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Brea Olinda High School

789 North Wildcat Way, Brea, CA 92821View on map

  • Public
  • Brea
  • 444 seniors
  • 1,664 students

Brea Olinda High School is a public high school in Brea (Brea-Olinda Unified) with 444 seniors. In fall 2025, 76% of its 153 University of California applicants were admitted, compared with a county median of 76%. Its students applied most often to UC Irvine (UCI), UC San Diego (UCSD), and UC Los Angeles (UCLA). 63% of the class of 2023 completed the A–G courses UC requires.

Year

UC admit rate

76%

116 of 153 applicants, fall 2025

County median 76%

Seniors admitted to a UC

26%

116 of 444 seniors

County median 23%

Seniors who applied to UC

34%

153 of 444 seniors

County median 30%

UC Los Angeles (UCLA) admit rate

13%

14 of 110 applicants, fall 2025

CA applicants 9.6%

UC Berkeley (Cal) admit rate

11%

9 of 81 applicants, fall 2025

CA applicants 13%

Campus by campus, fall 2025

The share of this school's applicants each campus admitted, beside the campus's rate for everyone else. Hardest campus first.

University of California

Brea Olinda High School applicants did better than all California applicants at 4 of 9 campuses, about the same at 4 and worse at 1.

  • Los AngelesAbout the same

    13%

    14 of 110 admitted

    This school13%All CA10%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.31 (all applicants 4.00)

  • BerkeleyAbout the same

    11%

    9 of 81 admitted

    This school11%All CA13%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.26 (all applicants 3.98)

  • IrvineAbout the same

    24%

    33 of 138 admitted

    This school24%All CA22%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.21 (all applicants 3.94)

  • San Diego4 pts higher

    29%

    36 of 123 admitted

    This school29%All CA25%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.26 (all applicants 3.97)

  • Santa Barbara8 pts lower

    25%

    24 of 97 admitted

    This school25%All CA32%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.27 (all applicants 3.97)

  • Davis7 pts higher

    44%

    29 of 66 admitted

    This school44%All CA37%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.22 (all applicants 3.96)

  • Santa Cruz10 pts higher

    82%

    27 of 33 admitted

    This school82%All CA71%

    Admitted students' average GPA 3.99 (all applicants 3.83)

  • Riverside8 pts higher

    95%

    93 of 98 admitted

    This school95%All CA87%

    Admitted students' average GPA 3.95 (all applicants 3.92)

  • MercedAbout the same

    93%

    28 of 30 admitted

    This school93%All CA96%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.00 (all applicants 3.92)

Fall 2025. A student admitted to several campuses counts once at each one. All CA is the campus’s admit rate that fall for applicants from every California high school. Within 3 points counts as about the same. GPA is the UC-calculated GPA (weighted, capped).

California State University

Brea Olinda High School applicants did better than the campus overall at 3 of 4 campuses, about the same at 1.

  • San DiegoAbout the same

    34%

    28 of 83 admitted

    This school34%Overall34%

  • Long Beach9 pts higher

    57%

    65 of 115 admitted

    This school57%Overall47%

  • Pomona12 pts higher

    86%

    78 of 91 admitted

    This school86%Overall74%

  • Fullerton7 pts higher

    94%

    109 of 116 admitted

    This school94%Overall87%

Fall 2025. A student admitted to several campuses counts once at each one. Overall is the campus’s admit rate for all its applicants, from federal IPEDS data (fall 2023, the latest published). Within 3 points counts as about the same.

Where graduates go

Class of 2023 (377 graduates), the latest published by fall 2025, within 12 months of graduating.

Any college

82%

310 of 377 graduates

UC or CSU

26%

97 graduates

Community college

40%

150 graduates

DestinationGraduatesShare
UC4512%
CSU5214%
CA private college298%
Out of state349%
Community college15040%
Not enrolled6718%
Enrolled in college31082%
Total377100%

How each student group compares

Compare college-going across student groups

  • Gender: Male, Female
  • Race & ethnicity: Hispanic or Latino, White, Asian, Filipino
  • Student need: Low-income, Students with disabilities, English learners
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Advanced Placement

23

AP courses offered

2023–24 school year · US Dept. of Education Civil Rights Data Collection

56

AP class sections

Counts every section taught, so it is larger than the number of different AP courses.

44% of students are in AP courses

2024–25 school year · California School Accountability Report Card

52%

of graduating seniors passed at least two AP exams or courses

211 of 404 graduates

A score of 3 or higher on exams or a C- or better in courses. Not comparable with the exam-only share.

2025–26 school year · California Department of Education (College/Career Indicator)

32%

of graduating seniors scored 3 or higher on at least two AP exams

135 of 419 graduates

2023–24 school year · California Department of Education (College/Career Indicator)

Subject areas

  • English: 11 classes
  • Foreign language: 5 classes
  • Mathematics: 8 classes
  • Science: 12 classes
  • Social science: 15 classes

Academic context

State test (CAASPP), juniors tested in 2026, and the share of low-income students. A–G is the class of 2023. The tick is the county median.

  • Juniors meeting the English standard 68%County median 65%
  • Juniors meeting the math standard 49%County median 41%
  • Juniors exceeding the English standard 36%County median 33%
  • Juniors exceeding the math standard 25%County median 21%
  • Low-income students 40%County median 58%
  • Graduates completing courses 63%County median 57%

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