Math
58%Grades 6 & 8 · Proficient or Advanced
Public middle school
Brea Junior High
A closer look at learning, opportunity and fit.
67% of tested students are Proficient or Advanced in English and 58% in math. Explore the evidence alongside the opportunities your child would use.
Data sources · Methodology · State tests: 2025
Contact
Phone(714) 990-7500
DistrictBrea-Olinda Unified
PrincipalKristin Risberg, Ed.D.
Grades7-8
Enrollment921 students
English
67%Grades 6 & 8 · Proficient or Advanced
Students
921Total enrollment
Chronic absence
—Students absent 10% or more of school days
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What do the results tell us?
2025 results · Grades 6 & 8 · weighted by students tested within each subject.
Proficient or Advanced combines Levels 3 and 4, formerly Standard Met and Standard Exceeded. California changed the names for 2025–26; the cut scores did not. About the labels →
Share at Proficient or Advanced
● Math┄ English
Gaps in the lines mark years without annual results.
Exact annual results
| Year | Math | English |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 56% | 63% |
| 2022 | 50% | 55% |
| 2023 | 50% | 58% |
| 2024 | 56% | 64% |
| 2025 | 58% | 67% |
Each year describes that year’s tested students. Changes between years do not follow the same children over time. Cohort-growth evidence, when available, is labeled separately below.
How achievement is distributed
AdvancedStandard Exceeded
42%ProficientStandard Met
16%DevelopingStandard Nearly Met
18%MinimalStandard Not Met
24%AdvancedStandard Exceeded
29%ProficientStandard Met
38%DevelopingStandard Nearly Met
19%MinimalStandard Not Met
14%Achievement-level percentages are not percentiles. “Developing” here is a test achievement level, separate from the SchoolScope performance band with the same name.
Annual results and the full academic record
Where students land · CAASPP 2024–25
Where its students land
ELA68% met or exceeded
Exceeded 30%Met 39%Nearly Met 18%Not Met 14%
Math62% met or exceeded
Exceeded 42%Met 20%Nearly Met 18%Not Met 21%
Exceeded Met Nearly Met Not Met
California middle schools · average17% exceeded · 40% met or exceeded
California’s growth results and student groups
State growth model · CDE growth model 2024–25
California's own growth model splits here — the 31st percentile in reading against the 74th in math, among middle schools.
Context — never part of the Scope Score
California runs its own growth model — it follows individual children in grades 4 through 8 and compares each one against a prediction from their own prior scores. On that measure this school sits about at the middle of California middle schools in reading, and the 74th in math. We show it; we don't score it.
— pts vs expected is scale-score points above or below what California's model predicted for these same children from their own prior-year scores. It is not a percentage and not a percent of anything. A typical California middle school lands at −1 in reading, and the middle half of them fall between −8 and +6 — the spread is wide, so read the rank, not the sign. CDE blends two consecutive years into each published figure, so adjacent years share input data and no year-over-year trend can honestly be drawn from them. It covers grades 4-8 only, and it is not part of the Scope Score — we assessed it and left it out: it tracks school demographics roughly three times as strongly as our own growth measure does, and one published year is not enough to test how stable it is.
California's growth model, ranked against the schools it scores
State model · readingmatched students, grades 4-8California growth model, reading: −4 scale-score points versus the state's expectation, 31st percentile of 7,519 reported schools.31st pctile · −4 pts
State model · mathmatched students, grades 4-8California growth model, math: +9 scale-score points versus the state's expectation, 74th percentile of 7,518 reported schools.74th pctile · +9 pts
this school| the tick is the middle of the California field
Students & opportunity
Who shares in the school’s results?
Who it works for · CAASPP 2024–25
Low-income students here meet the ELA standard ahead of the same group statewide.
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.
Met or exceeded · reading and math combined
All students at this school: 65% met or exceeded
All StudentsAll Students: this school 65%, district —, state 40%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
this school district, same group California, same group
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Student-group results by grade
Results compare different grade groups in the same year, relative to the lowest tested grade. They do not track the same children over time. Groups with fewer than 10 tested students per grade are not shown.
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The state's growth model, by student group
California follows these children individually and predicts each one's score from their own prior year. Each row is read against the same group at a typical California middle school — not against zero, and not against this school's all-students figure, because the state's expectation already differs by group.
Reading
English Only604 studentsEnglish Only, reading: −5 scale-score points versus expectation, against 0 for the same group at a typical California middle school, 604 students.−5 pts · −5 vs typical
Low-income students383 studentsLow-income students, reading: −8 scale-score points versus expectation, against −3 for the same group at a typical California middle school, 383 students.−8 pts · −5 vs typical
Hispanic or Latino students347 studentsHispanic or Latino students, reading: −10 scale-score points versus expectation, against −2 for the same group at a typical California middle school, 347 students.−10 pts · −8 vs typical
Asian239 studentsAsian, reading: −1 scale-score points versus expectation, against +6 for the same group at a typical California middle school, 239 students.−1 pts · −7 vs typical
White179 studentsWhite, reading: +3 scale-score points versus expectation, against 0 for the same group at a typical California middle school, 179 students.+3 pts · +3 vs typical
Math
English Only602 studentsEnglish Only, math: +10 scale-score points versus expectation, against −3 for the same group at a typical California middle school, 602 students.+10 pts · +13 vs typical
Low-income students378 studentsLow-income students, math: −2 scale-score points versus expectation, against −5 for the same group at a typical California middle school, 378 students.−2 pts · +3 vs typical
Hispanic or Latino students345 studentsHispanic or Latino students, math: −6 scale-score points versus expectation, against −6 for the same group at a typical California middle school, 345 students.−6 pts · 0 vs typical
Asian238 studentsAsian, math: +23 scale-score points versus expectation, against +17 for the same group at a typical California middle school, 238 students.+23 pts · +6 vs typical
White177 studentsWhite, math: +18 scale-score points versus expectation, against +1 for the same group at a typical California middle school, 177 students.+18 pts · +17 vs typical
this school typical California middle school, same group| the centre tick is 0 = as predicted
— 1 more group is reported here with between 11 and 29 students. We hold those back on purpose: at that size the figure swings about 17 points on its own, and a quarter of such groups land past the state's top or bottom cut point by chance alone. They are listed with their student counts in the data appendix. — A group not listed at all had fewer than 11 students with a growth score, so California published nothing for it here. That is a privacy protection, not a judgment about those students. — Context only. None of this enters the Scope Score.
