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Science Academy STEM Magnet

Public Grades 6-12

8^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,162 California High Schools

Better than 100% of California high schools

Summary

Science Academy STEM Magnet is a highly selective, top-ranked public magnet school serving 536 students in grades 6-12 within the Los Angeles Unified district in North Hollywood, consistently placing among the top ten high schools in California.

The school's academic performance is extraordinary, with recent proficiency rates near 98% in English and Math and 96% in Science, dramatically exceeding both district and state averages. It achieves a perfect 100% graduation rate with 0% dropout and very low chronic absenteeism (10.4%). This success is particularly notable because the school serves a diverse student body, including a significant portion from economically disadvantaged backgrounds, and achieves these elite outcomes with a moderate per-student spending of about $15,955, which is far less than many neighboring schools.

When compared to nearby schools, the contrast is stark. For example, North Hollywood Senior High, while a strong school, has significantly lower proficiency rates. The difference is even more pronounced when looking at continuation schools like Jack London Continuation, which face much greater challenges. Even high-performing schools in the neighboring Burbank Unified district, such as Burroughs High, spend more per student but do not surpass Science Academy's results, highlighting the magnet school's exceptional efficiency and effectiveness as a STEM-focused model.

536

Students ?

23.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$15,955

Per pupil spending ?

36.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

5525 Vineland Ave.
North Hollywood, CA 91601-2730

(818) 753-4470

District: Los Angeles Unified

Racial breakdown:

Asian:

46.3%

White:

36.2%

Two or more races:

8.6%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 100th percentile in 2023 → 100th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the California average (97% vs 41% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 1% of California high schools

✓100% graduate in 4 years — above the California average (88%)

Worth a look

!Large classes — about 23 students per teacher

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school97%

District avg39%

California avg41%

Middle school

2^nd of 2,761

California public middle schools ?

Top 1%▬ steady since 2019

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

High school

8^th of 2,162

California public high schools ?

Top 1%▬ steady since 2023

See the entire ranking list of California High Schools →

★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st 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)

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	99.8	2 of 2761	99.9%	★★★★★
2024	99.8	2 of 2783	99.9%	★★★★★
2023	99.8	4 of 2781	99.9%	★★★★★
2022	99.8	4 of 2740	99.9%	★★★★★
2019	99.7	3 of 2715	99.9%	★★★★★

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	92.0	4 of 739	99.5%	★★★★★
2024	91.3	6 of 743	99.2%	★★★★★
2023	91.4	6 of 715	99.2%	★★★★★
2022	91.2	9 of 733	98.8%	★★★★★
2019	92.1	6 of 745	99.2%	★★★★★
2018	88.3	11 of 700	98.4%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	99.5	2 of 2533	99.9%	★★★★★
2024	99.7	1 of 2551	100.0%	★★★★★
2023	99.6	5 of 2531	99.8%	★★★★★
2022	99.4	5 of 2509	99.8%	★★★★★
2019	99.2	5 of 2380	99.8%	★★★★★
2018	99.0	4 of 2262	99.8%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	100.0	3 of 2542	99.9%	★★★★★
2024	100.0	2 of 2579	99.9%	★★★★★
2023	100.0	3 of 2531	99.9%	★★★★★
2022	100.0	3 of 2458	99.9%	★★★★★
2019	100.0	3 of 2369	99.9%	★★★★★
2018	100.0	4 of 2230	99.8%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	99.8	3 of 2534	99.9%	★★★★★
2024	99.8	3 of 2552	99.9%	★★★★★
2023	99.8	4 of 2538	99.8%	★★★★★
2022	99.8	5 of 2527	99.8%	★★★★★
2019	99.8	2 of 2407	99.9%	★★★★★
2018	99.8	3 of 2273	99.9%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	98.5	1 of 1520	99.9%	★★★★★
2024	98.4	2 of 1537	99.9%	★★★★★
2023	98.7	4 of 1543	99.7%	★★★★★
2022	97.8	4 of 1555	99.7%	★★★★★
2019	98.6	2 of 1602	99.9%	★★★★★
2018	98.5	1 of 1496	99.9%	★★★★★

