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Lodestar: A Lighthouse Community Charter Public

Public, Charter, Alternative Grades K-12

5454^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Alternative Schools

Better than 7% of California alternative schools

Summary

Lodestar: A Lighthouse Community Charter Public is a K-12 charter school in Oakland serving 723 students, operating with significant resources in a community with very high economic need.

The school invests heavily in its students, spending over $25,000 per pupil and maintaining a low student-teacher ratio of about 15-to-1, which suggests the potential for individualized attention. However, academic proficiency rates in English and Math are well below state averages, though its graduation rate of 89.3% is a relative strength. A major challenge is chronic absenteeism, with over a third of students missing significant school time, which is a key factor the school must address to improve outcomes.

Compared to other local alternative schools like Decoto School for Independent Study or Nea Community Learning Center, Lodestar's academic performance is lower, but it serves a population with far greater economic disadvantage. Its graduation success is notably higher than some schools serving similar high-need populations, such as those run by the Alameda County Office of Education. This indicates the school provides effective supports to help students earn diplomas despite academic gaps.

723

Students ?

14.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

96.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

701 105th Ave.
Oakland, CA 94603

(510) 775-0255

District: Lodestar: A Lighthouse Community Charter Public District

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

83.8%

African American:

10.7%

Two or more races:

3.7%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 1st percentile in 2022 → 28th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 27 percentile points since 2022

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (22% vs 41% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (7th percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (34% vs 19% California)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school22%

California avg41%

Elementary school

5,454^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Bottom 7%▼ down 2 pts since 2019

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★★★★★

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Middle school

1,737^th of 2,761

California public middle schools ?

Bottom 37%▲ up 22 pts since 2019

From bottom 16% (2019) to bottom 37% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

High school

1,560^th of 2,162

California public high schools ?

Bottom 28%▲ up 15 pts since 2023

From bottom 13% (2023) to bottom 28% (2025)

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★★★★★

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Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

Elementary school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	12.6	5454 of 5857	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	11.7	5570 of 5869	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	22.1	4638 of 5859	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	9.4	5763 of 5883	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	18.6	1192 of 1417	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	14.3	5288 of 5789	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2023	37.9	386 of 661	41.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	11.2	662 of 663	0.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	39.0	434 of 747	41.9%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	29.3	2594 of 3162	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	52.1	1088 of 3245	66.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	24.4	2985 of 3311	9.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	32.2	445 of 602	26.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	33.8	2214 of 3275	32.4%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	18.6	4802 of 5597	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	15.6	5075 of 5612	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	20.8	4615 of 5609	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	8.1	5596 of 5635	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	17.4	1110 of 1267	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	15.1	5018 of 5492	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	16.1	4692 of 5107	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	14.5	4791 of 5107	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	32.7	3477 of 5087	31.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	10.1	5010 of 5084	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	22.0	4245 of 4963	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	17.3	4911 of 5460	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	15.3	5132 of 5517	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	32.2	3711 of 5363	30.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	11.5	5133 of 5264	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	25.5	906 of 1110	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	17.4	4720 of 5173	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	8.9	5482 of 5628	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	10.4	5460 of 5643	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	25.3	4214 of 5638	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	12.4	5415 of 5663	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	21.8	1010 of 1272	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	15.0	5051 of 5510	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	32.5	1737 of 2761	37.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	23.2	2118 of 2783	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	18.4	2344 of 2781	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	6.7	2715 of 2740	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	11.4	853 of 894	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	17.5	2292 of 2715	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	27.6	467 of 627	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	12.6	601 of 613	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	13.4	619 of 637	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	17.4	1520 of 1531	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	43.1	621 of 1478	58.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	39.4	792 of 1521	47.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	23.4	1510 of 1540	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	32.7	284 of 363	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	45.5	533 of 1442	63.0%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	33.3	1571 of 2533	38.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	23.1	1973 of 2551	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	17.0	2218 of 2531	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	8.8	2464 of 2509	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	14.5	685 of 738	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	17.5	2026 of 2380	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	42.2	1276 of 2395	46.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	30.3	1639 of 2388	31.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	24.9	1832 of 2374	22.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	8.3	2329 of 2359	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	25.9	1679 of 2213	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	40.7	1396 of 2542	45.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	30.8	1744 of 2579	32.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	23.8	2010 of 2531	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	7.5	2431 of 2458	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	16.9	669 of 721	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	21.5	1976 of 2369	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	32.1	1617 of 2534	36.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	24.3	1901 of 2552	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	21.5	2017 of 2538	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	5.7	2523 of 2527	0.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	9.6	746 of 763	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	18.2	2054 of 2407	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆

