Is Olita Elementary a good school?

Olita Elementary ranks 2426 th of 5862 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Olita Elementary?

In the 2022-23 school year, 433 students attended Olita Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Olita Elementary?

Students at Olita Elementary are 68% Hispanic, 17% White, 8% Asian, 6% Two or more races.

What schools do graduates of Olita Elementary attend?

Students who attend Olita Elementary usually go on to attend: Middle : Rancho-Starbuck Intermediate High : La Habra High

Olita Elementary

Summary:

Olita Elementary is a public elementary school located in La Habra, California, serving grades K-6 with a student population of 433. It is part of the Lowell Joint School District, which is ranked 374 out of 1,568 districts in California and has a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Olita Elementary faces some challenges, including lower test scores, higher chronic absenteeism, and a higher percentage of students from low-socioeconomic backgrounds, compared to the surrounding schools in the Lowell Joint district. For example, in 2023-2024, Olita Elementary's proficiency rates in English Language Arts (ELA) and Mathematics were around 43-48% and 35-45%, respectively, compared to the Lowell Joint district's 54-59% and 40-54% proficiency rates. Olita's science proficiency rates were also lower, at around 30%, compared to the Lowell Joint district's 37-38%. Additionally, Olita Elementary has a relatively high chronic absenteeism rate, reaching 20.2% in the 2022-2023 school year, which is higher than the state average.

However, Olita Elementary's performance is generally better than some nearby schools in the La Habra City Elementary district, such as Walnut Elementary and Las Lomas Elementary, which have significantly lower test scores and higher rates of chronic absenteeism and free/reduced-price lunch recipients. Addressing the key metrics at Olita Elementary, such as improving test scores, reducing chronic absenteeism, and supporting students from low-socioeconomic backgrounds, could help the school improve its overall academic performance and student outcomes.

Detail:

Public K-6

950 South Briercliff Dr.
La Habra, CA 90631-6223

(562) 902-4251

District: Lowell Joint

SchoolDigger Rank:
2426^th of 5,862 California Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $7,610

Students who attend Olita Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Rancho-Starbuck Intermediate
High:	La Habra High

Student/teacher ratio: 23.7

Number of students: 433

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

67.7%

White:

17.3%

Asian:

7.6%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 54.5%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Olita Elementary ranks better than 58.6% of elementary schools in California. It also ranks last among 5 ranked elementary schools in the Lowell Joint School District. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 52.44. (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 Racial makeup is: Hispanic (67.7%), White (17.3%), Asian (7.6%). (See more...)

Compare Details 54.5% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Olita Elementary is 23.7. 2 elementary schools in the Lowell Joint School District have better student/teacher ratios. (See more...)

Compare Olita Elementary employs 18.2 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Olita Elementary is $7,610, which is the highest among 5 elementary schools in the Lowell Joint School District!

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Olita Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks Olita Elementary 2426^th of 5862 California public elementary schools. (See Olita Elementary in the ranking list.)

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Lowell Joint:

SchoolDigger ranks Lowell Joint 374^th of 1568 California school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Olita Elementary

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Rank History for all students at Olita Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2004	83.14	788^th	4809	83.6%
2005	81.42	871^st	4822	81.9%
2006	76.22	1093^rd	4818	77.3%
2007	82.28	882^nd	5113	82.7%
2008	65.42	1608^th	5113	68.6%
2009	77.61	1105^th	5193	78.7%
2010	76.20	1172^nd	5314	77.9%
2011	73.91	1304^th	5377	75.7%
2012	68.60	1598^th	5390	70.4%
2013	74.09	1370^th	5530	75.2%
2015	55.79	2143^rd	5611	61.8%
2016	61.18	1940^th	5614	65.4%
2017	66.26	1739^th	5692	69.4%
2018	66.59	1736^th	5662	69.3%
2019	66.12	1786^th	5789	69.1%
2021	41.75	747^th	1417	47.3%
2022	57.52	2151^st	5883	63.4%
2023	51.88	2443^rd	5874	58.4%
2024	52.44	2426^th	5862	58.6%