High school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	99.2	8 of 2162	99.6%	★★★★★
2024	99.6	2 of 2159	99.9%	★★★★★
2023	99.5	2 of 2170	99.9%	★★★★★

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	93.8	4 of 585	99.3%	★★★★★
2024	95.3	1 of 573	99.8%	★★★★★
2023	92.5	7 of 591	98.8%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	97.9	23 of 1906	98.8%	★★★★★
2024	99.1	2 of 1915	99.9%	★★★★★
2023	99.1	7 of 1915	99.6%	★★★★★
2022	99.5	1 of 1858	99.9%	★★★★★
2021	97.1	16 of 1054	98.5%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	99.7	6 of 2013	99.7%	★★★★★
2024	99.9	3 of 2026	99.9%	★★★★★
2023	99.8	5 of 2030	99.8%	★★★★★
2022	99.9	1 of 1943	99.9%	★★★★★
2021	99.3	8 of 1126	99.3%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	99.6	8 of 1942	99.6%	★★★★★
2024	99.7	4 of 1948	99.8%	★★★★★
2023	99.7	4 of 1963	99.8%	★★★★★
2022	99.8	1 of 1916	99.9%	★★★★★
2021	99.4	5 of 1122	99.6%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	98.7	4 of 1155	99.7%	★★★★★
2024	98.7	1 of 1173	99.9%	★★★★★
2023	98.6	6 of 1193	99.5%	★★★★★
2022	99.2	1 of 1204	99.9%	★★★★★

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)

Middle school

White (2025)100th percentile~ school

Female (2025)100th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)100th percentile~ school

Male (2025)100th percentile~ school

Asian (2025)99th percentile~ school

High school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)100th percentile~ school

White (2025)100th percentile~ school

Male (2025)100th percentile~ school

Asian (2025)99th percentile~ school

Female (2025)99th percentile~ school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy98%+49 vs state

Mathematics98%+60 vs state

Science96%+63 vs state

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Schools Near Science Academy STEM Magnet

