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Contreras Learning Center-Los Angeles School of Global Studies

Public Grades 9-12

1047^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,162 California High Schools

Better than 52% of California high schools

Summary

Contreras Learning Center-Los Angeles School of Global Studies is a public high school serving 317 students in grades 9-12 in downtown Los Angeles, operating within the Los Angeles Unified school district, and it has demonstrated one of the most remarkable academic turnarounds in the area, climbing from a 1-star to a 3-star rating in just three years.

This school stands out for its dramatic improvement trajectory, jumping from the 11th to the 52nd percentile statewide while many neighboring schools saw more modest gains or declines. It shows particular strength in English Language Arts, where student proficiency exceeds both district and state averages, though mathematics remains a significant challenge. Interestingly, the school achieves these results with lower per-student spending than other schools in the same building complex, such as the School of Business and Tourism at Contreras Learning Complex, and maintains average performance despite a chronic absenteeism rate more than double the state average.

The school's story is one of rapid progress with ongoing challenges; its graduation rate is below average and fluctuates, and it shows a pronounced performance gap favoring female students. Compared to high-performing nearby schools like Downtown Business High, there is clear room for growth, especially in math. The extreme variation in outcomes among the four schools sharing its address highlights how factors within a school's control can lead to very different results for students with similar backgrounds.

317

Students ?

16.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$22,291

Per pupil spending ?

97.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

322 Lucas Ave.
Los Angeles, CA 90017-1406

(213) 240-3850

District: Los Angeles Unified

Feeder schools for Contreras Learning Center-Los Angeles School of Global Studies:

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:

90.9%

White:

5.4%

African American:

2.5%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 30th percentile in 2015 → 52nd in 2025

Strengths

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

✓Above the California median (52nd percentile)

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (32% vs 41% meeting standards)

!Graduation rate below the California average (68% vs 88%)

!Dropout rate above the California average (30% vs 8%)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school32%

District avg39%

California avg41%

1,047^th of 2,162

California public high schools ?

Top 48%▲ up 22 pts since 2015

From bottom 30% (2015) to top 48% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

60^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	49.8	1047 of 2162	51.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	27.8	1544 of 2159	28.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	18.1	1741 of 2170	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	12.7	1884 of 2123	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	13.9	1094 of 1290	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	17.4	1681 of 2133	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	18.2	1534 of 2017	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	33.9	1331 of 2021	34.1%	★★☆☆☆
2016	38.7	1209 of 2039	40.7%	★★☆☆☆
2015	26.9	1395 of 1994	30.0%	★★☆☆☆
2013	21.8	1586 of 2426	34.6%	★★☆☆☆
2012	23.5	1490 of 2354	36.7%	★★☆☆☆
2011	25.2	1456 of 2367	38.5%	★★☆☆☆
2010	25.5	1407 of 2281	38.3%	★★☆☆☆
2009	30.9	1346 of 2238	39.9%	★★☆☆☆
2008	61.0	458 of 2117	78.4%	★★★★☆
2007	65.4	341 of 2063	83.5%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	26.0	995 of 1085	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	26.9	1005 of 1064	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	28.2	896 of 1044	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	19.5	463 of 467	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	25.4	739 of 938	21.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	58.4	741 of 1906	61.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	33.0	1271 of 1915	33.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	16.0	1604 of 1915	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	9.2	1785 of 1858	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	7.7	995 of 1054	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	23.7	1392 of 1833	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	8.2	1616 of 1760	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	52.2	878 of 1900	53.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	32.9	1305 of 1902	31.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	20.7	1517 of 1917	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	13.5	1634 of 1861	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	18.2	1440 of 1814	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	18.1	1336 of 1742	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	8.8	319 of 328	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	53.4	892 of 2013	55.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	30.9	1423 of 2026	29.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	20.6	1595 of 2030	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	14.0	1701 of 1943	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	16.0	936 of 1126	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	18.7	1513 of 1937	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	20.1	1397 of 1862	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	37.0	1197 of 1942	38.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	23.1	1474 of 1948	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	19.1	1556 of 1963	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	14.2	1661 of 1916	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	15.2	950 of 1122	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	11.9	1680 of 1880	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	26.0	1292 of 1834	29.6%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Female (2025)61st percentile+10 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)56th percentile+4 vs school

Hispanic (2025)54th percentile~ school

Male (2025)38th percentile-13 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)8th percentile-20 vs school

Homeless (2024)3rd percentile-26 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy49%~ state avg

Science26%-6 vs state

Mathematics22%-16 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

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In the 2024-25 school year, 317 students attended Contreras Learning Center-Los Angeles School of Global Studies.

What is the racial makeup of Contreras Learning Center-Los Angeles School of Global Studies?

Students at Contreras Learning Center-Los Angeles School of Global Studies are 91% Hispanic, 5% White, 3% African American.

What district is Contreras Learning Center-Los Angeles School of Global Studies in?

Los Angeles Unified

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Contreras Learning Center-Los Angeles School of Global Studies ranks 1047^th of 2162 California high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

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