Miguel Contreras Learning Complex
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| Miguel Contreras Learning Complex | |
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| Location | |
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| Downtown Los Angeles |
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| Information | |
| Principal | Heather Daims |
| Enrollment |
2,500 |
| Type | Public |
| Campus | Urban |
| Mascot | Cobras |
| Color(s) | Teal, Black, & White |
| Established | September 5, 2006 |
Miguel Contreras Learning Complex (MCLC) is a high school in Downtown Los Angeles, California, United States.
The school, which serves grades 9 through 12, is a part of the Los Angeles Unified School District. The school is located at 322 South Lucas Avenue. It houses three Small Learning Communities (SLCs): The Academic Leadership Community (ALC), Social Justice, and Business & Tourism (B&T) which is the largest academy.[1]
The complex also holds a separate school called the Los Angeles School Of Global Studies. It is not an academy of MCLC. The school is usually referred to as LASGS and is a new technology school. LASGS currently holds higher Standardized Test Scores than any public high school in the area with an API score of 613. LASGS is known as a one of the first schools to be a part of the New Tech Foundation. The New Tech Foundation supports "Project Based Learning" (PBL).
Contreras was named after Miguel Contreras, a labor union organizer.[2]
[edit] History
MCLC opened its doors for the first time on September 5, 2006.[3] Prior to its opening, the school building project was known as Central Los Angeles Area New High School #10.
The school took many students who, unable to attend overcrowded local schools, had been bussed to nearby schools throughout their entire academic careers. The three SLCs were originally established at Belmont High School and essentially moved their entire community (teachers and students) to the new complex. This will be the protocol for other new schools in the area that will aim to relieve the overcrowding at Belmont as it transitions into a 6-12 school.
The total budget for this school was $161,276,500.[4]
[edit] Neighborhoods served by Contreras
Areas served by Contreras include portions of the Pico-Union and Westlake areas, Angelino Heights, Chinatown, Koreatown, Echo Park, and Little Tokyo.
MCLC and Belmont share the same attendance boundary and are separate schools.
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