Lifeline Education Charter: Low-income kids here outscore the state by 22 points. But suspensions run 4× the state rate.
Lifeline Education Charter posts numbers for its most vulnerable students that most schools don't reach overall. The trend line is the part worth a closer look.
Lifeline Education Charter scores 52 of 100 on SchoolScope's Scope Score — the 73rd percentile of 5,744 California elementary schools (CDE CAASPP 2025).
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Most rating sites would stop at “69% proficient” and call it done. Lifeline Education Charter deserves a closer read. The school sits in Compton, where four in five students qualify for free or reduced lunch — and reading the numbers without that context misreads the school.
The headline number: 60.6% of low-income students met the ELA standard — versus 38.2% for the same group statewide.
As a charter, Lifeline Education Charter enrolls by application, not address — the score reads the same, the enrollment path doesn't.
The story this school is actually telling
of low-income students met the ELA standard — versus 38.2% for the same group statewide.
of students were suspended, versus 1.6% statewide — worth asking about on a tour.
The school, grade by grade
ELA · CAASPP 2024–25Different students, same year — each bar is one grade's proficiency mix.
The honest read: the share exceeding rises 14.0pp across grades; the floor rises 33.0pp. 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.
Lifeline Education Charter's most underrated number
60.6% of low-income students met the ELA standard — versus 38.2% for the same group statewide. That's the strongest kind of signal a school can post: it holds across income lines.
The 5 things our score weighs
Ask about the discipline philosophy and what a typical suspension is for. Numbers can't tell you whether a campus feels strict or chaotic — a visit can.
Where the path goes
The path below follows attendance boundaries — scores shown for each next step.
K-12 Path
Lifeline Education Charter serves grades K-12 — students can complete their entire K-12 education here.
Your other options
Nearby Elementary Schools
3 within ~3 mi · avg 64
Nearby Middle Schools
3 within ~3 mi · avg 62
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
Student demographics
Weighted average across tested grades. Subgroups with fewer than 15 students excluded. Data: CDE CAASPP 2024-25.
Subgroup Growth by Grade
Low-income student ELA proficiency rises by 34.0pp from grade 3 to grade 5 at this school. District average: -6.6pp.
Subgroups with fewer than 10 tested students per grade are not shown.
Funding Breakdown
Neighborhood Context
Whole Child
Source: CDE SARC, 2024-25
For the data nerdsEvery number on this page
Score factors, grade-level breakdowns, subgroup proficiency, and peer comparisons.
Every number on this page
Score factors, grade-level breakdowns, subgroup proficiency, and peer comparisons.
| ELA | Tested | EXC | MET | NEAR | NOT | MET+ | +/CA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grade 3 | 52 | 21% | 27% | 35% | 17% | 48% | +5 |
| Grade 4 | 41 | 63% | 22% | 2% | 12% | 85% | +41 |
| Grade 5 | 37 | 35% | 46% | 16% | 3% | 81% | +33 |
| Grade 6 | 44 | 14% | 48% | 23% | 16% | 61% | +15 |
| Grade 7 | 56 | 9% | 43% | 30% | 18% | 52% | +4 |
| Grade 8 | 57 | 18% | 39% | 23% | 21% | 56% | +10 |
| Grade 11 | 75 | 17% | 37% | 27% | 19% | 55% | +7 |
| Math | Tested | EXC | MET | NEAR | NOT | MET+ | +/CA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grade 3 | 52 | 27% | 37% | 21% | 15% | 63% | +18 |
| Grade 4 | 41 | 24% | 37% | 27% | 12% | 61% | +19 |
| Grade 5 | 37 | 41% | 35% | 19% | 5% | 76% | +40 |
| Grade 6 | 44 | 5% | 16% | 36% | 43% | 20% | −15 |
| Grade 7 | 56 | 7% | 23% | 34% | 36% | 30% | −4 |
| Grade 8 | 57 | 16% | 16% | 26% | 42% | 32% | −1 |
| Grade 11 | 75 | 13% | 15% | 21% | 51% | 28% | +5 |
| Science (CAST) | Tested | EXC | MET | NEAR | NOT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grade 5/8/11 | 169 | 2% | 22% | 70% | 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 | 348 | 60.6% | +10 | +22 |
| Hispanic/Latino | 309 | 61.2% | +9 | +22 |
| English Learners | 37 | 37.8% | +21 | +27 |
| School | Dist | Scope | EXC | MET+ | Growth | Susp |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lifeline Education Charter ← | — | 52 | 35.3% | 69.1% | +22.6 | 6.1% |
| Foster Elementary | 1.1 mi | 72 | 36.2% | 64.8% | +9.3 | 0.1% |
| Laurel Street Elementary | 1.7 mi | 61 | 41.3% | 71.6% | −4.0 | 0.2% |
| Tibby Elementary | 1.8 mi | 59 | 36.0% | 61.0% | −24.8 | 0.1% |
| California average | — | 43 | 21.3% | 42.7% | −2.9 | 1.6% |
- — Scored here as an elementary school — other grade spans appear in the data appendix.