcon Academy of Science and Technology usually attend:

Middle:	Brea Junior High
High:	Brea Olinda High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

36.4%

Asian:

35.1%

White:

16.7%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 72nd percentile in 2013 → 89th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the California average (69% vs 41% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 11% of California elementary schools

✓Ranking is trending up — up 17 percentile points since 2013

Worth a look

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

!Large classes — about 26 students per teacher

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school69%

District avg62%

California avg41%

640^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Top 11%▬ steady since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd 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	90.3	640 of 5857	89.1%	★★★★☆
2024	92.0	576 of 5869	90.2%	★★★★★
2023	90.1	699 of 5859	88.1%	★★★★☆
2022	88.4	780 of 5883	86.7%	★★★★☆
2019	89.8	650 of 5789	88.8%	★★★★☆
2018	90.6	601 of 5662	89.4%	★★★★☆
2017	89.6	657 of 5692	88.5%	★★★★☆
2016	87.1	793 of 5614	85.9%	★★★★☆
2015	90.1	621 of 5611	88.9%	★★★★☆
2013	70.9	1532 of 5530	72.3%	★★★★☆
2012	73.8	1336 of 5390	75.2%	★★★★☆
2011	78.1	1105 of 5377	79.4%	★★★★☆
2010	75.3	1212 of 5314	77.2%	★★★★☆
2009	78.1	1086 of 5193	79.1%	★★★★☆
2008	73.8	1244 of 5113	75.7%	★★★★☆
2007	72.3	1273 of 5113	75.1%	★★★★☆
2006	75.5	1115 of 4818	76.9%	★★★★☆
2005	76.7	1069 of 4822	77.8%	★★★★☆
2004	79.9	896 of 4809	81.4%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	75.5	282 of 1203	76.6%	★★★★☆
2024	78.3	206 of 1205	82.9%	★★★★☆
2023	70.2	399 of 1190	66.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	71.2	357 of 1154	69.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	66.6	446 of 1149	61.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	57.5	585 of 1071	45.4%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	45.9	911 of 2227	59.1%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	89.5	622 of 5597	88.9%	★★★★☆
2024	91.0	563 of 5612	90.0%	★★★★☆
2023	90.0	624 of 5609	88.9%	★★★★☆
2022	89.9	643 of 5635	88.6%	★★★★☆
2019	88.0	660 of 5492	88.0%	★★★★☆
2018	90.2	562 of 5413	89.6%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	86.2	485 of 5107	90.5%	★★★★★
2024	89.0	389 of 5107	92.4%	★★★★★
2023	86.7	485 of 5087	90.5%	★★★★★
2022	76.0	895 of 5084	82.4%	★★★★☆
2019	84.4	538 of 4963	89.2%	★★★★☆
2018	92.2	222 of 4830	95.4%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	91.5	303 of 5460	94.5%	★★★★★
2024	91.9	373 of 5517	93.2%	★★★★★
2023	77.9	855 of 5363	84.1%	★★★★☆
2022	83.8	610 of 5264	88.4%	★★★★☆
2019	86.7	415 of 5173	92.0%	★★★★★
2018	92.6	196 of 5084	96.1%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	89.0	635 of 5628	88.7%	★★★★☆
2024	90.8	555 of 5643	90.2%	★★★★★
2023	85.8	820 of 5638	85.5%	★★★★☆
2022	81.7	1029 of 5663	81.8%	★★★★☆
2019	89.3	622 of 5510	88.7%	★★★★☆
2018	88.4	658 of 5431	87.9%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	45.3	1234 of 2847	56.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	68.4	524 of 2635	80.1%	★★★★☆
2023	67.8	508 of 2420	79.0%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	70.5	761 of 2598	70.7%	★★★★☆
2024	61.5	1077 of 2651	59.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	74.8	624 of 2661	76.6%	★★★★☆
2022	68.2	871 of 2726	68.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	76.1	599 of 2834	78.9%	★★★★☆
2018	70.2	820 of 2737	70.0%	★★★★☆

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)94th percentile+5 vs school

Hispanic (2025)91st percentile~ school

Female (2025)89th percentile~ school

Male (2025)89th percentile~ school

Asian (2025)77th percentile-13 vs school

White (2025)71st percentile-18 vs school

Disabled (2022)59th percentile-28 vs school

Special Education (2025)57th percentile-32 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy72%+23 vs state

Mathematics70%+33 vs state

Science53%+21 vs state

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Friday, December 2, 2016

Excellent school from top to bottom. Great teachers and admin staff. We moved last summer to Newport Beach and we really miss the great people at Fanning. Close Quote

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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)					% Completely Immunized (2022)	% Polio (2022)	% Hepatitis B (2022)	% Varicella (2022)	% DTP (2022)	% MMR (2022)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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							$20,213	$1,269	$18,944
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
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
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Falcon Academy of Science and Technology

Is Falcon Academy of Science and Technology a good school?

Falcon Academy of Science and Technology ranks 640^th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Falcon Academy of Science and Technology?

In the 2024-25 school year, 544 students attended Falcon Academy of Science and Technology.

What is the racial makeup of Falcon Academy of Science and Technology?

Students at Falcon Academy of Science and Technology are 36% Hispanic, 35% Asian, 17% White, 9% Two or more races, 1% African American.

What schools do graduates of Falcon Academy of Science and Technology attend?

Students who attend Falcon Academy of Science and Technology usually go on to attend:

Middle : Brea Junior High
High : Brea Olinda High

What district is Falcon Academy of Science and Technology in?

Brea-Olinda Unified

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