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Contreras Learning Center-School of Social Justice

High School
Composite Score
out of 100
State Percentile
of high schools
State Rank
of 1,739 California high schools

School overview

Enrollment
356 students
Student-Teacher Ratio
18:1
Free/Reduced Lunch
97%
Teachers
20 full-time

College & career readiness

Graduation Rate
66.7%
AP Exam Prepared
58.3%
A-G Completion
72.4%
College-Going Rate
42.3%

Data source: California Department of Education — ACGR, CCI, CGR reports

Dashboard indicators

ELA Year-over-Year
Declined
-14.7 pts DFS change
Math Year-over-Year
Increased
+12.7 pts DFS change
EL Proficiency (ELPAC)
3.9%
English learners at Level 4 (Well Developed) · 156 tested

Data source: California School Dashboard 2025, ELPAC 2024

Student demographics

Hispanic97.2%
White0.6%
Black1.4%
Other0.8%

Performance breakdown

Performance breakdown for Contreras Learning Center-School of Social Justice
CategoryPercentage
Exceeded Standard6.2%
Met Standard17.4%
Below Standard76.4%

What other rankings don't show you

Most rating sites report "24% proficient" for Contreras Learning Center-School of Social Justice and stop there. Here's what that number hides:

6.2% of students exceeded standard while 17.4% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 9.3 points below the state average of 15.5%. That's 12.7 points below the Los Angeles Unified district average of 18.8%. The 19 nearby schools within ~3 miles average 13.4% exceeded — 7.2 points higher. The gap between "met" and "exceeded" is the difference between a school that clears the bar and one that raises it.

The graduation rate is 66.7%. 72.4% of students complete A-G requirements for UC/CSU eligibility — a strong college readiness signal. 42.3% of graduates go on to college within a year.

Chronic absenteeism is 35.5%, above the state average of 34.0%.

Why the exceeded vs. met split matters →

Key metrics

% Exceeded Standard
6.2%
Students scoring above proficient
% Met or Above
23.6%
Students meeting standard
Chronic Absenteeism
35.5%
Students missing 10%+ of days
Suspension Rate
0.5%
Students suspended at least once
Total Tested
178
Across all grades & subjects

ELA scores by grade

GradeTestedExceededMetNearly MetNot MetMet+Above
11th899.0%28.1%20.2%42.7%37.1%

Math scores by grade

GradeTestedExceededMetNearly MetNot MetMet+Above
11th893.4%6.7%12.4%77.5%10.1%
K-12 Feeder PathBoundary data

Feeder patterns derived from 2015-16 NCES attendance boundary data. Boundaries may have changed. Contact your school district for current information.

Data source: California Department of Education (2025 test year) · How we score