School Profile · Long Beach
Clear Passage Educational Center: No single number tells this school's story. Here's the honest picture.
Clear Passage Educational Center posts 16% meeting the standard and 6.3% exceeding it, against 36% and 15.8% statewide. The gaps and the bright spots below are the real read.
1471 Martin Luther King Junior Avenue, 90813 (opens in new tab)·Long Beach Unified·Long Beach·Grades 9-12·59 students·95% low-income·Charter·2024–25 CAASPP·(888) 502-1116·Website
Charter school — publicly funded, independently operated, open enrollment via lottery. Learn more
Scope Score
32
🌱 Building Momentum · Developing
ranked #1,594 statewide · #13 of 15 in Long Beach Unified
Clear Passage Educational Center scores 32 of 100 on SchoolScope's Scope Score — the 26th percentile of 2,160 California high schools (CDE CAASPP 2025).
Measures test performance, attendance, and climate — not arts, community, or your kid. How we score →
Most rating sites would stop at “16% proficient” and call it done. Clear Passage Educational Center deserves a closer read. The school sits in Long Beach, where four in five students qualify for free or reduced lunch — and reading the numbers without that context misreads the school.
As a charter, Clear Passage Educational Center enrolls by application, not address — the score reads the same, the enrollment path doesn't.
The 4 things our score weighs
Exceeded standard
6.3%
State 15.8%
9.6pp below state avg
Met or exceeded
15.6%
State 35.7%
20.1pp below state avg
Chronic absenteeism
24.9%
State 30.2%
5.3pp below state avg
Suspension rate
1.8%
State 3.6%
1.8pp below state avg
Worth a school visit
Ask what the school is working on next. Strong numbers tell you where a school is, not where it's going.
Where the path goes
The path below follows attendance boundaries — scores shown for each next step.
K-12 Feeder Path
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Clear Passage Educational Cent…
32/100
This school
Estimated path based on proximity within the same district. Contact your school district for official feeder information.
Your other options
Nearby High Schools
3 within ~3 mi · avg 52
Renaissance High School for the Arts
Long Beach Unified · 0.8 mi
Solid
57/100
Polytechnic High
Long Beach Unified · 0.3 mi
Solid
52/100
Wilson High
Long Beach Unified · 2.3 mi
Developing
48/100
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
Community Profile
Context — not part of the Scope ScoreStudent demographics
Hispanic78.0%
Asian6.8%
Black13.6%
Other1.7%
GenderFemale 78.0%Male 22.0%
Low IncomeFree/reduced lunch eligible 94.9% (31pp above CA avg)
Resources & Access
Enrollment
59
1,391 below CA avg (~1,450)
Student-Teacher Ratio
59:1
38 more students per teacher than CA avg
Per-Pupil Spending
$13,498
CA avg: $14,815 · District avg · NCES F-33
Teacher Salary Range
$65,703 – $137,718
District schedule · CA median ~$98K
At Clear Passage Educational Center in Long Beach, 20.0% of low-income students met or exceeded the ELA standard in 2025, compared to 41.9% district-wide and 38.2% statewide. Clear Passage Educational Center trails its district average for low-income students by 21.9 percentage points in ELA. Other subgroups: Low-Income students (13.3% Math proficient). Data source: California Department of Education, CAASPP 2024-25. 15 students tested.
Subgroup Proficiency
Low-Income15 tested
ELA 20.0%·Math 13.3%· -21.9pp vs district
Weighted average across tested grades. Subgroups with fewer than 15 students excluded. Data: CDE CAASPP 2024-25.
Funding Breakdown
Neighborhood Context
Median Income
$55K
$30K below CA median
Median Home Value
$586K
$73K below CA median
Bachelor's+
17%
18pp below CA avg
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates (2024) · ZIP-level
Whole Child
Teacher experience, college/career readiness, and more. Context only — never part of the Scope Score.
Teacher Experience
19.0 years avg experience
1 teachers
Teacher Credentials
100% fully credentialed
Source: CDE SARC, 2024-25
Community Profile provides context about who attends this school and the resources available. These factors are never part of the Scope Score. Learn why →
For the data nerdsEvery number on this page
Score factors, grade-level breakdowns, subgroup proficiency, and peer comparisons.
For the data nerds
Every number on this page
Score factors, grade-level breakdowns, subgroup proficiency, and peer comparisons.
