Lighthouse Community Charter

Located at 444 Hegenberger St., in Oakland, California, Lighthouse Community Charter is a medium-sized primary school that instructs 549 students (grades K through 8), part of Lighthouse Community Charter District.

Lighthouse Community Charter District is the operating authority for Lighthouse Community Charter, handling staffing, calendars, and reporting to the state department of education.

Demographically, Lighthouse Community Charter records that nearly all students (88%) are Hispanic. The remainder is composed of 5% Black, 4% multiracial. By comparison, Alameda County as a whole is about 23% Hispanic, so the school skews meaningfully more Hispanic than its surroundings.

Looking at the economic backdrop, The school employs 29 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 18.8:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 22.3:1 average. About 92% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. By comparison, Alameda County runs at roughly 49%, so the school's eligibility rate is meaningfully above the surrounding baseline.

In the surrounding community, the surrounding county (Alameda County) records that the typical household earns roughly $129,367 per year, 52% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 6%. Lighthouse Community Charter is one of 394 public schools in Alameda County (combined enrollment of about 210,511 students).

The closest other public school is Lighthouse Community Charter High, roughly 0.0 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

Lighthouse Community Charter operates from a city-core location. As a public charter, Lighthouse Community Charter runs on public funding but with greater curricular and operational autonomy than a typical district school.

In the discussion threads here, posts here usually surface around pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. Members of the school community can share what they know.