- 345 12th St.
- Oakland, CA 94607
- (510) 271-8801
Charter | Grades K-12 | Oakland Unified
About Lighthouse Community Charter School
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Lighthouse Community Charter School is located in Oakland, CA and is one of 142 schools in Oakland Unified. It is a charter school that serves 426 students in grades K-12.
Charter schools are public schools, but differ from traditional public schools in that they are independent and are operated by educators, parents, community leaders, educational entrepreneurs, or others. Funding for charter schools is based on designated local or state educational organizations. Those organizations are responsible for monitoring and assessing the quality and effectiveness of education, but permit the schools to operate outside of the traditional public school education system.
Lighthouse Community Charter School did not make AYP in 2009. Under No Child Left Behind, a school makes Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP) if it achieves the minimum levels of improvement determined by the state of California in terms of student performance and other accountability measures. See Lighthouse Community Charter School's test results to learn more about school performance.
A school's Academic Performance Index (API) is a scale that ranges from 200 to 1000 and is calculated from the school's performance in the Standardized Testing and Reporting (STAR) Program. The state has set 800 as the API target for all schools to meet.
Lighthouse Community Charter School had an API growth score of 763 in 2009. California uses the Academic Performance Index (API) to measure annual school performance and year-to-year improvement. Lighthouse Community Charter School's 2009 base score was 766 and the school did not meet its 2009 school-wide growth target.
In 2008, Lighthouse Community Charter School had 19 students for every full-time equivalent teacher. The California average is 21 students per full-time equivalent teacher. Learn more about Lighthouse Community Charter School's students and teachers.
Lighthouse Community Charter School Student Diversity
- Students by Ethnicity (2008)
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Hispanic
68 %
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Black
18 %
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Asian
9 %
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White
4 %
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Filipino
< 1 %
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Multiple or No Response
< 1 %
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Pacific Islander
< 1 %
- Students by Gender (2008)
- Female 50%
- Male 50%
Lighthouse Community Charter School Reviews
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i believe the way they do grading for the students and their "passage" is ridiculous, especially for the 10th grade
May 28, 2009
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About Oakland, CA
- Population Median Age 34 years
- Median Household Income $40,055
- Average Household Size 2.6 persons
- % of Homes with Kids 27%
- % Owning / % Renting 41% / 59%
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Based on 2000 Census (latest available)
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