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Lighthouse Community Charter

Public, Charter Grades K-8

5198^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 11% of California elementary schools

Summary

Lighthouse Community Charter is a K-8 charter school serving 549 students in Oakland, part of the Lighthouse Community Charter District, and stands out as performing better than many neighboring schools despite its overall low state ranking and serving a community with significant economic need.

While test scores in English, math, and science are below California averages, the school outperforms several nearby schools in the Oakland Unified district, such as Lockwood STEAM Academy and Brookfield Elementary. A particular strength is its program for English Language Learners, where it ranks above average statewide. The school also has a lower chronic absenteeism rate than many peers, though at 29%, it remains a challenge shared across most local schools.

As a K-8 school, Lighthouse offers stability that nearby K-5 schools do not, and it spends more per student than most neighbors. However, performance varies dramatically between grade levels, and its statewide ranking has been declining. In its high-need area, Lighthouse provides a comparative advantage, but like all schools nearby, faces steep challenges in raising academic achievement to state standards.

549

Students ?

18.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

92.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

444 Hegenberger St.
Oakland, CA 94621-1418

(510) 562-8801

District: Lighthouse Community Charter District

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

88.0%

African American:

4.9%

Two or more races:

4.2%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 19th percentile in 2019 → 11th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (18% vs 41% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (11th percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (29% vs 19% California)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school18%

California avg41%

Elementary school

5,198^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Bottom 11%▼ down 7 pts since 2019

From bottom 19% (2019) to bottom 11% (2025)

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★★★★★

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Middle school

2,367^th of 2,761

California public middle schools ?

Bottom 14%▼ down 29 pts since 2019

From bottom 44% (2019) to bottom 14% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1456^th of 1,543Lighthouse Community Charter District among California districts

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	15.8	5198 of 5857	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	18.2	5008 of 5869	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	21.6	4687 of 5859	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	16.5	5224 of 5883	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	23.3	1086 of 1417	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	21.0	4707 of 5789	18.7%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	45.2	1469 of 3162	53.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	40.8	1749 of 3245	46.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	39.3	1855 of 3311	44.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	45.4	247 of 602	59.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	45.0	1494 of 3275	54.4%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	16.5	4980 of 5597	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	16.0	5049 of 5612	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	23.5	4372 of 5609	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	17.7	4923 of 5635	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	29.3	861 of 1267	32.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	24.8	4244 of 5492	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	21.5	4353 of 5107	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	25.6	4062 of 5107	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	31.4	3592 of 5087	29.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	23.7	4222 of 5084	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	26.5	3935 of 4963	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	22.1	4582 of 5460	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	23.1	4528 of 5517	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	29.0	3968 of 5363	26.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	20.4	4623 of 5264	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	35.5	721 of 1110	35.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	27.4	4074 of 5173	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	17.0	4958 of 5628	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	22.3	4507 of 5643	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	21.5	4565 of 5638	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	17.9	4934 of 5663	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	19.4	1050 of 1272	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	19.0	4750 of 5510	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	16.7	2367 of 2761	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	17.8	2357 of 2783	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	22.9	2130 of 2781	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	18.8	2275 of 2740	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	18.8	761 of 894	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	37.8	1527 of 2715	43.8%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	19.5	1458 of 1531	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	30.5	256 of 354	27.7%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	44.3	584 of 1478	60.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	33.3	1059 of 1521	30.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	50.7	456 of 1540	70.4%	★★★★☆
2021	47.1	125 of 363	65.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	57.6	325 of 1442	77.5%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	14.3	2286 of 2533	9.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	20.6	2068 of 2551	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	29.2	1685 of 2531	33.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	22.2	1973 of 2509	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	22.4	587 of 738	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	34.7	1454 of 2380	38.9%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	23.0	1905 of 2395	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	24.5	1850 of 2388	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	30.2	1629 of 2374	31.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	27.0	1748 of 2359	25.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	48.9	981 of 2213	55.7%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	22.8	2038 of 2542	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	22.8	2077 of 2579	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	31.2	1699 of 2531	32.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	25.6	1872 of 2458	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	29.6	534 of 721	25.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	51.7	969 of 2369	59.1%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	20.5	2048 of 2534	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	15.1	2289 of 2552	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	17.7	2191 of 2538	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	16.2	2246 of 2527	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	18.2	668 of 763	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	39.9	1319 of 2407	45.2%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	15.9	1552 of 1566	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	26.7	1217 of 1552	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆

