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Nestor Language Academy Charter

South Bay UnionSan DiegoSan Diego County92154Charter
Composite Score
out of 100
State Percentile
of elementary schools
State Rank
2,812 students tested

School overview

Enrollment
1,070 students
Student-Teacher Ratio
25:1
Free/Reduced Lunch
42%
Teachers
43 full-time

Student demographics

Hispanic93.9%
White4.2%
Asian0.1%
Black0.5%
Other1.3%

Performance breakdown

Performance breakdown for Nestor Language Academy Charter
CategoryPercentage
Exceeded Standard21.2%
Met Standard25.9%
Below Standard52.9%

What other rankings don't show you

Most rating sites report "47% proficient" for Nestor Language Academy Charter and stop there. Here's what that number hides:

21.2% of students exceeded standard while 25.9% merely met it. That exceeded rate is near the state average of 21.0%. That's 10.9 points above the South Bay Union district average of 10.3%. Compared to the 21 nearby schools within ~3 miles, this exceeded rate is 9.8 points higher (vs 11.4% average). The gap between "met" and "exceeded" is the difference between a school that clears the bar and one that raises it.

Students here improve by 13.5 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5, suggesting the school is adding value beyond what students arrive with.

Chronic absenteeism is 14.1%, better than the state average of 18.7%.

Key metrics

% Exceeded Standard
21.2%
Students scoring above proficient
% Met or Above
47.1%
Students meeting standard
Growth (G3→G5)
+13.5pp
Change in proficiency rate
Chronic Absenteeism
14.1%
Students missing 10%+ of days
Suspension Rate
0.7%
Students suspended at least once
Total Tested
2,812
Across all grades & subjects

ELA scores by grade

GradeTestedExceededMetNearly MetNot MetMet+Above
3rd11825.4%17.8%29.7%27.1%43.2%
4th11515.7%21.7%20.9%41.7%37.4%
5th11932.8%32.8%16.0%18.5%65.5%
6th11617.2%31.0%28.4%23.3%48.3%
7th11119.8%43.2%17.1%19.8%63.1%
8th12115.7%42.1%24.8%17.4%57.9%

Math scores by grade

GradeTestedExceededMetNearly MetNot MetMet+Above
3rd11821.2%30.5%27.1%21.2%51.7%
4th11611.2%16.4%37.9%34.5%27.6%
5th11934.5%21.9%24.4%19.3%56.3%
6th11617.2%19.0%25.9%37.9%36.2%
7th11424.6%20.2%25.4%29.8%44.7%
8th12319.5%13.8%31.7%35.0%33.3%