School Profile · Oakland
Lazear Charter Academy: No single number tells this school's story. Here's the honest picture.
Lazear Charter Academy posts 38% meeting the standard and 15.4% exceeding it, against 43% and 21.3% statewide. The gaps and the bright spots below are the real read.
824 29th Avenue, 94601 (opens in new tab)·Alameda County Office of Education·Oakland·Grades K-8·490 students·60% low-income·Charter·2024–25 CAASPP·(510) 689-2018·Website
Charter school — publicly funded, independently operated, open enrollment via lottery. Learn more
Scope Score
45
🚀 Growth Engine · Developing
ranked #2,287 statewide · #3 of 6 in Alameda County Office of Education
Lazear Charter Academy scores 45 of 100 on SchoolScope's Scope Score — the 60th percentile of 5,744 California elementary schools (CDE CAASPP 2025).
Measures test performance, attendance, and climate — not arts, community, or your kid. How we score →
Most rating sites would stop at “38% proficient” and call it done. Lazear Charter Academy deserves a closer read. The school sits in Oakland, where three in five students qualify for free or reduced lunch — and reading the numbers without that context misreads the school.
As a charter, Lazear Charter Academy enrolls by application, not address — the score reads the same, the enrollment path doesn't.
The story this school is actually telling
The school, grade by grade
ELA · CAASPP 2024–25Different students, same year — each bar is one grade's proficiency mix.
14%
20%
66%
Grade 3 · 34% proficient
8%
17%
75%
Grade 4 · 25% proficient
29%
27%
44%
Grade 5 · 56% proficient
The honest read: the share exceeding rises 14.9pp across grades; the floor rises 21.8pp. The state average rises 4.5pp over the same span. Kids here gain ground the longer they stay — the pattern you want to see. A school visit and conversation with teachers will tell you more than this number.
The 5 things our score weighs
Exceeded standard
15.4%
State 21.3%
5.9pp below state avg
Met or exceeded
38.2%
State 42.7%
4.4pp below state avg
Growth (G3→G5)
+11.4pp
State -2.9pp
Scores improve across grades
Chronic absenteeism
10.8%
State 17.9%
7.1pp below state avg
Suspension rate
1.2%
State 1.6%
0.4pp below state avg
Worth a school visit
Ask what the school is working on next. Strong numbers tell you where a school is, not where it's going.
Where the path goes
The path below follows attendance boundaries — scores shown for each next step.
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Your other options
Nearby Elementary Schools
3 within ~3 mi · avg 75
Bay Farm
Alameda Unified · 2.8 mi
Strong
76/100
Amelia Earhart Elementary
Alameda Unified · 2.2 mi
Strong
75/100
Frank Otis Elementary
Alameda Unified · 1.6 mi
Strong
74/100
Private alternatives nearby
Private schools within ~10 miles. These schools do not participate in state testing and cannot be scored or ranked.
The community around it
Community Profile
Context — not part of the Scope ScoreStudent demographics
Hispanic87.1%
White2.0%
Asian1.6%
Black6.1%
Other3.1%
GenderFemale 51.6%Male 48.4%
Low IncomeFree/reduced lunch eligible 60.4% (3pp below CA avg)
Resources & Access
Enrollment
490
130 below CA avg (~620)
Transitional Kindergarten
TK status unconfirmed
No TK enrollment is on file with the state for this school — that isn't the same as “no TK.” Confirm directly with the district.
Student-Teacher Ratio
23:1
2 more students per teacher than CA avg
Per-Pupil Spending
$143,069
CA avg: $14,815 · District avg · NCES F-33
Teacher Salary Range
$74,659 – $142,988
District schedule · CA median ~$98K
At Lazear Charter Academy in Oakland, 44.9% of low-income students met or exceeded the ELA standard in 2025, compared to 7.7% district-wide and 38.2% statewide. Lazear Charter Academy outperforms its district average for low-income students by 37.2 percentage points in ELA. Other subgroups: Low-Income students (34.6% Math proficient); Hispanic students (46.4% ELA proficient). The largest proficiency gap is 26.8 percentage points for english learner students. Data source: California Department of Education, CAASPP 2024-25. 283 students tested.
Equity Gaps
ELA · English Learner−26.8pp
19.8% vs 46.5% overall · n=83
3 more gaps by subject
ELA Exceeded · English Learner−14.2pp
4.0% vs 18.2% overall · n=83
Math · English Learner−22.1pp
14.0% vs 36.0% overall · n=87
Math Exceeded · English Learner−11.2pp
4.8% vs 15.9% overall · n=87
Subgroups with fewer than 15 students are excluded for privacy. Gaps of less than 3 percentage points are not shown.
