Independent charter school · Oakland Unified · Oakland, California

Lodestar: A Lighthouse Community Charter Public — Rating & test scores

Oakland · TK–12 · 723 students (2024–25)

701 105th Avenue, 94603lighthousecharter.org ↗(510) 775-0255
28thpercentileDeveloping

The dots are California’s 1,498 scored public high schools, placed by Scope Score on spring 2025 tests. Why not spring 2026? High school scores include graduation and college-readiness records, which the state publishes a year after the tests. How it’s built →

Scope Score
49

Weighted composite · 2024–25
A weighted mix of seven measures.

See this school’s score factors ↓
Needs Support25 in 100Developing25 in 100Solid25 in 100Strong25 in 100
Needs Support25 in 100Developing25 in 100Solid25 in 100Strong25 in 100
Needs Support25 in 100Developing25 in 100Solid25 in 100Strong25 in 100

In 2024–25, 86% of the class graduated in four years (49 of 57); across California, 89%.

Source
Source
CDE four-year adjusted cohort graduation rate (ACGR), 2024–25
Students
students who started 9th grade together: 57
Comparison
California: graduates divided by students who started 9th grade together, across 2,281 public schools’ rows (our combination, not CDE’s published state rate; 432,702 of 487,177).

For grades 3–5, the standing among California elementary schools; for grades 6–8, the standing among California middle schools is in Academic achievement ↓

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In grade 11, spring 2026, 43% scored Proficient or Advanced in English (reading and writing), against 57% across California.

From spring 2026, the state calls its top two levels “Proficient or Advanced” (formerly “Met or Exceeded”).

Sources
The sentence above
California’s state tests (CAASPP), California Department of Education, spring 2026. All students tested in grade 11. California: CDE’s grade 11 rows for the whole state combined, weighted by students tested (our calculation; 414,559 in English tested).

Common questions

How do I get in?

Ask Lodestar: A Lighthouse Community Charter Public how it admits students. Charter schools set their own enrollment steps and dates. Evidence ↓

Is Lodestar: A Lighthouse Community Charter Public a good school?

Lodestar: A Lighthouse Community Charter Public scores higher than 28 in 100 of California’s 1,498 scored public high schools: 28th percentile, Developing, spring 2025.

  • Grades 3–5: higher than 7 in 100 California elementary schools we score (7th percentile, Needs Support, spring 2026)
  • Grades 6–8: higher than 55 in 100 California middle schools we score (55th percentile, Solid, spring 2026)

Evidence ↓

How often do students miss school or get suspended?

In 2025–26, 36 in 100 students missed 10% or more of school days, against 34 in 100 at the average Oakland Unified high school. 1.7% of students (13 of 776) were suspended at least once in 2025–26, against 2.9% at the average California high school. Evidence ↓

More questions (5)

How does math compare with English?

In grade 11, spring 2026, math trails English by 28 percentage points in the share who scored Proficient or Advanced, against 25 points across California. Evidence ↓

How do kids like mine do here?

In spring 2026, 24% of low-income students in grades 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 and 11 at Lodestar: A Lighthouse Community Charter Public in Oakland scored Proficient or Advanced in English, against 39% for the same group across California. Evidence ↓

What could my child study here?

The College Board approved this school to teach 4 AP courses in 3 subjects for 2025–26.

  • 19 students took a college course for credit in 2023–24, by the federal Civil Rights Data Collection

Evidence ↓

What does its own plan pay for?

In its 2025–26 plan, $6.6 million is planned for 32 funded actions in 3 goals. That’s 41% of its $16.2 million general fund budget. These are planned amounts; the charter school reports what it spent in a later plan. Evidence ↓

What should I ask on a visit?

The questions drawn from this page are under Next steps, ready to copy. Evidence ↓

Academic achievement

How did students here do on state tests?

Well below California in both subjects.

State tests (CAASPP), grade 11, spring 2026

In grade 11, spring 2026, 43% scored Proficient or Advanced in English and 15% in math, against 57% and 32% across California.

Source
Source
California’s state tests (CAASPP), California Department of Education, spring 2026
Students
all students tested in grade 11: 54
Comparison
California: CDE’s grade 11 rows for the whole state combined, weighted by students tested (our calculation; 414,559 in English, 413,523 in math tested). The comparisons use the same grade and year.
AdvancedProficientBelow the standard

English

Grade 11 · spring 2026 · 54 tested

Advanced
11%
Proficient
32%
Below the standard
57%
This school43%
California57%
Oakland Unified44%

43% Proficient or Advanced in grade 11.

Math

Grade 11 · spring 2026 · 54 tested

Advanced
6%
Proficient
9%
Below the standard
85%
This school15%
California32%
Oakland Unified22%

15% Proficient or Advanced in grade 11.

Results for each grade, spring 2026English and math · grades 3–8 and 11 · every level, with tested counts

What each level means: California's level descriptions.

