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Jessie Nelson Academy Middle School

Basic InfoStudents and TeachersTest PerformanceSchool District

1951 Cherry Ave

Signal Hill CA, 90755, Los Angeles County

Phone: 562-591-6041

Ranking:

(4,741 out of 6,930, bottom 32%)*

Type: Regular Middle School

Status: Currently Operational

Grade: Grade 6 to Grade 8

School District: Long Beach Unified School District

Title I Eligible School: Yes School-Wide Title I: NA

Magnet: NA

Charter: NA

Shared-Time School: NA

Students and Teachers

	2013-2014		2012-2013		2011-2012		2010-2011		2009-2010		2008-2009		2007-2008
	Amount	%	Amount	%	Amount	%	Amount	%	Amount	%	Amount	%	Amount	%
Total Teachers:	30		28		24		NA	NA	26		28		45
Total Students:	837		760		627		632		619		645		841
Grade 6:	291	34.8%	339	44.6%	208	33.2%	209	33.1%	216	34.9%	212	32.9%	194	23.1%
Grade 7:	331	39.5%	209	27.5%	208	33.2%	209	33.1%	208	33.6%	190	29.5%	223	26.5%
Grade 8:	215	25.7%	212	27.9%	211	33.7%	214	33.9%	194	31.3%	217	33.6%	229	27.2%
Ungraded:	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Student By Gender:
Male:	429	51.3%	391	51.4%	321	51.2%	308	48.7%	324	52.3%	336	52.1%	441	52.4%
Female:	408	48.7%	369	48.6%	306	48.8%	324	51.3%	295	47.7%	309	47.9%	396	47.1%
Student By Races:
American Indian/Alaska Native:	2	0.2%	2	0.3%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	2	0.3%	2	0.2%
Asian:	191	22.8%	183	24.1%	183	29.2%	177	28.0%	188	30.4%	198	30.7%	275	32.7%
Hispanic:	507	60.6%	450	59.2%	334	53.3%	329	52.1%	312	50.4%	308	47.8%	405	48.2%
Black:	106	12.7%	95	12.5%	93	14.8%	103	16.3%	106	17.1%	113	17.5%	148	17.6%
White:	18	2.2%	16	2.1%	7	1.1%	9	1.4%	8	1.3%	12	1.9%	11	1.3%
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander:	7	0.8%	10	1.3%	7	1.1%	12	1.9%	5	0.8%	11	1.7%	NA	NA
Two or More Races:	6	0.7%	4	0.5%	3	0.5%	2	0.3%	0	0.0%	1	0.2%	NA	NA
Lunch Program:
Free Lunch Program Eligible:	672	80.3%	615	80.9%	NA	NA	561	88.8%	508	82.1%	532	82.5%	703	83.6%
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible:	89	10.6%	67	8.8%	NA	NA	43	6.8%	63	10.2%	74	11.5%	92	10.9%
Student-Teacher Ratio:	27.70		26.73		25.98		NA	NA	23.81		17.50		18.90

