Olinda Elementary

Olinda Elementary School
The front of the Birch Street location
Address
Map
3145 East Birch St.

Brea
,
Orange County
,
California
92821-6250

United States
Coordinates33°55′09″N 117°51′16″W / 33.91910317390397°N 117.85433498722938°W / 33.91910317390397; -117.85433498722938
Information
TypePublic Elementary School
Established1898 (1898)
StatusOpen
School districtBrea Olinda Unified School District
NCES District ID0605880[2]
PrincipalDr Preetom Bhattacharya
Faculty25.60 (on FTE basis)[1]
GradesK to 6
Enrolment684[1] (2018–19)
Campus typeSuburban
Color(s)   Red and blue
SloganHome of the Eagles
Websiteoes-bousd-ca.schoolloop.com

Olinda Elementary is an elementary-level school located in Brea, California.

History

Olinda Elementary was first built in 1898 in what is now Carbon Canyon Regional Park, one year after the village of Olinda was founded.[3][4]

Relocation

The school was moved deeper into Carbon Canyon during the mid-1960s, in what is now Olinda Village.

In 2012, the Olinda Village location was scheduled for demolition and a new site was constructed at a location on Birch Street next to the City of Brea's Sports Park.[5] This sparked concern and anger with local residents as the school had also served as a park, but was made inaccessible after being sold.[6]

Awards

In 2006, the school was recognized as a California Distinguished School and in 2007 was recognized as a Blue Ribbon School.[7]

In 2010, the Orange County Register placed Olinda Elementary on their "Best Schools" list at number 10.[8][9]

References

  1. ^ a b "School Detail for Olinda Elementary". National Center for Education Statistics. Archived from the original on 5 April 2020. Retrieved 5 April 2020.
  2. ^ "Search for Public School Districts – District Detail for Brea-olinda Unified". National Center for Education Statistics. Institute of Education Sciences. Retrieved 18 July 2016.
  3. ^ "Olinda". ohp.parks.ca.gov. Retrieved 18 July 2016.
  4. ^ Kopetman, Roxana (3 May 2016). "Brea Olinda district set to sell old school site for $6.3 million". OC Register. Retrieved 18 July 2016. The original Olinda school was a one-room schoolhouse built in 1898.
  5. ^ Peterson, Stefani (9 January 2012). "Brea school moves for third time". OC Register. Retrieved 18 July 2016.
  6. ^ Kopetman, Roxana (3 May 2016). "Brea Olinda district set to sell old school site for $6.3 million". OC Register. Retrieved 18 July 2016. 'With the loss of the school, we lost our park,' Reed said. 'The community will definitely be vocal in terms of what we want.'
  7. ^ Carpenter, Eric; Barrientos, Jorge (2 October 2007). "U.S. picks 9 O.C. schools for Blue Ribbon honor". OC Register. Retrieved 19 August 2016.
  8. ^ Leal, Fermin (5 February 2010). "Best schools ranking methods: How we did it". OC Register. Retrieved 18 July 2016.
  9. ^ Martindale, Scott (5 February 2010). "Tight-knit and rural, Olinda moves forward by sticking together". OC Register. Retrieved 18 July 2016.