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Opportunities for Learning - Baldwin Park

Public, Charter, Virtual Grades 7-12
878th
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 2,162 California High Schools
Better than 59% of California high schools
Summary

Opportunities for Learning - Baldwin Park is a small public high school in Irwindale, CA, serving 219 students in grades 7-12, which operates within its own Opportunities for Learning - Baldwin Park District and has shown recent improvement in its statewide ranking.

This school serves a specialized role, likely as an alternative for students who may struggle in traditional settings, which is reflected in its smaller size, higher student-teacher ratio, and its service to grades 7-12. While it faces significant challenges with graduation rates, dropout rates, and chronic absenteeism that are much higher than at nearby comprehensive schools like Baldwin Park High or El Monte High, it demonstrates notable academic strengths. Specifically, its performance in English Language Arts exceeds the state average and is competitive with these larger schools.

Compared to other local continuation schools such as Fernando R. Ledesma Continuation High and Nueva Vista Continuation High, Opportunities for Learning shows stronger academic outcomes and a positive improvement trend. However, the school struggles with mathematics and science proficiency, and it operates with dramatically lower per-student spending than other schools in the area, which may relate to its different structure and mission of serving an at-risk population.

219
Students ?
24.7
Student/teacher ratio ?
85.8%
Free/discounted lunch ?
 12731 Ramona Blvd. Ste. 201
       Irwindale, CA  91706-3670

(626) 814-0161

District: Opportunities for Learning - Baldwin Park District

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:
84.5%
White:
9.6%
Asian:
2.3%
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At a glance
Ranking trend: Improving — 35th percentile in 2019 → 59th in 2025
Strengths
Ranking is trending up — up 24 percentile points since 2019
Above the California median (59th percentile)
Worth a look
!Graduation rate below the California average (19% vs 86%)
!Dropout rate above the California average (47% vs 9%)
!High chronic absenteeism (37% vs 19% California)
Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?
This school39%
California avg41%
878th of 2,162
California public high schools ?
Top 41%▲ up 25 pts since 2019
From bottom 35% (2019) to top 41% (2025)
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SchoolDigger rating ?
563rd of 1,543Opportunities for Learning - Baldwin Park District 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)
Middle school ranking
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All Students

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202213.72506 of 27408.5%☆☆☆☆☆
20197.32615 of 27153.7%☆☆☆☆☆

African American

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
201912.2629 of 6432.2%☆☆☆☆☆

Disabled

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
201918.61438 of 14913.6%☆☆☆☆☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
20196.32346 of 23801.4%☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202210.72286 of 23593.1%☆☆☆☆☆
20199.72125 of 22134.0%☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
20227.12436 of 24580.9%☆☆☆☆☆
20197.92291 of 23693.3%☆☆☆☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202219.82062 of 252718.4%★☆☆☆☆
20197.52346 of 24072.5%☆☆☆☆☆
High school ranking
Show full rank history (all student groups)

All Students

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202558.0878 of 216259.4%★★★☆☆
202447.31072 of 215950.3%★★★☆☆
202338.41265 of 217041.7%★★☆☆☆
202237.21257 of 212340.8%★★☆☆☆
202130.7889 of 129031.1%★★☆☆☆
201931.71392 of 213334.7%★★☆☆☆

African American

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202236.4315 of 52239.7%★★☆☆☆
201924.9445 of 59224.8%★☆☆☆☆

Asian

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
20199.4532 of 5828.6%☆☆☆☆☆

Disabled

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202247.4448 of 116161.4%★★★☆☆
202145.2237 of 55557.3%★★★☆☆
201941.3531 of 111752.5%★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202243.0450 of 104456.9%★★★☆☆
202156.9134 of 46771.3%★★★★☆
201936.2561 of 94140.4%★★☆☆☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202543.11045 of 190645.2%★★☆☆☆
202441.81086 of 191543.3%★★☆☆☆
202342.51048 of 191545.3%★★☆☆☆
202233.51196 of 185835.6%★★☆☆☆
202123.8835 of 105420.8%★☆☆☆☆
201928.11311 of 183328.5%★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202562.9645 of 190066.1%★★★☆☆
202451.2877 of 190253.9%★★★☆☆
202341.01114 of 191741.9%★★☆☆☆
202239.91101 of 186140.8%★★☆☆☆
201936.61157 of 181436.2%★★☆☆☆

Homeless

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202245.9145 of 29050.0%★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202558.7780 of 201361.3%★★★☆☆
202446.31039 of 202648.7%★★☆☆☆
202338.71210 of 203040.4%★★☆☆☆
202239.41141 of 194341.3%★★☆☆☆
202131.5817 of 112627.4%★☆☆☆☆
201932.91301 of 193732.8%★★☆☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202568.9546 of 194271.9%★★★★☆
202433.51255 of 194835.6%★★☆☆☆
202326.41410 of 196328.2%★☆☆☆☆
202235.41159 of 191639.5%★★☆☆☆
202129.7804 of 112228.3%★☆☆☆☆
201928.81301 of 188030.8%★★☆☆☆

Multi-racial

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202222.0418 of 51518.8%★☆☆☆☆
201916.3357 of 42215.4%★☆☆☆☆

Native American

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
201922.514 of 1612.5%★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202337.5650 of 119745.7%★★☆☆☆

White

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202541.7713 of 115538.3%★★☆☆☆
202316.51005 of 119315.8%★☆☆☆☆
202243.0675 of 120443.9%★★☆☆☆
201924.9940 of 122223.1%★☆☆☆☆
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)
Middle school
Male (2022)18th percentile+10 vs school
Disabled (2019)4th percentile~ school
Hispanic (2022)3rd percentile-5 vs school
African American (2019)2nd percentile~ school
Female (2019)1st percentile~ school
Low Socio Economic Status (2022)1st percentile-8 vs school
High school
Male (2025)72nd percentile+12 vs school
Hispanic (2025)66th percentile+7 vs school
Disabled (2022)61st percentile+21 vs school
Low Socio Economic Status (2025)61st percentile~ school
English Language Learner (2022)57th percentile+16 vs school
Homeless (2022)50th percentile+9 vs school
Special Education (2023)46th percentile+4 vs school
Female (2025)45th percentile-14 vs school
African American (2022)40th percentile~ school
White (2025)38th percentile-21 vs school
Multi-racial (2022)19th percentile-22 vs school
Native American (2019)12th percentile-22 vs school
Asian (2019)9th percentile-26 vs school
By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?
English Language Arts/Literacy57%+8 vs state
Mathematics25%-12 vs state
Science19%-14 vs state

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