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Aspire Lionel Wilson College Preparatory Academy

Public, Charter Grades 6-12

1069^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,162 California High Schools

Better than 51% of California high schools

Summary

Aspire Lionel Wilson College Preparatory Academy is a public charter school serving about 390 students in grades 6-12 in Oakland, currently rated as an average-performing 3-star school statewide.

The school's standout strength is its 92% graduation rate, which is higher than the state average and notably better than many nearby schools like Castlemont High and Madison Park Academy 6-12, despite serving a community with high economic need. However, test scores, especially in math, are significantly below state averages, creating a gap between getting students to graduate and their proficiency on standardized tests. The school has shown historical strength in supporting English Learners and students from low-income backgrounds, though this effectiveness has declined recently.

Key challenges include a high rate of chronic student absenteeism and a steep drop in math skills in middle school grades. Compared to its closest neighbor, Madison Park Academy 6-12, Lionel Wilson performs better across several metrics, suggesting its charter model offers advantages in the local context of the Oakland Unified area. Parents should note the school operates efficiently with its budget but has a higher student-to-teacher ratio than some peers.

392

Students ?

26.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

86.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

400 105th Ave.
Oakland, CA 94603-2968

(510) 635-7737

District: Aspire Lionel Wilson College Preparatory Academy District

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

93.1%

African American:

5.4%

Pacific Islander:

0.8%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 54th percentile in 2019 → 51st in 2025

Strengths

✓92% graduate in 4 years — above the California average (86%)

✓Above the California median (51st percentile)

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (24% vs 41% meeting standards)

!High chronic absenteeism (31% vs 19% California)

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school24%

California avg41%

Middle school

2,226^th of 2,761

California public middle schools ?

Bottom 19%▲ up 3 pts since 2019

From bottom 16% (2019) to bottom 19% (2025)

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★★★★★

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High school

1,069^th of 2,162

California public high schools ?

Top 49%▼ down 4 pts since 2019

From top 46% (2019) to top 49% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1073^rd of 1,543Aspire Lionel Wilson College Preparatory Academy 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)

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	19.9	2226 of 2761	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	18.7	2314 of 2783	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	13.8	2550 of 2781	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	15.1	2438 of 2740	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	18.0	2275 of 2715	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2023	24.7	1485 of 1521	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	31.5	1176 of 1540	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	25.5	1357 of 1442	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	26.1	1834 of 2533	27.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	19.0	2136 of 2551	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	11.9	2404 of 2531	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	13.2	2335 of 2509	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	15.3	2099 of 2380	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	27.3	1737 of 2395	27.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	24.3	1856 of 2388	22.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	17.7	2094 of 2374	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	21.0	1975 of 2359	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	24.6	1724 of 2213	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	29.4	1794 of 2542	29.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	22.9	2067 of 2579	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	19.5	2181 of 2531	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	20.2	2089 of 2458	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	25.7	1847 of 2369	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	14.4	2276 of 2534	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	18.4	2161 of 2552	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	17.1	2223 of 2538	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	18.5	2130 of 2527	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	20.5	1967 of 2407	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	16.2	1540 of 1566	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

High school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	48.4	1069 of 2162	50.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	54.6	887 of 2159	58.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	58.9	779 of 2170	64.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	36.9	1263 of 2123	40.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	38.7	784 of 1290	39.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	50.2	972 of 2133	54.4%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2023	56.3	257 of 1064	75.8%	★★★★☆
2022	41.3	492 of 1044	52.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	77.7	75 of 941	92.0%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	41.6	1081 of 1906	43.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	48.2	930 of 1915	51.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	57.2	734 of 1915	61.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	31.2	1247 of 1858	32.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	33.4	730 of 1054	30.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	42.7	1012 of 1833	44.8%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	56.8	790 of 1900	58.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	62.3	633 of 1902	66.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	69.3	492 of 1917	74.3%	★★★★☆
2022	43.2	1008 of 1861	45.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	56.7	710 of 1814	60.9%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	54.3	873 of 2013	56.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	58.9	744 of 2026	63.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	70.8	463 of 2030	77.2%	★★★★☆
2022	43.8	1023 of 1943	47.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	51.7	524 of 1126	53.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	54.9	786 of 1937	59.4%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	51.9	880 of 1942	54.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	56.3	764 of 1948	60.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	56.3	734 of 1963	62.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	39.9	1055 of 1916	44.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	36.7	706 of 1122	37.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	55.1	758 of 1880	59.7%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	38.6	644 of 1216	47.0%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Middle school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)29th percentile+10 vs school

Female (2025)28th percentile+8 vs school

Hispanic (2025)27th percentile+8 vs school

Male (2025)10th percentile-9 vs school

English Language Learner (2023)2nd percentile-6 vs school

Special Education (2025)2nd percentile-18 vs school

High school

English Language Learner (2023)76th percentile+12 vs school

Hispanic (2025)58th percentile+8 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)57th percentile+6 vs school

Male (2025)55th percentile+4 vs school

Special Education (2024)47th percentile-12 vs school

Female (2025)43rd percentile-7 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy40%-9 vs state

