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Helen Bernstein High

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Helen Bernstein High ranks 1460 th of 2162 California high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

1460^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,162 California High Schools

Better than 32% of California high schools

Summary

Helen Bernstein High is a public high school serving grades 9-12 to about 700 students in Hollywood, California, as part of the Los Angeles Unified district, and it faces significant academic and attendance challenges compared to local and state averages.

The school's performance is notably lower than many nearby schools, with only about a third of students proficient in English and a concerning 24.8% dropout rate, which is more than triple the state average. Chronic absenteeism is also high at 38.5%. A particularly striking comparison is with the STEM Academy at Bernstein High, which shares the same building and serves a similar student population but achieves dramatically better results, including a 98.6% graduation rate and higher test scores, all while spending less per student.

This analysis shows that outcomes can vary widely even among close neighbors, with schools like Hollywood Senior High and John Marshall Senior High performing much stronger academically. While Helen Bernstein High's state ranking has improved recently from a low point, its historical performance has been volatile, and its higher per-student spending has not yet translated into comparable academic results, suggesting internal school factors are key to student success.

703

Students ?

15.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$25,580

Per pupil spending ?

93.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1309 North Wilton Pl.
Hollywood, CA 90028-8526

(323) 817-6400

District: Los Angeles Unified

Feeder schools for Helen Bernstein High:

Elementary:	Kingsley Elementary
	Ramona Elementary

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

85.3%

White:

5.1%

African American:

3.7%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 36th percentile in 2015 → 32nd in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (22% vs 41% meeting standards)

!Graduation rate below the California average (73% vs 88%)

!Dropout rate above the California average (25% vs 8%)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school22%

District avg39%

California avg41%

1,460^th of 2,162

California public high schools ?

Bottom 32%▼ down 3 pts since 2015

From bottom 36% (2015) to bottom 32% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

97^th of 153High Schools in the Los Angeles Unified

791^st of 1,543Los Angeles Unified among California districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	31.3	1460 of 2162	32.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	22.5	1640 of 2159	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	18.1	1740 of 2170	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	24.7	1545 of 2123	27.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	26.5	955 of 1290	26.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	43.9	1132 of 2133	46.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	50.9	996 of 2017	50.6%	★★★☆☆
2017	18.6	1530 of 2021	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	27.6	1408 of 2039	30.9%	★★☆☆☆
2015	34.4	1277 of 1994	36.0%	★★☆☆☆
2013	20.5	1625 of 2426	33.0%	★★☆☆☆
2012	17.8	1704 of 2354	27.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	19.6	1649 of 2367	30.3%	★★☆☆☆
2010	19.5	1637 of 2281	28.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	58.6	509 of 2238	77.3%	★★★★☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	40.6	565 of 1161	51.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	21.8	491 of 555	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	48.3	436 of 1117	61.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	26.0	787 of 1052	25.2%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	35.7	696 of 1085	35.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	27.0	980 of 1064	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	28.8	873 of 1044	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	21.0	417 of 467	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	65.1	145 of 941	84.6%	★★★★☆
2018	38.6	481 of 938	48.7%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	25.9	1420 of 1906	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	21.3	1498 of 1915	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	14.8	1637 of 1915	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	27.4	1328 of 1858	28.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	30.7	756 of 1054	28.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	32.7	1226 of 1833	33.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	53.8	829 of 1760	52.9%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	35.8	1249 of 1900	34.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	22.8	1469 of 1902	22.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	20.7	1516 of 1917	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	32.5	1254 of 1861	32.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	42.6	1050 of 1814	42.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	55.6	781 of 1742	55.2%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	36.1	1299 of 2013	35.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	24.4	1538 of 2026	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	20.5	1598 of 2030	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	29.2	1381 of 1943	28.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	30.9	824 of 1126	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	54.2	806 of 1937	58.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	66.4	601 of 1862	67.7%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	32.0	1308 of 1942	32.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	21.4	1505 of 1948	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	19.6	1543 of 1963	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	19.5	1515 of 1916	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	14.1	967 of 1122	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	48.7	895 of 1880	52.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	41.9	1065 of 1834	41.9%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	23.6	1034 of 1252	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	31.4	795 of 1216	34.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	26.5	931 of 1197	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Disabled (2022)51st percentile+24 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)36th percentile+12 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)35th percentile+3 vs school

Hispanic (2025)34th percentile~ school

Male (2025)33rd percentile~ school

Female (2025)25th percentile-7 vs school

Special Education (2025)17th percentile-15 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy33%-15 vs state

Mathematics22%-16 vs state

Science12%-21 vs state

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What people are saying

by a parent
Wednesday, March 21, 2012

STEM Academy at Helen Bernstein looks good on paper, but I pulled my kids from this Pilot school when I found out that many of their teachers are subs. I found the principal out of touch with the students and with the teachers. In fact, my daughter told me that the teaching staff does not get along and is completely divided. She has overheard teachers gossiping about one another and some teachers even ask their students what others are saying about them. Unhappy teachers make for an unhappy environment. The principal is known to be heavy handed and authoritative, not a collaborator. Not a supportive environment. As a former teacher myself, I can see that what is going on at STEM is a school floundering and divided. Not a good thing Close Quote

