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School of Business and Tourism at Contreras Learning Complex

Public Grades 9-12

668^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,162 California High Schools

Better than 69% of California high schools

Summary

The School of Business and Tourism at Contreras Learning Complex is a public high school (grades 9-12) serving 392 students in downtown Los Angeles, part of the Los Angeles Unified district, and has shown impressive academic improvement in recent years.

This school excels in English Language Arts, with student proficiency significantly higher than both the district and state averages, and it provides exceptionally strong support for Hispanic and economically disadvantaged students. However, it faces challenges in mathematics and science proficiency, and has a high dropout rate of 21.1%, which is an area of concern. Interestingly, the school spends more per student than nearly all nearby schools, including the top-performing Downtown Business High, which achieves better results with lower spending.

It's notable that within the same building at 322 Lucas Ave., the four schools of the Contreras Learning Complex have very different performance levels, with the School of Business and Tourism ranking the highest, suggesting its specialized focus is effective. Like many schools in the area, it deals with chronic absenteeism. When compared to other local options, such as the high-achieving Alliance Ted K. Tajima High or the struggling Harris Newmark Continuation, it's clear that school model and culture significantly impact student outcomes.

392

Students ?

19.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$33,319

Per pupil spending ?

99.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

322 Lucas Ave.
Los Angeles, CA 90017-1406

(213) 240-3840

District: Los Angeles Unified

Feeder schools for School of Business and Tourism at Contreras Learning Complex:

Elementary:	Alexandria Avenue Elementary
	Ann Street Elementary
	Betty Plasencia Elementary
	Castelar Street Elementary
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	Charles White Elementary
	Commonwealth Avenue Elementary
	Dr. Sammy Lee Medical and Health Science Magnet Elementary
	Elysian Heights Elementary School Arts Magnet
	Esperanza Elementary
	Frank del Olmo Elementary
	Gratts Learning Academy for Young Scholars (GLAYS)
	Lafayette Park Primary Center
	Lake Street Primary
	Leo Politi Elementary
	Logan Academy of Global Ecology
	MacArthur Park Elementary School for the Visual and Perf Arts
	Olympic Primary Center
	Rosemont Avenue Elementary
	Tenth Street Elementary
	Union Avenue Elementary
Middle:	John H. Liechty Middle
	Sal Castro Middle
	Virgil Middle

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

94.9%

African American:

2.0%

White:

1.8%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 47th percentile in 2015 → 69th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 22 percentile points since 2015

✓Among the top-ranked schools in Los Angeles Unified

✓Above the California median (69th percentile)

Worth a look

!Graduation rate below the California average (76% vs 88%)

!Dropout rate above the California average (21% vs 8%)

!High chronic absenteeism (28% vs 19% California)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school42%

District avg39%

California avg41%

668^th of 2,162

California public high schools ?

Top 31%▲ up 22 pts since 2015

From bottom 47% (2015) to top 31% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