01Score factorsWeighted composite · 2024–25
Exceeded standard · 22%
6.3%
↓ vs CA 15.8% · 40th pctile
Met or exceeded · 18%
15.6%
↓ vs CA 35.7% · 36th pctile
Chronic absenteeism · 5%
24.9%
↑ vs CA 30.2% · 54th pctile
Suspension rate · 5%
1.8%
↑ vs CA 3.6% · 58th pctile
02By grade & subgroupCAASPP 2024–25 · % of tested students
| ELA | Tested | EXC | MET | NEAR | NOT | MET+ | +/CA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grade 11 | 16 | 13% | 6% | 38% | 44% | 19% | −28 |
| Math | Tested | EXC | MET | NEAR | NOT | MET+ | +/CA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grade 11 | 16 | 0% | 13% | 13% | 75% | 13% | −11 |
| Subgroup · ELA | Tested | MET+ | vs district | vs CA |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Socioeconomically Disadvantaged | 15 | 20.0% | −22 | −18 |
03Peer comparison · nearest high schoolssorted by Scope Score
| School | Dist | Scope | EXC | MET+ | Growth | Susp |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clear Passage Educational Center ← | — | 32 | 6.3% | 15.6% | — | 1.8% |
| Renaissance High School for the Arts | 0.8 mi | 57 | 26.2% | 50.7% | — | 3.0% |
| Polytechnic High | 0.3 mi | 52 | 17.0% | 40.9% | — | 2.5% |
| Wilson High | 2.3 mi | 48 | 15.4% | 37.6% | — | 5.6% |
| California average | — | 44 | 15.8% | 35.7% | — | 3.6% |
04More measurescontext · not all part of the Scope Score
AP Exam Prepared
Not offered
This school may not offer AP courses
What we can't show
- — Low-income students here trail the state average for their group by 18 points in ELA — worth asking how the school is closing that gap.
Source: CA Dept. of Education · CAASPP 2024–25 · n=2,160 high schools · Data updated 2026-07-03methodology · data updates · CSV · report issue
A low score doesn't tell the whole story. Read: Your School Scored Low — Here's What That Actually Means
Frequently asked questions
Is Clear Passage Educational Center a good high school?
Clear Passage Educational Center has a Scope Score of 32 out of 100, placing it in the 26th percentile of California high schools and ranked #1,594 statewide. 6.3% of students exceeded the state standard on the 2025 CAASPP assessment, which is 9.6 percentage points below the California average of 15.8%. The Scope Score weights six dimensions for high schools: exceeded standard (43%), met or exceeded (22%), grade 3-to-5 growth (15%), chronic absenteeism (10%), ELPAC English Learner proficiency (5%), and suspension rate (5%). Data source: California Department of Education CAASPP 2025, analyzed by SchoolScope.
What are Clear Passage Educational Center's CAASPP test scores?
On the 2025 CAASPP Smarter Balanced Assessment, 15.6% of students at Clear Passage Educational Center met or exceeded the state standard in ELA and Math combined, and 6.3% exceeded it. The gap between those numbers matters: 9.4% of students are at the proficiency floor, while 6.3% pushed past it. Most rating sites report only the combined "proficient" number. SchoolScope surfaces the exceeded-vs-met split because it reveals whether a school's curriculum challenges students beyond minimum proficiency or paces toward it. 32 student-subject combinations were assessed.
How does Clear Passage Educational Center rank in California?
Clear Passage Educational Center ranks #1,594 among California high schools by Scope Score, placing it in the 26th percentile. This ranking is based on a weighted composite of 2025 CAASPP test performance (exceeded and met rates), chronic absenteeism, and suspension rate. Unlike single-number ratings, the Scope Score shows what drives the ranking so parents can decide what matters most to their family. See full methodology.
What is the attendance and school culture like at Clear Passage Educational Center?
24.9% of students at Clear Passage Educational Center are chronically absent (missing 10% or more of school days), which is better than the California average of 30.2%. The suspension rate is 1.8%, indicating a low-discipline-incident environment. SchoolScope includes these culture metrics in the Scope Score because they reflect day-to-day school experience in ways test scores alone cannot.
How does Clear Passage Educational Center compare to other schools in Long Beach?
Clear Passage Educational Center scores 32/100 (26th percentile) among California high schools. To compare with nearby schools, SchoolScope shows the same metrics side by side: exceeded rate, proficiency, growth trajectory, and school culture indicators. The school serves 59 students. Use the schools in Long Beach page or the map view to compare all high schools nearby.
How does Clear Passage Educational Center serve low-income and underrepresented students?
At Clear Passage Educational Center in Long Beach, 20.0% of low-income students met or exceeded the ELA standard in 2025, compared to 41.9% district-wide and 38.2% statewide. Clear Passage Educational Center trails its district average for low-income students by 21.9 percentage points in ELA. Other subgroups: Low-Income students (13.3% Math proficient). Data source: California Department of Education, CAASPP 2024-25. 15 students tested. SchoolScope shows disaggregated test scores by demographic subgroup so you can see how a school performs for your child's specific group — not just the school-wide average. Subgroup data is context, not part of the Scope Score: we don't penalize schools for who they serve. See our equity approach.