Private special-education school · nonsectarian · Orange, California
Olive Crest Academy
2–12 · 134 students, not counting pre-K · 9 per teacher (2021–22)
Olive Crest Academy is a private school for students in special education. California private schools don’t take the state tests, so there are no results we can fairly compare. We don’t score or rank private schools.
Common questions
How long is the school day?
6 hours in the 2021–22 federal survey. Ask for current hours and care. Evidence ↓
How do I apply?
Call (714) 998-6571 and ask which grades have openings, how to apply and by when. Evidence ↓
What are the free public options nearby?
Your assigned public elementary school depends on your address; the nearest are listed below, each placed among California’s public elementary schools on spring 2026 tests. Evidence ↓
More questions (3)
How big is it?
134 students, not counting pre-K, in the federal private-school survey (NCES Private School Universe Survey), 2021–22. About 9 students per teacher across the school. Evidence ↓
What does a year cost?
Ask the school for the total yearly cost, including fees, and how financial aid works.
Does Olive Crest Academy have state test results?
No. Private schools in California don’t take the state tests (CAASPP), so there is no state testing data for Olive Crest Academy to score. Evidence ↓
Life at school
What would my child’s day be like?
The school reported a 6-hour day in 2021–22.
NCES private-school survey, 2021–22
Ask: What does a typical day look like in my child’s grade, and when does it start and end?
Students
Who goes to Olive Crest Academy?
In 2021–22, the federal survey counted 134 students, 9 per teacher.
NCES private-school survey, 2021–22
These figures leave out pre-K and cover the whole school, not one class.
- Hispanic or Latino 48%
- White 24%
- Black or African American 13%
- American Indian, Pacific Islander or two or more races, together 12%
- Asian 3%
114 boys and 20 girls in K–12 and ungraded classes, 2021–22.
Ask: How many children are in my child’s class, and how many adults?
Source recordsNCES survey · ZIP-area census
The federal survey counts American Indian, Pacific Islander and multiracial students separately; the copy we hold adds them into one share.
| Grades | 2–12 |
|---|---|
| Enrollment | 134 K–12 and ungraded students |
| Student : teacher | 9:1 |
| Source: NCES Private School Universe Survey, 2021–22. | |
| Teachers | 15.0 estimated K–12 full-time-equivalent teachers |
| Students | Coeducational |
| School day | 6 hours |
| Affiliation | Nonsectarian |
| School type | Special-education school with no religious affiliation (NCES term: “Nonsectarian (Special Education)”) |
| Measure | Estimate |
|---|---|
| Median household income | $127,431 |
| Bachelor's degree or higher (adults 25+) | 38% |
| ZIP-area population | 20,589 |
| Median age | 38.1 years |
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey, 2020–2024 5-year estimates. Median household income covers the past 12 months and is reported in 2024 inflation-adjusted dollars. Bachelor's degree or higher uses adults age 25 and over as its population. A dash is unavailable, not zero; a reported zero remains zero. ZIP-area figures do not establish the school's attendance area or describe its enrolled students. See all schools in ZIP code 92865 →
The ZIP area comes from the school’s directory address; it does not verify where the campus is.
Source: NCES Private School Universe Survey (2021–22) · No. A1900611
Public options
What are the free public options nearby?
Three district or charter elementary schools, three middle schools and three high schools sit within 3 miles.
Public schools · straight-line distance from this school’s address
Elementary
- Taft Elementary0.4 mi
- Fletcher Mandarin Language & GATE Academy1.0 mi · Magnet school. Check how it admits students.
- Olive Elementary1.0 mi
Each percentile compares a school with California schools at its own level.
District schools are assigned by your home address. Charters run their own admissions.
Public schools at other levels (6)Middle · High
Middle
- Cerro Villa Middle1.3 mi
- Yorba Middle1.4 mi
- South Junior High2.4 mi
High
- Villa Park High1.5 mi
- Orange High2.0 mi
- Katella High2.5 mi
Each percentile compares a school with California schools at its own level.
Next steps
How do I visit Olive Crest Academy, and what should I ask?
Questions for your visit
- How do students come to the school? Ask whether districts place students here through a special-education plan (IEP), or families apply directly.
- Which therapies and services are part of the day? Ask how many students each adult works with.
More questions to ask (10) and the map
- How many students leave each year, and why? If many families leave, ask what they told the school.
- Where do students go after they finish here? Ask for the list of colleges and other paths recent graduates went on to.
- What is the full cost, and what financial aid is there? Ask about every fee on top of tuition, and how aid is decided.
- Who accredits the school? Accreditation means an outside group reviewed the school. Ask which group, and when it last visited.
- What does a typical day look like in my child’s grade, and when does it start and end?
- How many children are in my child’s class, and how many adults?
- How would teaching, student support and school expectations work for my child?
- Which grades have openings, and what are the application steps and dates?
- How are my child’s IEP goals set, reviewed and shared with our family?
- What transition services help students plan for life, training or work after school?
Location and visiting
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Data sources: NCES Private School Universe Survey · U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey
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