Learning Works
Pasadena · CA · Learning Works District · Public charter · K-12 combined
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Options for Youth San Gabriel → Opportunities for Learning - Duarte → PUC CALS Middle School and Early College High → North Park Continuation High → Alliance Tennenbaum Family Technology High → Alliance Susan and Eric Smidt Technology High → Alfonso B. Perez Special Education Center → Esteban Torres East LA Performing Arts Magnet →📋 At a glance
- 🎓 AP rigor: Bottom 14% of US high schools
- 🎓 4-yr grad rate: 27% (Bottom 6% of US high schools by 4-yr grad rate)
Composed from federal CRDC offerings, EDFacts graduation data, and other public data. Full breakdowns below.
How Learning Works compares for families
What families should know about Learning Works.
- ▸ LocallyCA trails the US average on NAEP 8th-grade math (−4 points). Stronger local schools matter even more.
- ▸ vs Similar SchoolsThe closest comparables nearby: Options for Youth San Gabriel, Opportunities for Learning - Duarte, PUC CALS Middle School and Early College High and 5 more. See the sidebar to compare side-by-side.
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SAT / ACT participation
CRDC federal data · 2020-21Source: federal Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC 2020-21). Volume — not score — is what's reported here. A higher count means more students at this school are entering the college admissions pipeline. Note: 2020-21 was COVID-disrupted; some districts (especially those that stayed remote longer) report unusually low or zero takers.
🎓 4-year graduation rate · federal EDFacts
What % of students graduate on time?
Bottom 6% of US high schools by 4-yr grad rate
Source: federal EDFacts ACGR (Adjusted Cohort Graduation Rate), 2019 vintage via Urban Institute. EDFacts publishes a range (low-high) to preserve privacy on small cohorts; we display the midpoint.
🏛️ Federal Title I context
High-poverty school
Title I Schoolwide eligible
≥75% of students qualify for free/reduced lunch. These schools qualify for the highest tier of federal Title I funding and typically receive extra wraparound services. Academic outcomes vary widely — check the state assessment + grad-rate tiles.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, free/reduced-price lunch eligibility. The actual Title I designation is a district decision and may differ from eligibility — but the federal eligibility math is what we show here. We don't claim to assert whether the district formally chose to enroll this school in Title I.
Counselor capacity
Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2020-2021. Counselor ratio = the school's most recent total enrollment ÷ counselor FTE. The American School Counselor Association (ASCA) recommends a 250:1 maximum; the US national median across schools with on-staff counselors is roughly 430:1.
Enrollment trend & projection
Total enrollment + grade 12, NCES Common Core of Data (2021–2024).
If the recent trend holds…
At its recent rate of -0.0%/year, projecting from 2024's 212 students:
An extrapolation of the recent trajectory, not a forecast of the school's plans; ignores one-off shocks.
Revenue upside
At $12,163 per student in district revenue, the 0 students projected to be gained by 2029 represent ≈ $0/year in additional funding.
District total revenue ÷ enrollment, NCES F-33. Public funding largely follows enrollment, so a shrinking class is a recurring budget hit.
Most similar nearby high schools
The schools most like this one — same type, blended on distance and size — and where their enrollment is heading. These are the schools families here weigh against each other.
| School | Type | Miles | HS enrollment | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Options for Youth San Gabriel San Gabriel |
Public · charter | 3.4 | 196 | -36.2% |
| Opportunities for Learning - Duarte Duarte |
Public · charter | 6.5 | 200 | +141.0% |
| PUC CALS Middle School and Early College High Los Angeles |
Public · charter | 5.5 | 177 | -37.0% |
| North Park Continuation High Baldwin Park |
Public | 8.5 | 186 | +1.6% |
| Alliance Tennenbaum Family Technology High Los Angeles |
Public · charter | 8.9 | 174 | -27.2% |
| Alliance Susan and Eric Smidt Technology High Los Angeles |
Public · charter | 9.0 | 239 | -35.2% |
| Alfonso B. Perez Special Education Center Los Angeles |
Public | 8.7 | 243 | +1.2% |
| Esteban Torres East LA Performing Arts Magnet Los Angeles |
Public | 8.7 | 243 | -36.1% |