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River Charter Schools Lighthouse Charter

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River Charter Schools Lighthouse Charter ranks 3443 rd of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public, Charter Grades K-8

3443^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 41% of California elementary schools

Summary

River Charter Schools Lighthouse Charter is a K-8 school serving 446 students in West Sacramento, operating as its own district, and has recently seen a notable drop in its statewide ranking to the 41st percentile.

When compared to nearby traditional public schools in the Washington Unified district, such as Westmore Oaks Elementary and Bannon Creek, Lighthouse Charter generally achieves higher academic results despite serving a student population with significant economic need. However, it is significantly outperformed by another local charter, Sacramento Valley Charter, which ranks in the 81st percentile.

A key point for parents to consider is that Lighthouse Charter spends over $19,000 per student, which is more than double the spending of nearby Washington Unified schools and substantially more than the higher-performing Sacramento Valley Charter. Despite this investment, the school's academic performance has declined, and it faces challenges with chronic absenteeism and concerning drops in achievement for certain student groups, particularly in the middle school grades.

446

Students ?

21.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

62.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

899 Bryte Ave.
West Sacramento, CA 95605

(916) 744-1212

District: River Charter Schools Lighthouse Charter District

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

49.3%

White:

24.0%

Two or more races:

13.9%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 43rd percentile in 2019 → 41st in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (33% vs 41% meeting standards)

!High chronic absenteeism (26% vs 19% California)

!English Language Arts/Literacy scores 13 pts below the California average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school33%

California avg41%

Elementary school

3,443^rd of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Bottom 41%▼ down 2 pts since 2019

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

1,281^st of 2,761

California public middle schools ?

Top 46%▲ up 17 pts since 2022

From bottom 36% (2022) to top 46% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

821^st of 1,543River Charter Schools Lighthouse 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	36.5	3443 of 5857	41.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	45.9	2802 of 5869	52.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	47.5	2664 of 5859	54.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	46.6	2720 of 5883	53.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	38.4	3285 of 5789	43.3%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	35.8	3411 of 5597	39.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	38.4	3183 of 5612	43.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	46.4	2610 of 5609	53.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	49.6	2434 of 5635	56.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	37.4	3269 of 5492	40.5%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	45.1	2640 of 5107	48.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	54.7	1973 of 5107	61.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	52.3	2101 of 5087	58.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	58.4	1718 of 5084	66.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	44.4	2653 of 4963	46.5%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	33.2	3733 of 5460	31.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	45.8	2696 of 5517	51.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	41.7	2937 of 5363	45.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	46.5	2507 of 5264	52.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	46.2	2672 of 5173	48.3%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	38.3	3250 of 5628	42.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	52.5	2345 of 5643	58.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	48.0	2560 of 5638	54.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	44.0	2769 of 5663	51.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	41.9	2918 of 5510	47.0%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	46.4	1535 of 2651	42.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	57.6	1205 of 2661	54.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	30.5	2001 of 2726	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	46.6	1281 of 2761	53.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	48.9	1197 of 2783	57.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	47.0	1253 of 2781	54.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	30.8	1747 of 2740	36.2%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	44.9	1244 of 2533	50.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	47.4	1136 of 2551	55.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	43.3	1235 of 2531	51.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	26.4	1778 of 2509	29.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	53.5	909 of 2395	62.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	53.1	910 of 2388	61.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	66.2	601 of 2374	74.7%	★★★★☆
2022	27.7	1721 of 2359	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	41.6	1354 of 2542	46.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	48.2	1099 of 2579	57.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	37.9	1414 of 2531	44.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	31.1	1652 of 2458	32.8%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	46.2	1181 of 2534	53.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	49.0	1104 of 2552	56.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	56.8	894 of 2538	64.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	34.0	1507 of 2527	40.4%	★★☆☆☆

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

Hispanic (2025)48th percentile+7 vs school

Male (2025)42nd percentile~ school

White (2024)42nd percentile-10 vs school

Female (2025)39th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)32nd percentile-10 vs school

Middle school

Hispanic (2025)62nd percentile+8 vs school

Male (2025)53rd percentile~ school

Female (2025)51st percentile-3 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)47th percentile-7 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy36%-13 vs state

