English: Proficient or Advanced
Grades 6–8, spring 2026
- Chester W. Nimitz
- 47%Advanced: 14%
- Orchard Academies 2C
- 44%Advanced: 14%
- California
- 49%Advanced: 19%
Compare · middle
Chester W. Nimitz and Orchard Academies 2C
Both are between the 50th and 74th percentile among California middle schools we score (spring 2026 tests). Chester W. Nimitz’s math results are clearly higher; English (reading and writing) is close between the two.
Chester W. Nimitz 54th
Orchard Academies 2C 61st
California’s public middle schools · 1 dot = 1 in 100
Needs Support25 in 100Developing25 in 100Solid25 in 100Strong25 in 100
Chester W. Nimitz 54th
Orchard Academies 2C 61st
California’s public middle schools · 1 dot = 1 in 100
Needs Support25 in 100Developing25 in 100Solid25 in 100Strong25 in 100
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How do their test results compare?
From spring 2026, the state calls its top two levels “Proficient or Advanced” (formerly “Met or Exceeded”). marks a figure clearly ahead of the other school. California: the same grades statewide.
Math: Proficient or Advanced
Grades 6–8, spring 2026
- Chester W. Nimitz
- Clearly ahead: 35%Advanced: 17%
- Orchard Academies 2C
- 29%Advanced: 17%
- California
- 37%Advanced: 21%
Do students show up and stay in class?
Average school: the average California middle school we score.
Chronically absent
Missed 10% or more of school days · 2025–26 school year
- Chester W. Nimitz
- 22 in 100221 of 995 students
- Orchard Academies 2C
- 18 in 10074 of 406 students
- Average school
- 18 in 100
Suspended at least once
2025–26 school year
- Chester W. Nimitz
- 0 of 1,014 students enrolled at any point in the year
- Orchard Academies 2C
- 0 of 412 students enrolled at any point in the year
- Average school
- 3.7%
How did results compare with what the state expected?
The state’s matched growth measure compares each student’s results with what the state expected from their earlier scores.
State growth measure, points vs expected
Grades 6–8, spring 2025 · students with scores in both years
- Chester W. Nimitz
- −4 pts English −10 pts mathThe state calls them Average in English and Moderate in math · 953 students in English, 954 in math
- Orchard Academies 2C
- +4 pts English −15 pts mathThe state calls them Average in English and Moderate in math · 374 students in English, 376 in math
How are they scored, who runs them, and how big are they?
Percentile among California middle schools, with the Scope Score
Spring 2026 tests
- Chester W. Nimitz
- 54th percentileSolidScope Score 40
- Orchard Academies 2C
- 61st percentileSolidScope Score 43
Who runs the school
- Chester W. Nimitz
- Los Angeles Unified
- Orchard Academies 2C
- Los Angeles Unified
Teachers in their first year
2024–25 school year
- Chester W. Nimitz
- 8%
- Orchard Academies 2C
- 0%
Average years of teaching experience
2024–25 school year
- Chester W. Nimitz
- 17
- Orchard Academies 2C
- 13
Size, grades and staffing help you picture the school. A staffing ratio is not class size.
Students per teacher
Public schools: federal school directory, 2024–25 · a staffing ratio, not class size
- Chester W. Nimitz
- 17
- Orchard Academies 2C
- 21
Grades offered
- Chester W. Nimitz
- 6–8
- Orchard Academies 2C
- 6–8
Sources and definitions
Test results are from California’s state tests (CAASPP), spring 2026: the share of students tested in the level’s grades who scored Proficient or Advanced, per subject. California’s figure is our combination of the state’s published rows for the same grades. A ✓ marks a figure ahead of the others by more than twice the margin of error (on chronic absence, ahead means lower). Chronic absence and suspensions are the California Department of Education’s 2025–26 counts; “chronically absent” means a student missed 10% or more of school days. The absence and suspension references are the average California school we score at these schools’ level, each school counted once. The state growth measure is points above or below what the state expected from these students’ earlier scores, for grades 4–8, from the state’s spring 2025 release. Students per teacher is from the federal school directory, 2024–25, which also lists enrollment: Chester W. Nimitz Middle 1,057; Orchard Academies 2C 395. Teacher experience is the California Department of Education’s staffing file for the school year shown (teachers only).