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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 8th Grade	CAST Science 11th Grade	CAST Science 12th Grade	CAST Science All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 6th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 8th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 11th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 6th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 8th Grade	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
East Valley Senior High	Public	9-12	5525 Vineland Ave.	North Hollywood	91601	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 753-4400	558	33	16.7	96.2%	50 (9.0%)	19 (3.4%)	464 (83.2%)	12 (2.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (2.2%)	31.6	1453^rd of 2162 public high schools	32.8%		41.7	1200^th of 2159 public high schools	44.4%	253		16.3		15.8				44.3	44.3				9.3	9.3	$29,284	$6,509	$22,775
Science Academy STEM Magnet	Public	6-12	5525 Vineland Ave.	North Hollywood	91601	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 753-4470	536	23	23.0	36.2%	194 (36.2%)	7 (1.3%)	41 (7.6%)	248 (46.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	46 (8.6%)	99.2	8^th of 2162 public high schools	99.6%		99.6	2^nd of 2159 public high schools	99.9%	6	96.9	93.1		95.5	100.0	99.0	95.9	96.6	97.9	100.0	100.0	94.9	94.8	97.6	$15,955	$1,626	$14,329
Amelia Earhart Continuation	Public	9-12	5355 Colfax Ave.	North Hollywood	91601	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 769-4877	69	3	22.6	97.1%	2 (2.9%)	2 (2.9%)	60 (87.0%)	1 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (5.8%)	10.1	2016^th of 2162 public high schools	6.8%		10.2	2058^th of 2159 public high schools	4.7%	42		0.0		0.0				18.2	18.2				0.0	0.0	$31,481	$6,676	$24,805
North Hollywood Senior High	Public	9-12	5231 Colfax Ave.	North Hollywood	91601	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 753-6200	2,444	119	20.5	72.0%	502 (20.5%)	60 (2.5%)	1,480 (60.6%)	283 (11.6%)	2 (0.1%)	2 (0.1%)	115 (4.7%)	81.8	385^th of 2162 public high schools	82.2%		81.9	378^th of 2159 public high schools	82.5%	7		43.7	18.2	43.2				71.6	71.6				42.2	42.2	$17,630	$3,043	$14,587
Sun Valley Magnet	Public	6-12	7330 Bakman Ave.	Sun Valley	91352	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 255-5100	1,272	73	17.3	95.2%	70 (5.5%)	15 (1.2%)	1,154 (90.7%)	23 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.4%)	5 (0.4%)	67.1	654^th of 2162 public high schools	69.8%		56.2	852^nd of 2159 public high schools	60.5%	198	12.9	35.1		18.6	33.3	32.0	29.4	75.8	36.2	23.3	22.2	21.7	23.2	22.5	$22,534	$4,535	$17,999
Magnolia Park	Public	6-12	1915 Monterey Ave.	Burbank	91506	Los Angeles County	Burbank Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 729-7650	33	3	10.7	45.5%	10 (30.3%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (48.5%)	1 (3.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (18.2%)								(n/a)
Burroughs High	Public	9-12	1920 Clark Ave.	Burbank	91506	Los Angeles County	Burbank Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 729-6900	2,283	93	24.5	26.6%	775 (33.9%)	51 (2.2%)	1,067 (46.7%)	188 (8.2%)	5 (0.2%)	1 (0.0%)	190 (8.3%)	85.3	305^th of 2162 public high schools	85.9%		85.1	325^th of 2159 public high schools	84.9%	20		45.6	28.6	45.2				77.4	77.4				44.0	44.0	$51,569	$2,998	$48,571
Monterey High (Continuation)	Public	9-12	1915 Monterey Ave.	Burbank	91506	Los Angeles County	Burbank Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 729-5900	91	8	11.2	52.7%	32 (35.2%)	5 (5.5%)	45 (49.5%)	4 (4.4%)	1 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (4.4%)	10.2	2011^th of 2162 public high schools	7.0%		19.9	1706^th of 2159 public high schools	21.0%	305		4.3		5.7				14.3	14.3				0.0	0.0
Burbank Unified Independent Learning Academy (BUILA)	Public, Virtual	9-12	1915 Monterey Ave.	Burbank	91506	Los Angeles County	Burbank Unified	No	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(818) 729-5900	140	7	19.0	30.7%	117 (83.6%)	1 (0.7%)	14 (10.0%)	2 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.7%)	4 (2.9%)	31	1471^st of 2162 public high schools	32.0%		33.9	1398^th of 2159 public high schools	35.2%	73		11.8	22.2	15.4				36.1	36.1				12.1	12.1
Jack London Continuation	Public	9-12	12924 Oxnard St.	Van Nuys	91401	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 756-2794	62	4	14.0	98.4%	2 (3.2%)	3 (4.8%)	55 (88.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (3.2%)	8.2	2107^th of 2162 public high schools	2.5%		12.7	1903^rd of 2159 public high schools	11.9%	204		0.0		0.0				9.5	9.5				0.0	0.0	$31,475	$7,040	$24,435

Frequently Asked Questions about Science Academy STEM Magnet

How many students attend Science Academy STEM Magnet?

In the 2024-25 school year, 536 students attended Science Academy STEM Magnet.

What is the racial makeup of Science Academy STEM Magnet?

Students at Science Academy STEM Magnet are 46% Asian, 36% White, 9% Two or more races, 8% Hispanic, 1% African American.

What district is Science Academy STEM Magnet in?

Los Angeles Unified

Is Science Academy STEM Magnet a good school?

Yes! Science Academy STEM Magnet is one of the best high schools in the state. It ranks 8^th of 2162 California high schools.

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