High school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	26.7	1560 of 2162	27.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	28.3	1536 of 2159	28.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	13.7	1890 of 2170	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	26.1	957 of 1085	11.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	35.9	658 of 1064	38.2%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	40.2	1120 of 1906	41.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	27.5	1395 of 1915	27.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	12.3	1708 of 1915	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	30.8	1338 of 1900	29.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	28.4	1377 of 1902	27.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	15.4	1639 of 1917	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	31.7	1383 of 2013	31.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	29.1	1451 of 2026	28.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	14.6	1759 of 2030	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	14.0	1640 of 1942	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	25.8	1426 of 1948	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	13.6	1719 of 1963	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Elementary school

African American (2023)42nd percentile+21 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)18th percentile+13 vs school

Female (2025)14th percentile+7 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)10th percentile+3 vs school

Hispanic (2025)8th percentile~ school

Male (2025)3rd percentile-4 vs school

Middle school

English Language Learner (2024)58th percentile+34 vs school

Hispanic (2025)47th percentile+10 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)45th percentile+8 vs school

Female (2025)38th percentile~ school

Male (2025)36th percentile~ school

African American (2024)26th percentile~ school

Disabled (2022)1st percentile~ school

High school

Female (2025)41st percentile+13 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)31st percentile+3 vs school

Hispanic (2025)30th percentile~ school

Male (2025)16th percentile-12 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)12th percentile-17 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics24%-13 vs state

English Language Arts/Literacy23%-26 vs state

Science16%-17 vs state

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by a student
Thursday, January 19, 2023

Awful, unorganized, hopeless, careless staff, crummy, pathetic, appalling, disgraceful, just plain pitiful. I actually hate this school with my heart, soul, and spirit. The worst school I've ever been to. I'd rather go to school at a crack house in the middle of a farm with goats as teachers. If I could send this school to the bottomless pits of hell, I would in a heartbeat. This school ruined my entire life and it makes me want to unenroll myself and climb mount everest to join every dead person there. Please don't EVER send ANY child here. You're better off homeschooling them or better yet, not taking them to school at all. Lodestar is crusty and musty. Not to mention they only have 1 available bathroom with 3 stalls. People are always hanging out in the bathroom and doing prob weird stuff. None of the teachers can handle bad behavior and it's annoying it's always "No stop" "Please don't do that" "I'm going to call home!" like omg just send them to the principal or something or do yall not do that here? I don't know but the moment I get out of this prison (Lodestar) I'm writing the most disrespectful review EVER. Thank you for reading xoxo Close Quote

by a citizen
Thursday, December 16, 2021

I would have once cut this school a break due to its status as a new school. Now in its 6th year (and its 3rd principal) this school seems like an embodiment of all the complaints made against charter schools. Too many admin but not enough structure or follow through on the ground. Students are often seen running out of classrooms without supervison, classes being held in the open hallway due to lack of available classrooms, and apparently very little done in terms of response to behavior trainings for staff. New staff and families alike often comment of the chaotic atmosphere. Close Quote