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

English Language Learner (2024)54th percentile+39 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)16th percentile+5 vs school

Hispanic (2025)15th percentile+4 vs school

Male (2025)12th percentile~ school

Female (2025)11th percentile~ school

Middle school

English Language Learner (2024)60th percentile+45 vs school

Hispanic (2025)20th percentile+6 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)20th percentile+6 vs school

Male (2025)19th percentile+5 vs school

Female (2025)10th percentile-5 vs school

Disabled (2022)5th percentile-12 vs school

Special Education (2025)1st percentile-13 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy22%-27 vs state

Mathematics15%-22 vs state

Science14%-19 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				CAST Science (2025)			Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy (2025)							Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics (2025)							% Completely Immunized (2022)	% Polio (2022)	% Hepatitis B (2022)	% Varicella (2022)	% DTP (2022)	% MMR (2022)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
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 (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	CAST Science 5th Grade	CAST Science 8th 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 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 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
Lighthouse Community Charter	Public, Charter	K-8	444 Hegenberger St.	Oakland	94621	Alameda County	Lighthouse Community Charter District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 562-8801	549	29	18.8	92.2%	6 (1.1%)	27 (4.9%)	483 (88.0%)	8 (1.5%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	23 (4.2%)	15.8	5198^th of 5857 public elementary schools	11.3%		18.2	5008^th of 5869 public elementary schools	14.7%	190	11.3	16.0	14.1	37.3	7.3	22.6	25.3	19.1	21.6	22.1	27.5	7.3	7.6	18.7	13.2	14.7	14.9
Brookfield Elementary	Public	K-5	401 Jones Ave.	Oakland	94603	Alameda County	Oakland Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 879-2103	133	6	24.1	100.0%	7 (5.3%)	31 (23.3%)	75 (56.4%)	4 (3.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (5.3%)	9 (6.8%)	6	5808^th of 5857 public elementary schools	0.8%		6.9	5814^th of 5869 public elementary schools	0.9%	6	5.3		5.3	6.9	0.0	10.5				6.1	6.9	5.6	15.8				9.1	66.7	77.8		74.1	77.8	77.8	$34,568	$31,258	$3,310
Madison Park Academy Elementary	Public	K-5	470 El Paseo Dr.	Oakland	94603	Alameda County	Oakland Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 879-1154	241	12	20.9	98.8%	4 (1.7%)	45 (18.7%)	176 (73.0%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	5 (2.1%)	9 (3.7%)	18	5008^th of 5857 public elementary schools	14.5%		28.8	4035^th of 5869 public elementary schools	31.2%	973	16.7		16.7	19.4	11.1	38.7				21.4	21.6	15.9	29.0				21.4	96.4	96.4					$29,716	$27,574	$2,142
Esperanza Elementary	Public	K-5	10315 E St.	Oakland	94603	Alameda County	Oakland Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 879-2177	418	19	22.0	99.3%	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.9%)	399 (95.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.2%)	10.7	5588^th of 5857 public elementary schools	4.6%		10.1	5679^th of 5869 public elementary schools	3.2%	91	10.3		10.3	16.7	15.4	19.6				17.3	17.3	15.9	12.1				15.3	87.4	92.6	95.8	88.4	92.6	90.5	$26,438	$24,228	$2,210
