# Daniel Pearl Journalism & Communications Magnet *Machine-readable school profile — served at https://us.ca.whatschool.ai/en/ca/school/daniel-pearl-journalism-communications-magnet-lake-balboa/llm* Full profile (human-readable): https://us.ca.whatschool.ai/en/ca/school/daniel-pearl-journalism-communications-magnet-lake-balboa --- ## Core identification - **NCES School ID**: `062271012525` - **School name**: Daniel Pearl Journalism & Communications Magnet - **Location**: Lake Balboa, CA 91406 - **Address**: 6649 Balboa Blvd. - **District**: Los Angeles Unified (LEAID `0622710`) - **Sector**: Public - **School type**: Alternative/other - **School level**: High - **Grade range**: 9–12 - **Coordinates**: 34.19100, -118.50210 - **Phone**: (818)654-3775 - **Website**: https://www.pearlmagnet.org - **Wikidata QID**: Q5218416 — Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daniel_Pearl_Magnet_High_School - **Founded**: 2009 ## Enrollment (2024) - **Students**: 183 - **Teachers (FTE)**: 13 - **Student-teacher ratio**: 14.1:1 - **Free/reduced lunch**: 78.7% ## State accountability rating - **System**: CA Dashboard - **Year**: 2024 - **Overall rating**: Orange - **Indicators**: - elpi: 0 - math: Orange - college_career: Blue - ela: Orange - graduation: Green ## Academic performance (state assessments) ### 2024 - **ELA (CA SBAC)**: 60.5% proficient — 57 tested - **ELA (CA SBAC) colour-derived**: 38.0% proficient - **Math (CA SBAC)**: 38.0% proficient ## Graduation rates - **2024**: 88.9% (cohort of 54) - **2021**: N/A (cohort of 71) ## Attendance - **2020**: chronic absence 9.6% (25 students) [source: crdc_2020] - **2020**: chronic absence 0.0% [source: crdc] - **2017**: chronic absence 1.3% (3 students) [source: crdc] ## Discipline (latest CRDC year) - **Year**: 2020 - **Out-of-school suspensions**: 0 - **Expulsions**: 0 ## Demographics (2023) - **Free/reduced lunch eligible**: 71.0% ## Inclusion — IDEA & English Learners (2020) - **Students with IEP (IDEA)**: 20.5% — 46 students - **English Learners**: 0.5% — 1 students ## Disability category breakdown (CRDC) - **Specific Learning Disability**: 18 students - **Other Health Impairment**: 14 students - **Autism**: 8 students - **Hearing Impairment**: 1 students ## Programs & enrichment - Advanced Placement (AP) ## Finance ### School-level (ESSA 2023-24) - **Total per-pupil expenditure**: $29,435 - **Federal share**: $4,769 - **State + local share**: $24,666 - **Enrolled for PPE calc**: 224 ### District F-33 (2022) - **District per-pupil revenue**: $28,701,983 - **Federal share**: 19.2% - **State share**: 54.5% - **Local share**: 26.3% - **Instructional spending per pupil**: $11,126,340 ## Neighbourhood (ACS 2019-2023) - **Median household income**: $106,890 - **Poverty rate**: 4.9% - **Bachelor's degree or higher**: 24.0% - **Unemployment**: 7.5% - **Median gross rent**: $3,003 - **Foreign-born residents**: 38.7% - **Single-parent households**: 1.3% ## Environmental context - **Nearest Superfund (NPL)**: 8.6 miles (SAN FERNANDO VALLEY AREA 1) - **Toxic Release Inventory sites within 1 mile**: 1 - **TRI sites within 5 miles**: 52 - **Nearest brownfield**: 1.06 miles (DELANO PARK) ### Air quality - **PM2.5 annual average**: 10.1085 μg/m³ (EPA std: 9) - **Nearest monitor**: 1.8 miles ## Nearby schools performing better ### ela proficiency - **Birmingham Community Charter High** — 0.3 mi away, 70.7% (this school: 49.25%) - **High Tech LA** — 0.3 mi away, 73.15% (this school: 49.25%) - **Academy for Enriched Sciences** — 1.4 mi away, 62.8% (this school: 49.25%) - **Stagg Street Elementary** — 1.5 mi away, 59.9% (this school: 49.25%) - **Emelita Street Elementary** — 1.6 mi away, 57% (this school: 49.25%) ### graduation rate - **Lake Balboa College Preparatory Magnet K-12** — 0.1 mi away, 100% (this school: 88.9%) - **Birmingham Community Charter High** — 0.3 mi away, 96.1% (this school: 88.9%) - **High Tech LA** — 0.3 mi away, 92.2% (this school: 88.9%) - **Magnolia Science Academy 2** — 0.4 mi away, 97.8% (this school: 88.9%) - **Reseda Charter High** — 1.6 mi away, 91.9% (this school: 88.9%) ### math proficiency - **Birmingham Community Charter High** — 0.3 mi away, 52% (this school: 38%) - **High Tech LA** — 0.3 mi away, 80% (this school: 38%) - **Academy for Enriched Sciences** — 1.4 mi away, 80% (this school: 38%) - **Stagg Street Elementary** — 1.5 mi away, 80% (this school: 38%) - **Emelita Street Elementary** — 1.6 mi away, 66% (this school: 38%) ## Related data feeds - **Profile (human)**: https://us.ca.whatschool.ai/en/ca/school/daniel-pearl-journalism-communications-magnet-lake-balboa - **Performance**: https://us.ca.whatschool.ai/en/ca/school/daniel-pearl-journalism-communications-magnet-lake-balboa/performance - **Finance**: https://us.ca.whatschool.ai/en/ca/school/daniel-pearl-journalism-communications-magnet-lake-balboa/finance - **Demographics**: https://us.ca.whatschool.ai/en/ca/school/daniel-pearl-journalism-communications-magnet-lake-balboa/demographics - **Inclusion**: https://us.ca.whatschool.ai/en/ca/school/daniel-pearl-journalism-communications-magnet-lake-balboa/inclusion - **Context (neighbourhood)**: https://us.ca.whatschool.ai/en/ca/school/daniel-pearl-journalism-communications-magnet-lake-balboa/context - **Attendance**: https://us.ca.whatschool.ai/en/ca/school/daniel-pearl-journalism-communications-magnet-lake-balboa/attendance - **Discipline**: https://us.ca.whatschool.ai/en/ca/school/daniel-pearl-journalism-communications-magnet-lake-balboa/discipline - **Outcomes**: https://us.ca.whatschool.ai/en/ca/school/daniel-pearl-journalism-communications-magnet-lake-balboa/outcomes - **Workforce**: https://us.ca.whatschool.ai/en/ca/school/daniel-pearl-journalism-communications-magnet-lake-balboa/workforce --- *Source: US Dept of Education CCD, EDFacts, CRDC, F-33; US Census ACS; EPA SDWIS, TRI, NPL, AQS; state DOE portals (CA CDE, TX TEA, FL DOE, NY NYSED, IL ISBE, WA OSPI). 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