Lodestar: A Lighthouse Community Charter Public

Public, Charter, Alternative K-12

 701 105th Ave.
       Oakland, CA  94603


(510) 775-0255

District: Lodestar: A Lighthouse Community Charter Public District

SchoolDigger Rank:
4643rd of 5,868 California Alternative Schools


Student/teacher ratio:  18.3 Help
Number of students:  712

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:
78.4%
African American:
17.6%
Two or more races:
2.2%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  91.3% Help


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Compare Details Lodestar: A Lighthouse Community Charter Public ranks worse than 79.1% of elementary schools in California. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2023 the calculated Average Standard Score was 22.1. (See more...)
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Compare Details Lodestar: A Lighthouse Community Charter Public ranks worse than 84.2% of middle schools in California. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2023 the calculated Average Standard Score was 18.4. (See more...)
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Compare Details Lodestar: A Lighthouse Community Charter Public ranks worse than 77.5% of high schools in California. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2023 the calculated Average Standard Score was 15.46. (See more...)
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Schooldigger 2023 Rankings:

Lodestar: A Lighthouse Community Charter Public:

SchoolDigger ranks Lodestar: A Lighthouse Community Charter Public 4643rd of 5868 California public elementary schools. (See Lodestar: A Lighthouse Community Charter Public in the ranking list.)

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SchoolDigger ranks Lodestar: A Lighthouse Community Charter Public 2355th of 2798 California public middle schools. (See Lodestar: A Lighthouse Community Charter Public in the ranking list.)

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SchoolDigger ranks Lodestar: A Lighthouse Community Charter Public 1818th of 2346 California public high schools. (See Lodestar: A Lighthouse Community Charter Public in the ranking list.)

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Rank History for Lodestar: A Lighthouse Community Charter Public

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Rank History for all elementary school students at Lodestar: A Lighthouse Community Charter Public

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 14.29 5288th 5789 8.7%
2021 18.61 1192nd 1417 15.9%
2022 9.39 5763rd 5883 2.0%
2023 22.10 4629th 5848 20.8%
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Rank History for elementary school English Language Learner students at Lodestar: A Lighthouse Community Charter Public

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 33.84 2214th 3275 32.4%
2021 32.18 445th 602 26.1%
2022 24.37 2985th 3311 9.8%
2023 52.12 1085th 3240 66.5%
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Rank History for elementary school Low Socio Economic Status students at Lodestar: A Lighthouse Community Charter Public

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 17.41 4720th 5173 8.8%
2021 25.49 906th 1110 18.4%
2022 11.53 5133rd 5264 2.5%
2023 32.21 3705th 5355 30.8%
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Rank History for elementary school Female students at Lodestar: A Lighthouse Community Charter Public

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 15.12 5018th 5492 8.6%
2021 17.43 1110th 1267 12.4%
2022 8.11 5596th 5635 0.7%
2023 20.76 4601st 5595 17.8%
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Rank History for elementary school Male students at Lodestar: A Lighthouse Community Charter Public

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 15.01 5051st 5510 8.3%
2021 21.85 1010th 1272 20.6%
2022 12.43 5415th 5663 4.4%
2023 25.32 4204th 5627 25.3%
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Rank History for elementary school African American students at Lodestar: A Lighthouse Community Charter Public

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 39.01 434th 747 41.9%
2022 11.21 662nd 663 0.2%
2023 37.86 383rd 657 41.7%
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Rank History for elementary school Hispanic students at Lodestar: A Lighthouse Community Charter Public

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 21.96 4245th 4963 14.5%
2022 10.10 5010th 5084 1.5%
2023 32.74 3472nd 5079 31.6%
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Data source: test scores: California Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

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Rank History for all middle school students at Lodestar: A Lighthouse Community Charter Public

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 17.51 2292nd 2715 15.6%
2021 11.41 853rd 894 4.6%
2022 6.70 2715th 2740 0.9%
2023 18.40 2348th 2788 15.8%
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Rank History for middle school English Language Learner students at Lodestar: A Lighthouse Community Charter Public

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 45.54 533rd 1442 63.0%
2021 32.74 284th 363 21.8%
2022 23.43 1510th 1540 1.9%
2023 39.44 791st 1523 48.1%
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Rank History for middle school Low Socio Economic Status students at Lodestar: A Lighthouse Community Charter Public

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 21.52 1976th 2369 16.6%
2021 16.95 669th 721 7.2%
2022 7.52 2431st 2458 1.1%
2023 23.81 2012th 2535 20.6%
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Rank History for middle school Female students at Lodestar: A Lighthouse Community Charter Public

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 17.48 2026th 2380 14.9%
2021 14.48 685th 738 7.2%
2022 8.85 2464th 2509 1.8%
2023 16.97 2217th 2535 12.5%
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Rank History for middle school Disabled students at Lodestar: A Lighthouse Community Charter Public

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2022 17.45 1520th 1531 0.7%
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Rank History for middle school Male students at Lodestar: A Lighthouse Community Charter Public

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 18.15 2054th 2407 14.7%
2021 9.57 746th 763 2.2%
2022 5.70 2523rd 2527 0.2%
2023 21.48 2020th 2546 20.7%
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Rank History for middle school African American students at Lodestar: A Lighthouse Community Charter Public