English

English, grades 3–5: share of students tested, spring 2026
MeasureGrade 3Grade 4Grade 5
Proficient or Advanced9%19%11%
Advanced0%8%4%
Proficient9%11%7%
Developing level28%19%34%
Minimal63%62%55%
Tested465353
California44%46%49%
Difference−35−27−38
English, grades 6–8: share of students tested, spring 2026
MeasureGrade 6Grade 7Grade 8
Proficient or Advanced20%26%36%
Advanced7%6%16%
Proficient13%20%20%
Developing level29%31%24%
Minimal51%43%40%
Tested705377
California48%51%49%
Difference−28−25−13
English, grade 11: share of students tested, spring 2026
MeasureGrade 11
Proficient or Advanced43%
Advanced11%
Proficient32%
Developing level26%
Minimal31%
Tested54
California57%
Difference−14

California is CDE’s statewide English row for each grade, counting every student tested there; the comparisons in the chapters combine these rows for their grades, weighted by students tested (our calculation).

Math

Math, grades 3–5: share of students tested, spring 2026
MeasureGrade 3Grade 4Grade 5
Proficient or Advanced18%30%19%
Advanced2%9%7%
Proficient16%21%12%
Developing level26%23%35%
Minimal56%47%46%
Tested455354
California47%42%37%
Difference−29−12−18
Math, grades 6–8: share of students tested, spring 2026
MeasureGrade 6Grade 7Grade 8
Proficient or Advanced14%13%35%
Advanced10%4%25%
Proficient4%9%10%
Developing level30%21%12%
Minimal56%66%53%
Tested705377
California37%38%36%
Difference−23−25−1
Math, grade 11: share of students tested, spring 2026
MeasureGrade 11
Proficient or Advanced15%
Advanced6%
Proficient9%
Developing level18%
Minimal67%
Tested54
California32%
Difference−17

California is CDE’s statewide math row for each grade, counting every student tested there; the comparisons in the chapters combine these rows for their grades, weighted by students tested (our calculation).

A grade the school doesn't teach has no row. “Suppressed” marks a result CDE blanks because fewer than 11 students tested (CDE’s reporting rule); “none tested” marks a grade CDE lists with no students tested; “not on file” marks a result missing from the records we hold. None of them means zero.

New to these scores? Read CAASPP scores explained: how to read your child’s report →

How do the elementary grades do?

Well below California in both subjects. In grades 3–5, spring 2026, 13% scored Proficient or Advanced in English and 22% in math, against 46% and 42% across California. The elementary grades are placed separately: 7th percentile (Needs Support) among California’s elementary schools.

English

Grades 3–5 · spring 2026 · 152 tested

Advanced
4%
Proficient
9%
Below the standard
87%
This school13%
California46%
Oakland Unified32%

13% Proficient or Advanced in grades 3–5.

Math

Grades 3–5 · spring 2026 · 152 tested

Advanced
7%
Proficient
15%
Below the standard
78%
This school22%
California42%
Oakland Unified31%

22% Proficient or Advanced in grades 3–5.

How do the middle grades do?

Well below California in both subjects. In grades 6–8, spring 2026, 28% scored Proficient or Advanced in English and 22% in math, against 49% and 37% across California. The middle grades are placed separately: 55th percentile (Solid) among California’s middle schools.

English

Grades 6–8 · spring 2026 · 200 tested

Advanced
10%
Proficient
18%
Below the standard
72%
This school28%
California49%
Oakland Unified36%

28% Proficient or Advanced in grades 6–8.

Math

Grades 6–8 · spring 2026 · 200 tested

Advanced
14%
Proficient
8%
Below the standard
78%
This school22%
California37%
Oakland Unified26%

22% Proficient or Advanced in grades 6–8.

How does math compare with English?

In grade 11, spring 2026, math trails English by 28 percentage points in the share who scored Proficient or Advanced, against 25 points across California. The grade 11 cards above give each subject’s share.

Have results changed?

English results were higher than in 2025; math results were similar. English went from 31% to 43% and math from 13% to 15%.

English · top two levels · grade 11

202531%62 tested
→
202643%54 tested

This school

California, same grades57% → 57%2025 → 2026 · 432,651 → 414,559 tested

Math · top two levels · grade 11

202513%62 tested
→
202615%54 tested

This school

California, same grades30% → 32%2025 → 2026 · 431,903 → 413,523 tested

Each year is a different group of students.

Ask: What extra help do students who are behind get, and how do you know it’s working?

