Independent charter school · SBE - Barack Obama Charter
Barack Obama Charter
Los Angeles · Pre-K–5 · 360 students (2024–25)
SchoolScope's 2026 imported school-directory record lists grades P-5 for Barack Obama Charter. Its SchoolScope combined scoring record is not on file for 2026 reporting.
Barack Obama Charter has no 2026 Scope Score.
Latest test update · spring 2025 → 2026: a comparable all-grades result is unavailable. SchoolScope shows this comparison only with both years and at least 30 scored students per subject. See the available records →
Life at school
How often students miss school or are suspended, and how the school describes itself where its website does.
Every learner
Who attends, and how outcomes differ across student groups.
English learners
Are English learners making progress in English?
28 of 64 English learners here; 355,274 of 748,916 in California. This measures progress, not fluency. Data source: California Department of Education, 2026 Dashboard ↗.
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Getting in
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Location and visiting
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Questions to ask
A short list for your school visit.
- How do you support kids who arrive ahead, and kids who arrive behind?
- How do you teach early reading and check each child’s progress?
- What does extra support or enrichment look like during the school day?
- What are the school-day hours and after-school care options?
Before you apply
Confirm this school’s current process directly.
- Eligibility and entry grades
- Which grades are accepting applications, and who is eligible?
- Application and lottery
- What are the deadlines, enrollment priorities, and lottery or waitlist steps?
- The daily logistics
- What transportation and before- or after-school options are available?
Accountability
Who runs this school
What the charter school plans (2026–27 plan)
Barack Obama Charter is a charter school, so it runs itself and writes its own yearly plan (LCAP). CDE lists Compton Unified as its charter authorizer, and June 30, 2027 as the end of its current charter term.
Authorizer from CDE’s charter term file; term from CDE’s Charter School Database, checked October 22, 2026. Source ↗ · Database ↗
$7.2 million
planned for 38 funded actions in 5 goals. That’s 81% of its $8.9 million general fund budget. These are plans, not what the charter school later spent.
The 2026–27 plan in short
Source: the charter school’s LCAP (159 pages), as posted to the California School Dashboard.
Where the money goes
Three actions take 48% of the money: Certificated teacher salaries and benefits; Special Education Services; and Classified support staff salaries and benefits. By the plan’s own split, 79% of it pays for staff.
Reading, math and catch-up help
$392,999, or 5% of the plan, is in actions whose titles name reading, math, catch-up help or English learners. The other 95% is in actions whose titles name none of these.
- Reading $96,430
- Catch-up help $296,569
Largest of these
- Tutoring$271,569
- Literacy Specialist$96,430
- Summer School Programming$25,000
For high-needs students
It plans $2.5 million in extra services for English learners, low-income students and foster youth. For 2025–26, it planned $3.0 million and estimates it spent $3.3 million, $285,267 (9%) more than planned (our arithmetic).
What changed
The total is $567,710 (9%) higher than in the 2025–26 plan. The biggest change in dollars is Special Education Services, which went from $149,800 to $508,855.
Largest cuts
- Classified instructional support (student support specialist)−$331,299
- Facilities lease/rent and maintenance supply fees−$222,136
- Literacy Specialist−$193,572
Largest increases
- Special Education Services+$359,055
- Classified support staff salaries and benefits+$321,598
- Tutoring+$256,185
New this year
- Instructional Coach$133,165
Ask: What did Classified instructional support (student support specialist) pay for, and what changes now that the 2026–27 plan gives it $331,299 less?
The plan itself5 goals, 48 measures, the money map
Where does the money go?
55% to Goal 2. Each box is one action, sized by its planned dollars and coloured by its change since last year’s plan. Tap a box to open its goal.
