Helen Bernstein High
Los Angeles Unified
64
Needs SupportScope Score · 6th percentile
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Helen Bernstein and Hollywood
Hollywood scores 79 and Helen Bernstein 64 among California high schools we score (spring 2025 tests). Hollywood’s English (reading and writing) results are clearly higher. Math is close between the two.
Hollywood Senior High
Los Angeles Unified
79
SolidScope Score · 67th percentile
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Biggest differences
What are the biggest differences?
The biggest difference in test results is in English. Hollywood has the highest share and Helen Bernstein has the lowest.
Biggest difference
44points
in English. 66% of Hollywood students scored Proficient or Advanced. At Helen Bernstein it was 22%.
Lowest absence
38in 100
students at Hollywood missed 10% or more of school days. It was 45 in 100 at Helen Bernstein.
Each tile is read from the figures below, for the schools scored among California high schools. Chronic absence is the 2025–26 school year.
Test results
How do their test results compare?
The dark part of each bar is students who scored Advanced. The light part is students who scored Proficient. The dashed line is California for the same grades.
English: Proficient or Advanced
Reading and writing
Helen Bernstein22%Advanced: 8%
Hollywood66%Clearly aheadAdvanced: 34%, clearly ahead
California57%Advanced: 27%
Math: Proficient or Advanced
Share of students tested
Helen Bernstein28%Advanced: 16%
Hollywood30%Advanced: 12%
California32%Advanced: 16%
Grade 11, spring 2026. From spring 2026, the state calls its top two levels “Proficient or Advanced” (formerly “Met or Exceeded”). Source: California’s state tests (CAASPP), California Department of Education.
Year by year
How have their results changed?
Hollywood’s English results changed the most. In 2017, 69% of its students were in the state’s top two test levels. In 2026 it was 66%.
Share of students in the state’s top two test levels, 2017 to 2026
Grade 11. Each year is a different group of students.
English
25%50%75%No comparable tests2017201820192022202320242025202622%Helen Bernstein66%Hollywood57%California
Math
25%No comparable tests2017201820192022202320242025202628%Helen Bernstein30%Hollywood32%California
The lines break across the COVID years, when state testing was waived or optional. Each figure is our combination of the grades’ published results, weighted by students tested. Source: California’s state tests (CAASPP), California Department of Education.
Life at school
Do students show up and stay in class?
A shorter bar is better here. The dashed line is the average California high school we score.
Chronically absent
Students in 100 who missed 10% or more of school days
Helen Bernstein45 in 100292 of 655 students
Hollywood38 in 100Clearly ahead393 of 1,025 students
Average school22 in 100
Suspended at least once
Share of students enrolled at any point in the year
Helen Bernstein0.1%1 of 691 students
Hollywood0.6%6 of 1,055 students
Average school2.9%
2025–26 school year. Average school: the average California high school we score. Source: California Department of Education.
Culture, side by side
What do the school, its families and the records say?
A school’s words are its claims. The district’s survey and the staffing records are evidence.
