River Charter Schools Lighthouse Charter

Located at 899 Bryte Ave., in West Sacramento, California, River Charter Schools Lighthouse Charter is a reasonably sized elementary school that hosts 446 students (grades K through 8), run under River Charter Schools Lighthouse Charter District.

Operationally, River Charter Schools Lighthouse Charter answers to River Charter Schools Lighthouse Charter District, which sets policy, hires staff, and reports enrollment to the state.

On demographics, River Charter Schools Lighthouse Charter logs that the most-represented group is Hispanic (49%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. The remainder looks like 24% White, 14% multiracial, 7% Asian, 4% Black. The wider county runs roughly 33% Hispanic, putting the school's mix considerably more Hispanic than the area baseline.

On the income-and-resources front, River Charter Schools Lighthouse Charter lists 21 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 21.7:1. The state averages about 22.3:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. Around 63% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

In the surrounding community, community-level numbers for Yolo County indicate the typical household earns roughly $91,752 per year, roughly 45% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 8%. River Charter Schools Lighthouse Charter is one of 67 public schools in Yolo County (combined enrollment of about 29,820 students).

Nearest neighbor: Washington Middle College High, around 0.4 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.

The school occupies a downtown site. River Charter Schools Lighthouse Charter 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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