Change since the 2025–26 plan, same title
- fell 25% or more
- fell 10–25%
- fell 2–10%
- within 2%
- grew 2–10%
- grew 10–25%
- grew 25% or more
- new or renamed title
- not compared: unconfirmed, or repeated across goals
Every goal, in the plan’s order
Goal 1All students, including our English learners, students with disabilities, low-income, and foster students…$1.4 million19% of action budgets
“All students, including our English learners, students with disabilities, low-income, and foster students, will demonstrate one year’s academic growth annually in ELA and Mathematics across all grade levels through access to a broad and comprehensive course of study” p. 10 ↗
11 funded actions · 2025–26 plan: $1.0 million (+$355,071)
Largest funded actions
- Special Education Services$508,855action 1.8 · p. 117 ↗
- Tutoring$271,569action 1.11 · p. 118 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services
- After School Program$165,752action 1.4 · p. 117 ↗
- Instructional Coach$133,165action 1.10 · p. 117 ↗
- Literacy Specialist$96,430action 1.2 · p. 117 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services
6 more funded actions in this goal
- Purchase and Implementation of Core Curricular Resources for Tier 1 Instruction · action 1.6 · p. 117 ↗$65,529
- Supplemental Curricular Resources · action 1.3 · p. 117 ↗$46,520
- Additional Educational Consultant Work · action 1.9 · p. 117 ↗$27,742
- Summer School Programming · action 1.5 · p. 117 ↗$25,000
- Purchase and Implementation of Assessment Software and Supplies · action 1.7 · p. 117 ↗$20,000
- Partnership with Education Consultants at Solution Tree · action 1.1 · p. 117 ↗$17,000
Changes from last year’s plan, same title
- Special Education Services+$359,055$149,800 → $508,855 · p. 117 ↗
- Tutoring+$256,185$15,384 → $271,569 · p. 118 ↗
- Literacy Specialist−$193,572$290,002 → $96,430 · p. 117 ↗
7 more titles also in last year’s plan; 1 new title this year. A reworded title counts as new.
How the plan measures it · 16 measures · 1 quoted
- % of socioeconomically disadvantaged students who meet or exceed standard as measured by the CAASPP ELA p. 12 ↗
- Baseline
- 8.76% who meet or exceed standard
- Target for year 3
- 30% who meet or exceed standard
15 more measures in the plan’s table.
Goal 2To improve student learning outcomes, we will enhance student achievement by increasing the number and…$3.9 million55% of action budgets
“To improve student learning outcomes, we will enhance student achievement by increasing the number and effectiveness of fully-credentialed teachers and instructional leaders. This initiative aims to strengthen teaching capacity and optimize the master schedule, ensuring students master California Common Core State Standards in math, reading, and other enrichment subjects, with access to standards-aligned instructional materials” p. 28 ↗
10 funded actions · 2025–26 plan: $3.9 million (+$7,495)
Largest funded actions
- Certificated teacher salaries and benefits$2.5 millionaction 2.8 · p. 118 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services · of which $2.3 million is LCFF funding counted toward the requirement
- Food services and student meals$386,344action 2.5 · p. 118 ↗
- Certificated administrative salaries and benefits$352,660action 2.9 · p. 118 ↗
- Facilities lease/rent and maintenance supply fees$181,929action 2.2 · p. 118 ↗
- Insurance, authorizer oversight, and government fees$151,898action 2.6 · p. 118 ↗
5 more funded actions in this goal
- Health and safety supplies and security fees · action 2.4 · p. 118 ↗$137,151
- Purchase of necessary supplies and materials · action 2.1 · p. 118 ↗$109,251
- Partnership with vendor for substitute teachers · action 2.7 · p. 118 ↗$102,302
- IT and communication services and equipment · action 2.3 · p. 118 ↗$23,817
- Dues and Membership · action 2.10 · p. 118 ↗$11,450
Changes from last year’s plan, same title
- Facilities lease/rent and maintenance supply fees−$222,136$404,065 → $181,929 · p. 118 ↗
- Certificated teacher salaries and benefits+$138,810$2.3 million → $2.5 million · p. 118 ↗
- Insurance, authorizer oversight, and government fees+$90,873$61,025 → $151,898 · p. 118 ↗
7 more titles also in last year’s plan. A reworded title counts as new.
How the plan measures it · 10 measures · 3 quoted
- Percent of teachers with a clear credential p. 29 ↗
- Baseline
- 90%
- Target for year 3
- 100%
- Teacher retention percentage p. 29 ↗
- Baseline
- 77%
- Target for year 3
- 90% Teacher retention percentage
- % of students will have access to standards- aligned materials p. 29 ↗
- Baseline
- 100%
- Target for year 3
- 100% of students will have access to standards-aligned materials
7 more measures in the plan’s table.