Science18%-15 vs state

Mathematics12%-25 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)					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 8th Grade	CAST Science 11th Grade	CAST Science 12th Grade	CAST Science All Grades	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 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	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Aspire Lionel Wilson College Preparatory Academy	Public, Charter	6-12	400 105th Ave.	Oakland	94603	Alameda County	Aspire Lionel Wilson College Preparatory Academy District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 635-7737	392	15	26.0	86.7%	0 (0.0%)	21 (5.4%)	365 (93.1%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.8%)	2 (0.5%)	48.4	1069^th of 2162 public high schools	50.6%		54.6	887^th of 2159 public high schools	58.9%	182	10.2	26.4		17.9	35.1	33.3	28.8	64.2	40.2	22.4	11.1	5.1	9.4	12.1
Madison Park Academy 6-12	Public	6-12	400 Capistrano Dr.	Oakland	94603	Alameda County	Oakland Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 879-2315	676	38	17.5	98.4%	5 (0.7%)	74 (10.9%)	554 (82.0%)	10 (1.5%)	1 (0.1%)	15 (2.2%)	17 (2.5%)	18.8	1717^th of 2162 public high schools	20.6%		25	1582^nd of 2159 public high schools	26.7%	135	10.3	3.3		6.5	7.4	13.3	15.8	33.0	17.7	1.3	8.3	5.1	7.0	5.5	$26,612	$23,754	$2,858
Lighthouse Community Charter High	Public, Charter	9-12	444 Hegenberger Rd.	Oakland	94621	Alameda County	Lighthouse Community Charter High District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 562-8225	281	20	14.0	92.9%	7 (2.5%)	13 (4.6%)	252 (89.7%)	4 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.1%)	44.7	1147^th of 2162 public high schools	46.9%		30.5	1478^th of 2159 public high schools	31.5%	331		20.3		21.0				47.5	47.5				23.7	23.7
Lincoln High (Continuation)	Public	9-12	1700 Leonard Dr.	San Leandro	94577	Alameda County	San Leandro Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 618-4460	166	13	12.7	83.7%	8 (4.8%)	26 (15.7%)	110 (66.3%)	12 (7.2%)	1 (0.6%)	7 (4.2%)	2 (1.2%)	13.9	1840^th of 2162 public high schools	14.9%		14.8	1823^rd of 2159 public high schools	15.6%	17		0.0	8.3	4.0				19.2	19.2				0.0	0.0	$41,850	$40,862	$988
Castlemont High	Public	9-12	8601 MacArthur Blvd.	Oakland	94605	Alameda County	Oakland Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 879-2301	719	51	14.0	99.0%	15 (2.1%)	205 (28.5%)	435 (60.5%)	11 (1.5%)	4 (0.6%)	23 (3.2%)	25 (3.5%)	11.4	1943^rd of 2162 public high schools	10.1%		12.4	1919^th of 2159 public high schools	11.1%	24		5.3	0.0	4.2				6.4	6.4				5.7	5.7	$37,578	$34,868	$2,710
San Leandro High	Public	9-12	2200 Bancroft Ave.	San Leandro	94577	Alameda County	San Leandro Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 618-4600	2,510	116	21.5	75.3%	159 (6.3%)	307 (12.2%)	1,241 (49.4%)	611 (24.3%)	16 (0.6%)	24 (1.0%)	150 (6.0%)	44.1	1166^th of 2162 public high schools	46.1%		51.9	957^th of 2159 public high schools	55.7%	209		23.6	25.9	24.7				39.3	39.3				16.1	16.1	$23,443	$21,792	$1,651
Aspire Golden State College Preparatory Academy	Public, Charter	6-12	1009 66th Ave.	Oakland	94621	Alameda County	Aspire Golden State College Preparatory Academy District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 567-9631	405	17	24.3	93.8%	3 (0.7%)	65 (16.0%)	314 (77.5%)	3 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	18 (4.4%)	32.4	1438^th of 2162 public high schools	33.5%		26.8	1554^th of 2159 public high schools	28.0%	116	11.6	10.5		11.0	15.6	25.4	18.6	46.6	26.7	1.6	4.5	9.3	14.0	6.9
LPS Oakland R & D Campus	Public, Charter	9-12	8601 MacArthur Blvd. Bldg. 100	Oakland	94605	Alameda County	LPS Oakland R & D Campus District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 633-0750	173	14	12.7	70.5%	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.9%)	167 (96.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	23.9	1616^th of 2162 public high schools	25.3%		12.8	1898^th of 2159 public high schools	12.1%	282								32.4	32.4				8.1	8.1	$46,159	$43,264	$2,895
Coliseum College Prep Academy	Public	6-12	1390 66th Ave.	Oakland	94621	Alameda County	Oakland Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 879-3232	861	58	14.8	98.7%	10 (1.2%)	122 (14.2%)	688 (79.9%)	24 (2.8%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.2%)	14 (1.6%)	31.1	1468^th of 2162 public high schools	32.1%		46.1	1095^th of 2159 public high schools	49.3%	373	12.6	20.2		16.2	13.2	16.9	22.1	41.2	22.9	8.5	8.9	7.1	7.0	7.9	$26,882	$24,284	$2,598
East Bay Innovation Academy	Public, Charter	6-12	3400 Malcolm Ave.	Oakland	94605	Alameda County	East Bay Innovation Academy District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 577-9557	451	26	17.6	40.8%	71 (15.7%)	121 (26.8%)	182 (40.4%)	21 (4.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	51 (11.3%)	53.5	961^st of 2162 public high schools	55.6%		88.5	255^th of 2159 public high schools	88.2%	706	36.3	33.9		35.3	48.2	52.8	53.1	54.1	52.3	36.4	32.6	35.4	18.0	31.0

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Students at Aspire Lionel Wilson College Preparatory Academy are 93% Hispanic, 5% African American.

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In the 2024-25 school year, 392 students attended Aspire Lionel Wilson College Preparatory Academy.

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Aspire Lionel Wilson College Preparatory Academy ranks 1069^th of 2162 California high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

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