Lighthouse Community Char High School

Oakland · Alameda County · Public

Public Alameda County ~72 seniors CDS 0161259…

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9 in 10 graduates leave eligible for UC and CSU. 91% finish the A-G courses California's universities require before a student can even apply — most California schools manage about 6 in 10.
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Composed from this page's data — every claim is backed by a number in the sections below.

Where grads go — and what it costs & pays

UC Reach Score

Below the CA median below the state median

Top-6 UC admits per 100 seniors in the Class of 2025 — counts each campus admit, so a student admitted to several UCs counts more than once (which is why a strong school can score over 100).

UC admits by campus · Class of 2025

UCSD

3 admitted

Net $12,470/yr avg

Grads earn $84,943 @10yr

UCD

7 admitted

Net $14,741/yr avg

Grads earn $80,838 @10yr

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How Lighthouse Community Char High School compares for families

Real college outcomes data available below.

▸ StatewideUC Reach Score of 14 — right around the California median of 19.
▸ vs Similar SchoolsTrails the peer median (UC Reach Score 14 vs a 23 median) across the 5 most similar nearby schools.

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SBAC academic outcomes — grade 11, 2025

Share of grade-11 students meeting or exceeding the California standard on Smarter Balanced ELA and Math. This is the academic-readiness signal that pairs with UC Reach (post-grad outcomes), stability (retention), and absenteeism (engagement). Note: statewide median Math is only ~20% — a school at 20% isn't an outlier; one at 45%+ genuinely is.

About half of students read and write at grade level — about the state norm.

About 1 in 4 students do math at grade level — about the state norm.

ELA — met or exceeded

n = 59

47.5%

incl. 18.6% exceeded

-7.9 pts vs. Alameda County median (55.4%) · CA median 54.5% · Top 10% statewide ≥ 79.4%

Math — met or exceeded

n = 59

23.7%

incl. 6.8% exceeded

On the Alameda County median (24.4%) · CA median 21.4% · Top 10% statewide ≥ 53.6%

Source: California Assessment of Student Performance and Progress (CAASPP) Smarter Balanced research files. Benchmarks limited to non-virtual public & charter HS with ≥30 tested students.

Student composition — 2025-26

HS grades 9–12 racial/ethnic composition and program subgroups, from CDE Census Day Enrollment. Two-year shift shown when ≥1 pt — surfaces how the community served has changed since 2023-24.

Race / ethnicity

Hispanic / Latino 91% +4.5

Black / African Am. 5% -2.6

White 1% -2.2

Filipino 1%

Two or more 1%

Not reported 1%

Program subgroups

Socioeconomically disadv. 92% -1.4

English learners 31% +1.7

Students w/ disabilities 21% +9.8

Source: California Department of Education, Census Day Enrollment 2025-26 (HS grades 9–12). Δ shown when shift is ≥1 pt since 2023-24. Categories below 0.5% omitted.

Chronic absenteeism — 2024-25

Share of students missing 10% or more of expected attendance — the leading indicator that often precedes the demand decline shown above. Families disengaging tend to raise absenteeism first, then formally leave. Basis: grades 9–12.

27% of students are chronically absent — near the state norm of about 23%.

Chronic absent

27.0%

76 of 282 students

Absenteeism is up 15.9 pp since 2016-17. A rising absenteeism trend often precedes formal departure — worth investigating which subgroups are driving it.

Alameda County median

25.4% · school is worse than 55% of 73 HS

Statewide median

22.8%

Chronic absenteeism by year (raw %)

Source: California Department of Education, Chronic Absenteeism 2024-25. Benchmarks limited to non-virtual public & charter HS with ≥100 eligible students. CDE didn't publish a usable 2019-20 file (COVID).

Enrollment trend & projection

Total enrollment (9–12)

302 (2024) → 276 (2026)

-8.6%

Grade 12 (graduating class)

76 (2024) → 54 (2026)

-28.9%

If this trend holds (-4.4%/yr, Total enrollment)

At per-pupil funding of $ / student:

Horizon	Projected Total enrollment	Change	Funding impact / yr
1 yr (2027)	~264	-12	$0
3 yr (2029)	~241	-35	$0
5 yr (2031)	~220	-56	$0

Straight-line extrapolation of the recent annual rate — a what-if, not a forecast of intent. Default = California's LCFF base grant for grades 9–12 ($12,423/ADA). Edit the figure to match your school.

How does Lighthouse Community Char High School really compare on getting kids to college?

We've ranked it #8 of 10 most similar nearby schools on UC Reach. Unlock the full snapshot to see the head-to-head — who's ahead, by how much, and where it's heading.

The full head-to-head table — every peer school's UC Reach, side by side.

Enrollment trend + 3-year projection — is this school growing or quietly shrinking?

The plain-English read on what it all means for your family.

Your similar-school group includes

Oakland Unity High School · Rudsdale Continuation High · Oakland Charter High School · Aspire Lionel Wilson College Prep · McClymonds High School · Aspire Golden State Prep Academy · +4 more

Enrollment stability & demand — 2024-25

Two complementary signals: retention (do students stay once enrolled?) and demand (are families choosing the school?). Read against the Alameda County baseline — the demographic tide is moving every CA HS, so a school's gap vs. county is the actionable signal.

