Washington Middle
Public · Grades 6–8 · 849 students
Jessie Nelson Academy
1951 Cherry Ave., Signal Hill, CA 90755
Grades
6–8
Middle
Students
832
Enrolled 2024–25
Students per teacher
26 : 1
Full-time teachers
District
Long Beach Unified
Los Angeles County
Schola Grade C · Average
Letter grade (A–F) · compared with 1,332 California middle schools · How we grade
Percentiles compare this school with other California middle schools; the line marks the middle. Data: test scores 2021–22, graduation and absenteeism 2022–23 (U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts); coursework 2023–24 (Civil Rights Data Collection); staffing 2024–25 (NCES).
About Jessie Nelson Academy
Jessie Nelson Academy is a public middle school in Signal Hill, California, serving grades 6–8. It is part of Long Beach Unified. The school is located in a large suburb in Los Angeles County.
In the 2024–25 school year, 832 students were enrolled, with about 26 students for every full-time teacher. That ratio is larger than the typical California middle school (21.0 students per teacher). Its Schola Grade is C (average), compared with 1,332 California middle schools.
Grades & enrollment
Students per grade, 2024–25Grades 6–8
Location & nearby schools
School details
- Type
- Public School · What this means
- Level
- Middle
- Grades offered
- 6–8
- Enrollment (2024–25)
- 832 students
- Students per teacher
- 26 to 1
- Charter school
- No
- Magnet school
- No
- Locale
- Suburb — Large
- School district
- Long Beach Unified
- County
- Los Angeles County
- NCES school ID
- 062250002708
Schools near Jessie Nelson Academy
All 3 schools in Signal Hill →
Franklin Classical Middle
Public · Grades 6–8 · 991 students
Jefferson Leadership Academies
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Intellectual Virtues Academy of Long Beach
Charter · Grades 6–8 · 244 students
Hughes Middle
Public · Grades 6–8 · 1,214 students
Rogers Middle
Public · Grades 6–8 · 773 students
School data comes from the U.S. Department of Education: the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) Common Core of Data and EDGE school locations (2024–25) and Private School Survey (2023–24), the Civil Rights Data Collection (2023–24), and EDFacts (test results 2021–22; graduation and chronic absenteeism 2022–23), plus other public sources. Please contact the school to confirm enrollment, programs, and other details. How we source data.