All four levelsThe state’s test levels Advanced, Proficient, the Developing level (formerly Nearly met) and Minimal, with tested counts
Share of students tested at each level, spring 2026
StudentsAdvancedProficientDeveloping levelMinimalTested
English, grade 11 · This school11%32%26%31%54
English, grade 11 · California27%30%21%22%414,559
English, grade 11 · Oakland Unified17%27%22%34%2,457
Math, grade 11 · This school6%9%18%67%54
Math, grade 11 · California16%16%20%48%413,523
Math, grade 11 · Oakland Unified9%13%17%61%2,499
English, grades 3–5 · This school4%9%27%60%152
English, grades 3–5 · California24%22%21%33%1,208,894
English, grades 3–5 · Oakland Unified16%16%19%49%9,620
Math, grades 3–5 · This school7%15%29%49%152
Math, grades 3–5 · California21%21%25%33%1,211,701
Math, grades 3–5 · Oakland Unified15%16%23%46%9,635
English, grades 6–8 · This school10%18%27%45%200
English, grades 6–8 · California19%30%23%28%1,254,039
English, grades 6–8 · Oakland Unified13%23%23%41%9,061
Math, grades 6–8 · This school14%8%20%58%200
Math, grades 6–8 · California21%16%23%40%1,254,800
Math, grades 6–8 · Oakland Unified14%12%21%53%9,033

Below the standard combines the state’s Developing and Minimal levels, its two lowest. Data source: California Department of Education, spring 2026. The state comparison combines CDE’s rows for the same grades, weighted by students tested (our calculation). The district row combines its public schools in the same grades, weighted by students tested.

Grade 11 tests are one part of the picture. Graduation and readiness answer different questions below.

Each grade’s results: English ↑ · Math ↑

Results since 20234 tested years shown · English and math have stayed well below California in every tested year since 2023

Chart and table: 2023–2026.

English top two levels, grade 11
This schoolCalifornia
0%50%100%20232025202643%57%
Math top two levels, grade 11
This schoolCalifornia
0%50%100%20232025202615%32%

2026 was the highest year in this series in both subjects. Each year is a different group of students.

Each year’s results and tested counts

English · top two levels · grade 11
YearThis schoolCalifornia
202320%
49 tested		55%
442,128 tested
202436%
50 tested		56%
435,296 tested
202531%
62 tested		57%
432,651 tested
202643%
54 tested		57%
414,559 tested
Math · top two levels · grade 11
YearThis schoolCalifornia
20230%
49 tested		27%
440,912 tested
20246%
50 tested		28%
434,711 tested
202513%
62 tested		30%
431,903 tested
202615%
54 tested		32%
413,523 tested

What you can do

Who can act on Lodestar: A Lighthouse Community Charter Public’s results?

Lodestar: A Lighthouse Community Charter Public’s own board decides its plan.

The state hasn’t placed Lodestar: A Lighthouse Community Charter Public in a support program. Federal designation under the Every Student Succeeds Act, 2025–26. Source 

Where is its yearly plan?

What its plan pays for ↓

Oakland Unified authorized this charter; its current term ends June 30, 2031.

Authorizer from the California Department of Education’s charter term file; term from its Charter School Database, checked October 22, 2026. Source 

Reading screening in kindergarten through grade 2What the law requires, and what to ask

California law requires schools to screen kindergartners through second graders for reading difficulties every year, with some exceptions. You get notice at least 15 days before, results within 45 days, and can opt out in writing.

Kindergartners can’t be screened before the 91st school day; transitional kindergarten isn’t covered.

If screening shows your child may be at risk for reading difficulties, the school must provide supports. That result isn’t a diagnosis, and screening can’t be used to delay a special-education evaluation.

Ask how many K–2 students screening found at risk last year, and how many got extra reading help.

California Education Code § 53008. Source 

Life at school

How many students here graduate in four years?

86% of students graduated in four years in 2024–25.

State graduation, readiness, college-going, attendance and suspension records

That compares with 89% across California. 81% were ready for college or career (state measure) in 2024–25.

Preparation · each measure describes a different student group

Graduated in four years

86%

Across California: 89%

2024–25 · 49 of 57 students who started 9th grade together

Ready for college or career (state measure)

81%

Across California: 52%

2024–25 · 46 of 57 students in the state’s measure

Finished the UC/CSU course list

96%

Average California high school: 56%

2024–25 · 47 of 49 graduates finished the UC/CSU course list

What could my child study here?

AP courses the school is approved to teach

The College Board approved this school to teach 4 AP courses in 3 subjects for 2025–26.

College Board AP Course Audit Ledger · 2025–26. Authorization doesn’t show which courses run or who can take them; ask the school.

  • English1
  • History & Social Science2
  • World Languages & Cultures1
Every approved AP course4 courses in 3 subjects
English 1
  • English Language and Composition
History & Social Science 2
  • United States History
  • World History: Modern
World Languages & Cultures 1
  • Spanish Language and Culture

What other courses and pathways are on record?

College courses in high school (dual enrollment)
19 students took one

2023–24

Students taking a college course for credit while in high school, often through a community college. Federal Civil Rights Data Collection, school-reported.

Ask: What help do students get when they fall behind on credits?

