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Daniel Pearl Journalism & Communications Magnet

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Alternative School · Lake Balboa, CA

Daniel Pearl Journalism & Communications Magnet is a alternative school school in Lake Balboa, California, serving grades 09–12 with 183 students enrolled (SY 2024-2025). The student-teacher ratio is 13.6:1.

Level
High
Grades
09 – 12
Enrollment
183
Teachers (FTE)
13.5
Student–Teacher Ratio
13.6:1
Status
Open
Lunch Program Participation
Yes under Community Eligibility Option (CEO)

Student Demographics (SY 2024-2025)

Race / Ethnicity Students Share
Hispanic/Latino 109 60%
White 50 27%
Asian 10 5%
Black or African American 8 4%
Two or more races 6 3%
Total enrollment 183 83M / 100F

English Language Learners: 6 (3% of enrollment) · SY 2021–22

Academic Performance (SY 2021-2022)

Metric This School State Avg Tested
Math Proficiency 11-19% 33.9% 47
Reading Proficiency 50-59% 48.7% 48
Science Proficiency . — —
4-Year Graduation Rate >=95% —

Source: EDFacts, SY 2020–2021. Suppressed values (e.g. <=10%) indicate fewer than the minimum reportable threshold.

Programs & Discipline

AP Courses
Yes (9)
81 students enrolled
Gifted & Talented
Program offered
43 students enrolled
SAT/ACT Takers
87
students tested · SY 2021–22
Out-of-School Suspensions
1
0.5% of enrollment · SY 2021–22
Chronically Absent
25
13.7% of enrollment · SY 2019–20

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC), Office for Civil Rights & EDFacts.

Lunch Program (SY 2024-2025)

Category Students % of School
Total enrollment (est.) 183 100%

Contact & Location

6649 Balboa Blvd.

Lake Balboa, CA 91406

Phone: (818)654-3775

http://www.pearlmagnet.org

District

Los Angeles Unified

Per-pupil expenditure: $26,962

District enrollment: 426,268

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Related Data

NCES ID

062271012525

Data sources: NCES CCD SY 2024-2025 (directory, staff, lunch), EDFacts SY 2020-21 (assessments), CRDC SY 2021-22 (programs & discipline), SEDA v6.0 (achievement estimates). Updated annually. NCES CCD