How does Dr. Doug Sears Learning Center compare to other high schools in Temple City?

Dr. Doug Sears Learning Center has a Scope Score of 23.1/100, ranked #1386 among California high schools. 0% of students exceed standard, with a total of 26 students tested across grades and subjects.

What percentage of students exceed standards at Dr. Doug Sears Learning Center?

0.0% of students at Dr. Doug Sears Learning Center exceed the state standard on CAASPP assessments, while 3.9% meet or exceed it. The gap between these two numbers reveals whether the school pushes students beyond basic proficiency.

What is the chronic absenteeism rate at Dr. Doug Sears Learning Center?

75.5% of students at Dr. Doug Sears Learning Center are chronically absent (missing 10% or more of school days). This metric reflects school culture and family engagement, and is weighted at 15% in the Scope Score.

Dr. Doug Sears Learning Center

High School

Temple City Unified Temple CityLos Angeles County91780

📍 5830 Kauffman Avenue

Scope Score

out of 100

State Rank

of 1,649 California high schools

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Scope Scores are SchoolScope's analysis of public data from the California Dept. of Education (CAASPP, chronic absenteeism, suspension rates). They are not official CDE ratings and should not be the sole basis for school decisions. See methodology.

School overview

Enrollment

37 students

Student-Teacher Ratio

12:1

Free/Reduced Lunch

59%

Teachers

3 full-time

College & career readiness

Graduation Rate

89.7%

AP Exam Prepared

33.3%

A-G Completion

0.0%

This school may not offer A-G courses

College-Going Rate

57.6%

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

Dashboard indicators

How this school's scores changed from last year to this year

EL Proficiency (ELPAC)

8.3%

English learners at Level 4 (Well Developed) · 12 tested

Data source: California School Dashboard 2025, ELPAC 2024

Student demographics

Hispanic54.0%

White8.1%

Asian29.7%

Black2.7%

Other5.4%

Performance breakdown

Performance breakdown for Dr. Doug Sears Learning Center
Category	Percentage
Exceeded Standard	0.0%
Met Standard	3.9%
Below Standard	96.2%

Score Factors

Helping

✓Graduation rate: 89.7%

2.3pp above state avg (state avg 87.4%)

25% weight

Holding Back

▼Exceeded standard: 0.0%

15.7pp below state avg (state avg 15.7%)

20% weight

▼College readiness: 33.3%

AP exam pass rate below state avg (state avg 35.3%)

20% weight

▼Met or exceeded: 3.9%

30.9pp below state avg (state avg 34.8%)

15% weight

▼Chronic absenteeism: 75.5%

41.2pp above state avg (state avg 34.3%)

10% weight

▼Baseline proficiency: 3.9%

Below state baseline (state avg 34.8%)

5% weight

▼Suspension rate: 6.0%

1.9pp above state avg (state avg 4.1%)

5% weight

Unlike traditional school ratings, we show our work. Every factor, its weight, and how this school compares to the state average — so you can decide what matters most to your family. The high school Scope Score is weighted across 7 dimensions. See full methodology →

What other rankings don't show you

Most rating sites report "4% proficient" for Dr. Doug Sears Learning Center and stop there. Here's what that number hides:

0.0% of students exceeded standard while 3.9% met it. That exceeded rate is 15.7 points below the state average of 15.7%. That's 29.0 points below the Temple City Unified district average of 29.0%. The 7 nearby schools within ~3 miles average 24.8% exceeded — 24.8 points higher. The gap between "met" and "exceeded" can reveal how much a school's curriculum challenges students beyond proficiency.

The graduation rate is 89.7%. 57.6% of graduates go on to college within a year.

Chronic absenteeism is 75.5%, above the state average of 34.3%.

Why the exceeded vs. met split matters →

A low score doesn't tell the whole story. Read: Your School Scored Low — Here's What That Actually Means

Key metrics

% Exceeded Standard

0.0%

Students scoring above proficient

% Met or Above

3.9%

Students meeting standard

Chronic Absenteeism

75.5%

Students missing 10%+ of days

Suspension Rate

6.0%

Students suspended at least once

Total Tested

Across all grades & subjects

ELA scores by grade

Grade	Tested	Exceeded	Met	Nearly Met	Not Met	Met+Above
11th	13	0.0%	7.7%	23.1%	69.2%	7.7%

Math scores by grade

Grade	Tested	Exceeded	Met	Nearly Met	Not Met	Met+Above
11th	13	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	100.0%	0.0%

Estimated K-12 PathEstimate

Elementary

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