Where these figures come fromEach measure’s source, student group and definition
Graduated in four years
2024–25 · 49 of 57 students who started 9th grade together. California Department of Education, adjusted cohort graduation records. Comparison is SchoolScope’s combination of graduates and cohort counts across the reference schools, not CDE’s published state rate.
Ready for college or career (state measure)
2024–25 · 46 of 57 students in the state’s measure. California Department of Education, College/Career Indicator (CCI), overall “Prepared” rate, among the students in the indicator’s group. Prepared is CDE’s overall classification, not AP participation or a college admission rate.
Finished the UC/CSU course list
2024–25 · 47 of 49 graduates finished the UC/CSU course list. California Department of Education, A–G completion records (graduates who met the UC/CSU course requirements). Course completion is separate from college enrollment.
A closer look: CSU admission recordsApplied, admitted and enrolled, from each university system’s own records

CSU’s own records

California State University

Fall 2025 first-year entry · counts, not a school rating

Applied
26
Admitted
25
Enrolled
under 6

By campus · falls 2021–2025 added together

Five years in each number, not one. CSU publishes campus counts only as five-year totals, so these aren’t comparable to the fall 2025 figures above or to UC’s one-fall campus bars.

  • Cal State East BayApplied 47 · Admitted 41 · Enrolled 9
  • Cal State Monterey BayApplied 14 · Admitted 14 · Enrolled —
  • Fresno StateApplied 7 · Admitted 7 · Enrolled —
  • San Diego StateApplied 6 · Admitted under 6 · Enrolled —
  • Cal State Dominguez HillsApplied under 6 · Admitted under 6 · Enrolled —
  • Cal State LAApplied under 6 · Admitted under 6 · Enrolled —
  • Cal Poly PomonaApplied under 6 · Admitted — · Enrolled —
  • Cal State San BernardinoApplied under 6 · Admitted under 6 · Enrolled —
  • Cal Poly San Luis ObispoApplied under 6 · Admitted — · Enrolled —

These records don’t show the school’s effect on admission. A student can apply to several campuses, so campus counts don’t add up to the total. CSU withholds counts under 6; a dash is unavailable. Students who reach CSU from a community college aren’t counted here. Source: CSU High School Success dashboard.

Each fall since 2021

  • Fall 2025Applied 26 · Admitted 25 · Enrolled under 6
  • Fall 2024Applied 14 · Admitted 14 · Enrolled 6
  • Fall 2023Applied — · Admitted — · Enrolled —
  • Fall 2022Applied — · Admitted — · Enrolled —
  • Fall 2021Applied — · Admitted — · Enrolled —

How often do students miss school or get suspended?

36 in 100 students were chronically absent in 2025–26. That means they missed 10% or more of school days. 1.7% of students were suspended at least once in 2025–26, against 2.9% at the average California high school.

Context Close to the 34 in 100 at the average Oakland Unified high school: a pattern across the district.

Source
Source
CDE chronic absenteeism and suspension files, 2025–26
Students
chronic absence: 280 of 768 students counted for it; suspension: 13 of 776 students enrolled during the year
Comparison
Each comparison is the rate at the average school (our average of school rates), not a pooled rate. Also: suspensions at the average Oakland Unified high school 6.5%.

Chronically absent, 2025–26

36 in 100This school
34 in 100At the average Oakland Unified high school
22 in 100At the average California high school

280 of 768 students were chronically absent, meaning they missed 10% or more of school days.

Suspensions, 2025–26

1.7%

of students were suspended at least once (13 of 776). Average California high school 2.9%.

Ask: When a student is suspended, what happens before and after, and who talks with the family?

Chronic absence by grade2025–26 · per 100 students, with counts
  • Grades TK–3: not in the records we hold
  • Grades 4–6: 29 in 100, 56 of 190
  • Grades 7–8: 27 in 100, 37 of 137
  • Grades 9–12: 46 in 100, 124 of 272
Ask families and staff yourselfWhat to ask the people at Lodestar: A Lighthouse Community Charter Public

Ask current families how the school keeps them informed, and what happened when their child needed help. Ask staff how long teachers tend to stay.

Questions for your visit ↓

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Every learner

How do kids like mine do here?

Student groups, grade 11, spring 2026

Source
Source
California Department of Education, CAASPP research file, spring 2026
Students
grade 11; each row gives its tested count. Low-income is CDE’s “socioeconomically disadvantaged”.
Comparison
California: the same group in the same grades, CDE’s rows for the whole state combined and weighted by students tested (our calculation).
Lodestar: A Lighthouse Community Charter PublicSame group, California
  • Low-incomeEnglish · 49 tested41%Same group, California 49%
  • Low-incomeMath · 49 tested14%Same group, California 23%
  • Hispanic or LatinoEnglish · 52 tested42%Same group, California 49%
  • Hispanic or LatinoMath · 52 tested15%Same group, California 21%

Proficient or Advanced, grade 11, spring 2026.

Who are the students?

