Is Mariposa Elementary a good school?

Mariposa Elementary ranks 789 th of 5862 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Mariposa Elementary?

In the 2023-24 school year, 542 students attended Mariposa Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Mariposa Elementary?

Students at Mariposa Elementary are 37% Hispanic, 32% Asian, 23% White, 8% Two or more races.

What schools do graduates of Mariposa Elementary attend?

Students who attend Mariposa Elementary usually go on to attend: Middle : Brea Junior High High : Brea Olinda High

Mariposa Elementary

Summary:

Mariposa Elementary is a public elementary school located in Brea, California, serving 557 students in grades K-6. It is part of the Brea-Olinda Unified School District, which is ranked 318 out of 1,568 districts in the state and has a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Mariposa Elementary consistently outperforms the district and state averages in academic achievement, with proficiency rates of 68.4% in English Language Arts/Literacy and 65.64% in Mathematics for the 2023-2024 school year, compared to the district's 64.39% and 60.18% and the state's 47.04% and 35.54%, respectively. The school's performance in Science is also strong, with 55.17% proficiency compared to the district's 48.79% and the state's 30.7%. Mariposa Elementary performs exceptionally well across various student subgroups, including female students, male students, Hispanic students, and students with disabilities, ranking in the top 10% of California elementary schools in several categories.

When compared to nearby schools, Mariposa Elementary outperforms other Brea-Olinda Unified schools, such as Arovista Elementary and Laurel Elementary Magnet School, as well as schools outside the district, such as Ladera Palma Elementary and Sierra Vista Elementary in the La Habra City Elementary district. Mariposa Elementary has maintained a consistently high level of academic achievement over the years, with its statewide ranking fluctuating between the top 10% and top 20% of California elementary schools.

Detail:

Public K-6

1111 West Mariposa Dr.
Brea, CA 92821-2599

(714) 529-4916

District: Brea-Olinda Unified

SchoolDigger Rank:
789^th of 5,862 California Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $5,257

Students who attend Mariposa Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Brea Junior High
High:	Brea Olinda High

Student/teacher ratio: 25.8

Number of students: 542

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

36.7%

Asian:

32.1%

White:

23.1%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 20.8%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Mariposa Elementary ranks better than 86.5% of elementary schools in California. It also ranks 3^rd among 6 ranked elementary schools in the Brea-Olinda Unified School District. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 88.46. (See more...)

Chronic absenteeism in a school refers to a situation where students repeatedly miss school, with the threshold often defined as missing 10% or more of school days for any reason, excused or unexcused.

Student Body

Compare Details Student population at Mariposa Elementary is diverse. Racial makeup is: Hispanic (36.7%), Asian (32.1%), White (23.1%). (See more...)

Compare Details 20.8% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Mariposa Elementary is 25.8. 4 elementary schools in the Brea-Olinda Unified School District have better student/teacher ratios. (See more...)

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Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Mariposa Elementary is $5,257. 3 elementary schools in the Brea-Olinda Unified School District spend more per student.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Mariposa Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks Mariposa Elementary 789^th of 5862 California public elementary schools. (See Mariposa Elementary in the ranking list.)

Elementary School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:

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Brea-Olinda Unified:

SchoolDigger ranks Brea-Olinda Unified 318^th of 1568 California school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Mariposa Elementary

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Rank History for all students at Mariposa Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2004	87.11	629^th	4809	86.9%
2005	87.70	608^th	4822	87.4%
2006	86.44	667^th	4818	86.2%
2007	85.90	717^th	5113	86.0%
2008	86.02	700^th	5113	86.3%
2009	89.59	500^th	5193	90.4%
2010	90.40	416^th	5314	92.2%
2011	92.98	250^th	5377	95.4%
2012	91.81	307^th	5390	94.3%
2013	87.50	611^th	5530	89.0%
2015	89.91	626^th	5611	88.8%
2016	89.70	636^th	5614	88.7%
2017	91.32	559^th	5692	90.2%
2018	91.06	568^th	5662	90.0%
2019	88.33	739^th	5789	87.2%
2022	93.01	516^th	5883	91.2%
2023	89.39	750^th	5874	87.2%
2024	88.46	789^th	5862	86.5%