Goal 3The school climate will support improvement in student learning outcomes by fostering a supportive and…$1.3 million18% of action budgets
“The school climate will support improvement in student learning outcomes by fostering a supportive and inclusive school climate where every student feels safe, valued, and empowered to thrive academically and socially” p. 47 ↗
8 funded actions · 2025–26 plan: $1.3 million (+$15,798)
Largest funded actions
- Classified support staff salaries and benefits$456,251action 3.8 · p. 119 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services
- Classified instructional support (student support specialist)$301,526action 3.4 · p. 118 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services
- Mental health support through counselors and school psychologists$259,951action 3.6 · p. 119 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services · of which $108,675 is LCFF funding counted toward the requirement
- Mental health services$114,869action 3.2 · p. 118 ↗
- Certificated administrative salaries and benefits$107,439action 3.7 · p. 119 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services
3 more funded actions in this goal
- Partnership with TREC · action 3.1 · p. 118 ↗$46,698
- Surveys to students, families, and staff · action 3.3 · p. 118 ↗$17,000
- Social Emotional Learning Curriculum · action 3.5 · p. 118 ↗$5,000
Changes from last year’s plan, same title
- Classified instructional support (student support specialist)−$331,299$632,825 → $301,526 · p. 118 ↗
- Classified support staff salaries and benefits+$321,598$134,653 → $456,251 · p. 119 ↗
- Partnership with TREC+$29,831$16,867 → $46,698 · p. 118 ↗
5 more titles also in last year’s plan, 1 at the same amount. A reworded title counts as new.
How the plan measures it · 8 measures · 3 quoted
- Student perception of safety on student survey p. 48 ↗
- Baseline
- 36%
- Target for year 3
- 75% of student feel their school is safe
- Family perception of safety on family survey p. 49 ↗
- Baseline
- 67%
- Target for year 3
- 90% of families feel their school is safe
- Suspension Rate p. 49 ↗
- Baseline
- 4.66%- 2023 CA Dashboard
- Target for year 3
- 1% suspension rate
5 more measures in the plan’s table.
Goal 4Family engagement will support improvement in student learning outcomes by improving student engagement and…$359,2785% of action budgets
“Family engagement will support improvement in student learning outcomes by improving student engagement and community/ family involvement through better collaboration, character education, and the application of core values in order to increase student academic achievement and to facilitate student identity development” p. 61 ↗
4 funded actions · 2025–26 plan: $206,068 (+$153,210)
Largest funded actions
- Certificated Administrative salaries and benefits$210,920action 4.4 · p. 119 ↗
- Family Engagement Specialists, salary and benefits$73,950action 4.1 · p. 119 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services
- Communication software$56,408action 4.3 · p. 119 ↗
- Family events and workshops$18,000action 4.2 · p. 119 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services
Changes from last year’s plan, same title
- Certificated Administrative salaries and benefits+$51,525$159,395 → $210,920 · p. 119 ↗
- Family Engagement Specialists, salary and benefits+$48,927$25,023 → $73,950 · p. 119 ↗
- Communication software+$36,558$19,850 → $56,408 · p. 119 ↗
1 more title also in last year’s plan. A reworded title counts as new.
How the plan measures it · 7 measures · 3 quoted
- Family Survey Responses - % of families that are satisfied with BOCS as a School Fit for their Child p. 62 ↗
- Baseline
- 65%
- Target for year 3
- 80%
- Family Survey Engagement - % of families that complete the survey p. 62 ↗
- Baseline
- 68%
- Target for year 3
- 80%
- Percentage of family participation in school events p. 62 ↗
- Baseline
- 27%
- Target for year 3
- 50%
4 more measures in the plan’s table.
Goal 5 · Focus GoalBOCS will decrease the number of English Learners, Hispanic students, Socioeconomically disadvantaged…$226,8183% of action budgets
“BOCS will decrease the number of English Learners, Hispanic students, Socioeconomically disadvantaged students, African American students, and students with disabilities that are chronically absent by providing and improving targeted services that increase student activity, engagement, culture, and attendance for these student groups” p. 70 ↗
5 funded actions · 2025–26 plan: $190,681 (+$36,137)
Largest funded actions
- Device and textbook availability and maintenance$110,541action 5.3 · p. 119 ↗
- Attendance Clerk$57,891action 5.4 · p. 119 ↗
- Attendance Incentive Program$35,659action 5.1 · p. 119 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services
- Attendance Platform and System$20,000action 5.2 · p. 119 ↗
- Parent Outreach and Support$2,727action 5.5 · p. 119 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services
Changes from last year’s plan, same title
- Device and textbook availability and maintenance+$34,991$75,550 → $110,541 · p. 119 ↗
- Parent Outreach and Support−$4,073$6,800 → $2,727 · p. 119 ↗
- Attendance Clerk+$4,010$53,881 → $57,891 · p. 119 ↗
2 more titles also in last year’s plan. A reworded title counts as new.