2025–26 · students counted
1. Hispanic or Latino: 86%2. Black or African American: 9%3. Not reported: 3%Unallocated share: 2%. 100% minus available shares; not a student group.Reported shares2025–26
  1. Hispanic or Latino86%
  2. Black or African American9%
  3. Not reported3%
  4. White—
  5. Asian—
  6. Filipino—
  7. Two or more races—
  8. American Indian or Alaska Native—
  9. Pacific Islander—
  10. Unallocated share2%
A dash means the share isn’t available; it isn’t zero. The unallocated share is what’s left after the shares we have; it isn’t a student group. “Not reported” is different: it is a category in the state’s own count of students. Source and comparisons: the full student mix below.

Are English learners moving up on the state’s English test?

44% of English learners here moved up at least one level on the state’s English test (ELPAC), or stayed at the top, spring 2025 to spring 2026.

Spring 2025 to spring 2026 · English learners with state English test (ELPAC) scores in both years

This school · 129 of 292 English learners44%
Oakland Unified · 3,379 of 8,21541%
California · 355,274 of 748,91647%

It counts students moving up the test’s levels, so a student can count here before becoming fluent. Data source: California Department of Education, 2026 Dashboard ↗.

Who are the families and teachers?

97%of students qualified for free or reduced-price meals in 2024–25, 699 of 723. California: 63%.

50teachers, 2024–25

5 yearsaverage experience, 2024–25

8%in their first year, 2024–25

44%of teaching positions with proper credential and placement, 2021–22

Ask: Which student groups does the school track most closely, and what does it do when one falls behind?

All group results, district comparisons and sources
Proficient or Advancedgrade 11 · spring 2026
Group and subjectHerevs Oakland Unifiedvs California
Low-income · 49 tested
English41%+734%−849%
Math14%−216%−923%
Hispanic or Latino · 52 tested
English42%+933%−749%
Math15%+213%−621%

Each gap is to the same group, grades and subject: in Oakland Unified, and across California. No group that is behind across California does 10 or more points better here.

English learners and students with disabilities: fewer than 30 tested here. No published rate here for Asian, Black or African American, Filipino, White, American Indian or Alaska Native, Pacific Islander, homeless and military-family students, students of two or more races and foster youth. That can reflect privacy rules or small numbers; it isn’t evidence of a gap. This table covers groups by income, race or ethnicity, language and disability; girls and boys aren’t split out.

Full student mix, comparisons and sources, 2025–26
Students, 2025–26Here
Hispanic or Latino86%
Black or African American9%
Not reported3%
White—
Asian—
Filipino—
Two or more races—
American Indian or Alaska Native—
Pacific Islander—

Data source: California Department of Education chronic-absence file, 2025–26. Shares are of the students the file counts for attendance (CDE’s “eligible enrollment”); unavailable categories are shown as a dash.

How the credential rate is counted

CDE SARC report 2024–25, measured 2021–22: 44% of teaching positions, 18.8 properly credentialed teaching-position FTE out of 42.7 total position FTE. This measures positions, not individual teachers.

Next steps

How do I get in?

Ask Lodestar: A Lighthouse Community Charter Public how it admits students. Charter schools set their own enrollment steps and dates.

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?
School website: lighthousecharter.org ↗Office: (510) 775-0255Administrator: Rich Harrison

Location and visiting

Get directions  (opens Google Maps in a new tab)
701 105th Avenue, Oakland 94603

Directory location · Explore nearby schools on the map. Confirm enrollment with the school.

Questions for your visit

  1. Do families get each child’s absence count during the year, and what happens once a child starts missing school? 36 in 100 chronically absent, 2025–26 (280 of 768 students); average California high school: 22 in 100
  2. What extra help do students who are behind get, and how do you know it’s working? 57% in English and 85% in math scored at the Developing or Minimal level, grade 11, spring 2026 (54 students tested in each); California: 43% and 68%
  3. What help do students get when they fall behind on credits?
  4. When a student is suspended, what happens before and after, and who talks with the family?
  5. What extra help do English learners get, and how do you know it’s working? 7% of English learners scored Proficient or Advanced in English, grades 3–8 and 11, spring 2026 (188 students tested); the same group across California: 10%
  6. Which courses and career pathways does the school run, and who can enroll?

Office (510) 775-0255701 105th Avenue, directions  (opens Google Maps in a new tab)

Nearby high schoolsClosest first, by straight-line distance

The closest high schools, by straight-line distance from this campus. Distance isn’t an attendance boundary.

Nearby high schoolsPercentile among California high schools, 2025

Each percentile compares a school with California schools at its own level.

Explore nearby schools on the map

Source records

Every figure on this page, with its source, grades, year and count.

Score factorssource values, index and weights · 2024–25 · ranked #1,072 of 1,498 California high schools we score · #14 of 23 in Oakland Unified
Score factors, 2024–25
FactorSchoolIndexWeight
Graduation rate86%4925%
Exceeded standardaverage of English and math6%4022%
Ready for college or career (state measure)81%7320%
Met or exceededaverage of English and math22%4018%
Chronically absent34 in 100475%
Suspension rate1.4% (11 of 764)585%
English learners: top level13%—5%

Index is where the school's value sits among the California high schools we score, from 0 to 100, where 50 is their average; it is not a percentile. School values are from 2024–25. Chronic absence and suspension are CDE's all-students school rates; the score uses an adjusted version of each that pulls small schools toward the average, so their index can sit nearer 50 than the rate suggests.

