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Jessie Nelson Academy School

Serves grades 6 - 8

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Raw data sources:
  • Test Scores: Edfacts (U.S. Department of Education), State departments of education.
  • Expenditures: National Center for Education Statistics.
  • Educational Environment: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau).
Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Test data: Reflects 2022 – 2023 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2021
  • Educational Environment: 2022 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated July 2024

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School Overview

Address
1951 Cherry Ave.
Signal Hill, CA 90755
Phone
(562) 591-6041
District
Long Beach Unified
County
LOS ANGELES COUNTY
Type of School
Regular elementary or secondary
Magnet School
No
Charter School
No
Students Enrolled
834
Classroom Teachers
34

School Quality Ratings

School Quality Compared to California

4

(10 is best)

Better than 35.2% of all CA schools.

School Quality Compared to U.S.

3

(10 is best)

Jessie Nelson Academy School Test Scores (No Child Left Behind Tests)

Grade 6

50 40 30 20 10 0
28%
39%
35%
44%
21%
33%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 7

60 50 40 30 20 10 0
31%
40%
39%
47%
23%
33%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 8

50 40 30 20 10 0
25%
38%
34%
45%
16%
30%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Class Size (number of students per classroom teacher)

30 25 20 15 10 5 0
25
24
22
16
    AVG FOR THIS SCHOOL
    AVG FOR DISTRICT
    AVG FOR STATE
    AVG FOR NATION
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT BY GRADE NUMBER OF STUDENTS PERCENTAGE
Grade 6 263 31.5%
Grade 7 283 33.9%
Grade 8 288 34.5%
Total 834 100%

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This School This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 1.7% 12.6% 23.2%
Black 12.6% 13.0% 5.1%
Hispanic 64.1% 62.3% 57.3%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 21.5% 10.8% 13.4%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.1% 1.2% 1.0%
Economic Groups This School This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 70.3% 53.1% 59.8%
Free lunch eligible 68.5% 51.6% 52.5%
Reduced lunch eligible 1.8% 1.5% 7.3%
POPULATION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
POPULATION 513,183 38,965,193
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile) 3,902.0 247
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW 5.6% 5.6%
5-19 YEARS OLD 17.8% 19.2%
20-44 YEARS OLD 38.3% 35.1%
45-64 YEARS OLD 25.5% 24.8%
65 OR OLDER 12.7% 15.3%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
Number Of Households 187,961 13,434,847
Single Parent Households With Children 9.5% 8.2%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma 82.3% 84.6%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree 33.9% 36.5%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
$150,000 or more 22.5% 30.6%
$100,000 - $149,999 18.6% 17.9%
$75,000 - $99,999 13.3% 11.8%
$50,000 - $74,999 15.2% 13.3%
$30,000 - $49,999 12.9% 11.1%
$15,000 - $29,999 8.9% 8.0%
$15,000 or less 8.7% 7.4%

Education Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $9,180 $601,799,000 51.7%
Support Expenditures
Student $848 $55,594,000 4.8%
Staff $817 $53,536,000 4.6%
General Administration $89 $5,835,000 0.5%
School Administration $871 $57,079,000 4.9%
Operation $1,505 $98,662,000 8.5%
Transportation $65 $4,245,000 0.4%
Other $490 $32,103,000 2.8%
Total Support $4,684 $307,054,000 26.4%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,889 $254,925,000 21.9%
Total Expenditures $17,753 $1,163,778,000 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,891 $52,040,046,000 48.6%
Support Expenditures
Student $997 $5,835,934,000 5.4%
Staff $932 $5,455,332,000 5.1%
General Administration $247 $1,445,763,000 1.4%
School Administration $991 $5,801,460,000 5.4%
Operation $1,401 $8,201,416,000 7.7%
Transportation $246 $1,439,454,000 1.3%
Other $846 $4,952,067,000 4.6%
Total Support $5,661 $33,131,426,000 30.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,746 $21,924,446,000 20.5%
Total Expenditures $18,298 $107,095,918,000 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,505 $421,432,149,000 50.1%
Support Expenditures
Student $912 $45,189,184,320 5.4%
Staff $715 $35,442,027,000 4.2%
General Administration $282 $13,997,625,000 1.7%
School Administration $800 $39,661,338,000 4.7%
Operation $1,302 $64,530,934,000 7.7%
Transportation $501 $24,826,324,680 3.0%
Other $567 $28,090,428,000 3.3%
Total Support $5,081 $251,737,861,000 29.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,383 $167,614,653,000 19.9%
Total Expenditures $16,969 $840,784,663,000 100.0%

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