River Charter Schools Lighthouse Charter: Scores climb 16.6 points from grade 3 to grade 5. But one in four miss a month of school or more.
River Charter Schools Lighthouse Charter's strongest signal is real. Attendance is the number to ask about — and both belong on the same page.
River Charter Schools Lighthouse Charter scores 37 of 100 on SchoolScope's Scope Score — the 41st percentile of 5,744 California elementary schools (CDE CAASPP 2025).
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Most rating sites would stop at “30% proficient” and call it done. River Charter Schools Lighthouse Charter deserves a closer read. The school sits in West Sacramento, where three in five students qualify for free or reduced lunch — and reading the numbers without that context misreads the school.
The headline number: +16.6pp separates this year's grade 3 from its grade 5. The state average rises 4.5pp over the same span. Following the same students from 2023 G3 → 2025 G5 points the same way.
As a charter, River Charter Schools Lighthouse Charter enrolls by application, not address — the score reads the same, the enrollment path doesn't.
The story this school is actually telling
separates this year's grade 3 from its grade 5. The state average rises 4.5pp over the same span. Following the same students from 2023 G3 → 2025 G5 points the same way.
of students miss a month or more of school, versus 17.9% statewide. High absence often tracks community stress — the data can't say why.
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 12.1pp across grades; the floor rises 24.2pp. 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
Ask how the school tracks and follows up on attendance. High absence often reflects community stress, not classroom quality — a visit will tell you which.
Where the path goes
The path below follows attendance boundaries — scores shown for each next step.
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The community around it
Student demographics
3 more gaps by subject
Subgroups with fewer than 15 students are excluded for privacy. Gaps of less than 3 percentage points are not shown.
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 22.6pp from grade 3 to grade 5 at this school. District average: +5.7pp.
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 | 48 | 8% | 8% | 38% | 46% | 17% | −27 |
| Grade 4 | 47 | 11% | 21% | 28% | 40% | 32% | −13 |
| Grade 5 | 44 | 20% | 20% | 20% | 39% | 41% | −7 |
| Grade 6 | 53 | 19% | 28% | 21% | 32% | 47% | +1 |
| Grade 7 | 37 | 11% | 32% | 24% | 32% | 43% | −4 |
| Grade 8 | 39 | 15% | 23% | 28% | 33% | 38% | −8 |
| Math | Tested | EXC | MET | NEAR | NOT | MET+ | +/CA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grade 3 | 48 | 6% | 17% | 17% | 60% | 23% | −23 |
| Grade 4 | 48 | 6% | 29% | 19% | 46% | 35% | −6 |
| Grade 5 | 44 | 18% | 14% | 25% | 43% | 32% | −3 |
| Grade 6 | 53 | 13% | 25% | 23% | 40% | 38% | +3 |
| Grade 7 | 37 | 11% | 24% | 16% | 49% | 35% | +1 |
| Grade 8 | 39 | 13% | 10% | 10% | 67% | 23% | −9 |
| Science (CAST) | Tested | EXC | MET | NEAR | NOT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grade 5/8/11 | 83 | 11% | 18% | 59% | 12% |
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 | 166 | 28.9% | −2 | −9 |
| Hispanic/Latino | 132 | 32.6% | −0 | −6 |
| White | 28 | 28.6% | −25 | −33 |
| School | Dist | Scope | EXC | MET+ | Growth | Susp |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| River Charter Schools Lighthouse Charter ← | — | 37 | 11.7% | 29.9% | +16.6 | 1.8% |
| Crocker/Riverside Elementary | 3.2 mi | 72 | 50.1% | 77.4% | −0.5 | 0.6% |
| Sacramento Valley Charter | 1.2 mi | 53 | 32.5% | 60.3% | −4.8 | 1.6% |
| Two Rivers Elementary | 1.2 mi | 44 | 19.1% | 43.8% | +10.8 | 2.9% |
| 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.
A low score doesn't tell the whole story. Read: Your School Scored Low — Here's What That Actually Means