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Enrollment
1,079
Elementary
DISTRICT 459 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SOUTH BAY UNION·NCES 063738006321
Nestor Language Academy Charter
1455 Hollister St., San Diego, CA 92154 · (619) 628-0900 · San Diego County
GRADES KG–08ELEMENTARY11-CITYCHARTERTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL1,079 STUDENTS
B-
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Scored higher than 52% of California public elementary schools
- BTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C+Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- A-Three-year trend Change in reading and math proficiency over the last three test years.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded California public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
25.1:1
43 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 24.7:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
58%
627 students
DISTRICT 70% · STATE 65%
Community
6
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 139 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 120 | 11% |
| Grade 2 | 114 | 11% |
| Grade 3 | 118 | 11% |
| Grade 4 | 117 | 11% |
| Grade 5 | 119 | 11% |
| Grade 6 | 117 | 11% |
| Grade 7 | 112 | 10% |
| Grade 8 | 123 | 11% |
This year's kindergarten class (139) is 13% larger than its 8th grade class (123).
Student demographics
12%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 25% · STATE 62% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
CAASPP 2024-25 . % met or exceeded standardEnglish Language Arts
52.6%
CA avg 49.1% . +4.6pp since 2014
Math
41.6%
CA avg 37.7% . -0.4pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 53 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 42 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all California schools, those numbers are about 49 and 38. Reading and writing scores are up about 5 points since 2014, while math scores have held steady.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 21.1% | 31.4% | 22.9% | 24.6% |
| Math | 21.4% | 20.3% | 28.8% | 29.6% |
Share of tested students at each CAASPP level. Each student counts in one level, so a row adds to about 100%.
CAASPP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 52.6% | 41.6% |
| 2023-24 | 43.9% | 32.9% |
| 2022-23 | 46.6% | 38.9% |
| 2021-22 | 44.8% | 36.9% |
| 2020-21 | 33.2% | 28.3% |
| 2018-19 | 49.7% | 51.4% |
| 2017-18 | 50.4% | 53.4% |
| 2016-17 | 49.8% | 51.6% |
| 2015-16 | 55.0% | 49.0% |
| 2014-15 | 48.0% | 42.0% |
% met or exceeded standard, all students and all tested grades.
Source: CAASPP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
42.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
45.5%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-2.7pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 43% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 45% typical for California schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among California's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Nestor Language Academy Charter
Nestor Language Academy Charter's state test result (42.8% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nestor Language Academy Charter this school | 1,079 | 58.1% | 42.8% |
| Osborn Two-Way Immersion Academy Turlock | 831 | 56.8% | 26.1% |
| El Sol Santa Ana Science and Arts Academy Santa Ana | 980 | 51.8% | N/A |
| Hollister Dual Language Academy Hollister | 858 | 62.0% | 32.5% |
| Carpenter (C. C.) Elementary Downey | 796 | 53.1% | 46.8% |
| Imperial Cross Elementary Imperial | 760 | 61.3% | 46.8% |
Matched among California elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Nestor Language Academy Charter ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In San Diego County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 42.8% | #2,252 of 5,151 | #209 of 392 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 41.6% | #2,175 of 5,172 ▲ 611 | #206 of 393 ▲ 38 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 52.6% | #1,847 of 5,172 ▲ 509 | #189 of 393 ▲ 36 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +6.3pp | #1,301 of 5,116 | #85 of 387 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,079 | #39 of 5,915 | #7 of 453 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 25.1:1 | #4,457 of 5,352 | #345 of 418 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 12.0% | #4,841 of 5,354 | #398 of 418 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 58.1% | #3,559 of 5,625 | #226 of 442 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +9.9% | #524 of 1,139 | #41 of 97 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
1,079
-3 (0%) vs 2020
+7% since 1990-91, when it was 1,010
Student : Teacher
25.1:1
was 25.2:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 1,079 | 43.1 | 25.1:1 | 58% (627) |
| 2023-24 | 1,070 | 43.1 | 24.8:1 | 42% (447) |
| 2022-23 | 1,036 | 42.6 | 24.3:1 | 53% (549) |
| 2020-21 | 1,082 | 43 | 25.2:1 | 62% (669) |
| 2017-18 | 982 | 37.5 | 26.2:1 | 61% (595) |
| 2015-16 | 983 | 35 | 28.1:1 | 67% (658) |
| 2010-11 | 773 | N/A | N/A | 63% (487) |
| 2000-01 | 1,009 | 47 | 21.5:1 | 45% (454) |
| 1990-91 | 1,010 | 38 | 26.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Nestor Language Academy Charter.
Since 2017-18: students up 10% (982 to 1,079); teachers up 15% (37.5 to 43.1).
About Nestor Language Academy Charter
In San Diego, California, part of San Diego County, Nestor Language Academy Charter is an elementary school. The school had 1,079 students in kindergarten through 8 in 2024-25. Average enrollment for elementary schools in California is about 465, so this school runs 132% bigger than that.
South Bay Union, which runs Nestor Language Academy Charter, has 12 schools and 5,513 students.
About 94% of the student body at Nestor Language Academy Charter is Hispanic. Beyond that, enrollment is 4% White. In San Diego County overall, about 35% of residents are Hispanic. Nestor Language Academy Charter's diversity index is 12%, against a US figure of 70%.
Federal records show a student-to-teacher ratio of 25.1:1 at Nestor Language Academy Charter, with 43.1 full-time-equivalent teachers. This ratio sits 2.7 above the 22.3:1 average for elementary schools in California. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility, a common measure of family income, is 58%.
Nestor Language Academy Charter is graded B- by allk12, scoring above 52% of California public elementary schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
After adjusting for student poverty, Nestor Language Academy Charter lands between the top and bottom 10% of California schools. Its average proficiency rate on state tests is 42.8%; the prediction is 45.5%.
San Diego County has these Census figures: the median household income is $106,268, roughly 43% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. San Diego County is home to 766 public schools and about 467,437 public school students.
Southwest Senior High is the closest public school, about 0.2 miles away in a straight line. In all, at least 8 other public schools sit within five miles of Nestor Language Academy Charter. By average proficiency, Nestor Language Academy Charter is 1st among 8 schools close by.
Nestor Language Academy Charter has an NCES locale of City: Large. Nestor Language Academy Charter operates as a charter school, which is publicly funded and run under a charter.
Enrollment in 2024-25 was 1,079, close to the 1,082 recorded in 2020-21.
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San Diego County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
3,288,774
Census ACS
Median income
$106,268
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
43%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
766
467,437 students
Quick facts
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- Southwest Middle0.5 mi · 515
- Teofilo Mendoza0.6 mi · 468
- Emory Elementary0.6 mi · 399
Frequently asked questions
About Nestor Language Academy CharterWhat is the total enrollment at Nestor Language Academy Charter?
Nestor Language Academy Charter enrolls approximately 1,079 students in grades KG-08.
What grades does Nestor Language Academy Charter serve?
Nestor Language Academy Charter serves grades KG-08.
How many students per teacher at Nestor Language Academy Charter?
Approximately 25.1:1 students per teacher at Nestor Language Academy Charter.
How diverse is Nestor Language Academy Charter?
Nestor Language Academy Charter reports a student body of 4% White, 94% Hispanic, 1% Black, 1% Asian, 1% Two or more.
Is Nestor Language Academy Charter public or private?
Nestor Language Academy Charter is a public K-12 school operated as a charter, overseen by South Bay Union.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.