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				CAST Science (2025)			Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy (2025)		Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics (2025)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	CAST Science 11th Grade	CAST Science 12th Grade	CAST Science All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 11th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 11th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Helen Bernstein High	Public	9-12	1309 North Wilton Pl.	Hollywood	90028	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 817-6400	703	45	15.5	93.2%	36 (5.1%)	26 (3.7%)	600 (85.3%)	25 (3.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	15 (2.1%)	31.3	1460^th of 2162 public high schools	32.5%		22.5	1640^th of 2159 public high schools	24.0%	180	11.8		11.9	33.3	33.3	21.6	21.6	$25,580	$6,265	$19,315
STEM Academy at Bernstein High	Public	9-12	1309 North Wilton Pl.	Hollywood	90028	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 817-6461	599	30	19.8	97.5%	24 (4.0%)	11 (1.8%)	524 (87.5%)	31 (5.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	7 (1.2%)	60.1	816^th of 2162 public high schools	62.3%		52.9	933^rd of 2159 public high schools	56.8%	117	31.3		31.3	60.4	60.4	25.3	25.3	$17,299	$3,224	$14,075
Richard A. Alonzo Community Day	Public	7-12	5755 Fountain Ave.	Los Angeles	90028	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 817-6500	55	4	13.5	94.5%	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.8%)	53 (96.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.8%)								(n/a)			0.0		4.4		4.6	$27,900	$3,426	$24,474
Hollywood Senior High	Public	9-12	1521 North Highland Ave.	Los Angeles	90028	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 993-1700	1,025	64	15.9	92.7%	133 (13.0%)	143 (14.0%)	673 (65.7%)	46 (4.5%)	3 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	26 (2.5%)	74.9	497^th of 2162 public high schools	77.0%		53.1	930^th of 2159 public high schools	56.9%	433	38.5	14.3	36.4	74.6	74.6	34.2	34.2	$24,544	$4,991	$19,553
Central City Value	Public, Charter	9-12	221 North Westmoreland Ave.	Los Angeles	90004	Los Angeles County	Central City Value District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(213) 471-4686	477	23	20.3	84.7%	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.6%)	453 (95.0%)	15 (3.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.0%)	67.6	646^th of 2162 public high schools	70.1%		79.2	423^rd of 2159 public high schools	80.4%	223	33.3	4.8	26.1	68.2	68.2	33.6	33.6	$20,333	$2,376	$17,957
Camino Nuevo High #2	Public, Charter	9-12	3500 West Temple St.	Los Angeles	90004	Los Angeles County	Camino Nuevo High #2 District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(213) 736-5566	512	28	18.4	98.8%	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	502 (98.0%)	6 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	62.3	755^th of 2162 public high schools	65.1%		67.1	615^th of 2159 public high schools	71.5%	140		24.3	24.3	62.6	62.6	24.6	24.6	$21,256	$1,835	$19,421
Rise Kohyang High	Public, Charter	9-12	111 South Madison Ave.	Los Angeles	90004	Los Angeles County	Rise Kohyang High District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 284-2553	470	25	18.6	89.4%	6 (1.3%)	19 (4.0%)	339 (72.1%)	103 (21.9%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	71.2	574^th of 2162 public high schools	73.5%		73.3	517^th of 2159 public high schools	76.1%	57		34.3	33.0	63.5	63.5	27.8	27.8	$21,509	$1,136	$20,373
John Marshall Senior High	Public	9-12	3939 Tracy St.	Los Angeles	90027	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 671-1400	1,842	95	19.3	71.2%	345 (18.7%)	35 (1.9%)	1,122 (60.9%)	251 (13.6%)	4 (0.2%)	4 (0.2%)	81 (4.4%)	76.4	473^rd of 2162 public high schools	78.1%		82.9	359^th of 2159 public high schools	83.4%	114	39.8		39.2	62.9	62.9	42.1	42.1	$20,313	$3,222	$17,091
New Village Girls Academy	Public, Charter	9-12	147 North Occidental Blvd.	Los Angeles	90026	Los Angeles County	New Village Girls Academy District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(213) 385-4015	86	8	10.6	96.5%	2 (2.3%)	8 (9.3%)	73 (84.9%)	2 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	25.9	1571^st of 2162 public high schools	27.3%		10	2071^st of 2159 public high schools	4.1%	500		0.0	0.0	35.0	35.0	15.0	15.0	$40,517	$3,863	$36,654
Los Angeles High School of the Arts	Public	9-12	701 South Catalina St.	Los Angeles	90005	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(213) 480-4600	431	25	17.4	96.1%	10 (2.3%)	13 (3.0%)	369 (85.6%)	36 (8.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.7%)	33.6	1411^th of 2162 public high schools	34.7%		43	1172^nd of 2159 public high schools	45.7%	239	14.4		14.6	39.6	39.6	18.7	18.7	$21,059	$4,587	$16,472

Frequently Asked Questions about Helen Bernstein High

What district is Helen Bernstein High in?

Los Angeles Unified

What is the racial makeup of Helen Bernstein High?

Students at Helen Bernstein High are 85% Hispanic, 5% White, 4% African American, 4% Asian, 2% Two or more races.

What schools feed into Helen Bernstein High?

Helen Bernstein High is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Kingsley Elementary
Elementary : Ramona Elementary

How many students attend Helen Bernstein High?

In the 2024-25 school year, 703 students attended Helen Bernstein High.

Is Helen Bernstein High a good school?

Helen Bernstein High ranks 1460^th of 2162 California high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

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