Test Performance

Year	Test	Grade	Measurement	Score	School District	State Average
STAR
2004	English Language Arts Standards	2nd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	311.2	335.8	330.5
2005	English Language Arts Standards	2nd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	331.1	338.7	336.5
2004	Mathematics	2nd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	368.8	361	358
2005	Mathematics	2nd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	340.8	367.6	366
2004	English Language Arts Standards	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	292.6	323.3	321.5
2005	English Language Arts Standards	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	306	325.7	324.1
2004	Mathematics	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	341.4	356.2	353.1
2005	Mathematics	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	362.9	365.8	362.1
2004	English Language Arts Standards	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	331.5	341.3	338.5
2005	English Language Arts Standards	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	339.6	348	346.2
2004	Mathematics	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	362	342.5	343.2
2005	Mathematics	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	382.3	353.9	354
2004	English Language Arts Standards	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	327.2	336.9	337.7
2005	English Language Arts Standards	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	319	342.3	340.5
2004	Mathematics	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	345.2	334.3	335.8
2005	Mathematics	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	339.1	355.7	349.6
2004	Science	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	301.3	315.8	318.5
2005	Science	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	303.5	322.6	324.6
2004	English Language Arts Standards	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	308.1	328.2	332.8
2005	English Language Arts Standards	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	313	329.8	335.4
2011	English Language Arts Standards	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	346	354.3	358.4
2012	English Language Arts Standards	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	348.2	359.9	364.2
2013	English Language Arts Standards	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	352.5	360.8	363.0
2004	Mathematics	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	312.9	329.3	334.7
2005	Mathematics	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	315.2	333.2	339.5
2011	Mathematics	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	360.4	360.1	364.6
2012	Mathematics	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	357.1	366.6	366.8
2013	Mathematics	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	363.1	369.1	366.5
2004	English Language Arts Standards	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	307.9	329.5	332.4
2005	English Language Arts Standards	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	315	334.2	337.4
2011	English Language Arts Standards	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	331.5	352.1	360.3
2012	English Language Arts Standards	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	348.5	363	366.6
2013	English Language Arts Standards	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	343.3	359.4	363.5
2004	Mathematics	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	309.3	325.3	328.5
2005	Mathematics	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	313.2	330.4	333.6
2011	Mathematics	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	358.9	358.2	354.9
2012	Mathematics	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	349	368.9	360.5
2013	Mathematics	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	353.4	357.4	357.9
2004	Algebra I	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	355.6	372.2	330.8
2005	Algebra I	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	356.3	373	330.4
2011	Algebra I	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	349.8	379.2	351.9
2012	Algebra I	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	380.5	387.6	355.1
2013	Algebra I	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	384.6	393.6	358.0
2004	English Language Arts Standards	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	311.2	325.4	328.1
2005	English Language Arts Standards	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	307.9	330.9	334.4
2011	English Language Arts Standards	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	321.1	352.7	361.8
2012	English Language Arts Standards	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	336.3	356.7	365.2
2013	English Language Arts Standards	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	348.5	359.0	361.3
2004	General Mathematics	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	318.1	314.5	311.1
2005	General Mathematics	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	310.9	316.6	316.4
2011	General Mathematics	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	289.1	317.2	322.7
2012	General Mathematics	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	297.2	315.2	323.5
2013	General Mathematics	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	303.2	318.7	322.9
2004	History - Social Science Grade 8	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	298.2	318.7	319.2
2005	History - Social Science Grade 8	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	303.3	329.7	323.8
2011	History - Social Science Grade 8	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	292.4	349.1	352.6
2012	History - Social Science Grade 8	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	299.6	349.7	356.6
2013	History - Social Science Grade 8	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	325.3	355.8	357.1
2011	Science	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	306.6	371.6	385.9
2012	Science	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	331.2	382.1	394.8
2013	Science	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	350.8	384.8	390.9
2004	Algebra I	End of course	Mean Scaled Score	355.6	303.1	304.9
2005	Algebra I	End of course	Mean Scaled Score	356.3	311.5	307.8
2011	Algebra I	End of course	Mean Scaled Score	349.8	319.9	326.9
2012	Algebra I	End of course	Mean Scaled Score	380.5	329.6	330.4
2013	Algebra I	End of course	Mean Scaled Score	384.6	342.4	334.1
2004	General Mathematics	End of course	Mean Scaled Score	318.1	308.2	305.6
2005	General Mathematics	End of course	Mean Scaled Score	310.9	308.4	310.1
2011	General Mathematics	End of course	Mean Scaled Score	289.1	313.1	316.8
2012	General Mathematics	End of course	Mean Scaled Score	297.2	308.7	318
2013	General Mathematics	End of course	Mean Scaled Score	303.2	312.9	317.9

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* Jessie Nelson Academy Middle School was rated 2.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.