30^th of 153High Schools in the Los Angeles Unified

791^st of 1,543Los Angeles Unified among California districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	66.3	668 of 2162	69.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	54.6	888 of 2159	58.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	41.8	1180 of 2170	45.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	30.3	1427 of 2123	32.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	34.3	848 of 1290	34.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	34.3	1351 of 2133	36.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	59.2	819 of 2017	59.4%	★★★☆☆
2017	59.1	815 of 2021	59.7%	★★★☆☆
2016	59.7	795 of 2039	61.0%	★★★☆☆
2015	45.8	1059 of 1994	46.9%	★★☆☆☆
2013	23.6	1521 of 2426	37.3%	★★☆☆☆
2012	21.3	1569 of 2354	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2011	25.3	1454 of 2367	38.6%	★★☆☆☆
2010	21.0	1585 of 2281	30.5%	★★☆☆☆
2009	22.8	1718 of 2238	23.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	20.8	1515 of 2117	28.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	20.0	1504 of 2063	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	46.1	469 of 1161	59.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	33.5	676 of 1117	39.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	55.6	332 of 1052	68.4%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	76.3	96 of 1085	91.2%	★★★★★
2022	26.7	991 of 1044	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	32.7	312 of 467	33.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	32.3	683 of 941	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	39.8	452 of 938	51.8%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	52.4	856 of 1906	55.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	49.9	892 of 1915	53.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	38.5	1145 of 1915	40.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	32.2	1222 of 1858	34.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	31.3	752 of 1054	28.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	29.6	1284 of 1833	30.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	45.5	980 of 1760	44.3%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	76.1	375 of 1900	80.3%	★★★★☆
2024	65.9	542 of 1902	71.5%	★★★★☆
2023	50.8	903 of 1917	52.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	35.6	1188 of 1861	36.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	40.2	1090 of 1814	39.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	69.3	508 of 1742	70.8%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	74.7	447 of 2013	77.8%	★★★★☆
2024	63.3	633 of 2026	68.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	48.7	983 of 2030	51.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	35.3	1241 of 1943	36.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	41.3	691 of 1126	38.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	41.7	1133 of 1937	41.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	69.0	542 of 1862	70.9%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	73.9	460 of 1942	76.3%	★★★★☆
2024	55.1	784 of 1948	59.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	42.1	1049 of 1963	46.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	26.7	1367 of 1916	28.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	29.7	803 of 1122	28.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	34.2	1194 of 1880	36.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	70.1	529 of 1834	71.2%	★★★★☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

English Language Learner (2024)91st percentile+32 vs school

Hispanic (2025)80th percentile+11 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)78th percentile+9 vs school

Male (2025)76th percentile+7 vs school

Disabled (2022)60th percentile+27 vs school

Female (2025)55th percentile-14 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy65%+17 vs state

