Summary
Nestor Language Academy Charter is a K–8 school in San Diego’s South Bay, serving 1,079 students in the South Bay Union School District; most nearby schools in this comparison serve K–6. Its clearest strength is how consistently it stands out among nearby schools in core subjects: it led in mathematics and science and placed second in English language arts, though science remains below state results.
In 2025–2026, Nestor scored 53% in English language arts, 42% in mathematics, and 32% in science. Those results were 4 points above the state in English language arts, 3 points above in mathematics, and 4 points below in science. Compared with the average of 10 nearby schools with results, Nestor was ahead by 21 points in English language arts, 20 in mathematics, and 13 in science; it also outscored the district by 15, 16, and 10 points, respectively. Its overall Spanish assessment result was another strength at 24%, 14 points above the state. Among nearby schools, it tied with Silver Wing Elementary for the top SchoolDigger statewide percentile.
Results have improved, but not equally against the state: from 2022–2023 to 2025–2026, English language arts rose 6 points and its state gap shifted from about even to 4 points above; mathematics rose 3 points but its advantage narrowed, while science rose 4 points as its deficit widened. SchoolDigger gave Nestor 3 stars and a 62nd-percentile statewide rank in 2025–2026. Its SchoolDigger ranking for English Language Learner Students was notably higher at the 83rd percentile in 2023–2024, compared with 53rd overall; the Low Socio Economic Status Students ranking also rose sharply, from the 37th percentile in 2023–2024 to the 64th in 2025–2026. Nestor’s 25:1 student-teacher ratio was higher than at nine of 10 nearby schools, while chronic absenteeism was 10% versus 18% statewide and 22% in the district. In 2024–2025, 58% of students were free/reduced lunch eligible, the lowest reported share among nearby schools, where the range was 65.4%–82.1%; California is identified as a statewide free-meals state, but this is Nestor’s reported school-level measure.
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