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Learning for Life Charter

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Learning for Life Charter ranks 1443 rd of 2162 California high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public, Charter Grades 7-12

1443^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,162 California High Schools

Better than 33% of California high schools

Summary

Learning for Life Charter is a small public charter high school serving 160 students in grades 7-12 in Marina, CA, operating within the Learning for Life Charter District.

The school serves a community with significant economic need and shows a mixed performance record, with notable strengths and challenges. A key success has been reducing chronic absenteeism to 16.2%, which is better than the state average and significantly better than nearby alternative schools like Mount Toro High and El Puente. Its graduation rate is also relatively stable and higher than many similar schools. However, academic performance, especially in mathematics, is a serious concern and tends to fluctuate significantly from year to year, more so than at larger, comprehensive high schools like Marina High.

When compared to schools in the area, Learning for Life Charter operates with lower per-student spending than other alternative schools but achieves comparable or better outcomes in some areas. It shares some challenges common to alternative schools, yet distinguishes itself with better attendance. Interestingly, the school's seniors showed strong science proficiency, outperforming both the state average and some larger local high schools. Parents should note the school's performance has been volatile, and while it is showing recent improvement in its overall ranking, it faces a clear need to strengthen its mathematics program.

160

Students ?

22.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

61.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

3180 Imjin Rd. Ste. 110
Marina, CA 93933-5111

(831) 582-9820

District: Learning for Life Charter District

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

62.5%

White:

19.4%

Two or more races:

13.1%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Recently slipping — 65th percentile in 2023 → 33rd in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (21% vs 41% meeting standards)

!Dropout rate above the California average (14% vs 9%)

!Ranking has slipped from its 65th-percentile peak (2023) to 33rd (2025)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school21%

California avg41%

Middle school

1,974^th of 2,761

California public middle schools ?

Bottom 29%▲ up 8 pts since 2023

From bottom 20% (2023) to bottom 29% (2025)

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★★★★★

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High school

1,443^rd of 2,162

California public high schools ?

Bottom 33%▲ up 16 pts since 2019

From bottom 17% (2019) to bottom 33% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1173^rd of 1,543Learning for Life 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)

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	25.6	1974 of 2761	28.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	8.3	2710 of 2783	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	20.6	2217 of 2781	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	15.1	2175 of 2395	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	12.6	2259 of 2388	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	8.9	2516 of 2579	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

High school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	32.3	1443 of 2162	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	25.0	1585 of 2159	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	59.9	759 of 2170	65.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	40.6	1163 of 2123	45.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	14.9	1773 of 2133	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	19.3	1543 of 1915	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	22.6	1439 of 1858	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	7.7	1861 of 1900	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	22.4	1475 of 1902	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	27.0	1371 of 1861	26.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	25.3	1521 of 2026	24.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	38.0	1175 of 1943	39.5%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	8.1	1863 of 1942	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	28.6	1368 of 1948	29.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	19.0	1461 of 1880	22.3%	★☆☆☆☆

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

Hispanic (2025)9th percentile-19 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2024)2nd percentile~ school

High school

Low Socio Economic Status (2024)25th percentile~ school

Female (2024)19th percentile-7 vs school

Male (2025)4th percentile-29 vs school

Hispanic (2025)2nd percentile-31 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy31%-18 vs state