Scope Score by year2022–23 to 2024–25 · each year’s inputs, and the score for each year we could verify

The 2024–25 Scope Score, in the current-formula row below, uses the state’s college-or-career readiness measure, 2024–25. No verified earlier Scope Scores are available here.

Scope Score

School yearScope ScorePercentileRankComparison group
2024–254928#1072California high schools · 1,498 schools · current formula

2022–23 and 2023–24 have records on file but no Scope Score we could verify against that year’s source files, so no score is shown for them.

School yearChronic absenceSuspension
2022–23not on filenot on file
2023–2438 in 1003.9% (31 of 791)
2024–2534 in 1001.4% (11 of 764)

Chronic absence and suspension are CDE’s all-students school rates for each year.

Every tested year2017–2026 · rates, tested counts, and each grade

English and math by test year · all tested grades

Year · subjectStudents with scoresTop levelTop two levels
2026 · English4068%24%
2026 · Math40610%21%
2025 · English4185%23%
2025 · Math4189%24%
2024 · English4195%20%
2024 · Math4196%17%
2023 · English4144%20%
2023 · Math4153%13%
2022 · English3853%11%
2022 · Math3811%4%
2019 · English3078%28%
2019 · Math3076%19%
2018 · English1499%32%
2018 · Math1497%17%
2017 · English6310%30%
2017 · Math645%11%

Each year names its school year end (2026 = 2025–26). “Students with scores” counts each subject on its own, so don’t add the English and math counts together. A dash is unavailable, not zero.

Earlier years · grade and subject

Year · grade · subjectStudents with scoresMet or exceeded
2025 · Grade 3 · English5315%
2025 · Grade 4 · English5411%
2025 · Grade 5 · English496%
2025 · Grade 6 · English5614%
2025 · Grade 7 · English7327%
2025 · Grade 8 · English7144%
2025 · Grade 11 · English6231%
2025 · Grade 3 · Math5342%
2025 · Grade 4 · Math5422%
2025 · Grade 5 · Math4910%
2025 · Grade 6 · Math565%
2025 · Grade 7 · Math7318%
2025 · Grade 8 · Math7154%
2025 · Grade 11 · Math6213%
2024 · Grade 3 · English5515%
2024 · Grade 4 · English5515%
2024 · Grade 5 · English459%
2024 · Grade 6 · English7712%
2024 · Grade 7 · English7236%
2024 · Grade 8 · English6518%
2024 · Grade 11 · English5036%
2024 · Grade 3 · Math5535%
2024 · Grade 4 · Math559%
2024 · Grade 5 · Math472%
2024 · Grade 6 · Math7616%
2024 · Grade 7 · Math7132%
2024 · Grade 8 · Math6515%
2024 · Grade 11 · Math506%
2023 · Grade 3 · English5212%
2023 · Grade 4 · English459%
2023 · Grade 5 · English5328%
2023 · Grade 6 · English7428%
2023 · Grade 7 · English7117%
2023 · Grade 8 · English7020%
2023 · Grade 11 · English4920%
2023 · Grade 3 · Math5217%
2023 · Grade 4 · Math450%
2023 · Grade 5 · Math5323%
2023 · Grade 6 · Math7427%
2023 · Grade 7 · Math7113%
2023 · Grade 8 · Math713%
2023 · Grade 11 · Math490%
2022 · Grade 3 · English520%
2022 · Grade 4 · English5326%
2022 · Grade 5 · English5219%
2022 · Grade 6 · English767%
2022 · Grade 7 · English7611%
2022 · Grade 8 · English759%
2022 · Grade 11 · English——
2022 · Grade 3 · Math522%
2022 · Grade 4 · Math5311%
2022 · Grade 5 · Math524%
2022 · Grade 6 · Math754%
2022 · Grade 7 · Math753%
2022 · Grade 8 · Math734%
2022 · Grade 11 · Math——
2019 · Grade 3 · English5929%
2019 · Grade 4 · English6926%
2019 · Grade 6 · English7426%
2019 · Grade 7 · English4319%
2019 · Grade 8 · English6240%
2019 · Grade 3 · Math5920%
2019 · Grade 4 · Math6926%
2019 · Grade 6 · Math7414%
2019 · Grade 7 · Math4321%
2019 · Grade 8 · Math6216%
2018 · Grade 3 · English4929%
2018 · Grade 6 · English3324%
2018 · Grade 7 · English6739%
2018 · Grade 3 · Math4920%
2018 · Grade 6 · Math336%
2018 · Grade 7 · Math6721%
2017 · Grade 6 · English6330%
2017 · Grade 6 · Math6411%

Current 2025–26 grade results are under Academic achievement, in Results for each grade. “Students with scores” counts the students tested in that grade, subject and year. A missing result is not zero, and each year’s row is a different group of children.

