📍 950 S. Briercliff Dr., La Habra, Orange County, 90631
Olita Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in La Habra, Orange County. The school has 433 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Krista Van Hoogmoed. It is part of the Lowell Joint school district. It serves grades K–6 in a suburban setting. The school employs 18.2 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 23.8:1.
Olita Elementary enrolls 433 students across grades K–6. The student body is 54% male and 46% female. A teaching staff of 18.2 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 23.8:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 68% Hispanic or Latino, 17% White and 7.6% Asian.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 293 | 68% |
| White | 75 | 17% |
| Asian | 33 | 7.6% |
| Two or more races | 24 | 5.5% |
| Black or African American | 4 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 3 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
236 of the school's 433 students (55%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Olita Elementary is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Large). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families.
Olita Elementary is one of 6 schools in Lowell Joint, based in Whittier, California. The district serves 2,980 students district-wide and employs 127 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 433 students, Olita Elementary is close to the district average of about 497 students per school.