Mathematics31%-6 vs state

Science29%-4 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				CSA Spanish Overall (2025)							CSA Spanish Listening (2025)							CSA Spanish Writing (2025)							CSA Spanish Reading (2025)							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	CSA Spanish Overall 3rd Grade	CSA Spanish Overall 4th Grade	CSA Spanish Overall 5th Grade	CSA Spanish Overall 6th Grade	CSA Spanish Overall 7th Grade	CSA Spanish Overall 8th Grade	CSA Spanish Overall All Grades	CSA Spanish Listening 3rd Grade	CSA Spanish Listening 4th Grade	CSA Spanish Listening 5th Grade	CSA Spanish Listening 6th Grade	CSA Spanish Listening 7th Grade	CSA Spanish Listening 8th Grade	CSA Spanish Listening All Grades	CSA Spanish Writing 3rd Grade	CSA Spanish Writing 4th Grade	CSA Spanish Writing 5th Grade	CSA Spanish Writing 6th Grade	CSA Spanish Writing 7th Grade	CSA Spanish Writing 8th Grade	CSA Spanish Writing All Grades	CSA Spanish Reading 3rd Grade	CSA Spanish Reading 4th Grade	CSA Spanish Reading 5th Grade	CSA Spanish Reading 6th Grade	CSA Spanish Reading 7th Grade	CSA Spanish Reading 8th Grade	CSA Spanish Reading All Grades	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
River Charter Schools Lighthouse Charter	Public, Charter	K-8	899 Bryte Ave.	West Sacramento	95605	Yolo County	River Charter Schools Lighthouse Charter District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 744-1212	446	21	21.6	62.8%	107 (24.0%)	16 (3.6%)	220 (49.3%)	31 (7.0%)	2 (0.4%)	8 (1.8%)	62 (13.9%)	36.5	3443^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	41.2%		45.9	2802^nd of 5869 public elementary schools	52.3%	641																													29.6	28.2	28.9	16.7	31.9	40.9	47.2	43.2	38.5	36.2	22.9	35.4	31.8	37.7	35.1	23.1	31.2	97.3	97.3			97.3
Westfield Village Elementary	Public	K-8	508 Poplar St.	West Sacramento	95691	Yolo County	Washington Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 375-7720	515	27	19.1	92.8%	52 (10.1%)	21 (4.1%)	355 (68.9%)	59 (11.5%)	4 (0.8%)	2 (0.4%)	22 (4.3%)	15.8	5203^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	11.2%		13.3	5455^th of 5869 public elementary schools	7.1%	252																													6.6	5.5	6.0	28.6	34.0	12.1	16.1	27.8	22.6	22.8	41.9	24.0	8.2	3.2	7.3	7.3	13.8
Riverbank Elementary	Public	K-8	1100 Carrie St.	West Sacramento	95605	Yolo County	Washington Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 375-7700	599	35	17.2	88.5%	87 (14.5%)	20 (3.3%)	353 (58.9%)	103 (17.2%)	4 (0.7%)	12 (2.0%)	20 (3.3%)	10.3	5614^th of 5857 public elementary schools	4.1%		10.2	5676^th of 5869 public elementary schools	3.3%	62																													16.4	5.6	11.0	16.7	14.8	22.2	9.1	25.9	12.1	16.7	15.9	11.3	13.7	2.8	0.0	6.9	8.6	94.4	95.8	97.2	97.2	95.8	95.8
Elkhorn Village Elementary	Public	K-8	750 Cummins Way	West Sacramento	95605	Yolo County	Washington Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 375-7670	557	31	17.7	85.6%	40 (7.2%)	12 (2.2%)	465 (83.5%)	13 (2.3%)	1 (0.2%)	4 (0.7%)	22 (3.9%)	27.3	4194^th of 5857 public elementary schools	28.4%		29.1	4000^th of 5869 public elementary schools	31.8%	194	10.6	7.1	2.4	5.9	2.8	8.0	6.2	42.6	19.1	41.5	17.7	13.9	16.0	26.7	21.3	26.2	4.9	14.7	16.7	16.0	16.9	10.6	7.1	4.9	5.9	0.0	12.0	6.7	28.4	19.2	24.4	30.3	25.5	40.3	27.7	47.1	42.3	35.7	35.4	26.3	25.4	10.8	12.7	7.7	19.9	97.1	97.1	97.1	97.1	97.1	97.1