How the plan measures it · 7 measures · 2 quoted
- Socioeconomically disadvantaged student chronically absent percentage p. 71 ↗
- Baseline
- 57.6% CA Dashboard 2023
- Target for year 3
- 30%
- Students with disabilities chronically absent percentage p. 71 ↗
- Baseline
- 61.3% CA Dashboard 2023
- Target for year 3
- 35%
5 more measures in the plan’s table.
All amounts are planned. We read them from the PDF and added up each goal’s actions ourselves. Page links open the plan at that page.
Common questions
Why does SchoolScope show no score for Barack Obama Charter?
Dated CDE assessment records appear below when available. SchoolScope displays this profile without a combined score, band, or rank for 2026.
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Downloads, sources & methodology
Dated CDE assessment records appear below when available. SchoolScope displays this profile without a combined score, band, or rank for 2026.
From 2025–26 reporting, California calls Level 3 Proficient and Level 4 Advanced (formerly Standard Met and Standard Exceeded). “Proficient or Advanced” combines both levels in the 2025–26 results shown here. California's level descriptions.
All Grades is an aggregate, not another group of students. Same-year grade groups are not matched children. An unavailable or suppressed result is marked as missing; it does not establish a reported zero.
No ELA or Math grade–subject CAASPP records are available in this release.
By grade & subgroupLook beyond the school average, by grade and student group.CAASPP 2025–26 · % of tested students
We show the grade rows CDE publishes for this school. A missing grade or dash can mean the school does not serve that grade, that we hold no valid result for it, or that the tested group was too small to report. It does not mean zero.
Earlier years · grade and subject
| Year · grade · subject | Students with scores | Met or exceeded |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 · Grade 3 · ELA | 59 | 23.7% |
| 2019 · Grade 4 · ELA | 57 | 24.6% |
| 2019 · Grade 5 · ELA | 84 | 20.2% |
| 2019 · Grade 3 · Math | 59 | 27.1% |
| 2019 · Grade 4 · Math | 57 | 7.0% |
| 2019 · Grade 5 · Math | 84 | 10.7% |
| 2018 · Grade 3 · ELA | 56 | 16.1% |
| 2018 · Grade 4 · ELA | 75 | 26.7% |
| 2018 · Grade 5 · ELA | 56 | 25.0% |
| 2018 · Grade 3 · Math | 56 | 16.1% |
| 2018 · Grade 4 · Math | 74 | 24.3% |
| 2018 · Grade 5 · Math | 56 | 14.3% |
| 2017 · Grade 3 · ELA | 58 | 24.1% |
| 2017 · Grade 4 · ELA | 47 | 23.4% |
| 2017 · Grade 5 · ELA | 51 | 45.1% |
| 2017 · Grade 3 · Math | 58 | 29.3% |
| 2017 · Grade 4 · Math | 47 | 23.4% |
| 2017 · Grade 5 · Math | 51 | 9.8% |
| 2016 · Grade 3 · ELA | 43 | 26% |
| 2016 · Grade 4 · ELA | 51 | 25% |
| 2016 · Grade 5 · ELA | 44 | 23% |
| 2016 · Grade 3 · Math | 42 | 31% |
| 2016 · Grade 4 · Math | 51 | 18% |
| 2016 · Grade 5 · Math | 44 | 9% |
| 2015 · Grade 3 · ELA | 56 | 18% |
| 2015 · Grade 4 · ELA | 39 | 5% |
| 2015 · Grade 5 · ELA | 50 | 32% |
| 2015 · Grade 3 · Math | 56 | 25% |
| 2015 · Grade 4 · Math | 39 | 10% |
| 2015 · Grade 5 · Math | 50 | 16% |
Current 2025–26 grade results appear above. The 2015–2018 rows were checked against original CDE files; independent re-verification of other stored historical years remains incomplete. The 2015 and 2016 percentages are rounded to whole numbers in the source. “Students with scores” is the rate denominator for that grade, subject and year. A missing result is not zero or a matched cohort.
