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School Comparison

Lodestar: A Lighthouse Community Charter Public
vs.
John Muir Middle

A side-by-side view of publicly reported data for these two schools.

Lodestar: A Lighthouse Community Charter Public
John Muir Middle
  • John Muir Middle reported a higher violent incidents than Lodestar: A Lighthouse Community Charter Public (130 vs. 0).
  • Lodestar: A Lighthouse Community Charter Public reported a higher chronically absent students than John Muir Middle (301 vs. 220).
  • John Muir Middle reported a higher out-of-school suspensions than Lodestar: A Lighthouse Community Charter Public (53 vs. 11).
  • Source Data Limit: 5 metrics are directly comparable between the two schools.
  • Source Data Limit: 3 additional metrics are reported by only one school.

Attendance

How consistently students are present

Lodestar: A Lighthouse Community Charter Public reported a higher chronically absent students than John Muir Middle (301 vs. 220).

School Environment

Disciplinary actions from the Civil Rights Data Collection

John Muir Middle reported a higher violent incidents than Lodestar: A Lighthouse Community Charter Public (130 vs. 0).

Staffing & Support

Counselor and support staff capacity

John Muir Middle reported a higher counselors (full time employee) than Lodestar: A Lighthouse Community Charter Public (3 vs. 0).

Subgroup Analysis

Comparing reported values between specific student populations where both schools have data.

15 subgroup comparisons available across both schools.

Reported Only at Lodestar: A Lighthouse Community Charter Public

1 metric was reported by Lodestar: A Lighthouse Community Charter Public. Comparable data for John Muir Middle is missing or suppressed.

SAT/ACT participation
0

Reported Only at John Muir Middle

2 metrics were reported by John Muir Middle. Comparable data for Lodestar: A Lighthouse Community Charter Public is missing or suppressed.

Gifted & talented
74
Students per counselor
302:1

Contextual Indicators

District Context

District-level data describes the overarching school district, not the individual school.

Per-pupil spending
Lodestar: A Lighthouse Community Charter Public
$19,686.8
John Muir Middle
$17,487.48
Local revenue share
Lodestar: A Lighthouse Community Charter Public
21.6%
John Muir Middle
37.6%
State revenue share
Lodestar: A Lighthouse Community Charter Public
73.9%
John Muir Middle
54.9%
Federal revenue share
Lodestar: A Lighthouse Community Charter Public
4.6%
John Muir Middle
7.5%
District chronic absenteeism rate
Lodestar: A Lighthouse Community Charter Public
42.3%
John Muir Middle
31.6%

County Economics

Both schools are located in the same county.

Median household income
Alameda County
$126,240
Alameda County
$126,240
Poverty rate
Alameda County
9.2%
Alameda County
9.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher
Alameda County
51.5%
Alameda County
51.5%
Unemployment rate
Alameda County
4.5%
Alameda County
4.5%
This comparison is derived exclusively from publicly available federal and state datasets. It may not reflect the most current information. We encourage parents and families to supplement this data with information published directly on each school’s website, which may include more recent figures.