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Rank History for Special Education students at Mariposa Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2023	84.16	243^rd	2420	90.0%
2024	76.39	403^rd	2634	84.7%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Mariposa Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	86.83	413^th	5084	91.9%
2019	83.96	543^rd	5173	89.5%
2022	89.79	357^th	5264	93.2%
2023	84.38	602^nd	5374	88.8%
2024	78.25	911^th	5511	83.5%

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Rank History for Female students at Mariposa Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	90.51	546^th	5413	89.9%
2019	90.76	511^th	5492	90.7%
2022	93.68	397^th	5635	93.0%
2023	89.09	687^th	5617	87.8%
2024	85.71	835^th	5605	85.1%

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Rank History for Disabled students at Mariposa Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	85.44	208^th	2128	90.2%
2019	74.49	428^th	2585	83.4%
2022	89.18	171^st	2227	92.3%

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Rank History for Male students at Mariposa Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	89.23	611^th	5431	88.7%
2019	82.82	920^th	5510	83.3%
2022	89.99	624^th	5663	89.0%
2023	86.80	778^th	5650	86.2%
2024	87.95	718^th	5636	87.3%

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Rank History for Asian students at Mariposa Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	74.64	265^th	1071	75.3%
2019	66.51	448^th	1149	61.0%
2022	74.72	282^nd	1154	75.6%
2023	71.70	362^nd	1190	69.6%
2024	62.85	564^th	1203	53.1%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at Mariposa Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	85.26	484^th	4830	90.0%
2019	90.49	284^th	4963	94.3%
2022	89.89	363^rd	5084	92.9%
2023	83.09	618^th	5098	87.9%
2024	81.35	671^st	5102	86.8%

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Rank History for White students at Mariposa Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	77.68	525^th	2737	80.8%
2019	64.04	1058^th	2834	62.7%
2022	72.04	734^th	2726	73.1%
2023	69.84	808^th	2662	69.6%
2024	74.27	657^th	2647	75.2%

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Data source: test scores: California Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

Data source: California Department of Education

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by a parent
Thursday, June 10, 2010

The teachers and the Principal frequently state what a wonderful school they are. They're a bunch of lazy jerks who are content to make as little effort as possible. The demographics keep this school going. Most kids arrive well prepared to learn. I met a family this year who'd moved to the area because the schools were so highly regarded and had high test scores. They pulled their son out in April, after realizing they weren't the only ones who saw a lot of self-congratulations and very little quality education. Close Quote

Enrollment information for Mariposa Elementary

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1988	398	10	42	36	0	n/a	n/a	0	486
1989	433	9	45	43	0	n/a	n/a	0	530
1990	445	6	42	54	0	n/a	n/a	0	547
1991	452	3	41	49	1	n/a	n/a	0	546
1992	466	10	40	48	1	n/a	n/a	0	565
1993	472	10	58	53	1	n/a	n/a	0	594
1994	483	12	64	62	2	n/a	n/a	0	623
1995	436	11	64	70	2	n/a	n/a	0	583
1996	436	11	64	70	2	n/a	n/a	0	583
1997	430	15	72	75	2	n/a	n/a	0	594
1998	422	13	73	91	2	n/a	n/a	0	601
1999	419	11	92	104	2	n/a	n/a	0	628
2000	407	9	84	100	1	n/a	n/a	0	601
2001	382	5	88	97	1	n/a	n/a	0	573
2002	349	6	67	91	2	n/a	n/a	1	516
2003	349	6	67	91	2	n/a	n/a	1	516
2004	328	6	64	92	4	n/a	n/a	20	514
2005	301	8	74	98	4	n/a	n/a	29	514
2006	288	7	85	96	5	n/a	n/a	31	512
2007	257	12	95	92	1	n/a	n/a	28	485
2008	240	5	81	94	1	n/a	n/a	0	421
2009	219	8	99	100	0	3	65	0	494
2010	230	5	121	161	0	3	9	0	529
2011	222	4	122	166	0	3	9	0	526
2012	233	1	119	175	0	4	13	0	545
2013	227	2	113	170	0	3	17	0	532
2014	233	3	114	170	0	3	24	0	547
2015	228	3	117	181	0	3	27	0	559
2016	224	0	134	182	0	3	26	0	569
2017	222	1	149	184	0	3	33	0	592
2018	218	1	168	184	0	2	32	0	605
2019	216	1	165	179	0	3	34	0	598
2020	210	0	174	192	0	2	30	0	608
2021	166	2	167	187	0	0	28	0	550
2022	151	2	187	205	0	0	33	1	579
2023	119	3	173	203	0	0	59	0	557
2024	125	2	174	199	0	0	42	0	542

