SchoolGrade

The grade is the share of students at or above the CA proficiency bar. The projection is what a school with this student body and community would be expected to reach.

Actual vs projected proficiency

Actual 41%Projected 37%

Daniel Pearl Journalism & Communications Magnet Greatly Exceeds Expectations for its students’ context.

Actual is the share of tested students who met the CA proficiency bar.
Projected is what a school with this student body and community would be expected to reach.
Impact is the gap in one phrase: greatly exceeds, exceeds, meets, or below expectations.

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Academics

Proficiency on state assessments by subject against the CA average, then graduation and college coursework.

Academic performance

Math proficiency

School 38%CA 35%

English proficiency

School 53%CA 46%

Science proficiency

School 32%CA 31%

College preparedness

Graduation rate

98%

Graduating in four years.

Enrolled in AP classes

36%

Students in at least one AP course. 9 AP courses offered.

Dual enrollment

18%

Taking college courses during high school.

Enrolled in IB classes18%
AP courses offered9
AP enrollment by subject

AP science

6%
3%

AP computer science

0%
1%

AP math

3%
3%

Gold marks the CA average.

Neighborhood

Safety and economics around the school. Context for families, never part of the grade.

Crime Grade

Overall crime

C+

31.72 incidents per 1,000 residents

Violent crime

C

4.05 per 1,000 residents

Property crime

C-

22.55 per 1,000 residents

What is Crime Grade?

Crime Grade combines official crime reports from the FBI, state and local law enforcement with models that fill reporting gaps, producing one letter grade for a neighborhood’s overall safety. It appears here so families can see how safe the community around a school is. It never feeds the school’s grade.

Economics and housing

Median household income

$99,288

CA average $108,618

Median home value

$852,824

CA average $772,924

Median rent

$2,224 /mo

CA average $2,158

Unemployment rate

7.6%

CA average 6.5%

Adults with a high school diploma

Here 81.2%CA 84.1%

Teachers and staff

Teacher and support staff capacity, qualifications and pay.

Staffing

Student to teacher ratio

15:1

CA average 19:1

Teachers

14

Full-time equivalent teachers.

Average teacher salary

$123,787

All teachers in Los Angeles Unified.

Student to counselor ratio CA average 393:1224:1
Support staff3
Psychologists0
Nurses1
Social workers1
Law enforcement officers0
Security staff0

Qualifications

Certified teachers

School 100%CA 95%

Experienced teachers

School N/ACA N/A

Environment and safety

Suspensions, expulsions and reported bullying, as counts for the school year.

In-school suspension days2
Out-of-school suspension days0
Total days missed to suspension2
Expulsions with services0
Expulsions without services0
Zero-tolerance expulsions0
Bullying incidents by victim type
Gender-based0
Sexual orientation0
Race-based1
Disability-based0
Religion-based0

Resources and finance

District-level spending, per student and by purpose.

Spending per student

$11379 /yr

District-level spending per student.

Instruction vs administration

$6.22

Spent on instruction for every $1 on administration.

Equity and access

Who the school serves: enrollment by reported group.

Race and ethnicity

White

31%

Native American

0%

Asian or Pacific Islander

7%

Black

6%

Latino

53%

Multiracial

2%

Native Hawaiian or Alaskan

1%

Student groups

Economically disadvantaged58%
Students with disabilities15%
English as a second language0%
Gifted and talented0%
Foster care0%
Military connected0%
Homeless0%
Migratory0%

High schools nearest to Daniel Pearl Journalism & Communications Magnet

Nearby high schools with their actual and projected test scores.

Independence Continuation

  • Actual: 11%
  • Projected: 42%
  • Distance: 0.1 mi
Birmingham Community Charter High

  • Actual: 47%
  • Projected: 47%
  • Distance: 0.3 mi
High Tech La

  • Actual: 53%
  • Projected: 42%
  • Distance: 0.3 mi
Reseda Charter High

  • Actual: 30%
  • Projected: 34%
  • Distance: 1.6 mi
Magnolia Science Academy

  • Actual: 26%
  • Projected: 23%
  • Distance: 1.8 mi
Magnolia Science Academy 5

  • Actual: 43%
  • Projected: 25%
  • Distance: 1.8 mi
Sherman Oaks Center For Enriched Studies

  • Actual: 58%
  • Projected: 60%
  • Distance: 2.1 mi
John R. Wooden High

  • Actual: 7%
  • Projected: 24%
  • Distance: 2.7 mi
Will Rogers Continuation

  • Actual: 8%
  • Projected: 19%
  • Distance: 2.8 mi
Van Nuys Senior High

  • Actual: 41%
  • Projected: 46%
  • Distance: 2.8 mi