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Long Beach Unified

Jessie Nelson Academy

1951 Cherry Avenue, Signal Hill, CA 90755-5823

Summary

Jessie Nelson Academy is badly underperforming.

Only 36.1% of students are reading at grade level in Jessie Nelson Academy, but it is holding steady.

Math is weaker at 22.7%; most students are not yet at grade level, but it is trending up slightly.Trending up

Proficiency Stats
Current Reading Proficiency36.1%
Current Math Proficiency22.7%
Reading State Rank796/1211 (34th percentile)
Math State Rank746/1211 (38th percentile)
Other Stats
Student / Teacher Ratio26:1
Student Enrollment832
Low-Income Students671 (80.6%)
English Learners208 (25.0%)
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School WebsiteGreat SchoolsNicheEd-DataCAASPP
2-Year Trends
2023 - 2025
Reading -0.2%Trend down•Math +2.8%Trend up
Showing school-level proficiency for the last three years

Reading Proficiency Scores

Race, economic status, English learner status, and distribution of scores by grade.

Race and Ethnicity
Distribution of Scores by Grade
Low-Income vs Non-Low-Income
Low-Income
Non-Low-Income
Low-Income -0.5%Trend down•
Non-Low-Income +1.8%Trend up
Showing subgroup proficiency for the last three years
English Learners vs English Native
English Learners
English Native
English Learners -8.4%Trend down•
English Native +0.4%Trend up
Showing subgroup proficiency for the last three years

Math Proficiency Scores

Race, economic status, English learner status, and distribution of scores by grade.

Race and Ethnicity
Distribution of Scores by Grade
Low-Income vs Non-Low-Income
Low-Income
Non-Low-Income
Low-Income +2.0%Trend up•
Non-Low-Income +6.9%Trend up
Showing subgroup proficiency for the last three years
English Learners vs English Native
English Learners
English Native
English Learners -2.0%Trend down•
English Native +4.1%Trend up
Showing subgroup proficiency for the last three years
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