Science (CAST)schoolwide · spring 2026
Science (CAST)TestedAdvancedProficientDeveloping levelMinimal
Schoolwide1855%15%64%16%

CAST is tested in grades 5 and 8, then once in grade 10, 11, or 12. This row is the school's all-student aggregate. Not part of the Scope Score.

Student groups: test resultsEnglish · spring 2026 · against the same group in the district and California
Group · EnglishTestedProficient or Advancedvs districtvs California
Low-income39224%−1−15
Hispanic or Latino35224%+1−16
English learners1887%+2−3
Student groups: the state’s growth measureCalifornia School Dashboard 2025 · points above or below what the state expected · shown, not part of the score
GroupEnglishnCDE categoryMathnCDE category
All students−7274Moderate+17274Accelerated
Low-income−7267Moderate+15267Accelerated
Hispanic or Latino−9234Moderate+17234Accelerated
English learners−10169Moderate+16169Accelerated
English learners only−19123not categorized+4123not categorized
English-only students−1068not categorized+1368not categorized
Recently reclassified as fluent in English+946not categorized+4146not categorized
Long-term English learners (grades 6–8 only)045Average+1845Accelerated
Students with disabilities−837Moderate+537Accelerated
Black or African American−328Average+628Accelerated

CDE reports scale-score points against the state’s expected score — not a percentage or percentile. The table keeps the group records SchoolScope imported for this school, including rows below our narrative display threshold. Muted rows have fewer than 30 students with a valid growth score. SchoolScope uses that threshold for the shorter narrative view; the reported values stay visible here. “Not categorized” means this imported CDE row has a growth value without a performance category. Long-term English learner counts cover grades 6–8 only (CDE’s rule), so that row is not comparable to the All students row. At least one estimate here is a CDE weighted estimate; that describes how CDE combines years, not a year-over-year trend. A group absent from this table has no imported record shown here. Its absence alone does not establish its size or performance. CDE growth covers grades 4–8. SchoolScope does not use these CDE figures in its Scope Score.

Growth recordsthe state’s student-by-student measure
California growth model · points vs expected

State model · English−7 pts vs expected

matched students, grades 4–8

CDE California growth model · 2025 Dashboard

Weighted school estimate; assessments from 2022–23, 2023–24, and 2024–25

All students, grades 4–8

274 students

CDE growth category: Moderate

California growth model, English: −7 scale-score points versus the state's expectation, CDE category Moderate, against SchoolScope's +2-point median for California elementary school records.

State model · math+17 pts vs expected

matched students, grades 4–8

CDE California growth model · 2025 Dashboard

Weighted school estimate; assessments from 2022–23, 2023–24, and 2024–25

All students, grades 4–8

274 students

CDE growth category: Accelerated

California growth model, math: +17 scale-score points versus the state's expectation, CDE category Accelerated, against SchoolScope's +2-point median for California elementary school records.

Source notes. CDE reports scale-score points against the state’s expected score for matched students, never a percentage. Among SchoolScope's retained California elementary school records, the median English estimate is +2 and the middle half fall between −5 and +9 scale-score points — the spread is wide, so read the figure against it, not its sign alone. CDE's 2025 Dashboard weighted school estimate uses assessments from 2022–23, 2023–24, and 2024–25; adjacent reporting editions should not be read as independent annual changes. The CDE measure covers grades 4–8, and it is not part of the Scope Score.

Attendance and suspensionsState records · this school and each student group · 2018–19 and 2025–26

CDE’s all-students school rates for 2024–25 and 2025–26; the change is the difference between the two rates as printed.

Year-over-year school rates
Chronic absenteeism2024–25 · 34 in 100 → 2025–26 · 36 in 100 · +2 in 100
Suspension rate2024–25 · 1.4% (11 of 764) → 2025–26 · 1.7% (13 of 776) · +0.3 percentage points
Group2018–192025–26Change
Female—37 in 100—
Male—35 in 100—
Black or African American—44 in 100—
Hispanic or Latino—34 in 100—
Students with disabilities—44 in 100—
English learners—32 in 100—
Homeless—43 in 100—
Low-income—36 in 100—
All students—36 in 100—

Two reported school years only; no intervening-year result is implied. Source: CDE school-level chronic absenteeism by student group.

Graduation and readinessstate records · each rate for its own year and class of students
MeasureSource record
This school · CCI overall PreparedCDE College/Career Indicator · CCI source year 2025 · all students · all students in the current four-year graduation cohort, plus only Prepared fifth-year graduates from the prior cohort. Overall CCI Prepared rate 81% · numerator 46 students classified Prepared · denominator 57 CCI students.
California · CCI overall PreparedCDE statewide CCI cohort · CCI source year 2025 · all students · overall Prepared rate 52% · numerator 257,567 students classified Prepared · denominator 497,814 CCI students.
AP pathway among CCI Prepared studentsCDE College/Career Indicator · CCI source year 2025 · all students · AP pathway rate 2% · AP-pathway numerator 1 · denominator 46 (CCI Prepared students). This measure uses Prepared students as its denominator, not the whole CCI cohort; it is not an AP exam-taking rate or a count of AP courses offered. That cohort includes all students in the current four-year graduation cohort plus only Prepared fifth-year graduates from the prior cohort. In 2025 the pathway accepts two qualifying AP exams, two qualifying AP courses, or a combination of one of each in different subjects.

