Center for Advanced Learning: English learners here outpace the state by 22 points. But one in four miss a month of school or more.
Center for Advanced Learning's strongest signal is real. Attendance is the number to ask about — and both belong on the same page.
Center for Advanced Learning scores 38 of 100 on SchoolScope's Scope Score — the 44th percentile of 5,744 California elementary schools (CDE CAASPP 2025).
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Most rating sites would stop at “41% proficient” and call it done. Center for Advanced Learning deserves a closer read. The school sits in Los Angeles, where four in five students qualify for free or reduced lunch — and reading the numbers without that context misreads the school.
The headline number: 32.6% of English learners met the ELA standard — versus 10.4% statewide.
As a charter, Center for Advanced Learning enrolls by application, not address — the score reads the same, the enrollment path doesn't.
The story this school is actually telling
of English learners met the ELA standard — versus 10.4% statewide.
of students miss a month or more of school, versus 17.9% statewide. High absence often tracks community stress — the data can't say why.
The school, grade by grade
ELA · CAASPP 2024–25Different students, same year — each bar is one grade's proficiency mix.
The honest read: the share exceeding falls 12.5pp across grades; the floor slips 10.0pp. The state average rises 4.5pp over the same span. A school visit and conversation with teachers will tell you more than this number.
Center for Advanced Learning's most underrated number
50.8% of low-income students met the ELA standard — versus 38.2% for the same group statewide. That's the strongest kind of signal a school can post: it holds across income lines.
The 5 things our score weighs
Ask how the school tracks and follows up on attendance. High absence often reflects community stress, not classroom quality — a visit will tell you which.
Where the path goes
The path below follows attendance boundaries — scores shown for each next step.
Estimated path based on proximity within the same district. Contact your school district for official feeder information.
Your other options
Nearby Elementary Schools
3 within ~3 mi · avg 62
Private alternatives nearby
Private schools within ~10 miles. These schools do not participate in state testing and cannot be scored or ranked.
The community around it
Student demographics
3 more gaps by subject
Subgroups with fewer than 15 students are excluded for privacy. Gaps of less than 3 percentage points are not shown.
Weighted average across tested grades. Subgroups with fewer than 15 students excluded. Data: CDE CAASPP 2024-25.
Subgroup Growth by Grade
Low-income student ELA proficiency falls by 10.1pp from grade 3 to grade 5 at this school. District average: +4.5pp.
Subgroups with fewer than 10 tested students per grade are not shown.
Funding Breakdown
Neighborhood Context
Whole Child
Source: CDE SARC, 2024-25
For the data nerdsEvery number on this page
Score factors, grade-level breakdowns, subgroup proficiency, and peer comparisons.
Every number on this page
Score factors, grade-level breakdowns, subgroup proficiency, and peer comparisons.
| ELA | Tested | EXC | MET | NEAR | NOT | MET+ | +/CA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grade 3 | 46 | 30% | 28% | 26% | 15% | 59% | +15 |
| Grade 4 | 42 | 17% | 29% | 24% | 31% | 45% | +0 |
| Grade 5 | 39 | 18% | 31% | 21% | 31% | 49% | +1 |
| Math | Tested | EXC | MET | NEAR | NOT | MET+ | +/CA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grade 3 | 46 | 13% | 39% | 22% | 26% | 52% | +6 |
| Grade 4 | 42 | 2% | 14% | 50% | 33% | 17% | −25 |
| Grade 5 | 39 | 8% | 15% | 38% | 38% | 23% | −12 |
| Science (CAST) | Tested | EXC | MET | NEAR | NOT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grade 5/8/11 | 39 | 5% | 13% | 56% | 26% |
CAST is tested in grades 5, 8, and once in high school — not annually. Not part of the Scope Score.
| Subgroup · ELA | Tested | MET+ | vs district | vs CA |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Socioeconomically Disadvantaged | 118 | 50.8% | +10 | +13 |
| Hispanic/Latino | 123 | 51.2% | +10 | +12 |
| English Learners | 46 | 32.6% | +26 | +22 |
| School | Dist | Scope | EXC | MET+ | Growth | Susp |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Center for Advanced Learning ← | — | 38 | 14.7% | 40.8% | −19.5 | 0.9% |
| Girls Academic Leadership Academy, Dr. Michelle Ki | 1.9 mi | 74 | 44.5% | 76.3% | +0.3 | 0.2% |
| Vernon City Elementary | 1.5 mi | 60 | 37.0% | 59.4% | −31.9 | 0.3% |
| Vermont Avenue Elementary | 2.5 mi | 52 | 23.9% | 51.5% | −7.8 | 0.1% |
| California average | — | 43 | 21.3% | 42.7% | −2.9 | 1.6% |
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