Mathematics38%~ state avg

Science24%-9 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				CAST Science (2025)					Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy (2025)					Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics (2025)					Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	CAST Science 8th Grade	CAST Science 10th Grade	CAST Science 11th Grade	CAST Science 12th Grade	CAST Science All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 6th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 8th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 11th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 6th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 8th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 11th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
School of Business and Tourism at Contreras Learning Complex	Public	9-12	322 Lucas Ave.	Los Angeles	90017	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(213) 240-3840	392	20	19.5	99.2%	7 (1.8%)	8 (2.0%)	372 (94.9%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	3 (0.8%)	66.3	668^th of 2162 public high schools	69.1%		54.6	888^th of 2159 public high schools	58.9%	220			26.0		23.5				65.4	65.4				37.7	37.7	$33,319	$8,469	$24,850
Contreras Learning Center-Los Angeles School of Global Studies	Public	9-12	322 Lucas Ave.	Los Angeles	90017	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(213) 240-3850	317	19	16.3	97.2%	17 (5.4%)	8 (2.5%)	288 (90.9%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.9%)	49.8	1047^th of 2162 public high schools	51.6%		27.8	1544^th of 2159 public high schools	28.5%	497			28.6		26.5				49.2	49.2				21.5	21.5	$22,291	$4,863	$17,428
Contreras Learning Center-Academic Leadership Community	Public	9-12	322 Lucas Ave.	Los Angeles	90017	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(213) 240-3815	392	24	16.6	96.2%	9 (2.3%)	4 (1.0%)	365 (93.1%)	10 (2.6%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.8%)	41.8	1216^th of 2162 public high schools	43.8%		33.5	1411^th of 2159 public high schools	34.6%	195			20.8		19.2				48.0	48.0				18.4	18.4	$24,441	$4,632	$19,809
Contreras Learning Center-School of Social Justice	Public	9-12	322 South Lucas Ave.	Los Angeles	90017	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(213) 240-3896	326	18	17.9	96.6%	7 (2.1%)	7 (2.1%)	308 (94.5%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.9%)	23.7	1624^th of 2162 public high schools	24.9%		29.2	1508^th of 2159 public high schools	30.2%	116			6.8		6.3				37.1	37.1				10.1	10.1	$23,539	$4,847	$18,692
Los Angeles Academy of Arts and Enterprise	Public, Charter	6-12	1575 West 2nd St.	Los Angeles	90026	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Academy of Arts and Enterprise District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(213) 487-0600	201	13	15.3	96.0%	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.5%)	177 (88.1%)	3 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (9.0%)	22.3	1646^th of 2162 public high schools	23.9%		27.1	1551^st of 2159 public high schools	28.2%	95	4.4			4.2	4.3	14.3	16.7	3.6	36.7	18.2	0.0	4.2	0.0	3.5	1.9	$25,125	$7,340	$17,785
Harris Newmark Continuation	Public	9-12	1575 West Second St.	Los Angeles	90026	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(213) 241-4480	130	8	17.2	100.0%	5 (3.8%)	3 (2.3%)	120 (92.3%)	1 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.8%)	16.3	1764^th of 2162 public high schools	18.4%		12.6	1911^th of 2159 public high schools	11.5%	147			7.0	0.0	4.7				8.3	8.3				13.8	13.8	$29,724	$7,798	$21,926
Belmont Senior High	Public	9-12	1575 West 2nd St.	Los Angeles	90026	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(213) 241-4300	614	36	16.8	96.4%	14 (2.3%)	15 (2.4%)	537 (87.5%)	33 (5.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (2.4%)	25.1	1594^th of 2162 public high schools	26.3%		28.6	1525^th of 2159 public high schools	29.4%	69			14.2		14.7				34.4	34.4				9.0	9.0	$27,741	$7,112	$20,629
Alliance Ted K. Tajima High	Public, Charter	9-12	1552 W. Rockwood St.	Los Angeles	90026	Los Angeles County	Alliance Ted K. Tajima High District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(213) 241-8533	484	23	20.8	97.5%	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.6%)	470 (97.1%)	10 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	84.3	327^th of 2162 public high schools	84.9%		79.9	418^th of 2159 public high schools	80.6%	91			53.6		54.0				85.7	85.7				32.4	32.4	$19,450	$2,325	$17,125
Ednovate - Brio College Prep	Public, Charter	9-12	350 South Figueroa St. Ste. 10	Los Angeles	90071	Los Angeles County	Ednovate - Brio College Prep District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 446-2570	500	20	24.6	73.2%	6 (1.2%)	19 (3.8%)	461 (92.2%)	7 (1.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.2%)	63.3	733^rd of 2162 public high schools	66.1%		66.9	617^th of 2159 public high schools	71.4%	116		19.1		27.6	23.3				81.7	81.7				27.1	27.1	$21,482	$1,304	$20,178
Downtown Business High	Public	9-12	1200 West Colton St.	Los Angeles	90026	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(213) 481-0371	819	46	17.9	81.4%	31 (3.8%)	19 (2.3%)	470 (57.4%)	275 (33.6%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.6%)	19 (2.3%)	92.2	161^st of 2162 public high schools	92.6%		91.6	187^th of 2159 public high schools	91.3%	26			49.8		49.3				82.4	82.4				61.3	61.3	$19,219	$2,788	$16,431

Frequently Asked Questions about School of Business and Tourism at Contreras Learning Complex

What district is School of Business and Tourism at Contreras Learning Complex in?

Los Angeles Unified

How many students attend School of Business and Tourism at Contreras Learning Complex?

In the 2024-25 school year, 392 students attended School of Business and Tourism at Contreras Learning Complex.

What is the racial makeup of School of Business and Tourism at Contreras Learning Complex?

Students at School of Business and Tourism at Contreras Learning Complex are 95% Hispanic, 2% African American, 2% White.

Is School of Business and Tourism at Contreras Learning Complex a good school?

School of Business and Tourism at Contreras Learning Complex ranks 668^th of 2162 California high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

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