92% of students who start the year here finish it here.

Critical

Material decline in demand.

Enrollment -28.9% vs. county -10.2% — losing 2.8× the county rate. Each enrolled family matters more, but the engine of new enrollment is breaking down.

-28.9% senior class, grade 12 (2024–2026)

-10.2% Alameda County baseline

-18.7pp gap vs. county

91.8% retention (county median 90.2%)

Senior class (grade 12) — indexed to 100 at 2024

Stability rate by year (raw %)

Stability rate

91.8%

270 of 294 students

24 of 294 students who enrolled at Lighthouse Community Char High School this year didn't maintain continuous enrollment (8.2% non-stability). Mid-year transfers, dropouts, and other exits are all counted.

Alameda County median

90.2% · school is in the 64th percentile of 74 HS

Statewide median

87.3% · in the 74th percentile of 1,734 HS

Stability by student group

Socio. disadvantaged (276) 92.0%

Hispanic / Latino (261) 93.1%

English learners (102) 89.2%

Students w/ disabilities (67) 92.5%

Nearest peer high schools

Oakland Unity High School 92.9% Rudsdale Continuation High 42.1% Oakland Charter High School 95.9% Aspire Lionel Wilson College Prep 91.8% McClymonds High School 72.5%

Source: California Department of Education, Stability Rate 2024-25. Benchmarks limited to non-virtual public & charter HS with ≥100 cumulative enrollees so by-design-high-churn continuation schools don't dominate the bottom of the distribution. Cumulative enrollment counts every student on the rolls during the year, so it can exceed peak-day enrollment.

Key takeaway · Class of 2025

Lighthouse Community Char High School sent 96 applications to the six most selective University of California campuses and 10.4% were admitted, producing a UC Reach Score of 14 (top-6 UC admits per 100 seniors, counting a student at each campus that admitted them) — 5 points below the California median of 19, higher than 34% of California high schools..

UC Reach Score 14 ⓘ 10 admits (counted at each UC) / 72 seniors -9 pts vs. peer median (23) · #8 of 10 similar schools methodology

Where this sits on the California curve

CA median
19

Top 10%
53

This school
14

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CA median 19 Top 10% ≥ 53 This school 14

Higher than 34% of California high schools (1107 ranked, ≥50 seniors)

What this number means

Lighthouse Community Char High School's UC Reach Score of 14 is below the California median (19). The top 10% of CA schools achieve 53 or higher.

But in Alameda County, where the local median is 36 and the top-10% bar is 68, this score is mid-pack rather than exceptional — typical of its market rather than a standout.

Overall, Lighthouse Community Char High School's UC Reach is higher than 34% of California high schools (1107 ranked).

UC Application Reach Score ⓘ

133

96 applications

Most seniors are applying to at least one of the six most selective UCs (applications counted at each campus).

In context: CA median 81 · Top 10% statewide ≥ 240 · Alameda Co. Top 10% ≥ 355 · higher than 72% of CA HS.

UC Admit Rate ⓘ

10.4%

10 / 96 applications

In context: CA median 26.0% · Top 10% statewide ≥ 40.4% · higher than 0% of CA HS.

UC Yield Rate ⓘ

N/A

— enrolled of 10 admitted

Yield vs. Enrollment Reach: Yield answers "of UC admits, what % chose UC?" — denominator is just the admits. A small admitted cohort can post a low yield even when the school sends a healthy share of its class to UC.

UC Enrollment Reach Score ⓘ

N/A

— enrollees / 72 seniors

Enrollment Reach vs. Yield: Reach answers "of the whole senior class, what share ended up at UC?" — denominator is everyone. High Yield with low Enrollment Reach is common at elite privates: most admits matriculate, but the school sends most of its class to non-UC selective colleges.

A-G Completion ⓘ

Most graduates leave here ready to apply to UC and CSU — 9 in 10 finish the required courses, versus about 6 in 10 statewide.

91%

61 of 67 graduates · 2024-25 cohort

In context: CA median 55.9% · +35.1 pp above · Alameda Co. 77.3%.

Selective UC Reach (UCB, UCLA, UCSD, UCSB, UCI — incl. the Elite two) ⓘ

4.2

per 100 seniors · campus-level total

In context: CA median 15.9 · Top 10% statewide ≥ 42.2 · higher than 3% of CA HS.

Elite UC Reach (UCB + UCLA) ⓘ

N/A

Senior Class Size ⓘ

CDE grade 12 (exact)

Total School Enrollment ⓘ

281

All grades · CDE Census Day

Avg. Applicant GPA · top-6 UCs ⓘ

3.64

Avg. Admitted GPA · top-6 UCs ⓘ

3.90

UC funnel — which kids are getting in at what GPA

Combining the school's applicant pool GPA, admit pool GPA, actual admit rate, and statewide CA admit rates by individual GPA band, we can read which GPA tiers tend to get in — and which don't.

