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 Life Learning Academy students are referred by probation officers, community-based programs, themselves, friends or families of current Life Learning Academy students, and by other schools. Prior to enrollment at LLA, many of these students have been truant or dropped out of school completely, most have a failing grade point average, report regular drug or alcohol use, and many have a history of arrest and come from families that are involved in crime.
Despite these challenging circumstances, these same students tend to thrive at Life Learning Academy. On average, LLA students who missed an average of 38 days in their prior semester at other schools missed an average of only 5 days in their first term at LLA, and improved their grade point average from 0.7 (“F”) to 2.5 (“C") on average. LLA’s average attendance rate is 90%, and its graduation rate averages 92%. LLA students come from various high-crime, economically depressed neighborhoods in San Francisco and the Bay Area. The average racial/ethnic composition of LLA’s student body is 45% African American, 20% Latino, 12% Asian, 5% Pacific Islander, and 3% White. The remaining 15% identify themselves as having a mixed ethnic/racial background. |
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