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2022 13.45 619th 637 2.8%
2023 12.56 597th 609 2.0%
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Rank History for middle school Hispanic students at Lodestar: A Lighthouse Community Charter Public

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 25.94 1679th 2213 24.1%
2022 8.35 2329th 2359 1.3%
2023 24.91 1834th 2379 22.9%
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Data source: test scores: California Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

Rank History for Lodestar: A Lighthouse Community Charter Public

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Rank History for all high school students at Lodestar: A Lighthouse Community Charter Public

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2023 15.46 1807th 2335 22.6%
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Rank History for high school English Language Learner students at Lodestar: A Lighthouse Community Charter Public

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2023 40.13 459th 1315 65.1%
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Rank History for high school Special Education students at Lodestar: A Lighthouse Community Charter Public

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2023 21.33 1310th 1539 14.9%
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Rank History for high school Low Socio Economic Status students at Lodestar: A Lighthouse Community Charter Public

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2023 18.19 1699th 2237 24.1%
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Rank History for high school Female students at Lodestar: A Lighthouse Community Charter Public

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2023 15.39 1701st 2106 19.2%
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Rank History for high school Male students at Lodestar: A Lighthouse Community Charter Public

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2023 14.59 1747th 2195 20.4%
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Rank History for high school African American students at Lodestar: A Lighthouse Community Charter Public

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2023 20.38 589th 713 17.4%
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Rank History for high school Hispanic students at Lodestar: A Lighthouse Community Charter Public

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2023 19.16 1610th 2132 24.5%
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Data source: test scores: California Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

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by a student
Thursday, January 19, 2023

Open Quote 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

Open Quote 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



Enrollment information for Lodestar: A Lighthouse Community Charter Public

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
2019 10 112 11 358 1 8 22 0 522
2020 8 120 12 421 0 10 37 0 608
2021 4 119 11 464 0 8 39 0 645
2022 5 137 5 495 0 3 22 2 669
2023 2 125 5 558 0 4 16 2 712

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Lodestar: A Lighthouse Community Charter Public

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
2019 522 19.0 27.4 35.8
2020 608 n/a n/a 78.9
2021 645 28.0 23.0 79.8
2022 669 40.8 16.3 85.4
2023 712 38.9 18.3 91.3

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Lodestar: A Lighthouse Community Charter Public

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
2019 522 19.0 27.4 35.8
2020 608 n/a n/a 78.9
2021 645 28.0 23.0 79.8
2022 669 40.8 16.3 85.4
2023 712 38.9 18.3 91.3

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.
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Impact of COVID-19 on Lodestar: A Lighthouse Community Charter Public

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Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 5288th of 5789 Elementary schoolsRanks 4629th of 5848 Elementary schools
 12.2%
Ranks 2292nd of 2715 Middle schoolsRanks 2348th of 2788 Middle schools
 0.2%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
3rd Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (Lodestar: A Lighthouse Community Charter Public)28.811.5
 17.3%
   3rd Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (California)48.543
 5.6%
3rd Grade Mathematics (Lodestar: A Lighthouse Community Charter Public)20.317.3
 3%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (California)50.245.1
 5.1%
4th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (Lodestar: A Lighthouse Community Charter Public)26.18.9
 17.2%
   4th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (California)49.543.7
 5.7%
4th Grade Mathematics (Lodestar: A Lighthouse Community Charter Public)26.10
 26.1%
   4th Grade Mathematics (California)44.940.8
 4.1%
6th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (Lodestar: A Lighthouse Community Charter Public)25.728.4
 2.7%
   6th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (California)48.544.2
 4.3%
6th Grade Mathematics (Lodestar: A Lighthouse Community Charter Public)13.527
 13.5%
   6th Grade Mathematics (California)38.533.2
 5.3%
7th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (Lodestar: A Lighthouse Community Charter Public)18.616.9
 1.7%
   7th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (California)51.447.4
 3.9%
7th Grade Mathematics (Lodestar: A Lighthouse Community Charter Public)20.912.7
 8.3%
   7th Grade Mathematics (California)37.933.2
 4.7%
8th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (Lodestar: A Lighthouse Community Charter Public)40.320
 20.3%
   8th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (California)49.445.7
 3.8%
8th Grade Mathematics (Lodestar: A Lighthouse Community Charter Public)16.12.8
 13.3%
   8th Grade Mathematics (California)36.629.9
 6.7%
8th Grade Science (Lodestar: A Lighthouse Community Charter Public)4.87
 2.2%
   8th Grade Science (California)30.828.8
 2.1%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students522712
 36.4%
African American112125
 11.6%
American Indian10
 100%
Asian115
 54.5%
Hispanic358558
 55.9%
Pacific Islander84
 50%
White102
 80%
Two or More Races2216
 27.3%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients35.8%91.3%
 55.5%


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Lodestar: A Lighthouse Community Charter Public ranks in the bottom 20.9% of California alternative schools.

In the 2022-23 school year, 712 students attended Lodestar: A Lighthouse Community Charter Public.

Students at Lodestar: A Lighthouse Community Charter Public are 78% Hispanic, 18% African American, 2% Two or more races.


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