ELA and Math by test year · all tested grades
| Year · subject | Students with scores | Exceeded | Met or exceeded |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 · ELA | 200 | 5.5% | 22.5% |
| 2019 · Math | 200 | 4.5% | 14.5% |
| 2018 · ELA | 187 | 6.4% | 23.0% |
| 2018 · Math | 186 | 2.7% | 18.8% |
| 2017 · ELA | 156 | 9.0% | 30.8% |
| 2017 · Math | 156 | 3.2% | 21.1% |
| 2016 · ELA | 138 | 7% | 25% |
| 2016 · Math | 137 | 4% | 19% |
| 2015 · ELA | 145 | 6% | 19% |
| 2015 · Math | 145 | 3% | 18% |
Each year names its school year end (2026 = 2025–26). “Students with scores” is the subject-specific rate denominator; ELA and Math counts must not be added. The 2015–2018 rows were checked against CDE’s original research files. The 2015 and 2016 files report whole percentages; later rows round to one decimal here. Older stored rows from other years still need independent original-file re-verification. A dash is unavailable, not zero.
CDE CAASPP 2026: 0 individual grade–subject records; 0 records with a positive known tested count.
0 grade–subject counts unavailable; 0 grade–subject attainment rates unavailable. SchoolScope does not publish a Scope Score, band, or rank for this peer class in 2026.
Climate by student groupCompare attendance and discipline records by student group.chronic absenteeism · 2018–19 vs 2025–26 school years
| Group | 2018–19 | 2025–26 |
|---|---|---|
| Female | 32.5% | — |
| Male | 36.9% | — |
| Black/African American | 41.2% | — |
| Hispanic/Latino | 23.8% | — |
| White | 33.3% | — |
| Students with Disabilities | 37.7% | — |
| English Learners | 19.8% | — |
| Socioeconomically Disadvantaged | 36.3% | — |
| All Students | 34.7% | — |
Two reported school years only; no intervening-year result is implied. Source: CDE school-level chronic absenteeism by student group.
Funding source detailFollow funding records at their school or district source grain.CDE ESSA school · CDE SACS district · NCES F-33 district; each row labels its fiscal year and measure
Per-pupil spending
NCES F-33 · FY 2020–21 (2021) · fall district membership: 415 pupils
NCES F-33 · FY 2020–21 (2021) · SchoolScope’s unweighted mean across 818 selected California district finance records
SchoolScope starts with its selected California finance records, not every NCES California district. For FY 2020–21, it calculates an unweighted mean of NCES F-33 current expense per pupil. District records contribute once, regardless of enrollment. The calculation keeps records with positive per-pupil current expense, enrollment over 100, CCD agency type 1, and a recorded district name; it excludes names ending in County Office of Education, Department of Education, or Superintendent of Schools. This is a SchoolScope calculation, not a state-published spending average.
56% of district spending reaches instruction — CA average is 60%.
ZIP-area community recordRead census estimates for the surrounding ZIP area, not the school's students.ACS 2020–2024 · ZCTA 90061
| Measure | Estimate |
|---|---|
| Median household income | $61,046 |
| Bachelor's degree or higher (adults 25+) | 11.70% |
| ZCTA population | 30,051 |
| Median age | 33.0 years |
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey, 2020–2024 5-year estimates. Median household income covers the past 12 months and is reported in 2024 inflation-adjusted dollars. Bachelor's degree or higher uses adults age 25 and over as its population. A dash is unavailable, not zero; a reported zero remains zero. ZIP/ZCTA context does not establish the school's attendance area or describe its enrolled students. These figures are not part of the Scope Score. See all schools in ZIP code 90061 →
- — No Scope Score: the composite a score is built from isn't on file for this school this year, so no score, band or rank publishes.
- — Our own growth index and the comparisons to nearby schools are built from that same composite, so they don't publish either — California's separate matched-student growth model is not, and still appears below wherever CDE reports it.
Source: CA Dept. of Education · CAASPP 2025–26 · Data updated 2026-10-15. An unavailable or suppressed result is marked as missing; it does not establish a reported zero.
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