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Contreras Learning Center-Academic Leadership Community

322 Lucas Avenue, Los Angeles, CA 90017View on map

  • Public
  • Los Angeles
  • 103 seniors
  • 362 students

Contreras Learning Center-Academic Leadership Community is a public high school in Los Angeles (Los Angeles Unified) with 103 seniors. In fall 2025, 81% of its 43 University of California applicants were admitted, compared with a county median of 76%. Its students applied most often to UC Irvine (UCI), UC Riverside (UCR), and UC Los Angeles (UCLA). 84% of the class of 2023 completed the A–G courses UC requires.

Year

UC admit rate

81%

35 of 43 applicants, fall 2025

County median 76%

Seniors admitted to a UC

34%

35 of 103 seniors

County median 30%

Seniors who applied to UC

42%

43 of 103 seniors

County median 37%

UC Los Angeles (UCLA) admit rate

11%

3 of 27 applicants, fall 2025

CA applicants 9.6%

UC Berkeley (Cal) admit rate

too few applicants to report

Fall 2025

Campus by campus, fall 2025

The share of this school's applicants each campus admitted, beside the campus's rate for everyone else. Hardest campus first.

University of California

Contreras Learning Center-Academic Leadership Community applicants did better than all California applicants at 1 of 7 campuses, about the same at 2 and worse at 4.

  • Los AngelesAbout the same

    11%

    3 of 27 admitted

    This school11%All CA10%

    Admitted students' average GPA — (all applicants 3.78)

  • Irvine9 pts lower

    13%

    4 of 31 admitted

    This school13%All CA22%

    Admitted students' average GPA — (all applicants 3.64)

  • San Diego7 pts lower

    18%

    3 of 17 admitted

    This school18%All CA25%

    Admitted students' average GPA — (all applicants 3.63)

  • Santa Barbara13 pts lower

    19%

    4 of 21 admitted

    This school19%All CA32%

    Admitted students' average GPA — (all applicants 3.66)

  • Santa Cruz33 pts lower

    38%

    5 of 13 admitted

    This school38%All CA71%

    Admitted students' average GPA 3.93 (all applicants 3.53)

  • RiversideAbout the same

    87%

    27 of 31 admitted

    This school87%All CA87%

    Admitted students' average GPA 3.72 (all applicants 3.65)

  • Merced4 pts higher

    100%

    19 of 19 admitted

    This school100%All CA96%

    Admitted students' average GPA 3.64 (all applicants 3.64)

  • Berkeley

    too few applicants to report9 applied

  • Davis

    ~32% · 3 yrs pooled8 applied

Fall 2025. A student admitted to several campuses counts once at each one. All CA is the campus’s admit rate that fall for applicants from every California high school. Within 3 points counts as about the same. GPA is the UC-calculated GPA (weighted, capped).

California State University

Contreras Learning Center-Academic Leadership Community applicants did better than the campus overall at 1 of 4 campuses, about the same at 1 and worse at 2.

  • Long Beach21 pts lower

    26%

    16 of 62 admitted

    This school26%Overall47%

  • Dominguez Hills7 pts higher

    98%

    46 of 47 admitted

    This school98%Overall91%

  • Los AngelesAbout the same

    91%

    61 of 67 admitted

    This school91%Overall92%

  • Northridge7 pts lower

    86%

    54 of 63 admitted

    This school86%Overall93%

Fall 2025. A student admitted to several campuses counts once at each one. Overall is the campus’s admit rate for all its applicants, from federal IPEDS data (fall 2023, the latest published). Within 3 points counts as about the same.

Where graduates go

Class of 2023 (90 graduates), the latest published by fall 2025, within 12 months of graduating.

Any college

69%

62 of 90 graduates

UC or CSU

50%

45 graduates

Community college

14%

13 graduates

DestinationGraduatesShare
UC1416%
CSU3134%
CA private college44%
Out of state00%
Community college1314%
Not enrolled2831%
Enrolled in college6269%
Total90100%

How each student group compares

Compare college-going across student groups

  • Gender: Female, Male
  • Race & ethnicity: Hispanic or Latino
  • Student need: Low-income, English learners
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Advanced Placement

9

AP courses offered

2023–24 school year · US Dept. of Education Civil Rights Data Collection

10

AP class sections

Counts every section taught, so it is larger than the number of different AP courses.

39% of students are in AP courses

2024–25 school year · California School Accountability Report Card

39%

of graduating seniors passed at least two AP exams or courses

46 of 117 graduates

A score of 3 or higher on exams or a C- or better in courses. Not comparable with the exam-only share.

2025–26 school year · California Department of Education (College/Career Indicator)

2%

of graduating seniors scored 3 or higher on at least two AP exams

2 of 116 graduates

2023–24 school year · California Department of Education (College/Career Indicator)

Subject areas

  • English: 3 classes
  • Mathematics: 1 class
  • Science: 3 classes
  • Social science: 3 classes

Academic context

State test (CAASPP), juniors tested in 2026, and the share of low-income students. A–G is the class of 2023. The tick is the county median.

  • Juniors meeting the English standard 59%County median 57%
  • Juniors meeting the math standard 27%County median 27%
  • Juniors exceeding the English standard 19%County median 23%
  • Juniors exceeding the math standard 11%County median 11%
  • Low-income students 98%County median 86%
  • Graduates completing courses 84%County median 64%

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