High school (grades 9-12) · Los Angeles, CA

Contreras Learning Center-Academic Leadership Community

Federal NCES profile for Contreras Learning Center-Academic Leadership Community, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 31/100.

2024-25 NCES dataHigh school (grades 9-12)NCES 062271012314
0/100100/10031/100
👥 S:T ratio
32
🌟 Gifted program
70
🎓 Counselors
22
📋 Attendance
0
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →

The verdict

Contreras Learning Center-Academic Leadership Community earns 31/100 on the Resource Investment Index, even as it posts class sizes smaller than 83% of California schools. It is also less racially and ethnically mixed than most California schools.

#101 of 122
high schools in Los Angeles · Resource Index
31
Resource Index · Lower
17:1
small classes for California
98.4%
free-lunch eligible

Contreras Learning Center-Academic Leadership Community has class sizes smaller than 83% of California schools. Computed live against every California school reporting to NCES.

By Resource Investment Index, Contreras Learning Center-Academic Leadership Community ranks #101 of 122 high schools in Los Angeles, CA.

CCD year-over-year · 2022-23 → 2023-24

-49 students YoY

Contreras Learning Center-Academic Leadership Community shrank from 503 students in 2022-23 to 454 in 2023-24 (-9.7%).

Teacher FTE lost 23.6 → 22.8 across the same CCD years.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data public-school universe (2022-23, 2023-24).

Shrinking CCD campus

-49 students YoY 062271012314 · Los Angeles, CA High · SMALL · TRAD

392 enr · 17:1 · 98.4% lunch · RII 31

Nearest enrollment peer: Grover Cleveland Charter High (2,719 students)

Contreras Learning Center-Academic Leadership Community shrank from 503 students in 2022-23 to 454 in 2023-24 (-9.7%). Teacher FTE lost 23.6 → 22.8 across the same CCD years. Read with this school → · District book → · California schools → · Find another →

Contreras Learning Center-Academic Leadership Community in the enrollment neighbourhood

Fall enrollment among this campus and nearest district peers

students

What this shows Contreras Learning Center-Academic Leadership Community reports 392 students on the CCD universe file.

Source U.S. Department of Education, NCES Common Core of Data (Public School Universe) As of 2024-25

How Contreras Learning Center-Academic Leadership Community compares

Contreras Learning Center-Academic Leadership Community is a shrinking campus on CCD: ratios and free-lunch share vs California and U.S. means.

Metric This school vs California California avg U.S. avg
Students per teacher 17:1 ▼ 21% 21.5:1 15.7:1
Free-lunch eligible 98.4% ▲ 77% 55.5% 51.7%
Enrollment 392 top 62% - -

Source: NCES Common Core of Data School-level CCD + state/national means from Public School Universe · 2024-25

17:1
Leaner classes than 30% of US schools, heavier class loads than most.
392
Bigger than 46% of US schools by enrollment, mid-sized for the country.

Equity indicators methodology

Economic need
98.4%
free-lunch eligible - 77% above the California average of 55.5%
Well above the 40% Title I schoolwide threshold, among the highest-need profiles in the state; federal funds support the whole school, not individual students.
Staffing depth
17:1
students per teacher - 21% below state mean
Top 17% in California - lower ratio than 83% of state schools
Between 16:1 and 20:1, squarely in the typical U.S. public-school staffing range.
Engagement
44.4%
chronically absent (missed 10%+ of school days)
At or above 20%, the commonly used threshold for "high" chronic absenteeism, signaling significant barriers to regular attendance.
Funding equity
$22,606
per pupil, district-wide - above California avg of $18,665
Well above the U.S. public-school average, reflecting substantially higher local or state investment per enrolled student.
Support staff
Counselors1.0 FTE
Per 392 students, the combined health-and-guidance staffing load for this school.
Discipline context
0
in-school suspensions + 0 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 0.0 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 0.0 per 100 students. Reported via the Civil Rights Data Collection.