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Mariposa Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	486	18.0	27.0	n/a
1989	530	21.0	25.2	n/a
1990	547	19.8	27.6	n/a
1991	546	19.1	28.5	n/a
1992	565	19.4	29.1	0.7
1993	594	20.0	29.7	6.7
1994	623	20.8	30.0	9
1995	583	21.0	27.8	11.8
1996	583	21.0	27.8	11.8
1997	594	23.0	25.8	13.8
1998	601	26.5	22.7	12
1999	628	27.0	23.3	13.4
2000	601	26.0	23.1	11
2001	573	26.0	22.0	11.3
2002	516	25.0	20.6	13.4
2003	516	25.0	20.6	13.4
2004	514	25.0	20.6	12.8
2005	514	24.0	21.4	14.6
2006	512	22.0	23.3	15.8
2007	485	22.5	21.6	14
2008	421	23.0	18.3	17.1
2009	494	21.0	20.6	15
2010	529	21.0	25.1	17.4
2011	526	n/a	n/a	17.7
2012	545	18.5	29.4	n/a
2013	532	18.0	29.5	20.9
2014	547	19.0	28.7	19.9
2015	559	20.0	27.9	21.1
2016	569	21.0	27.0	19.7
2017	592	22.0	26.9	18.6
2018	605	22.0	27.5	20.7
2019	598	22.0	27.1	22.4
2020	608	n/a	n/a	22.5
2021	550	22.0	25.0	22.7
2022	579	22.0	26.3	19.7
2023	557	23.0	24.2	18
2024	542	21.0	25.8	20.8

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Mariposa Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	486	18.0	27.0	n/a
1989	530	21.0	25.2	n/a
1990	547	19.8	27.6	n/a
1991	546	19.1	28.5	n/a
1992	565	19.4	29.1	0.7
1993	594	20.0	29.7	6.7
1994	623	20.8	30.0	9
1995	583	21.0	27.8	11.8
1996	583	21.0	27.8	11.8
1997	594	23.0	25.8	13.8
1998	601	26.5	22.7	12
1999	628	27.0	23.3	13.4
2000	601	26.0	23.1	11
2001	573	26.0	22.0	11.3
2002	516	25.0	20.6	13.4
2003	516	25.0	20.6	13.4
2004	514	25.0	20.6	12.8
2005	514	24.0	21.4	14.6
2006	512	22.0	23.3	15.8
2007	485	22.5	21.6	14
2008	421	23.0	18.3	17.1
2009	494	21.0	20.6	15
2010	529	21.0	25.1	17.4
2011	526	n/a	n/a	17.7
2012	545	18.5	29.4	n/a
2013	532	18.0	29.5	20.9
2014	547	19.0	28.7	19.9
2015	559	20.0	27.9	21.1
2016	569	21.0	27.0	19.7
2017	592	22.0	26.9	18.6
2018	605	22.0	27.5	20.7
2019	598	22.0	27.1	22.4
2020	608	n/a	n/a	22.5
2021	550	22.0	25.0	22.7
2022	579	22.0	26.3	19.7
2023	557	23.0	24.2	18
2024	542	21.0	25.8	20.8

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.

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