Subgroup Proficiency
Low-Income286 tested
ELA 44.9%·Math 34.6%· +37.2pp vs district
Hispanic279 tested
ELA 46.4%·Math 34.4%· +30.4pp vs district
English Learner99 tested
ELA 16.8%·Math 11.1%· +16.8pp vs district
Weighted average across tested grades. Subgroups with fewer than 15 students excluded. Data: CDE CAASPP 2024-25.
Subgroup Growth by Grade
Change in proficiency from lowest tested grade. Shows which groups are gaining ground.
Low-income student ELA proficiency rises by 20.8pp from grade 3 to grade 5 at this school.
Subgroups with fewer than 10 tested students per grade are not shown.
Funding Breakdown
Neighborhood Context
Median Income
$72K
$13K below CA median
Median Home Value
$710K
$51K above CA median
Bachelor's+
26%
9pp below CA avg
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates (2024) · ZIP-level
Whole Child
Teacher experience, college/career readiness, and more. Context only — never part of the Scope Score.
Teacher Experience
6.0 years avg experience
21 teachers · 14% first-year · 5% second-year
Teacher Credentials
53% fully credentialed
5.0% on intern/emergency permit
Source: CDE SARC, 2024-25
Community Profile provides context about who attends this school and the resources available. These factors are never part of the Scope Score. Learn why →
For the data nerdsEvery number on this page
Score factors, grade-level breakdowns, subgroup proficiency, and peer comparisons.
For the data nerds
Every number on this page
Score factors, grade-level breakdowns, subgroup proficiency, and peer comparisons.
01Score factorsWeighted composite · 2024–25
Exceeded standard · 43%
15.4%
↓ vs CA 21.3% · 44th pctile
Met or exceeded · 22%
38.2%
↓ vs CA 42.7% · 47th pctile
Growth (G3→G5) · 15%
+11.4pp
↑ vs CA -2.9pp · 69th pctile
Chronic absenteeism · 10%
10.8%
↑ vs CA 17.9% · 62th pctile
Suspension rate · 5%
1.2%
↑ vs CA 1.6% · 53th pctile
02By grade & subgroupCAASPP 2024–25 · % of tested students
| ELA | Tested | EXC | MET | NEAR | NOT | MET+ | +/CA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grade 3 | 50 | 14% | 20% | 32% | 34% | 34% | −9 |
| Grade 4 | 52 | 8% | 17% | 33% | 42% | 25% | −20 |
| Grade 5 | 52 | 29% | 27% | 25% | 19% | 56% | +8 |
| Grade 6 | 56 | 23% | 39% | 27% | 11% | 63% | +16 |
| Grade 7 | 55 | 13% | 27% | 40% | 20% | 40% | −8 |
| Grade 8 | 57 | 23% | 39% | 25% | 14% | 61% | +15 |
| Math | Tested | EXC | MET | NEAR | NOT | MET+ | +/CA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grade 3 | 51 | 20% | 24% | 29% | 27% | 43% | −3 |
| Grade 4 | 55 | 11% | 16% | 40% | 33% | 27% | −14 |
| Grade 5 | 52 | 12% | 33% | 29% | 27% | 44% | +9 |
| Grade 6 | 56 | 34% | 14% | 27% | 25% | 48% | +13 |
| Grade 7 | 55 | 11% | 13% | 35% | 42% | 24% | −10 |
| Grade 8 | 57 | 9% | 21% | 28% | 42% | 30% | −2 |
| Science (CAST) | Tested | EXC | MET | NEAR | NOT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grade 5/8/11 | 109 | 11% | 34% | 50% | 5% |
CAST is tested in grades 5, 8, and once in high school — not annually. Not part of the Scope Score.
