Lifeline Education Charter Sch
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Jordan High → California Academy Of Mathematics And Science → Centennial High → Compton Early College High Sch → George Washington Preparatory → Compare all similar →Enrollment trend & projection
If this trend holds (+1.3%/yr, Total enrollment)
At per-pupil funding of $ / student:
| Horizon | Projected Total enrollment | Change | Funding impact / yr |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 yr (2027) | ~730 | +10 | $0 |
| 3 yr (2029) | ~749 | +29 | $0 |
| 5 yr (2031) | ~769 | +49 | $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.
Lifeline Education Charter Sch outperformed Los Angeles County on enrollment (school +32.7% vs. county -8.2%) AND maintains 93.8% stability. Replicable model — worth documenting what's working. Chronic absenteeism is rising (25.1%, +25.1 pts since 2017-18) — a watch signal worth monitoring as a leading indicator.
16 of 258 students who enrolled at Lifeline Education Charter Sch this year didn't maintain continuous enrollment (6.2% non-stability). Mid-year transfers, dropouts, and other exits are all counted.
Stability by student group
Nearest peer high schools
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: grades 9–12.
Absenteeism is up 25.7 pp since 2017-18. A rising absenteeism trend often precedes formal departure — worth investigating which subgroups are driving it.
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).
SBAC academic outcomes — grade 11, 2025
Share of grade-11 students meeting or exceeding the California standard on Smarter Balanced ELA and Math. This is the academic-readiness signal that pairs with UC Reach (post-grad outcomes), stability (retention), and absenteeism (engagement). Note: statewide median Math is only ~20% — a school at 20% isn't an outlier; one at 45%+ genuinely is.
Source: California Assessment of Student Performance and Progress (CAASPP) Smarter Balanced research files. Benchmarks limited to non-virtual public & charter HS with ≥30 tested students.
Student composition — 2025-26
HS grades 9–12 racial/ethnic composition and program subgroups, from CDE Census Day Enrollment. Two-year shift shown when ≥1 pt — surfaces how the community served has changed since 2023-24.
Race / ethnicity
Program subgroups
Source: California Department of Education, Census Day Enrollment 2025-26 (HS grades 9–12). Δ shown when shift is ≥1 pt since 2023-24. Categories below 0.5% omitted.
Lifeline Education Charter Sch — Enrollment & Outcomes Snapshot
Public · Compton · vs. 10 most similar nearby schools
- ▸On UC Reach, Lifeline Education Charter Sch sits in the middle of its similar-school group (ranked #4 of 7): 21% vs. a peer median of 24%.
- ▸Its UC Reach has risen 16 points since 2020.
- ▸Senior-class enrollment is up 33% (52→69 from 2018 to 2026), outpacing the peer-group median of -4%.
- ▸Enrollment has been growing (+1.3%/yr); projects to ~749 by 2029.
Enrollment projection
Your school vs. its 10 most similar nearby schools
| School | Type | Size | UC Reach | Enroll. trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lifeline Education Charter Sch | Public | 720 | 21.3% | +33% |
| Peer-group median | 23.8% | -4% | ||
| Jordan High | Public | 747 | 27.2% | -28% |
| California Academy Of Mathematics And Science | Public | 662 | — | -4% |
| Centennial High | Public | 809 | 20.3% | -3% |
| Compton Early College High Sch | Public | 539 | 54.9% | +85% |
| George Washington Preparatory | Public | 685 | 17.1% | +27% |
| International Studies Learning Center At Legacy High School Complex | Public | 847 | — | +18% |
| Alliance Judy Ivie Burton Technology Academy High | Public | 616 | — | +3% |
| Rancho Dominguez Prep School | Public | 594 | 18.8% | -8% |
| Alliance Collins Family College-Ready High | Public | 626 | 34.8% | -6% |
| Animo Watts College Preparatory Academy | Public | 550 | — | -4% |
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 →
UC Outcomes Trend — 2018–2025
Class size from CDE grade 12 enrollment. Campus-level data — applicant/admit totals may count a student at multiple campuses more than once.
Campus Breakdown — 2025
| Campus | Applicants | Admits | Enrollees | Admit Rate | UC Reach | Yield | Avg GPA (App) | Avg GPA (Adm) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UC Berkeley → Elite | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | 3.58 | — |
| UCLA → Elite | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | 3.51 | — |
| UC San Diego → Selective | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | 3.51 | — |
| UC Santa Barbara → Selective | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | 3.53 | — |
| UC Irvine → Selective | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | 3.43 | — |