Nestor Language Academy Charter

· San Diego County · South Bay Union
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Mar Vista High School → Feaster (mae L.) Charter → Castle Park High School → Southwest Senior High → Chula Vista Learning Community Charter → Compare all similar →

No UC admissions data on file for Nestor Language Academy Charter.

This school doesn't appear in UCOP's source-school records (it may send few or no applicants to UC). Its enrollment trend and similar-school comparison are still below.

Enrollment trend & projection

Total enrollment
982 (2018)1,073 (2026)
+9.3%

If this trend holds (+1.1%/yr, Total enrollment)

At per-pupil funding of $ / student:

Horizon Projected Total enrollment Change Funding impact / yr
1 yr (2027) ~1,085 +12 $0
3 yr (2029) ~1,109 +36 $0
5 yr (2031) ~1,134 +61 $0

Straight-line extrapolation of the recent annual rate — a what-if, not a forecast of intent. Default = California's LCFF base grant for grades 9–12 ($12,423/ADA). Edit the figure to match your school.

Enrollment stability & demand — 2024-25

Two complementary signals: retention (do students stay once enrolled?) and demand (are families choosing the school?). Read against the San Diego County baseline — the demographic tide is moving every CA HS, so a school's gap vs. county is the actionable signal.

Stability rate
97.5%
1,069 of 1,096 students

27 of 1,096 students who enrolled at Nestor Language Academy Charter this year didn't maintain continuous enrollment (2.5% non-stability). Mid-year transfers, dropouts, and other exits are all counted.

San Diego County median
88.7% · school is in the 98th percentile of 207 HS
Statewide median
88.7% · in the 97th percentile of 2,648 HS

Stability by student group

Hispanic / Latino (1,027) 97.9%
Socio. disadvantaged (665) 97.9%
English learners (554) 97.1%
Students w/ disabilities (94) 100.0%
White (45) 97.8%

Nearest peer high schools

Mar Vista High School 82.9% Feaster (mae L.) Charter 85.8% Castle Park High School 84.0% Southwest Senior High 89.0% Chula Vista Learning Community Charter 98.0%

Source: California Department of Education, Stability Rate 2024-25. Benchmarks limited to non-virtual public & charter HS with ≥100 cumulative enrollees so by-design-high-churn continuation schools don't dominate the bottom of the distribution. Cumulative enrollment counts every student on the rolls during the year, so it can exceed peak-day enrollment.

Chronic absenteeism — 2024-25

Share of students missing 10% or more of expected attendance — the leading indicator that often precedes the demand decline shown above. Families disengaging tend to raise absenteeism first, then formally leave. Basis: total enrollment.

Chronic absent
14.1%
154 of 1,092 students

Absenteeism is up 12.8 pp since 2016-17. A rising absenteeism trend often precedes formal departure — worth investigating which subgroups are driving it.

San Diego County median
18.9% · school is better than 64% of 205 HS
Statewide median
20.9%
Chronic absenteeism by year (raw %)

Source: California Department of Education, Chronic Absenteeism 2024-25. Benchmarks limited to non-virtual public & charter HS with ≥100 eligible students. CDE didn't publish a usable 2019-20 file (COVID).

Nestor Language Academy Charter — Enrollment & Outcomes Snapshot

Public · vs. 10 most similar nearby schools

  • Enrollment has been growing (+1.1%/yr); projects to ~1109 by 2029.

Enrollment projection

1073 students (2026)
~1109 projected (2029)
at +1.1%/yr

Your school vs. its 10 most similar nearby schools

School Type Size UC Reach Enroll. trend
Nestor Language Academy Charter Public 1073
Peer-group median 20.5% -10%
Mar Vista High School Public 1190 14.5% -21%
Feaster (mae L.) Charter Public 1066
Castle Park High School Public 1318 17.1% -2%
Southwest Senior High Public 1567 20.5% -27%
Chula Vista Learning Community Charter Public 1357 +40%
Discovery Charter Public 940
Hawking S.t.e.a.m. Charter Public 1305
Montgomery High School Public 1546 21.7% -19%
Imperial Beach Charter Public 708
Gompers Preparatory Academy Public 1154 47.4% +26%

UC Reach = top-6 UC admits ÷ senior class (can exceed 100% when students are admitted to multiple campuses). Enrollment trend = first-to-latest grade-12 change on file. Similar schools matched on proximity, size, type. Methodology →

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