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Contreras Learning Center-School of Social Justice

Public Grades 9-12

1624^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,162 California High Schools

Better than 25% of California high schools

Summary

Contreras Learning Center-School of Social Justice is a public high school serving grades 9-12 to approximately 326 students in downtown Los Angeles, operating within the Los Angeles Unified school district.

The school faces significant academic challenges, with its statewide ranking currently in the 25th percentile and particularly low proficiency rates in mathematics (10%) and science (6%), which are well below both district and state averages. Graduation rates have shown concerning volatility in recent years, dropping to 66.7%, while chronic absenteeism is high at 35.5%. It is notable that the school shares its building with three other schools—School of Business and Tourism at Contreras Learning Complex, Contreras Learning Center-Los Angeles School of Global Studies, and Contreras Learning Center-Academic Leadership Community—which all have higher rankings and performance metrics, suggesting different outcomes are possible with similar student populations in the same location.

When compared to other nearby options, the performance gap is evident. For instance, charter schools like Alliance Ted K. Tajima High and Downtown Business High achieve much higher graduation rates and rankings while serving students with similar economic backgrounds. The school's per-student spending is also lower than several comparison schools, including Belmont Senior High. A relative strength for the School of Social Justice is English Language Arts, where proficiency is higher than in other core subjects, and the school has shown recent improvement in serving English Language Learners.

326

Students ?

17.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$23,539

Per pupil spending ?

96.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

322 South Lucas Ave.
Los Angeles, CA 90017-1406

(213) 240-3896

District: Los Angeles Unified

Feeder schools for Contreras Learning Center-School of Social Justice:

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:

94.5%

White:

2.1%

African American:

2.1%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Rebounding — 20th percentile in 2022 → 25th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is rebounding — up to 25th (2025) from a 20th-percentile low (2022)

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (18% vs 41% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (25th percentile)

!Graduation rate below the California average (67% vs 88%)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school18%

District avg39%

California avg41%

1,624^th of 2,162

California public high schools ?

Bottom 25%▼ down 11 pts since 2015

From bottom 36% (2015) to bottom 25% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

114^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	23.7	1624 of 2162	24.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	29.2	1508 of 2159	30.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	25.1	1595 of 2170	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	18.6	1692 of 2123	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	25.9	958 of 1290	25.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	24.6	1537 of 2133	27.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	32.4	1343 of 2017	33.4%	★★☆☆☆
2017	45.1	1122 of 2021	44.5%	★★☆☆☆
2016	30.1	1359 of 2039	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2015	34.4	1276 of 1994	36.0%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	36.8	666 of 1085	38.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	31.6	780 of 1044	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	19.4	464 of 467	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	28.5	812 of 941	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	25.5	714 of 938	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	26.3	1407 of 1906	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	27.0	1404 of 1915	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	17.6	1575 of 1915	17.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	20.0	1491 of 1858	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	19.5	879 of 1054	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	22.8	1403 of 1833	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	22.9	1351 of 1760	23.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	26.1	1414 of 1900	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	33.5	1294 of 1902	32.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	29.1	1358 of 1917	29.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	19.9	1496 of 1861	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	27.9	1291 of 1814	28.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	37.7	1134 of 1742	34.9%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	26.9	1478 of 2013	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	33.4	1372 of 2026	32.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	29.2	1430 of 2030	29.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	21.4	1520 of 1943	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	31.0	822 of 1126	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	28.2	1366 of 1937	29.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	38.4	1190 of 1862	36.1%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	21.0	1500 of 1942	22.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	28.8	1364 of 1948	30.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	33.6	1248 of 1963	36.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	14.7	1638 of 1916	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	24.8	858 of 1122	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	21.4	1423 of 1880	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	37.1	1143 of 1834	37.7%	★★☆☆☆

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)39th percentile+8 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)27th percentile~ school

Female (2025)26th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)26th percentile~ school

Male (2025)23rd percentile~ school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy37%-12 vs state

Mathematics10%-27 vs state

Science6%-26 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-School of Social Justice

How many students attend Contreras Learning Center-School of Social Justice?

In the 2024-25 school year, 326 students attended Contreras Learning Center-School of Social Justice.

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Is Contreras Learning Center-School of Social Justice a good school?

Contreras Learning Center-School of Social Justice ranks in the bottom 24.9% of California high schools.

What is the racial makeup of Contreras Learning Center-School of Social Justice?

Students at Contreras Learning Center-School of Social Justice are 94% Hispanic, 2% White, 2% African American.

What district is Contreras Learning Center-School of Social Justice in?

Los Angeles Unified

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