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If you could change one rule at Contreras Learning Center-Academic Leadership Community, what would it be?
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Enrollment
392
High
DISTRICT 676 · STATE 838
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LOS ANGELES UNIFIED·NCES 062271012314
Contreras Learning Center-Academic Leadership Community
322 Lucas Ave., Los Angeles, CA 90017 · (213) 240-3815 · Los Angeles County
GRADES 09–12HIGH11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL392 STUDENTS
C+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 44% of California public high schools
- C-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B+Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- B+Three-year trend Change in reading and math proficiency over the last three test years.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded California public high schools
Student : Teacher
16.6:1
24 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.3:1 · STATE 18.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
96%
377 students
DISTRICT 84% · STATE 65%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 9 | 95 | 24% |
| Grade 10 | 83 | 21% |
| Grade 11 | 111 | 28% |
| Grade 12 | 103 | 26% |
Student demographics
13%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 45% · STATE 62% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
CAASPP 2024-25 . % met or exceeded standardEnglish Language Arts
48.0%
CA avg 49.1% . +8.0pp since 2014
Math
18.4%
CA avg 37.7% . -1.6pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 48 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 18 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all California schools, those numbers are about 49 and 38. Reading and writing scores are up about 8 points since 2014, while math scores are down about 2 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 15.3% | 32.6% | 19.4% | 32.6% |
| Math | 4.1% | 14.3% | 25.5% | 56.1% |
Share of tested students at each CAASPP level. Each student counts in one level, so a row adds to about 100%.
CAASPP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 48.0% | 18.4% |
| 2023-24 | 38.1% | 13.3% |
| 2022-23 | 34.9% | 7.7% |
| 2021-22 | 43.7% | 10.6% |
| 2020-21 | 32.4% | 16.4% |
| 2018-19 | 46.4% | 22.6% |
| 2017-18 | 35.9% | 17.2% |
| 2016-17 | 62.8% | 26.0% |
| 2015-16 | 63.0% | 23.0% |
| 2014-15 | 40.0% | 20.0% |
% met or exceeded standard, all students and all tested grades.
Source: CAASPP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
29.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
23.2%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+6.3pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 29% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 23% typical for California schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among California's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Contreras Learning Center-Academic Leadership Community
Contreras Learning Center-Academic Leadership Community's state test result (29.4% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 3 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Contreras Learning Center-Academic Leadership Community this school | 392 | 96.2% | 29.4% |
| Humanitas Acad of Art and Tech at Esteban E. Torres High #4 Los Angeles | 398 | 95.5% | 26.7% |
| Alliance Dr. Olga Mohan High Los Angeles | 456 | 94.7% | N/A |
| Contreras Learning Center-School of Social Justice Los Angeles | 326 | 96.6% | 25.4% |
| Cesar E. Chavez Lrng Acads-Tech Prep Acad San Fernando | 321 | 96.0% | 29.3% |
| Valor Academy High North Hills | 492 | 94.5% | N/A |
Matched among California high schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Contreras Learning Center-Academic Leadership Community ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Los Angeles County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 29.4% | #816 of 1,052 | #171 of 228 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 18.4% | #724 of 1,056 ▲ 92 | #168 of 229 ▲ 8 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 48.0% | #743 of 1,056 ▲ 165 | #161 of 229 ▲ 30 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +6.0pp | #300 of 1,044 | #91 of 229 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 392 | #1,123 of 2,093 | #294 of 486 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.6:1 | #191 of 1,352 | #64 of 358 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 13.2% | #1,198 of 1,351 | #279 of 359 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 96.2% | #84 of 1,575 | #51 of 396 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -13.1% | #353 of 802 | #132 of 227 |
Ranked against other public high schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
392
-85 (-18%) vs 2020
-14% since 2010-11, when it was 457
Student : Teacher
16.6:1
was 22.7:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 392 | 23.6 | 16.6:1 | 96% (377) |
| 2023-24 | 454 | 22.8 | 19.9:1 | 96% (435) |
| 2022-23 | 503 | 23.6 | 21.3:1 | 99% (498) |
| 2020-21 | 477 | 21 | 22.7:1 | 99% (474) |
| 2017-18 | 451 | 21.3 | 21.1:1 | 96% (433) |
| 2015-16 | 472 | 21 | 22.5:1 | 92% (434) |
| 2010-11 | 457 | N/A | N/A | 84% (385) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Contreras Learning Center-Academic Leadership Community.
Since 2017-18: students down 13% (451 to 392); teachers up 11% (21.3 to 23.6).
About Contreras Learning Center-Academic Leadership Community
Contreras Learning Center-Academic Leadership Community is a low-enrollment high school in Los Angeles Unified, located in Los Angeles, California. The latest federal count shows 392 students in grades 9 through 12. Against the 838-student average for high schools in California, enrollment here is 53% lower.
Los Angeles Unified is responsible for 784 schools, Contreras Learning Center-Academic Leadership Community included, with 406,887 students in all.
Contreras Learning Center-Academic Leadership Community's enrollment is 93% Hispanic. After that, the student body is 3% Asian and 2% White. Census figures show Los Angeles County is about 48% Hispanic. Pick two students at random and there is a 13% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
Contreras Learning Center-Academic Leadership Community employs 23.6 full-time-equivalent teachers. That gives a ratio of about 16.6:1. This ratio sits 1.6 below the 18.2:1 average for high schools in California. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility was 96% in 2024-25. That is 26 points above the 70% average for public schools in Los Angeles County.
allk12 grades Contreras Learning Center-Academic Leadership Community a C+. The grade compares the school only with California public high schools, because each state gives its own test.
On BeatsExpectations, Contreras Learning Center-Academic Leadership Community is 6.3 points above its prediction, a result in the middle 80% of California schools.
Federal survey data for Los Angeles County show that the median household income is $90,112, roughly 36% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 10% of residents live below the federal poverty line. There are 2,244 public schools in Los Angeles County, enrolling about 1,265,907 students in all.
The closest public school, School of Business and Tourism at Contreras Learning Complex, is less than a tenth of a mile from Contreras Learning Center-Academic Leadership Community. Other public schools within five miles: at least 8. Compared with its nearest neighbors, Contreras Learning Center-Academic Leadership Community ranks 2nd of 6 on average proficiency.
Contreras Learning Center-Academic Leadership Community falls in the City: Large locale category, used for schools inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
Compared with 2020-21, the school had 85 fewer students in 2024-25. By 2024-25, the school had 16.6 students per teacher, compared with 22.7 in 2020-21.
Questions about school safety, transportation, and start times can be posted here. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
Los Angeles County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
9,808,667
Census ACS
Median income
$90,112
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
36%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
2,244
1,265,907 students
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Frequently asked questions
About Contreras Learning Center-Academic Leadership CommunityWhat is the total enrollment at Contreras Learning Center-Academic Leadership Community?
Contreras Learning Center-Academic Leadership Community enrolls approximately 392 students in grades 09-12.
What age range does Contreras Learning Center-Academic Leadership Community serve?
Contreras Learning Center-Academic Leadership Community serves students from grade 09 through grade 12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Contreras Learning Center-Academic Leadership Community?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Contreras Learning Center-Academic Leadership Community is approximately 16.6:1 (24 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Contreras Learning Center-Academic Leadership Community?
At Contreras Learning Center-Academic Leadership Community, the student body is approximately 2% White, 93% Hispanic, 1% Black, 3% Asian, 1% Two or more.
Who oversees Contreras Learning Center-Academic Leadership Community?
Contreras Learning Center-Academic Leadership Community is overseen by Los Angeles Unified in Los Angeles County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.