Science21%-11 vs state

Mathematics10%-28 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 10th Grade	CAST Science 11th Grade	CAST Science 12th Grade	CAST Science All Grades	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 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
Learning for Life Charter	Public, Charter	7-12	3180 Imjin Rd. Ste. 110	Marina	93933	Monterey County	Learning for Life Charter District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(831) 582-9820	160	7	22.8	61.3%	31 (19.4%)	5 (3.1%)	100 (62.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	1 (0.6%)	21 (13.1%)	32.3	1443^rd of 2162 public high schools	33.3%		25	1585^th of 2159 public high schools	26.6%	142	11.8			36.4	21.4	38.9	27.3	31.1	16.7	5.0	9.5
Marina High	Public	9-12	298 Patton Pkwy.	Marina	93933	Monterey County	Monterey Peninsula Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(831) 583-2060	721	35	20.8	77.9%	76 (10.5%)	47 (6.5%)	453 (62.8%)	104 (14.4%)	2 (0.3%)	16 (2.2%)	16 (2.2%)	42.5	1202^nd of 2162 public high schools	44.4%		57	835^th of 2159 public high schools	61.3%	367		13.4			13.2		59.2	59.2		17.8	17.8	$16,946	$15,446	$1,500
Central Coast High	Public	9-12	200 Coe Ave.	Seaside	93955	Monterey County	Monterey Peninsula Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(831) 392-3560	103	12	8.7	91.3%	13 (12.6%)	0 (0.0%)	80 (77.7%)	2 (1.9%)	3 (2.9%)	2 (1.9%)	2 (1.9%)	8.4	2098^th of 2162 public high schools	3.0%		10.9	2010^th of 2159 public high schools	6.9%	88					0.0		8.2	8.2		0.0	0.0	$48,977	$46,450	$2,527
Monterey Peninsula Unified School District Community Day	Public	9-12	200 Coe Ave.	Seaside	93955	Monterey County	Monterey Peninsula Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(831) 392-3822	3	1	3.0		0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)
Seaside High	Public	9-12	2200 Noche Buena St.	Seaside	93955	Monterey County	Monterey Peninsula Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(831) 392-3530	1,073	53	20.3	84.4%	60 (5.6%)	47 (4.4%)	869 (81.0%)	59 (5.5%)	2 (0.2%)	15 (1.4%)	20 (1.9%)	29	1501^st of 2162 public high schools	30.6%		30	1489^th of 2159 public high schools	31.0%	12		15.2	6.7		14.7		40.3	40.3		8.3	8.3	$18,685	$16,584	$2,101
Salinas High	Public	9-12	726 South Main St.	Salinas	93901	Monterey County	Salinas Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(831) 796-7400	2,380	110	21.6	77.5%	401 (16.8%)	20 (0.8%)	1,810 (76.1%)	71 (3.0%)	4 (0.2%)	2 (0.1%)	72 (3.0%)	73.6	523^rd of 2162 public high schools	75.8%		73.2	520^th of 2159 public high schools	75.9%	3		32.0	45.8	11.1	36.9		68.7	68.7		34.5	34.5	$26,699	$25,190	$1,509
Mount Toro High	Public	9-12	10 Sherwood Pl.	Salinas	93906	Monterey County	Salinas Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(831) 796-7700	204	14	14.7	96.1%	3 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	199 (97.5%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	9.3	2052^nd of 2162 public high schools	5.1%		12.8	1902^nd of 2159 public high schools	11.9%	150			1.7	2.2	1.9		6.9	6.9		0.0	0.0	$78,647	$70,020	$8,627
Carr Lake Community Day	Public	7-12	10 Sherwood Pl.	Salinas	93906	Monterey County	Salinas Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(831) 796-7700	18	2	9.0	94.4%	1 (5.6%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (88.9%)	1 (5.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)					0.0							$92,819	$89,736	$3,083
El Puente	Public	7-12	20 Sherwood Pl.	Salinas	93906	Monterey County	Salinas Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(831) 796-7700	326	20	16.3	93.6%	13 (4.0%)	1 (0.3%)	304 (93.3%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.8%)	26.2	1567^th of 2162 public high schools	27.5%		28.5	1531^st of 2159 public high schools	29.1%	36				16.7	17.5		35.6	39.2		1.0	4.2	$40,030	$38,668	$1,362
North Salinas High	Public	9-12	55 Kip Dr.	Salinas	93906	Monterey County	Salinas Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(831) 796-7500	2,106	105	20.1	93.5%	52 (2.5%)	13 (0.6%)	1,933 (91.8%)	71 (3.4%)	3 (0.1%)	5 (0.2%)	25 (1.2%)	39.7	1266^th of 2162 public high schools	41.4%		38	1291^st of 2159 public high schools	40.2%	25		13.6	22.4	6.3	16.8		47.8	47.8		17.4	17.4	$28,872	$27,186	$1,686

Frequently Asked Questions about Learning for Life Charter

How many students attend Learning for Life Charter?

In the 2024-25 school year, 160 students attended Learning for Life Charter.

Is Learning for Life Charter a good school?

Learning for Life Charter ranks 1443^rd of 2162 California high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What district is Learning for Life Charter in?

Learning for Life Charter District

What is the racial makeup of Learning for Life Charter?

Students at Learning for Life Charter are 63% Hispanic, 19% White, 13% Two or more races, 3% African American.

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2024–25 attendance dataMar 13, 2026

2024–25 CSA Spanish test scoresDec 22, 2025

2024–25 dropout rates & graduation ratesNov 14, 2025

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