Olinda Elementary Explained

Olinda Elementary School
Slogan:	Home of the Eagles
Address:	3145 East Birch St.
City:	Brea
State:	California
County:	Orange County
Zipcode:	92821-6250
Country:	USA
Type:	Public Elementary School
District:	Brea Olinda Unified School District
Grades:	K to 6
Principal:	Dr Preetom Bhattacharya
Enrolment:	684^[1]
Enrolment As Of:	2018–19
Faculty:	25.60 (on FTE basis)
Status:	Open
Campus Type:	Suburban
Colors:	Red and blue

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.^{[2] [3]}

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.^[4] This sparked concern and anger with local residents as the school had also served as a park, but was made inaccessible after being sold.^[5]

Awards

In 2006, the school was recognized as a California Distinguished School and in 2007 was recognized as a Blue Ribbon School.^[6]

In 2010, the Orange County Register placed Olinda Elementary on their "Best Schools" list at number 10.^{[7] [8]}

Notes and References

1. Web site: School Detail for Olinda Elementary . National Center for Education Statistics . 5 April 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200405141149/https://nces.ed.gov/ccd/schoolsearch/school_detail.asp?ID=060588000532 . 5 April 2020 . EN . live.
2. Web site: Olinda . ohp.parks.ca.gov . 18 July 2016.
3. Web site: Kopetman . Roxana . Brea Olinda district set to sell old school site for $6.3 million . . 18 July 2016 . 3 May 2016 . The original Olinda school was a one-room schoolhouse built in 1898..
4. Web site: Peterson . Stefani . Brea school moves for third time . . 18 July 2016 . 9 January 2012.
5. Web site: Kopetman . Roxana . Brea Olinda district set to sell old school site for $6.3 million . . 18 July 2016 . 3 May 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.'.
6. News: Carpenter. Eric. Barrientos. Jorge. U.S. picks 9 O.C. schools for Blue Ribbon honor. 19 August 2016. OC Register. 2 October 2007.
7. Web site: Leal . Fermin . Best schools ranking methods: How we did it . . 18 July 2016 . 5 February 2010.
8. Web site: Martindale . Scott . Tight-knit and rural, Olinda moves forward by sticking together . . 18 July 2016 . 5 February 2010.