English: Proficient or Advanced
Grades 6–8, spring 2026
- Magnolia Science Academy Bell
- 39%Advanced: 10%
- Chester W. Nimitz
- Clearly ahead: 47%Clearly ahead: Advanced: 14%
- California
- 49%Advanced: 19%
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Magnolia Science Academy Bell and Chester W. Nimitz
Chester W. Nimitz is at the 54th percentile and Magnolia Science Academy Bell the 35th among California middle schools we score (spring 2026 tests). Chester W. Nimitz’s English (reading and writing) and math results are clearly higher.
Magnolia Science Academy Bell 35th
Chester W. Nimitz 54th
California’s public middle schools · 1 dot = 1 in 100
Needs Support25 in 100Developing25 in 100Solid25 in 100Strong25 in 100
Magnolia Science Academy Bell 35th
Chester W. Nimitz 54th
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
- Magnolia Science Academy Bell
- 19%Advanced: 6%
- Chester W. Nimitz
- Clearly ahead: 35%Clearly ahead: 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
- Magnolia Science Academy Bell
- Clearly ahead: 17 in 10070 of 408 students
- Chester W. Nimitz
- 22 in 100221 of 995 students
- Average school
- 18 in 100
Suspended at least once
2025–26 school year
- Magnolia Science Academy Bell
- 1.0%4 of 417 students enrolled at any point in the year
- Chester W. Nimitz
- 0 of 1,014 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
- Magnolia Science Academy Bell
- −6 pts English −14 pts mathThe state calls both Moderate · 348 students in English, 349 in math
- 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
How are they scored, who runs them, and how big are they?
Percentile among California middle schools, with the Scope Score
Spring 2026 tests
- Magnolia Science Academy Bell
- 35th percentileDevelopingScope Score 32
- Chester W. Nimitz
- 54th percentileSolidScope Score 40
A charter’s authorizer decides whether its charter is renewed when the term ends.
Who runs the school
- Magnolia Science Academy Bell
- A charter school
- Chester W. Nimitz
- Los Angeles Unified
Charter approved by, and when the current term ends
- Magnolia Science Academy Bell
- Los Angeles UnifiedTerm ends June 30, 2028
- Chester W. Nimitz
- Not a charter
Teachers in their first year
2024–25 school year
- Magnolia Science Academy Bell
- 14%
- Chester W. Nimitz
- 8%
Average years of teaching experience
2024–25 school year
- Magnolia Science Academy Bell
- 8
- Chester W. Nimitz
- 17
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
- Magnolia Science Academy Bell
- 21
- Chester W. Nimitz
- 17
Grades offered
- Magnolia Science Academy Bell
- 6–8
- Chester W. Nimitz
- 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: Magnolia Science Academy Bell 385; Chester W. Nimitz Middle 1,057. Teacher experience is the California Department of Education’s staffing file for the school year shown (teachers only). A charter’s authorizer is from CDE’s charter term file and its term end from CDE’s Charter School Database.