Student demographics

Hispanic or Latino 93.1%
Asian 2.6%
White 2.3%
African American 1.0%
Two or More 0.8%
American Indian / Alaska Native 0.3%

Largest group: Hispanic or Latino at 93.1% of enrollment.

Student-body diversity index 13.2/100

Simpson diversity index - at 13.2, Contreras Learning Center-Academic Leadership Community is less mixed than the California school average of 46.0.

Programs

AP courses offered 7
Gifted & talented Yes

District finance for Los Angeles Unified reports $22,606 per pupil (NCES F-33) - open the district page for the full revenue mix.

How Contreras Learning Center-Academic Leadership Community Compares to District-Mates

School Enrollment Economic Profile Student-Teacher Ratio
Grover Cleveland Charter High Larger Lower economic need Higher S:T ratio
North Hollywood Senior High Larger Lower economic need Higher S:T ratio
Phineas Banning Senior High Larger Similar economic need Higher S:T ratio
San Pedro Senior High Larger Lower economic need Higher S:T ratio
Venice Senior High Larger Lower economic need Higher S:T ratio

Comparisons are relative to Contreras Learning Center-Academic Leadership Community's own figures; each column derives from NCES Common Core of Data.

Other Schools in This District

Los Angeles Unified · 5 sibling schools

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Similar high schools in Los Angeles

6 comparable high schools (grades 9-12) serving the same city.

Nationwide high schools with similar size or staffing

Out-of-state peers matched by enrollment and by student-teacher ratio, not the same-city or same-district lists above.

Frequently asked questions about Contreras Learning Center-Academic Leadership Community

How many students attend Contreras Learning Center-Academic Leadership Community?

Contreras Learning Center-Academic Leadership Community has 392 students enrolled. It is a high school in Los Angeles, CA. CCD year-over-year: 503 (2022-23) → 454 (2023-24), down 49.

What is the student-teacher ratio at Contreras Learning Center-Academic Leadership Community?

The student-teacher ratio at Contreras Learning Center-Academic Leadership Community is 17:1, which is 21% lower than the California average of 21.5:1 and 8% higher than the national average of 15.7:1. Lower ratios generally mean more individual attention per student.

What percentage of students receive free lunch at Contreras Learning Center-Academic Leadership Community?

98.4% of students at Contreras Learning Center-Academic Leadership Community are eligible for free lunch, compared to the California average of 55.5%.

What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Contreras Learning Center-Academic Leadership Community?

The largest demographic group at Contreras Learning Center-Academic Leadership Community is Hispanic or Latino at 93.1% of enrollment, in Los Angeles, CA.

What is the Resource Investment Index for Contreras Learning Center-Academic Leadership Community?

Contreras Learning Center-Academic Leadership Community has a Resource Investment Index of 31/100 (lower reported resources relative to schools nationally) based on 4 factors: student-teacher ratio, gifted-program reporting, counselor availability, chronic absenteeism. Not a test-score or academic measure (national median ~41/100, see methodology).

How does Contreras Learning Center-Academic Leadership Community rank among high schools in Los Angeles?

By Resource Investment Index, Contreras Learning Center-Academic Leadership Community ranks #101 of 122 high schools in Los Angeles, CA. This compares federal resource and staffing data among local peers; it is not a test-score or academic ranking. See all high schools in Los Angeles on the city page.

What other schools are in Los Angeles Unified?

Besides Contreras Learning Center-Academic Leadership Community, Los Angeles Unified also operates Grover Cleveland Charter High (2,719 students), North Hollywood Senior High (2,444 students), and Phineas Banning Senior High (2,422 students). See the Los Angeles Unified district page for the complete list.

Source: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) CCD + Public School Universe (2024-25), CRDC (2021-22), F-33 District Finance Survey (FY 2022-23) · 2024-25 Data as of the 2024-25 school year. Coverage from U.S. Department of Education NCES Common Core of Data. Varies by entity type; administrative districts and certain charter networks may report only a subset of fields.

All federal data sources used on this page

Full source list and how we compute each figure: methodology page.

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