CDE's overall Prepared rate is the college-readiness factor in the Scope Score (20% of the high school score). The school rate is 46 of 57 CCI students, not the AP-only pathway or A–G completion rate. The California figure is CDE's statewide CCI student cohort, not an average of SchoolScope's comparable high schools or the SchoolScope school-rank pool.

Graduation rate
86%
AP route, among those ready for college or career
2%
2025 CDE CCI cohort · AP courses, exams, or both; share of students ready for college or career (CDE’s “Prepared”), not course offerings
Finished the UC/CSU course list (A–G)
96%
A–G are the 15 courses (across 7 subjects) required for UC/CSU eligibility

These source periods and populations differ: graduation uses an adjusted cohort, while A–G completion and college-going use separately reported groups. The rates are shown individually, without a shared performance tier.

AP course catalog2025–26 · College Board course authorizations
SubjectAuthorization recorded for
English Language and Compositionthis school
Spanish Language and Culturethis school
United States Historythis school
World History: Modernthis school

Authorization ≠ a section running this year — the Ledger records what the school may teach, not seat counts.

Advanced coursework, federal snapshot2023–24 · Civil Rights Data Collection · dated historical snapshot
MeasureThis school
AP offeredoffered
AP course count5
AP enrollment (male/female)160
IB participationnot reported
Dual enrollmentoffered · 19 enrolled
Algebra I in grade 8not reported
Calculus sections0
Physics sections4
Chemistry sections3
Reported male/female enrollment (CRDC)506

These counts aren’t part of the Scope Score. “Not reported” means the federal record has no value for that item; it isn’t a zero. Enrollment counts add the male and female students the survey reports.

Fundingschool and district spending, from state and federal finance records · each row names its fiscal year and measure

Per-pupil spending

District · current expense$18,173 per pupil

NCES F-33 · FY 2020–21 (2021) · fall district membership: 35,489 pupils

California · selected district mean$14,491 per pupil

NCES F-33 · FY 2020–21 (2021) · SchoolScope’s unweighted mean across 818 selected California district finance records

District current expense · FY 2024–25$28,286 per ADA

CDE SACS Current Expense of Education · district fiscal year ending 2025 · average daily attendance denominator

How the California mean was selected

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.

Selected General Fund operating costs · FY 2024–⁠25 · SchoolScope calculation
Instruction 57%Instruction support 19%Student services 7%Administration 6%Buildings & maintenance 9%Other 2%
The arithmetic behind these shares · FY 2024–25
GroupDollarsShare, to two decimalsPrinted
Instruction$491,255,72157.08%57%
Instruction support$164,121,98719.07%19%
Student services$55,003,2496.39%7%
Administration$54,466,8586.33%6%
Buildings & maintenance$76,415,9438.88%9%
Other$19,349,7682.25%2%
Total$860,613,526100.00%100%

These shares are our arithmetic: each group’s dollars divided by the $860,613,526 total of the groups shown, rounded to whole percents by largest remainder so they add up to 100. Dollar amounts are rounded to the nearest dollar, so they can differ from the total by a dollar. SchoolScope groups district-level CDE SACS UserGL actuals from Fund 01, using operating objects 1000–5999 and excluding retiree benefits, food and community services, facilities acquisition, other outgo, and nonagency goals. These shares use that filtered total; they do not exactly break down CDE's official current expense per ADA above. The school-level ESSA figure uses a separate source.

NCES F-33 district fiscal-year history, 2017–⁠2021; latest district record shown: 2021
2021$18,173 per pupil
2020$16,594 per pupil
2019$15,652 per pupil
2018$11,195 per pupil
2017$11,617 per pupil

Source: NCES F-33 · Full district breakdown →

Staffing recordsstate teacher credential-and-placement and district salary records · each for its own year

Additional workforce records

Properly assigned intern credential holders9.3%

CDE 2024–25 SARC, Teacher Preparation and Placement table; measured school year 2021–22. Share of reported school teaching-position full-time equivalents assigned to properly assigned intern credential holders. A reported 0.0% is shown; unavailable rates are omitted. This is a position share, not a count of current teachers or of emergency permits.

The surrounding ZIP codeCensus Bureau survey, 2020–2024 · ZIP 94603 · not the school’s students
American Community Survey 5-year estimates · 2020–2024 · ZIP 94603 area
MeasureEstimate
Median household income$76,723
Bachelor's degree or higher (adults 25+)15%
ZIP-area population35,742
Median age34.8 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-area figures do 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 94603 →

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