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Lighthouse Community Charter High

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Lighthouse Community Charter High ranks 1147 th of 2162 California high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public, Charter Grades 9-12

1147^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,162 California High Schools

Better than 47% of California high schools

Summary

Lighthouse Community Charter High is a public charter high school serving 281 students in grades 9-12 in Oakland, a school that stands out for its strong graduation rates and English instruction within a challenging local landscape.

The school's greatest strength is its success in helping students earn their diplomas, with a graduation rate of 89.6% that exceeds the state average and outperforms nearby comprehensive high schools like Fremont High and Castlemont High. It also shows a historical strength in supporting English Language Learners. Academically, its English Language Arts proficiency is notably higher than many neighboring schools, such as Aspire Golden State College Preparatory Academy and Madison Park Academy 6-12. However, math and science scores have been inconsistent and remain an area for improvement. The school invests significantly more per student than others in the area, which supports a low student-teacher ratio.

When compared to a top local charter like Oakland Unity High, Lighthouse spends more per student but has lower test scores and a higher chronic absenteeism rate. This highlights that while Lighthouse provides a stable and successful option for graduation compared to the lowest-performing schools in the Oakland Unified district, it has room to grow to match the academic benchmarks of its highest-achieving peers. Parents should note the school has reported a critical need to improve services for students with special education needs.

281

Students ?

14.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$30,752

Per pupil spending ?

92.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

444 Hegenberger Rd.
Oakland, CA 94621-1418

(510) 562-8225

District: Lighthouse Community Charter High District

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

89.7%

African American:

4.6%

White:

2.5%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 42nd percentile in 2019 → 47th in 2025

Strengths

✓90% graduate in 4 years — above the California average (86%)

✓Ranking is trending up — up 5 percentile points since 2019

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (31% vs 41% meeting standards)

!High chronic absenteeism (27% vs 19% California)

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school31%

California avg41%

1,147^th of 2,162

California public high schools ?

Bottom 47%▲ up 5 pts since 2019

From bottom 42% (2019) to bottom 47% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

829^th of 1,543Lighthouse Community Charter High 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)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	44.7	1147 of 2162	46.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	30.5	1478 of 2159	31.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	39.3	1239 of 2170	42.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	32.6	1367 of 2123	35.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	30.9	883 of 1290	31.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	38.6	1247 of 2133	41.5%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	46.5	420 of 1085	61.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	75.8	82 of 1064	92.3%	★★★★★
2022	58.5	219 of 1044	79.0%	★★★★☆
2021	59.6	119 of 467	74.5%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	47.8	950 of 1906	50.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	21.0	1504 of 1915	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	47.8	944 of 1915	50.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	29.9	1279 of 1858	31.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	21.3	863 of 1054	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	27.2	1321 of 1833	27.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	55.3	820 of 1900	56.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	42.3	1095 of 1902	42.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	48.3	955 of 1917	50.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	41.0	1074 of 1861	42.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	45.4	996 of 1814	45.1%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	52.3	921 of 2013	54.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	35.7	1324 of 2026	34.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	44.5	1070 of 2030	47.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	36.3	1220 of 1943	37.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	32.3	806 of 1126	28.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	38.2	1204 of 1937	37.8%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	37.4	1191 of 1942	38.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	37.8	1157 of 1948	40.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	28.5	1361 of 1963	30.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	31.5	1262 of 1916	34.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	35.0	730 of 1122	34.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	43.3	1015 of 1880	46.0%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	16.3	1164 of 1216	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

English Language Learner (2024)61st percentile+30 vs school

Hispanic (2025)57th percentile+10 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)54th percentile+7 vs school

Female (2025)50th percentile+3 vs school

Male (2025)39th percentile-8 vs school

Special Education (2024)4th percentile-27 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy47%~ state avg

Mathematics24%-14 vs state

Science21%-12 vs state

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Schools Near Lighthouse Community Charter High

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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 (2024)
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
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	$30,752	$1,980	$28,772
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	$22,769	$4,055	$18,714
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	$25,841	$4,206	$21,635
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	$23,818	$2,430	$21,388
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	$26,922	$4,986	$21,936
Alternatives in Action	Public, Charter	9-12	6221 East 17th St.	Oakland	94621	Alameda County	Alternatives in Action District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 748-4314	106	5	22.1	89.6%	0 (0.0%)	9 (8.5%)	88 (83.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (8.5%)	15.2	1802^nd of 2162 public high schools	16.7%		13.6	1865^th of 2159 public high schools	13.6%	63			3.2	3.2				0.0	0.0				10.0	10.0	$22,007	$6,400	$15,607
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	$22,054	$1,870	$20,184
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	$30,723	$5,104	$25,619
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	$27,908	$7,104	$20,804
Oakland Unity High	Public, Charter	9-12	6038 Brann St.	Oakland	94605	Alameda County	Oakland Unity High District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 635-7170	295	14	21.1	72.9%	15 (5.1%)	26 (8.8%)	247 (83.7%)	3 (1.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.0%)	50.6	1024^th of 2162 public high schools	52.6%		75.3	479^th of 2159 public high schools	77.8%	545		16.4		16.2				65.7	65.7				22.4	22.4	$22,103	$1,574	$20,529

Frequently Asked Questions about Lighthouse Community Charter High

What district is Lighthouse Community Charter High in?

Lighthouse Community Charter High District

What is the racial makeup of Lighthouse Community Charter High?

Students at Lighthouse Community Charter High are 90% Hispanic, 5% African American, 2% White, 1% Asian, 1% Two or more races.

How many students attend Lighthouse Community Charter High?

In the 2024-25 school year, 281 students attended Lighthouse Community Charter High.

Is Lighthouse Community Charter High a good school?

Lighthouse Community Charter High ranks 1147^th of 2162 California high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

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