Contreras Learning Center-School of Social Justice

Contreras Learning Center-School of Social Justice is a four-year high school of tiny scale in Los Angeles, California, operated by Los Angeles Unified, works with 326 students in grades 9 through 12. By comparison, California's public schools average about 838 students each, so Contreras Learning Center-School of Social Justice sits 61% leaner than that benchmark.

Contreras Learning Center-School of Social Justice is one of 784 schools operated by Los Angeles Unified, a district that serves 406,887 students overall.

Demographically, Contreras Learning Center-School of Social Justice logs that nearly all students (94%) are Hispanic. The remainder is composed of 2% White, 2% Black. The wider county runs roughly 48% Hispanic, putting the school's mix noticeably more Hispanic than the area baseline.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Staff filings list 18 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 18.0:1 students per teacher. The state averages about 18.2:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. Roughly 97% of students at Contreras Learning Center-School of Social Justice qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. By comparison, Los Angeles County runs at roughly 70%, so the school's eligibility rate is somewhat above the surrounding baseline.

With demographic context factored in, Contreras Learning Center-School of Social Justice sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 21.9%; this one delivers 27.2%.

Across the wider county, Los Angeles County reports that median household earnings sit near $90,112, roughly 36% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 10% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Los Angeles County's 2244 public schools (combined enrollment of about 1,265,907 students), Contreras Learning Center-School of Social Justice is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: Contreras Lrng Center-Los Angeles Sch of Global Studies, around 0.0 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Among the 5 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Contreras Learning Center-School of Social Justice ranks 3rd on composite proficiency, below the local average of 30.8%.

Geographically, the school is in a downtown area.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count edged down 28%: 454 students in 2018 compared to 326 in 2025. Class-load math has fell: from 22.7:1 in 2018 to 18.0:1 in 2025.

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