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Rank History for Special Education students at Olita Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2023	69.65	478^th	2420	80.2%
2024	33.77	1621^st	2634	38.5%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Olita Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	63.22	1562^nd	5084	69.3%
2019	57.89	1907^th	5173	63.1%
2021	43.45	594^th	1110	46.5%
2022	66.59	1335^th	5264	74.6%
2023	58.38	1851^st	5374	65.6%
2024	46.31	2646^th	5511	52.0%

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Rank History for Female students at Olita Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	65.59	1729^th	5413	68.1%
2019	66.29	1681^st	5492	69.4%
2021	50.25	568^th	1267	55.2%
2022	64.56	1755^th	5635	68.9%
2023	50.64	2373^rd	5617	57.8%
2024	52.05	2313^th	5605	58.7%

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Rank History for Disabled students at Olita Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2022	62.73	538^th	2227	75.8%

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Rank History for Male students at Olita Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	64.95	1719^th	5431	68.3%
2019	62.71	1838^th	5510	66.6%
2021	34.70	760^th	1272	40.3%
2022	48.79	2514^th	5663	55.6%
2023	51.03	2393^rd	5650	57.6%
2024	51.82	2370^th	5636	57.9%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at Olita Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	78.36	760^th	4830	84.3%
2019	73.06	1009^th	4963	79.7%
2022	67.54	1271^st	5084	75.0%
2023	65.31	1391^st	5098	72.7%
2024	61.88	1576^th	5102	69.1%

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Rank History for White students at Olita Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	55.51	1344^th	2737	50.9%
2019	64.59	1045^th	2834	63.1%
2022	53.29	1359^th	2726	50.1%
2023	28.54	2017^th	2662	24.2%
2024	30.45	1945^th	2647	26.5%

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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 on FaceBook
Wednesday, May 19, 2010

I have 2 children at Olita Elementary School and they love it. The teachers are always available for questions and contact the parents if there are any issues. I've even had the principal contact me personally on specific issues, good or bad. She's even called me with concerns of who my children might be poorly influenced by.

The secretary and office assistant are excellent. They have contacted me for any issues or concerns that have arrived and are sympathetic to my children's needs. We've even found an excellent babysitter through the office staff. The parents are awesome too. The are great at communicating with the teachers, staff and other parents about events, concerns or ideas.

I can't wait until my younger 2 attend. Close Quote

Enrollment information for Olita Elementary

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1988	290	0	16	74	0	n/a	n/a	0	380
1989	319	2	13	85	0	n/a	n/a	0	419
1990	298	1	6	93	0	n/a	n/a	0	398
1991	287	7	9	111	0	n/a	n/a	0	414
1992	312	9	7	125	0	n/a	n/a	0	453
1993	306	4	17	118	0	n/a	n/a	0	445
1994	290	10	16	140	0	n/a	n/a	0	456
1995	285	10	13	118	1	n/a	n/a	0	427
1996	285	10	13	118	1	n/a	n/a	0	427
1997	292	8	8	122	0	n/a	n/a	0	430
1998	295	8	7	150	0	n/a	n/a	0	460
1999	303	9	8	153	1	n/a	n/a	0	474
2000	307	7	12	157	0	n/a	n/a	0	483
2001	310	6	19	180	1	n/a	n/a	0	516
2002	229	4	32	189	1	n/a	n/a	14	469
2003	229	4	32	189	1	n/a	n/a	14	469
2004	207	0	27	177	3	n/a	n/a	59	473
2005	185	7	26	196	1	n/a	n/a	56	471
2006	170	10	25	200	1	n/a	n/a	53	459
2007	165	9	30	193	1	n/a	n/a	46	444
2008	156	8	25	210	2	n/a	n/a	0	401
2009	142	9	30	224	1	0	51	0	457
2010	159	11	25	283	0	1	9	0	488
2011	142	9	27	280	0	3	8	0	469
2012	145	9	23	310	1	5	8	0	501
2013	133	9	24	292	0	3	6	0	467
2014	136	5	19	302	0	3	10	0	475
2015	123	4	21	303	1	3	6	0	461
2016	108	13	18	314	0	2	8	0	463
2017	104	10	22	308	0	1	7	0	452
2018	101	10	12	300	1	6	11	0	441
2019	103	9	16	291	0	5	13	0	437
2020	92	9	25	292	0	5	20	0	443
2021	84	6	30	283	0	5	21	0	429
2022	73	5	28	290	1	4	21	0	422
2023	75	4	33	293	1	3	24	0	433

