Lodestar: A Lighthouse Community Charter Public

Lodestar: A Lighthouse Community Charter Public is one of the mid-sized unified-grade schools in Oakland, California, run under Lodestar: A Lighthouse Community Charter Public District, with 723 students on its rolls from grades K through 12. Compared to the state average of about 602 students per school, that is 20% bigger than typical.

Operationally, Lodestar: A Lighthouse Community Charter Public answers to Lodestar: A Lighthouse Community Charter Public District, which sets policy, hires staff, and reports enrollment to the state.

Demographically, Lodestar: A Lighthouse Community Charter Public lists that nearly all students (84%) are Hispanic. Beyond that, the school shows 11% Black, 4% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 23% Hispanic, putting the school's mix considerably more Hispanic than the area baseline.

Looking at school resources, On paper, Lodestar: A Lighthouse Community Charter Public has 49 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 14.8:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 18.6:1, putting Lodestar: A Lighthouse Community Charter Public tighter than the state norm the norm. About 97% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. Set against Alameda County (around 49%), the school's rate is north of typical.

In the surrounding community, ACS estimates for Alameda County put median household earnings sit near $129,367, 52% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 6%. In all, Alameda County runs 394 public schools (combined enrollment of about 210,511 students), of which Lodestar: A Lighthouse Community Charter Public is one.

Aspire Lionel Wilson College Preparatory Academy is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.3 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Lodestar: A Lighthouse Community Charter Public.

Geographically, the school is in a downtown area. Lodestar: A Lighthouse Community Charter Public operates as a public charter school, meaning it is publicly funded but governed independently of the surrounding district's traditional schools.

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