| Measure | Helen Bernstein | Hollywood |
|---|---|---|
| LAUSD School Experience Survey, 2025–26The share of students, families and staff who agreed. The mark on each bar is the district. | ||
| Students: Safety | Helen Bernstein58%LAUSD 65% · 452 answers | Hollywood60%LAUSD 65% · 703 answers |
| Students: Belonging | Helen Bernstein55%LAUSD 61% · 420 to 446 answers | Hollywood64%LAUSD 61% · 671 to 698 answers |
| Students: Caring adults | Helen Bernstein59%LAUSD 61% · 415 to 451 answers | Hollywood64%LAUSD 61% · 666 to 699 answers |
| Families: Safety | Helen Bernstein79%LAUSD 81% · 169 answers | Hollywood88%LAUSD 81% · 495 answers |
| Families: Belonging | Helen Bernstein90%LAUSD 87% · 170 to 184 answers | Hollywood93%LAUSD 87% · 496 to 515 answers |
| Staff: Safety | Helen Bernstein88%LAUSD 93% · 68 answers | Hollywood92%LAUSD 93% · 110 answers |
| From the staffing records | ||
| Average years of teaching experience2024–25 school year | Helen Bernstein13 | Hollywood12 |
| Teachers in their first year2024–25 school year | Helen Bernstein4% | Hollywood2% |
Show every subject in the survey
| Measure | Helen Bernstein | Hollywood |
|---|---|---|
| LAUSD School Experience Survey, 2025–26 | ||
| Students: Engagement | Helen Bernstein56%LAUSD 61% · 413 to 428 answers | Hollywood65%LAUSD 61% · 669 to 683 answers |
| Students: High expectations | Helen Bernstein63%LAUSD 68% · 409 to 423 answers | Hollywood71%LAUSD 68% · 670 to 678 answers |
| Students: Bullied 2 or more times in the past 30 daysLower is better | Helen Bernstein9%LAUSD 10% · 430 to 435 answers | Hollywood11%LAUSD 10% · 686 to 695 answers |
| Families: Caring adults | Helen Bernstein89%LAUSD 86% · 178 answers | Hollywood93%LAUSD 86% · 505 to 506 answers |
| Families: Engagement | Helen Bernstein85%LAUSD 83% · 179 to 182 answers | Hollywood91%LAUSD 83% · 506 to 515 answers |
| Families: High expectations | Helen Bernstein90%LAUSD 89% · 166 to 167 answers | Hollywood91%LAUSD 89% · 481 to 488 answers |
| Families: Bullying reports taken seriously | Helen Bernstein81%LAUSD 78% · 172 answers | Hollywood87%LAUSD 78% · 503 answers |
| Staff: Caring adults | Helen Bernstein74%LAUSD 83% · 67 to 70 answers | Hollywood87%LAUSD 83% · 110 to 113 answers |
| Staff: High expectations | Helen Bernstein81%LAUSD 90% · 61 to 65 answers | Hollywood93%LAUSD 90% · 111 to 113 answers |
| Staff: Bullying called a mild or insignificant problem | Helen Bernstein83%LAUSD 81% · 70 answers | Hollywood88%LAUSD 81% · 111 answers |
School statements are from each school’s own website on the date shown. A survey figure averages the questions on that subject: the share who agreed, or for student bullying the share it happened to. Teacher records are from the California Department of Education. Nothing here is about a named person.
Who attends
Who attends, and how big are they?
Both schools are run by Los Angeles Unified. Ask the district which school serves your address.
| Measure | Helen Bernstein | Hollywood |
|---|---|---|
| StudentsFederal school directory, 2024–25 | Helen Bernstein703 | Hollywood1,025 |
| Students from low-income familiesEligible for free or reduced-price meals, 2024–25. California: 63% | Helen Bernstein93%655 of 703 students | Hollywood93%950 of 1,025 students |
| Students per teacherA staffing ratio, not class size | Helen Bernstein16 | Hollywood16 |
Show grades and who runs each school
| Measure | Helen Bernstein | Hollywood |
|---|---|---|
| Grades | Helen Bernstein9–12 | Hollywood9–12 |
| Who runs the school | Helen BernsteinLos Angeles Unified | HollywoodLos Angeles Unified |
Sources
Sources and definitions
75 is the typical California school. 100 is the best result in the state. How we score schools
Test results are from California’s state tests (CAASPP), spring 2026. Each figure is the share of students tested in the level’s grades who scored Proficient or Advanced, for one subject. California’s figure is our combination of the state’s published rows for the same grades.
“Clearly ahead” marks a figure that is ahead of the others by more than twice the margin of error. On chronic absence, ahead means lower.
Chronic absence and suspensions are the California Department of Education’s 2025–26 counts. “Chronically absent” means a student missed 10% or more of school days. The average school is the average California school we score at these schools’ level, with each school counted once.
The year-by-year chart shows each spring’s results for grade 11. Each year is a different group of students, so the chart does not show how the same students changed.
Students and students per teacher are from the federal school directory, 2024–25. Students from low-income families are students counted as eligible for free or reduced-price meals in the California Department of Education’s 2024–25 count.
Teacher experience is the California Department of Education’s staffing file for the school year shown (teachers only).