Center for Advanced Learning

Located at 4016 South Central Ave., in Los Angeles, California, Center for Advanced Learning is a compact elementary campus that caters to 237 students (grades K through 5), run under Center for Advanced Learning District. By comparison, California's public schools average about 465 students each, so Center for Advanced Learning sits 49% smaller than that benchmark.

Operationally, Center for Advanced Learning answers to Center for Advanced Learning District, which sets policy, hires staff, and reports enrollment to the state.

Demographically, Center for Advanced Learning lists that nearly all students (95%) are Hispanic. Beyond that, the school shows 5% Black. That is visibly more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 48%.

In terms of school funding signals, Center for Advanced Learning shows 13 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 18.2:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 22.3:1, putting Center for Advanced Learning tighter than the state norm the norm. Roughly 91% of students at Center for Advanced Learning qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. Set against Los Angeles County (around 70%), the school's rate is noticeably above typical.

Around the school, community-level numbers for Los Angeles County indicate median household earnings sit near $90,112, 36% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 10%. Across Los Angeles County's 2244 public schools (combined enrollment of about 1,265,907 students), Center for Advanced Learning is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Wadsworth Avenue Elementary, roughly 0.2 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

The school occupies an urban site. Center for Advanced Learning is a charter school, which puts it inside the public-school system but outside the standard district-managed model.

On the community side, members of the Center for Advanced Learning community share and discuss science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.