Summary:
The Clear Passage Educational Center District in Long Beach contains just one very small high school, Clear Passage Educational Center, serving grades 9 through 12 with only 59 students.
This school faces significant challenges, with academic proficiency rates far below state averages—only 18.75% in English and 12.5% in math—and an extremely high student-to-teacher ratio of 59-to-1, which suggests a severe lack of classroom instructors. Despite per-student spending of $14,670, which is near the state average, the school's graduation rate was only 14.3% for 2023-2024, with a corresponding dropout rate of 85.7%, indicating that the vast majority of students do not complete their education here.
Interestingly, student chronic absenteeism at 18.6% is slightly better than the state average, suggesting attendance is not the primary issue. The school serves a population with very high economic need, with about 95% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. These factors combined point to a school in severe distress, where the structural lack of teachers appears to overwhelm other resources, leading to catastrophic outcomes for its students.
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