Fred T. Korematsu Discovery Academy Elementary	Public	K-5	10315 E St.	Oakland	94603	Alameda County	Oakland Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 879-2172	180	10	18.9	98.3%	8 (4.4%)	34 (18.9%)	119 (66.1%)	5 (2.8%)	1 (0.6%)	5 (2.8%)	8 (4.4%)	6	5809^th of 5857 public elementary schools	0.8%		9.4	5710^th of 5869 public elementary schools	2.7%	99	0.0		0.0	9.5	9.1	6.7				8.3	19.1	11.8	3.3				10.6	78.8	78.8	87.9	78.8	78.8	78.8	$35,264	$33,352	$1,912
EnCompass Academy Elementary	Public	K-5	1025 81st Ave.	Oakland	94621	Alameda County	Oakland Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 879-2181	283	14	20.5	98.2%	17 (6.0%)	32 (11.3%)	221 (78.1%)	5 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.1%)	5 (1.8%)	14.5	5314^th of 5857 public elementary schools	9.3%		13.1	5470^th of 5869 public elementary schools	6.8%	156	10.6		10.6	10.0	8.7	36.2				18.8	22.5	17.4	17.0				18.8	80.7	86.0	91.2	82.5	80.7	80.7	$29,034	$25,846	$3,188
ACORN Woodland Elementary	Public	K-5	1025 81st Ave.	Oakland	94621	Alameda County	Oakland Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 879-5570	291	12	24.2	97.3%	7 (2.4%)	25 (8.6%)	250 (85.9%)	5 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.4%)	18.8	4937^th of 5857 public elementary schools	15.7%		19.1	4934^th of 5869 public elementary schools	15.9%	3	13.0		13.0	12.8	19.6	27.8				20.4	27.7	23.9	27.8				26.5	84.1			86.4	90.9	93.2	$25,298	$22,916	$2,382
Highland Community	Public	K-5	8521 A St.	Oakland	94621	Alameda County	Oakland Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 879-2125	457	21	22.2	99.3%	0 (0.0%)	73 (16.0%)	357 (78.1%)	6 (1.3%)	3 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	17 (3.7%)	5.8	5813^th of 5857 public elementary schools	0.8%		6.2	5833^rd of 5869 public elementary schools	0.6%	20	6.0		6.0	6.6	11.8	13.4				10.5	6.5	7.8	6.0				6.8	86.1	88.9	88.9	86.1	88.9	88.9	$23,487	$20,806	$2,681
Aspire Monarch Academy	Public, Charter	K-5	1445 101st Ave.	Oakland	94603	Alameda County	Aspire Monarch Academy District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 568-3101	374	18	20.4	85.0%	2 (0.5%)	12 (3.2%)	355 (94.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	3 (0.8%)	25.3	4370^th of 5857 public elementary schools	25.4%		17.1	5116^th of 5869 public elementary schools	12.8%	746	23.7		23.7	21.5	19.7	48.3				29.1	27.3	13.9	30.5				23.7
Lockwood STEAM Academy Elementary	Public	K-5	6701 International Blvd.	Oakland	94621	Alameda County	Oakland Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 879-2123	678	28	24.6	99.3%	55 (8.1%)	120 (17.7%)	451 (66.5%)	21 (3.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (4.6%)	6.4	5799^th of 5857 public elementary schools	1.0%		6.1	5834^th of 5869 public elementary schools	0.6%	35	2.3		2.3	14.6	11.3	9.3				11.5	12.1	9.1	7.0				9.2	84.4	92.6			87.7		$22,437	$20,128	$2,309

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Lighthouse Community Charter ranks in the bottom 11.3% of California elementary schools.

How many students attend Lighthouse Community Charter?

In the 2024-25 school year, 549 students attended Lighthouse Community Charter.

What is the racial makeup of Lighthouse Community Charter?

Students at Lighthouse Community Charter are 88% Hispanic, 5% African American, 4% Two or more races, 1% Asian, 1% White.

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