The daily experience
What is it like to be a student here?
Students per teacher
Student–teacher ratio is a schoolwide staffing measure, not an average class size.
Teacher experience
Average teacher experience in the published staffing record. It does not measure individual teacher effectiveness.
Chronically absent
The share of students absent for at least 10% of their enrolled school days. Attendance reflects both school and out-of-school circumstances.
The people teaching · CDE staffing 2024–25
About 20 students for every teacher here.
Context — never part of the Scope Score
Students per teacher20 · district 23
Teaching staff46 teachers
Avg. experience16.0 years
Fully credentialed77%
First-year teachers7%
PrincipalKristin Risberg, Ed.D.
ShowHide what the district pays
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.
Resources & neighborhood
What sits behind the school experience?
Explore school spending and the district budget
What gets spent · FY 2024–25
It spends $11,752 per student, less than the California average.
Context — never part of the Scope Score
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.
$617 per student arrives as federal Title funding — a measure of concentrated need, not school quality.
The district's current expense of education per student, from CDE's annual SACS filing — the freshest district spending figure the state publishes.
Per-pupil spendingPer-pupil spending: $11,752, CA average $14,491$11,752 · spent at this school
Federal share$617 per student
District current expense · FY 2024–25$16,704 per student
This schoolDistrictCalifornia
Where the district's dollars go · FY 2024–25 · CDE SACS
Instruction 61%Instruction support 9%Student services 14%Administration 6%Buildings & maintenance 9%Other 1%
District-level, from the district's own SACS general-ledger filing — school-by-school breakdowns aren't published by the state.
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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 · ACS 2024
One in three of students here qualify for free or reduced lunch, versus three in five statewide.
Context — never part of the Scope Score
Worth knowing
On the state's science test (CAST), 53% met or exceeded the standard — science is tested in grades 5 and 8 and once in high school, and it never enters the Scope Score.
Hispanic or Latino41.0% · district 38.5% · CA 56.1%
White21.6% · district 20.8% · CA 19.9%
Asian27.1% · district 29.1% · CA 10.2%
Black1.1% · district 1.1% · CA 4.8%
Other9.1% · district 10.5% · CA 9.0%
Free or reduced lunch37.9% · CA 64%
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
Culture & philosophy
What is the school’s approach?
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What are the alternatives?
Compare schools serving the same grade stage. Private schools have no comparable state-test score.
2025 · middle schools · combined reading and math measures. Percentiles compare schools within their enrollment group.
No nearby schools in this category are listed. The school being viewed stays visible for reference.
| School | Type | Performance band | Advanced | Proficient or Advanced | Distance | Select |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brea Junior High | Public | Not available | — | — | School being viewed |
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Nearby public schools across grade levels, plus private options within 10 miles.
Private schools do not receive a Scope Score or statewide ranking on SchoolScope.
16 private schools within 10 miles
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Moving & enrollment
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School location and nearby schools do not establish attendance eligibility. Confirm boundaries and permit requirements with Brea-Olinda Unified.
District information →School website →Schools across the K–12 journey
Elementary · K–5
Arovista ElementaryPublished boundary overlapScope Score 37/100
Mariposa ElementaryPublished boundary overlapScope Score 65/100
Olinda ElementaryPublished boundary overlapScope Score 72/100
Falcon Academy of Science and TechnologyPublished boundary overlapScope Score 63/100
Brea Country Hills ElementaryPublished boundary overlapScope Score 58/100
Laurel Elementary Magnet School of Innovation andAlternative · verify enrollment routeScope Score 41/100
BOUSD Online AcademyAlternative · verify enrollment route
Middle · 6–8
High school · 9–12
The road from this school ends at Brea Olinda High, which sent 50 graduates to UC campuses last fall and teaches 5 AP subjects. Those numbers describe past cohorts — a child starting here today would reach Brea Olinda High around 2031, and 6 years is a long time for a school to hold still, and by the state's 2023 count 82% of Brea Olinda High's graduates enrolled in college somewhere, UC or not.
50 UC enrollees (fall 2025) · 5 AP subjects taught → full record on Brea Olinda High's page
Source: UC & College Board
Source: sabs_2016. Schools are grouped by grade stage. Nearby schools are not confirmed feeder links or address assignments. Verify the current path and eligibility with the district.
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Worth a school visit
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Behind the evidence
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How the Scope Score is calculated
On a narrow screen, scroll the table sideways to see the state comparison and weights.
A closer look at the evidence
Brea Junior High: reading the evidence
Brea is a middle school in Brea. We publish no Scope Score, band or rank for it this year — the composite they are all built from isn't on file. Here's what we can show.
Subject proficiency describes tested students, while graduation describes a graduating cohort. These figures are not successive stages followed by the same students.
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