| Subgroup · ELA | Tested | MET+ | vs district | vs CA |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Socioeconomically Disadvantaged | 283 | 44.9% | +37 | +7 |
| Hispanic/Latino | 276 | 46.4% | +30 | +8 |
| English Learners | 95 | 16.8% | +17 | +6 |
03Peer comparison · nearest elementary schoolssorted by Scope Score
| School | Dist | Scope | EXC | MET+ | Growth | Susp |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lazear Charter Academy ← | — | 45 | 15.4% | 38.2% | +11.4 | 1.2% |
| Bay Farm | 2.8 mi | 76 | 54.6% | 81.5% | −7.5 | 0.5% |
| Amelia Earhart Elementary | 2.2 mi | 75 | 53.5% | 77.8% | +6.0 | 0.4% |
| Frank Otis Elementary | 1.6 mi | 74 | 49.1% | 75.9% | −6.7 | 1.0% |
| California average | — | 43 | 21.3% | 42.7% | −2.9 | 1.6% |
04More measurescontext · not all part of the Scope Score
Scope Score history
2019 · 2022 · 2023 · 2024 · 2025 · no testing 2020–21 (COVID) · rank #3575 → #4917 → #4397 → #2894 → #2287
What we can't show
- — Scored here as an elementary school — other grade spans appear in the data appendix.
Source: CA Dept. of Education · CAASPP 2024–25 · n=5,744 elementary schools · Data updated 2026-07-03methodology · data updates · CSV · report issue
Frequently asked questions
Is Lazear Charter Academy a good elementary school?
Lazear Charter Academy has a Scope Score of 45 out of 100, placing it in the 60th percentile of California elementary schools and ranked #2,287 statewide. 15.4% of students exceeded the state standard on the 2025 CAASPP assessment, which is 5.9 percentage points below the California average of 21.3%. The Scope Score weights six dimensions for elementary schools: exceeded standard (43%), met or exceeded (22%), grade 3-to-5 growth (15%), chronic absenteeism (10%), ELPAC English Learner proficiency (5%), and suspension rate (5%). Data source: California Department of Education CAASPP 2025, analyzed by SchoolScope.
What are Lazear Charter Academy's CAASPP test scores?
On the 2025 CAASPP Smarter Balanced Assessment, 38.2% of students at Lazear Charter Academy met or exceeded the state standard in ELA and Math combined, and 15.4% exceeded it. The gap between those numbers matters: 22.8% of students are at the proficiency floor, while 15.4% pushed past it. Most rating sites report only the combined "proficient" number. SchoolScope surfaces the exceeded-vs-met split because it reveals whether a school's curriculum challenges students beyond minimum proficiency or paces toward it. 312 student-subject combinations were assessed.
How does Lazear Charter Academy rank in California?
Lazear Charter Academy ranks #2,287 among California elementary schools by Scope Score, placing it in the 60th percentile. This ranking is based on a weighted composite of 2025 CAASPP test performance (exceeded and met rates), grade-level growth (Grade 3 to grade 5 growth), chronic absenteeism, and suspension rate. Unlike single-number ratings, the Scope Score shows what drives the ranking so parents can decide what matters most to their family. See full methodology.
Is Lazear Charter Academy getting better or worse?
Based on 2025 CAASPP data, proficiency at Lazear Charter Academy increases by 11.4 percentage points from Grade 3 to grade 5 growth. This upward trajectory suggests the school is adding measurable value — students leave with higher proficiency rates than they entered with. Growth trajectory is weighted at 15% in the elementary Scope Score because it measures what the school does, not just who walks in the door.
What is the attendance and school culture like at Lazear Charter Academy?
10.8% of students at Lazear Charter Academy are chronically absent (missing 10% or more of school days), which is better than the California average of 17.9%. The suspension rate is 1.2%, indicating a low-discipline-incident environment. SchoolScope includes these culture metrics in the Scope Score because they reflect day-to-day school experience in ways test scores alone cannot.
How does Lazear Charter Academy compare to other schools in Oakland?
Lazear Charter Academy scores 45/100 (60th percentile) among California elementary schools. To compare with nearby schools, SchoolScope shows the same metrics side by side: exceeded rate, proficiency, growth trajectory, and school culture indicators. The school serves 490 students. Use the schools in Oakland page or the map view to compare all elementary schools nearby.
How does Lazear Charter Academy serve low-income and underrepresented students?
At Lazear Charter Academy in Oakland, 44.9% of low-income students met or exceeded the ELA standard in 2025, compared to 7.7% district-wide and 38.2% statewide. Lazear Charter Academy outperforms its district average for low-income students by 37.2 percentage points in ELA. Other subgroups: Low-Income students (34.6% Math proficient); Hispanic students (46.4% ELA proficient). The largest proficiency gap is 26.8 percentage points for english learner students. Data source: California Department of Education, CAASPP 2024-25. 283 students tested. SchoolScope shows disaggregated test scores by demographic subgroup so you can see how a school performs for your child's specific group — not just the school-wide average. Subgroup data is context, not part of the Scope Score: we don't penalize schools for who they serve. See our equity approach.