Evergreen Elementary	Public	1-6	919 Westacre Rd.	West Sacramento	95691	Yolo County	Washington Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 375-7740	0				0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Sacramento Valley Charter	Public, Charter	K-8	2399 Sellers Way	West Sacramento	95691	Yolo County	Sacramento Valley Charter District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 596-6422	415	22	18.7	37.8%	10 (2.4%)	3 (0.7%)	20 (4.8%)	371 (89.4%)	3 (0.7%)	3 (0.7%)	5 (1.2%)	81.7	1092^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	81.4%		78.1	1238^th of 5869 public elementary schools	78.9%	146																													51.1	39.5	45.8	59.1	52.1	68.9	66.7	68.2	61.1	62.1	68.2	64.6	48.9	65.2	47.8	50.0	58.6	81.1			89.2		91.9
Two Rivers Elementary	Public	K-5	3201 West River Dr.	Sacramento	95833	Sacramento County	Natomas Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 567-5520	612	24	25.5	57.0%	95 (15.5%)	101 (16.5%)	220 (35.9%)	100 (16.3%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (2.1%)	81 (13.2%)	52.3	2480^th of 5857 public elementary schools	57.7%		45.3	2842^nd of 5869 public elementary schools	51.6%	362																													34.7		34.7	35.8	44.6	55.3				45.2	41.1	42.9	43.2				42.3							$16,962	$15,182	$1,780
Washington Unified Virtual Academy	Public, Virtual	K-8	1100 Clarendon St.	West Sacramento	95691	Yolo County	Washington Unified	No	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(916) 375-7600	57	3	18.8	78.9%	11 (19.3%)	4 (7.0%)	21 (36.8%)	11 (19.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (3.5%)	8 (14.0%)								(n/a)																															11.1							40.8					36.4		24.0
Westmore Oaks Elementary	Public	K-8	1504 Fallbrook St.	West Sacramento	95691	Yolo County	Washington Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 375-7730	531	26	20.4	90.0%	134 (25.2%)	28 (5.3%)	238 (44.8%)	87 (16.4%)	2 (0.4%)	4 (0.8%)	38 (7.2%)	7.4	5767^th of 5857 public elementary schools	1.5%		8.3	5756^th of 5869 public elementary schools	1.9%	11																													4.8	14.3	9.6	6.0	14.3	8.3	14.8	10.2	27.0	13.9	10.4	12.3	8.3	11.1	9.8	11.5	10.6
Bannon Creek	Public	K-8	2775 Millcreek Dr.	Sacramento	95833	Sacramento County	Natomas Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 567-5600	491	23	21.6	84.1%	31 (6.3%)	151 (30.8%)	203 (41.3%)	34 (6.9%)	3 (0.6%)	13 (2.6%)	56 (11.4%)	4.9	5840^th of 5857 public elementary schools	0.3%		10.4	5669^th of 5869 public elementary schools	3.4%	171																													6.3	6.8	6.5	6.1	6.0	18.0	3.8	9.7	13.6	9.6	2.0	2.0	0.0	5.9	3.3	15.3	5.0	94.8			96.6		96.6	$18,912	$16,830	$2,082

Frequently Asked Questions about River Charter Schools Lighthouse Charter

What district is River Charter Schools Lighthouse Charter in?

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What is the racial makeup of River Charter Schools Lighthouse Charter?

Students at River Charter Schools Lighthouse Charter are 49% Hispanic, 24% White, 14% Two or more races, 7% Asian, 4% African American, 2% Pacific Islander.

How many students attend River Charter Schools Lighthouse Charter?

In the 2024-25 school year, 446 students attended River Charter Schools Lighthouse Charter.

Is River Charter Schools Lighthouse Charter a good school?

River Charter Schools Lighthouse Charter ranks 3443^rd of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

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