About Us

The Brea Olinda Unified School District is in the northeast corner of Orange County, bounded on the north by the Orange County/Los Angeles County line, on the east by San Bernardino and Riverside Counties, on the west by Puente Avenue (near La Habra) and on the south by the City of Fullerton. The City of Brea encompasses roughly 12 square miles, with the schools in the district totaling 121.7 acres of land. According to the 2020 census, the population of the community is approximately 47,325 and is composed of middle and upper-middle income families. The ethnic population is about 53.4% minority. The community has an excellent balance of homes, business, and industry.

The District, with six elementary schools, one junior high, one high school, one alternative high school and one online academy serves more than 5,700 students. Six schools have been designated as California Distinguished Schools, two have been named National Blue Ribbon Schools. BOUSD students have won honors in county, state, and national competition, including CIF championships, Academic Decathlon and Pentathlon Tournaments. The 2025 graduating classes earned over $3.3 million in grants and scholarships for their academic and athletic accomplishments. More than 90% of BOHS seniors are college bound.

Feel free to reference BOUSD's Local Control Accountability Plan LCAP for a more detailed look at our District.

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