Enrollment
326
High
DISTRICT 676 · STATE 838
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LOS ANGELES UNIFIED·NCES 062271013271
Contreras Learning Center-School of Social Justice
322 South Lucas Ave., Los Angeles, CA 90017 · (213) 240-3896 · Los Angeles County
GRADES 09–12HIGH11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL326 STUDENTS
C
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Scored higher than 32% of California public high schools
- DTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- BBeats 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
18.0:1
18 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.3:1 · STATE 18.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
97%
315 students
DISTRICT 84% · STATE 65%
Community
0
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 | 68 | 21% |
| Grade 10 | 89 | 27% |
| Grade 11 | 92 | 28% |
| Grade 12 | 77 | 24% |
Student demographics
11%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
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CAASPP 2024-25 . % met or exceeded standardEnglish Language Arts
37.1%
CA avg 49.1% . -10.9pp since 2014
Math
10.1%
CA avg 37.7% . -2.9pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 37 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 10 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all California schools, those numbers are about 49 and 38. Reading and writing scores are down about 11 points since 2014, while math scores are down about 3 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 9.0% | 28.1% | 20.2% | 42.7% |
| Math | 3.4% | 6.7% | 12.4% | 77.5% |
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 | 37.1% | 10.1% |
| 2023-24 | 48.5% | 5.9% |
| 2022-23 | 39.4% | 6.1% |
| 2021-22 | 27.2% | 6.5% |
| 2020-21 | 36.0% | 12.3% |
| 2018-19 | 34.4% | 7.5% |
| 2017-18 | 37.4% | 9.9% |
| 2016-17 | 46.6% | 19.8% |
| 2015-16 | 43.0% | 13.0% |
| 2014-15 | 48.0% | 13.0% |
% 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
25.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
22.9%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+2.5pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 25% 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-School of Social Justice
Contreras Learning Center-School of Social Justice's state test result (25.4% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Contreras Learning Center-School of Social Justice this school | 326 | 96.6% | 25.4% |
| Cesar E. Chavez Lrng Acads-Tech Prep Acad San Fernando | 321 | 96.0% | 29.3% |
| Contreras Lrng Center-Los Angeles Sch of Global Studies Los Angeles | 317 | 97.2% | 28.2% |
| PUC CALS Middle School and Early College High Los Angeles | 265 | 95.1% | N/A |
| School of Business and Tourism at Contreras Learning Complex Los Angeles | 392 | 99.2% | 48.2% |
| Contreras Learning Center-Academic Leadership Community Los Angeles | 392 | 96.2% | 29.4% |
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-School of Social Justice ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Los Angeles County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 25.4% | #916 of 1,052 | #194 of 228 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 10.1% | #959 of 1,056 ▲ 58 | #214 of 229 ▲ 7 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 37.1% | #932 of 1,056 ▼ 245 | #199 of 229 ▼ 62 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +6.8pp | #273 of 1,044 | #85 of 229 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 326 | #1,179 of 2,093 | #311 of 486 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 18.0:1 | #286 of 1,352 | #102 of 358 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 10.7% | #1,235 of 1,351 | #293 of 359 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 96.6% | #65 of 1,575 | #41 of 396 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -28.2% | #72 of 802 | #37 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
326
-139 (-30%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
18.0:1
was 24.5:1
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 | 326 | 18.1 | 18.0:1 | 97% (315) |
| 2023-24 | 356 | 20.7 | 17.2:1 | 97% (345) |
| 2022-23 | 393 | 20.3 | 19.4:1 | 99% (390) |
| 2020-21 | 465 | 19 | 24.5:1 | 98% (454) |
| 2017-18 | 454 | 20 | 22.7:1 | 96% (435) |
| 2015-16 | 511 | 23 | 22.2:1 | 91% (463) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Contreras Learning Center-School of Social Justice.
Since 2017-18: students down 28% (454 to 326); teachers down 9% (20 to 18.1).
About Contreras Learning Center-School of Social Justice
The public high school Contreras Learning Center-School of Social Justice is located in Los Angeles, California. It covers grades 9 through 12, with a total enrollment of 326 students. Enrollment is 61% lower than the average for high schools in California, which is about 838.
Los Angeles Unified oversees Contreras Learning Center-School of Social Justice and 783 other schools, with 406,887 students in total.
About 94% of the student body at Contreras Learning Center-School of Social Justice is Hispanic. The remaining students are 2% White and 2% Black. Among people living in Los Angeles County, the Hispanic share is about 48%. Pick two students at random and there is an 11% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
Contreras Learning Center-School of Social Justice employs 18.1 full-time-equivalent teachers. That gives a ratio of about 18.0:1. For comparison, high schools in California average 18.2:1. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility was 97% in 2024-25. The rate at public schools in Los Angeles County averages 70%, lower than here.
Contreras Learning Center-School of Social Justice is graded C by allk12, scoring above 32% of California public high schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
The allk12 BeatsExpectations score for Contreras Learning Center-School of Social Justice is +2.5 points: 25.4% actual, 22.9% predicted.
Census estimates describe Los Angeles County this way: the median household income is $90,112, 36% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 10% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Besides Contreras Learning Center-School of Social Justice, Los Angeles County has 2,243 other public schools.
The nearest other public school, School of Business and Tourism at Contreras Learning Complex, is less than a tenth of a mile away. Inside a five-mile radius, there are at least 8 other public schools. The average proficiency across nearby scored schools is 31.4%; Contreras Learning Center-School of Social Justice's is 25.4%, ranking 5th of 6.
Federal data place Contreras Learning Center-School of Social Justice in the City: Large locale, which means it is inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
Enrollment has fallen by 139 students since 2020-21, to 326. The school's ratio fell from 24.5:1 to 18.0:1 between 2020-21 and 2024-25.
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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-School of Social JusticeWhat is the total enrollment at Contreras Learning Center-School of Social Justice?
Contreras Learning Center-School of Social Justice enrolls approximately 326 students in grades 09-12.
What grades does Contreras Learning Center-School of Social Justice serve?
Contreras Learning Center-School of Social Justice serves grades 09-12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Contreras Learning Center-School of Social Justice?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Contreras Learning Center-School of Social Justice is approximately 18.0:1 (18 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Contreras Learning Center-School of Social Justice?
Student demographics at Contreras Learning Center-School of Social Justice are roughly 2% White, 94% Hispanic, 2% Black, 0% Asian, 1% Two or more.
Is Contreras Learning Center-School of Social Justice public or private?
Contreras Learning Center-School of Social Justice is a public K-12 school, overseen by Los Angeles Unified.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.