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Contreras Learning Center-Academic Leadership Community

Public Grades 9-12

1216^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,162 California High Schools

Better than 44% of California high schools

Summary

Contreras Learning Center-Academic Leadership Community is a public high school serving 392 students in grades 9-12 in downtown Los Angeles, operating within the Los Angeles Unified school district and showing a strong, consistent upward trend in its statewide academic ranking over the past three years.

The school stands out for its solid 86.5% graduation rate, which is higher than most nearby schools like School of Business and Tourism at Contreras Learning Complex (76.3%) and Belmont Senior High (49.8%), and it manages student attendance challenges better than some peers. Its performance in English Language Arts is close to state averages, though mathematics proficiency is an area identified for growth. Interestingly, there is a wide performance variation among the different schools sharing the same campus address, with the School of Business and Tourism achieving a higher ranking, suggesting different approaches within the same facility can lead to different outcomes.

While the school is improving overall and is particularly effective for female students, it faces significant challenges in supporting its Special Education students, whose performance has declined sharply. The school's dropout rate has also been volatile in recent years. Compared to higher-performing schools in the area such as Downtown Business High, the school spends more per student, highlighting a complex relationship between resources and academic results.

392

Students ?

16.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$24,441

Per pupil spending ?

96.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

322 Lucas Ave.
Los Angeles, CA 90017-1406

(213) 240-3815

District: Los Angeles Unified

Feeder schools for Contreras Learning Center-Academic Leadership Community:

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:

93.1%

Asian:

2.6%

White:

2.3%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 43rd percentile in 2015 → 44th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (28% vs 41% meeting standards)

!Dropout rate above the California average (14% vs 8%)

!High chronic absenteeism (31% vs 19% California)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school28%

District avg39%

California avg41%

1,216^th of 2,162

California public high schools ?

Bottom 44%▲ up 1 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

73^rd 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	41.8	1216 of 2162	43.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	33.5	1411 of 2159	34.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	26.1	1573 of 2170	27.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	30.4	1420 of 2123	33.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	26.8	954 of 1290	26.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	42.7	1158 of 2133	45.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	37.7	1258 of 2017	37.6%	★★☆☆☆
2017	62.9	734 of 2021	63.7%	★★★☆☆
2016	52.9	945 of 2039	53.7%	★★★☆☆
2015	41.6	1144 of 1994	42.6%	★★☆☆☆
2013	24.6	1488 of 2426	38.7%	★★☆☆☆
2012	27.1	1388 of 2354	41.0%	★★☆☆☆
2011	29.2	1337 of 2367	43.5%	★★☆☆☆
2010	28.6	1315 of 2281	42.3%	★★☆☆☆
2009	66.6	312 of 2238	86.1%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	31.1	822 of 1085	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	27.2	910 of 1064	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	29.4	844 of 1044	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	20.0	428 of 467	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	71.3	111 of 941	88.2%	★★★★☆
2018	25.4	739 of 938	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	52.9	847 of 1906	55.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	38.4	1156 of 1915	39.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	23.5	1456 of 1915	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	27.4	1331 of 1858	28.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	18.8	884 of 1054	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	31.6	1245 of 1833	32.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	30.5	1251 of 1760	28.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	51.0	909 of 1900	52.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	41.5	1120 of 1902	41.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	32.0	1310 of 1917	31.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	37.9	1140 of 1861	38.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	51.0	845 of 1814	53.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	43.0	1047 of 1742	39.9%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	49.4	973 of 2013	51.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	41.3	1167 of 2026	42.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	30.8	1393 of 2030	31.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	36.3	1219 of 1943	37.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	31.4	819 of 1126	27.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	52.6	861 of 1937	55.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	42.6	1126 of 1862	39.5%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	33.9	1263 of 1942	35.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	26.6	1408 of 1948	27.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	26.4	1408 of 1963	28.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	30.6	1273 of 1916	33.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	27.2	832 of 1122	25.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	58.3	688 of 1880	63.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	39.5	1109 of 1834	39.5%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	19.5	1133 of 1252	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	36.2	681 of 1197	43.1%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Female (2025)56th percentile+12 vs school

Hispanic (2025)52nd percentile+8 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)52nd percentile+8 vs school

Male (2025)35th percentile-9 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)24th percentile-10 vs school

Special Education (2025)10th percentile-34 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy48%~ state avg

Science19%-13 vs state

Mathematics18%-19 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 Contreras Learning Center-Academic Leadership Community

What is the racial makeup of Contreras Learning Center-Academic Leadership Community?

Students at Contreras Learning Center-Academic Leadership Community are 93% Hispanic, 3% Asian, 2% White, 1% African American.

What schools feed into Contreras Learning Center-Academic Leadership Community?

Is Contreras Learning Center-Academic Leadership Community a good school?

Contreras Learning Center-Academic Leadership Community ranks 1216^th of 2162 California high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Contreras Learning Center-Academic Leadership Community?

In the 2024-25 school year, 392 students attended Contreras Learning Center-Academic Leadership Community.

What district is Contreras Learning Center-Academic Leadership Community in?

Los Angeles Unified

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