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Brea Junior High · Brea

Brea Junior High: The state doesn't publish enough data to score this school fairly.

Brea is a middle school in Brea. The state doesn't publish enough data to score it fairly — so we won't. Here's what we can show.

No Scope Score available

California doesn't publicly report per-grade test results when fewer than 11 students are tested in a grade — a privacy protection for small schools. We can't compute a Scope Score without that data.

Worth a school visit

With little published data, a visit does the heavy lifting: ask about class sizes, teacher tenure, and where last year's students went next.

  • Ask about typical class sizes and the student-teacher ratio.
  • Ask how long teachers have stayed at the school.
  • Ask where recent graduates or transfers went next.
  • Ask whether the tour can step into a working classroom, and watch how a lesson actually runs.

How every group of students does here

At Brea Junior High in Brea, 51.0% of low-income students met or exceeded the ELA standard in 2025, compared to 50.3% district-wide and 38.2% statewide. Brea Junior High outperforms its district average for low-income students by 0.7 percentage points in ELA. Other subgroups: Low-Income students (39.5% Math proficient); Hispanic students (51.8% ELA proficient). The largest proficiency gap is 58.8 percentage points for english learner students. Data source: California Department of Education, CAASPP 2024-25. 342 students tested.

All students at this school: 65% met or exceeded
All StudentsAll Students: this school 65%, district —, state 39%65%
MaleMale: this school 62%, district 63%, state 42%62% · −4 vs school
FemaleFemale: this school 69%, district 64%, state 44%69% · +4 vs school
Hispanic/LatinoHispanic/Latino: this school 45%, district 45%, state 32%45% · −20 vs school
Socioeconomically DisadvantagedSocioeconomically Disadvantaged: this school 45%, district 47%, state 32%45% · −20 vs school
AsianAsian: this school 89%, district 86%, state 72%89% · +24 vs school
WhiteWhite: this school 69%, district 66%, state 56%69% · +4 vs school
Students with DisabilitiesStudents with Disabilities: this school 16%, district 23%, state 15%16% · −49 vs school
Military-ConnectedMilitary-Connected: this school 61%, district 63%, state 46%61% · −4 vs school
English LearnersEnglish Learners: this school 12%, district 15%, state 11%12% · −53 vs school
Two or More RacesTwo or More Races: this school 71%, district 72%, state 56%71% · +6 vs school
FilipinoFilipino: this school 80%, district 80%, state 65%80% · +15 vs school
HomelessHomeless: this school 50%, district 38%, state 22%50% · −15 vs school
Black/African AmericanBlack/African American: too few students to report‹11
Pacific IslanderPacific Islander: too few students to report‹11
Foster YouthFoster Youth: too few students to report‹11
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Subgroup growth by grade

Change in proficiency from the lowest tested grade — which groups gain ground the longer they stay. Groups with fewer than 10 tested students per grade are not shown.

Where the path goes

The path below follows attendance boundaries — scores shown for each next step.

K-12 Feeder Path

Feeder patterns derived from NCES attendance boundary data. Boundaries are approximate and may have changed — verify with your school district for current assignments.

The people teaching here

Context — never part of the Scope Score
Student : teacherStudent to teacher ratio: this school 20:1, district 23:120:1
Teaching staff46 teachers
Avg. experience16.0 years
Fully credentialed77%
First-year teachers7%
Salary Schedule
Teacher salary schedule$53,617 – $128,193
Principal salary$151,041 – $181,853
Superintendent salary$278,942

Pay is set by the district, not the school.

What gets spent here

Per-pupil spendingPer-pupil spending: $11,752, CA average $14,815$11,752 · spent at this school

These measure different things: this figure is spending attributed to this campus, while district-wide figures also include central administration, districtwide programs, and the state's pension contributions made on the district's behalf — costs that never get assigned to a single school. The district number runs higher at nearly every school, not just this one.

Federal share$617 per student

$617 per student arrives as federal Title funding — a measure of concentrated need, not school quality.

District current expense · FY 2024–25$16,704 per student

The district's current expense of education per student, from CDE's annual SACS filing — the freshest district spending figure the state publishes.

Where the district's dollars go · FY 2024–25 · CDE SACS
Instruction61%
Instruction support9%
Student services14%
Administration6%
Buildings & maintenance9%
Other1%

District-level, from the district's own SACS general-ledger filing — school-by-school breakdowns aren't published by the state.

district detail, 2016–2020 — the newest published
2020$11,654 per pupil
2019$11,247 per pupil
2018$10,352 per pupil
2017$10,267 per pupil
2016$9,907 per pupil

Source: NCES F-33 · Full district breakdown →

The neighborhood it serves

Hispanic41.0%
District 38.5% · CA 56.1%
Asian27.1%
District 29.1% · CA 10.2%
White21.6%
District 20.8% · CA 19.9%
Other9.1%
District 10.5% · CA 9.0%
Black1.1%
District 1.1% · CA 4.8%
Low IncomeFree/reduced lunch eligible 37.9% (26pp below CA avg)
Neighborhood — American Community Survey
Median income$124K · CA $85K
Median home value$903K · CA $659K
Bachelor's degree+51% · CA 35%
ZIP population41,623
Median age40 years

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates (2024) · ZIP-level

Worth Knowing

On the state's science test (CAST), 53% met or exceeded the standard — science is tested in grades 5 and 8 but never enters the Scope Score.

Your other options

Private alternatives nearby

Private schools within ~10 miles. These schools do not participate in state testing and cannot be scored or ranked.


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