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Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score ()	Statewide Rank ()	State Percentile ()	SchoolDigger Rating ()	Average Standard Score ()	Statewide Rank ()	State Percentile ()	Rank Change from Previous Year	CAST Science 5th Grade	CAST Science 8th Grade	CAST Science 11th Grade	CAST Science 12th Grade	CAST Science All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 3rd Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 4th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 5th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 6th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 8th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 11th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 3rd Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 4th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 5th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 6th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 8th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 11th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics All Grades	% Completely Immunized KG	% Polio KG	% Hepatitis B KG	% Varicella KG	% DTP KG	% MMR KG	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Lodestar: A Lighthouse Community Charter Public	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	701 105th Ave.	Oakland	94603	Alameda County	Lodestar: A Lighthouse Community Charter Public District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 775-0255	723	49	14.7	96.7%	1 (0.1%)	77 (10.7%)	606 (83.8%)	5 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (0.8%)	27 (3.7%)								(n/a)	6.1	22.5	16.1		15.9	15.1	11.1	6.1	14.3	27.4	43.7	30.7	22.7	41.5	22.2	10.2	5.4	17.8	53.5	12.9	24.2	96.2	96.2	96.2	96.2	96.2	96.2
San Leandro Virtual Academy	Public, Virtual, Alternative	K-12	13701 Bancroft Ave	San Leandro	94578	Alameda County	San Leandro Unified	No	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(510) 618-4460	102	6	17.7	80.4%	13 (12.7%)	12 (11.8%)	49 (48.0%)	14 (13.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.0%)	13 (12.7%)								(n/a)	18.2	8.3	21.7	33.3	20.7			45.5			0.0	25.0	28.6			0.0			0.0	25.0	15.7							$26,486	$25,806	$680
Independent Study Sojourner Truth	Public, Alternative	K-12	8251 Fontaine St.	Oakland	94605	Alameda County	Oakland Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 879-5330	481	36	13.4	97.3%	119 (24.7%)	135 (28.1%)	140 (29.1%)	30 (6.2%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.6%)	51 (10.6%)								(n/a)	15.0	31.0	50.0	50.0	39.0	8.7	18.8	19.1	20.8	30.4	30.6	46.7	26.6	4.6	18.8	4.8	33.3	42.9	34.3	74.1	32.5							$33,780	$31,730	$2,050
Alameda County Juvenile Hall/Court	Public, Alternative	K-12	2500 Fairmont Ave.	San Leandro	94578	Alameda County	Alameda County Office of Education	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 670-7609	56	8	6.7	94.6%	3 (5.4%)	29 (51.8%)	23 (41.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.8%)								(n/a)
Castro Valley Virtual Academy	Public, Virtual, Alternative	K-12	18400 Clifton Way	Castro Valley	94546	Alameda County	Castro Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(510) 537-3193	45	4	12.4	40.0%	11 (24.4%)	2 (4.4%)	13 (28.9%)	10 (22.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (20.0%)								(n/a)				20.0	20.0							72.7	72.7							36.4	36.4							$27,095	$26,994	$101
Nea Community Learning Center	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	1900 Third St.	Alameda	94501	Alameda County	Nea Community Learning Center District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 748-4008	479	23	21.2	32.2%	115 (24.0%)	64 (13.4%)	135 (28.2%)	76 (15.9%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	86 (18.0%)								(n/a)	48.9	30.4			41.9	50.0	52.1	57.5	40.0	35.1	13.6		44.8	62.0	39.6	17.0	20.0	16.2	21.7		31.7
Alameda County Community	Public, Alternative	K-12	313 West Winton Ave.	Hayward	94544	Alameda County	Alameda County Office of Education	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 670-4590	73	5	13.8	58.9%	2 (2.7%)	8 (11.0%)	55 (75.3%)	5 (6.8%)	1 (1.4%)	1 (1.4%)	1 (1.4%)								(n/a)		0.0			0.0						7.1	9.1	7.1						0.0		0.0							$92,109	$77,826	$14,283
Hayward Twin Oaks Montessori	Public, Charter, Alternative	1-12	951 Palisade St.	Hayward	94542	Alameda County	Hayward Twin Oaks Montessori District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 370-3334	643	18	34.9	37.9%	94 (14.6%)	23 (3.6%)	297 (46.2%)	91 (14.2%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (0.9%)	131 (20.4%)								(n/a)	28.9	30.0		20.0	26.9	40.0	41.7	37.8	50.0	47.6	38.3	33.3	41.5	44.4	35.4	24.4	40.0	34.9	31.7	7.1	31.9
Home and Hospital Program	Public, Alternative	K-12	915 54th St.	Oakland	94608	Alameda County	Oakland Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 879-5003	3	1	3.0		0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (66.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)																												$1,620	$00	$1,620
Decoto School for Independent Study	Public, Virtual, Alternative	K-12	725 Whipple Rd.	Union City	94587	Alameda County	New Haven Unified	No	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(510) 476-2696	233	10	23.0	65.2%	21 (9.0%)	15 (6.4%)	101 (43.3%)	73 (31.3%)	1 (0.4%)	8 (3.4%)	13 (5.6%)								(n/a)			48.7		42.9					57.1		53.9	60.0					35.7		43.6	43.5							$23,490	$20,852	$2,638

Frequently Asked Questions about Lodestar: A Lighthouse Community Charter Public

What is the racial makeup of Lodestar: A Lighthouse Community Charter Public?

Students at Lodestar: A Lighthouse Community Charter Public are 84% Hispanic, 11% African American, 4% Two or more races.

How many students attend Lodestar: A Lighthouse Community Charter Public?

In the 2024-25 school year, 723 students attended Lodestar: A Lighthouse Community Charter Public.

Is Lodestar: A Lighthouse Community Charter Public a good school?

Lodestar: A Lighthouse Community Charter Public ranks in the bottom 6.9% of California alternative schools.

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