Who's actually getting into UC from Lighthouse Community Char High School

Campus	4.00+ GPA	3.70–3.99 GPA	3.30–3.69 GPA	< 3.30 GPA
UC Berkeley	Real shot	Long odds	Filtered out	Filtered out
UCLA	Real shot	Long odds	Filtered out	Filtered out
UC Irvine	Strong shot	Real shot	Long odds	Filtered out
UC Davis	Strong shot	Strong shot	Real shot	Filtered out

Strong shot = ≥30% statewide admit rate at this band · Real shot = 10–29% · Moderate = 5–9% · Long odds = 1–4% · Filtered out = under 1%. Tiers map this school's likely outcomes by GPA tier using statewide CA admit rates from UCOP 2025.

The numbers behind it

Campus	Applicant GPA	Admit GPA	Lift ⓘ	Admit rate	vs peer schools @ same GPA ⓘ
UC Berkeley (2018)	3.85	3.92	+0.07	30.0%	Peers +0.33 · wider
UCLA (2023)	3.98	4.27	+0.29	26.3%	Peers +0.27 · matches
UC Irvine (2018)	3.70	4.07	+0.36	46.2%	Peers +0.40 · wider
UC Davis	3.60	3.90	+0.30	28.0%	Peers +0.41 · wider

Statewide CA admit rates by individual GPA band, 2025 (for reference)

GPA band	UCB	UCLA	UCSD	UCSB	UCI	UCD
4.00+	17.0%	15.1%	45.2%	62.3%	46.3%	65.9%
3.70–3.99	3.1%	1.6%	9.3%	17.6%	17.0%	31.1%
3.30–3.69	0.8%	0.5%	1.5%	2.8%	2.4%	10.3%
3.00–3.29	0.4%	0.3%	0.2%	0.4%	0.3%	1.9%
< 3.00	0.7%	0.4%	0.3%	0.2%	0.1%	0.7%

How we infer the tier labels: Each tier comes from the statewide CA admit rate at that GPA band at that UC. The "vs peers" column compares this school's lift (admit GPA − applicant GPA) to the average lift at ~100–300 other CA schools with similar applicant pool GPA. What this isn't: a guarantee. UC comprehensive review weighs essays, course rigor, demographics, and context-of-opportunity beyond GPA. A 3.9 with strong context can land an admit; a 4.0 with weak essays can be denied. Use as a baseline expectation, not a verdict. Per-campus year is shown when it differs from the headline year (UCOP doesn't always publish admit-GPA for every campus every year).

UC Outcomes Trend — 2018–2025

UC Admit Rate %

UC Reach Score (where available)

UC Admits (count, right axis)

Class size from CDE grade 12 enrollment. Campus-level data: applicant and admit totals count a student once at EACH campus. A senior admitted to UCLA and UC San Diego adds 2 to the admit total, so the total can exceed the senior class — that is the metric working as defined, not an error. The admit RATE is unaffected: both its numerator and denominator are campus-level.

Campus Breakdown — 2025

Campus	Applicants	Admits	Enrollees	Admit Rate	UC Reach Score	Yield	Avg GPA (App)	Avg GPA (Adm)
UC Berkeley → Elite	29	—^†	—^†	—^†	—^†	—	3.64	—^†
UCLA → Elite	13	—^†	—^†	—^†	—^†	—	3.71	—^†
UC San Diego → Selective	10	3	—^†	30.0%	4	—	3.74	—^†
UC Santa Barbara → Selective	11	—^†	—^†	—^†	—^†	—	3.53	—^†
UC Irvine → Selective	8	—^†	—^†	—^†	—^†	—	3.62	—^†
UC Davis →	25	7	—^†	28.0%	10	—	3.60	3.90

† = UCOP-suppressed (count below 3 students, hidden for privacy — actual value is 0, 1, or 2, not necessarily zero). Campus-level totals may count one student admitted to multiple UC campuses more than once; Admit Volume metrics are not the same as UC Reach, which is measured against the whole senior class. See methodology →

What This Means

A large share of the senior class applies to UC, indicating strong college-going culture and UC pipeline development.

A large share of the class applies to UC, so the admit rate runs lower than the application volume alone might suggest — expected when many students apply broadly, including to reach campuses. UC Reach (which credits every admit relative to the class) is the truer read of how the class fares: a strong Reach alongside a moderate admit rate is healthy, not a contradiction.

Fewer than 15% of seniors are earning UC admission. This may reflect a high non-UC college-going rate, significant A-G completion gaps, or an early-stage UC pipeline. A deeper review of A-G readiness and counseling capacity is warranted.

UC Reach has declined meaningfully year-over-year. This should be reviewed in context of applicant volume, GPA trends, course rigor changes, and peer-school performance before drawing conclusions.

Note: the UC Reach Score sums campus-level admits across the top-six UC campuses, so a student admitted to both UCLA and UCSD is counted at each. It reflects competitive admit volume relative to class size — admit-events, not distinct students — which is why a Score can exceed 100.

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