No UC admissions data on file for Ilead Lancaster Charter.

This school doesn't appear in UCOP's source-school records (it may send few or no applicants to UC). Its enrollment trend and similar-school comparison are still below.

Enrollment trend & projection

Total enrollment
706 (2018)770 (2026)
+9.1%

If this trend holds (+1.1%/yr, Total enrollment)

At per-pupil funding of $ / student:

Horizon Projected Total enrollment Change Funding impact / yr
1 yr (2027) ~778 +8 $0
3 yr (2029) ~795 +25 $0
5 yr (2031) ~813 +43 $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.

Enrollment stability & demand — 2024-25

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

Stability rate
84.5%
712 of 843 students

131 of 843 students who enrolled at Ilead Lancaster Charter this year didn't maintain continuous enrollment (15.5% non-stability). Mid-year transfers, dropouts, and other exits are all counted.

Los Angeles County median
89.1% · school is in the 30th percentile of 676 HS
Statewide median
88.7% · in the 32nd percentile of 2,648 HS

Stability by student group

Socio. disadvantaged (678) 84.7%
Hispanic / Latino (323) 82.7%
Black / African Am. (299) 82.3%
Students w/ disabilities (159) 89.3%
White (144) 88.9%
Two or more races (67) 91.0%

Nearest peer high schools

Soar High (students On Academic Rise) 95.0% Desert Sands Charter 48.1% David G. Millen Law And Government Magnet Academy 80.3% Cactus Medical, Health And Technology Magnet Academy 76.7% Space Aeronautics Gateway To Exploration Magnet Academy 76.4%

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.

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: total enrollment.

Chronic absent
42.9%
354 of 826 students

Absenteeism is up 18.0 pp since 2016-17. A rising absenteeism trend often precedes formal departure — worth investigating which subgroups are driving it.

Los Angeles County median
22.7% · school is worse than 88% of 669 HS
Statewide median
20.9%
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).

Ilead Lancaster Charter — Enrollment & Outcomes Snapshot

Public · vs. 10 most similar nearby schools

  • Enrollment has been growing (+1.1%/yr); projects to ~795 by 2029.

Enrollment projection

770 students (2026)
~795 projected (2029)
at +1.1%/yr

Your school vs. its 10 most similar nearby schools

School Type Size UC Reach Enroll. trend
Ilead Lancaster Charter Public 770
Peer-group median -38%
Soar High (students On Academic Rise) Public 720 +60%
Desert Sands Charter Public 604 -63%
David G. Millen Law And Government Magnet Academy Public 856
Cactus Medical, Health And Technology Magnet Academy Public 786
Space Aeronautics Gateway To Exploration Magnet Academy Public 715
Gregg Anderson Academy Public 883
Desert Willow Fine Arts, Science And Technology Magnet Academy Public 826
Shadow Hills Engineering And Design Magnet Academy Public 806
Antelope Valley Learning Academy Public 911 -56%
Desert Winds Continuation High Public 468 -20%

UC Reach = top-6 UC admits ÷ senior class (can exceed 100% when students are admitted to multiple campuses). Enrollment trend = first-to-latest grade-12 change on file. Similar schools matched on proximity, size, type. Methodology →

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