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 Olita Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	380	17.0	22.3	n/a
1989	419	17.0	24.6	n/a
1990	398	17.0	23.4	n/a
1991	414	18.0	23.0	n/a
1992	453	18.3	24.7	3.5
1993	445	19.0	23.4	4.3
1994	456	18.0	25.3	5
1995	427	20.0	21.4	12.9
1996	427	20.0	21.4	12.9
1997	430	21.0	20.5	17.2
1998	460	22.0	20.9	13.7
1999	474	22.0	21.5	16.2
2000	483	24.0	20.1	16.4
2001	516	24.0	21.5	15.7
2002	469	22.8	20.6	14.7
2003	469	22.8	20.6	14.7
2004	473	20.8	22.7	17.4
2005	471	18.3	25.7	23.1
2006	459	18.8	24.4	22.9
2007	444	18.0	24.7	23.4
2008	401	20.0	20.1	28.7
2009	457	20.0	21.8	33.7
2010	488	21.0	23.2	30.7
2011	469	n/a	n/a	32
2012	501	18.0	27.8	n/a
2013	467	19.0	24.5	32.3
2014	475	18.0	26.3	36.6
2015	461	18.0	25.6	40.3
2016	463	18.0	25.7	41.9
2017	452	18.0	25.1	40.5
2018	441	18.0	24.5	39.9
2019	437	19.0	23.0	40.3
2020	443	n/a	n/a	45.6
2021	429	18.0	23.8	43.4
2022	422	18.1	23.2	56.6
2023	433	18.2	23.7	54.5

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 Olita Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	380	17.0	22.3	n/a
1989	419	17.0	24.6	n/a
1990	398	17.0	23.4	n/a
1991	414	18.0	23.0	n/a
1992	453	18.3	24.7	3.5
1993	445	19.0	23.4	4.3
1994	456	18.0	25.3	5
1995	427	20.0	21.4	12.9
1996	427	20.0	21.4	12.9
1997	430	21.0	20.5	17.2
1998	460	22.0	20.9	13.7
1999	474	22.0	21.5	16.2
2000	483	24.0	20.1	16.4
2001	516	24.0	21.5	15.7
2002	469	22.8	20.6	14.7
2003	469	22.8	20.6	14.7
2004	473	20.8	22.7	17.4
2005	471	18.3	25.7	23.1
2006	459	18.8	24.4	22.9
2007	444	18.0	24.7	23.4
2008	401	20.0	20.1	28.7
2009	457	20.0	21.8	33.7
2010	488	21.0	23.2	30.7
2011	469	n/a	n/a	32
2012	501	18.0	27.8	n/a
2013	467	19.0	24.5	32.3
2014	475	18.0	26.3	36.6
2015	461	18.0	25.6	40.3
2016	463	18.0	25.7	41.9
2017	452	18.0	25.1	40.5
2018	441	18.0	24.5	39.9
2019	437	19.0	23.0	40.3
2020	443	n/a	n/a	45.6
2021	429	18.0	23.8	43.4
2022	422	18.1	23.2	56.6
2023	433	18.2	23.7	54.5

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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