Helen Bernstein High
Los Angeles Unified
64
Needs SupportScope Score · 6th percentile
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Helen Bernstein and STEM Academy at Bernstein
STEM Academy at Bernstein scores 80 and Helen Bernstein 64 among California high schools we score (spring 2025 tests). STEM Academy at Bernstein’s English (reading and writing) results are clearly higher. Math is close between the two.
STEM Academy at Bernstein High
Los Angeles Unified
80
SolidScope Score · 72nd percentile
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Biggest differences
What are the biggest differences?
The biggest difference in test results is in English. STEM Academy at Bernstein has the highest share and Helen Bernstein has the lowest.
Biggest difference
38points
in English. 60% of STEM Academy at Bernstein students scored Proficient or Advanced. At Helen Bernstein it was 22%.
Lowest absence
23in 100
students at STEM Academy at Bernstein missed 10% or more of school days. It was 45 in 100 at Helen Bernstein.
Low-income families
97%
of STEM Academy at Bernstein’s students are from low-income families. At Helen Bernstein it is 93%.
Each tile is read from the figures below, for the schools scored among California high schools. Chronic absence is the 2025–26 school year. Students from low-income families are students eligible for free or reduced-price meals, 2024–25.
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%
STEM Academy at Bernstein60%Clearly aheadAdvanced: 20%, clearly ahead
California57%Advanced: 27%
Math: Proficient or Advanced
Share of students tested
Helen Bernstein28%Advanced: 16%
STEM Academy at Bernstein31%Advanced: 13%
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?
STEM Academy at Bernstein’s English results changed the most. In 2017, 73% of its students were in the state’s top two test levels. In 2026 it was 60%.
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 Bernstein60%STEM Academy at Bernstein57%California
Math
25%No comparable tests2017201820192022202320242025202628%Helen Bernstein31%STEM Academy at Bernstein32%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
STEM Academy at Bernstein23 in 100Clearly ahead144 of 617 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
STEM Academy at Bernstein0.5%3 of 627 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 | STEM Academy at Bernstein |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | STEM Academy at Bernstein70%LAUSD 65% · 591 answers |
| Students: Belonging | Helen Bernstein55%LAUSD 61% · 420 to 446 answers | STEM Academy at Bernstein67%LAUSD 61% · 582 to 588 answers |
| Students: Caring adults | Helen Bernstein59%LAUSD 61% · 415 to 451 answers | STEM Academy at Bernstein67%LAUSD 61% · 573 to 591 answers |
| Families: Safety | Helen Bernstein79%LAUSD 81% · 169 answers | STEM Academy at Bernstein86%LAUSD 81% · 493 answers |
| Families: Belonging | Helen Bernstein90%LAUSD 87% · 170 to 184 answers | STEM Academy at Bernstein93%LAUSD 87% · 494 to 512 answers |
| Staff: Safety | Helen Bernstein88%LAUSD 93% · 68 answers | STEM Academy at Bernstein100%LAUSD 93% · 50 answers |
| From the staffing records | ||
| Average years of teaching experience2024–25 school year | Helen Bernstein13 | STEM Academy at Bernstein10 |
| Teachers in their first year2024–25 school year | Helen Bernstein4% | STEM Academy at Bernstein3% |
Show every subject in the survey
| Measure | Helen Bernstein | STEM Academy at Bernstein |
|---|---|---|
| LAUSD School Experience Survey, 2025–26 | ||
| Students: Engagement | Helen Bernstein56%LAUSD 61% · 413 to 428 answers | STEM Academy at Bernstein69%LAUSD 61% · 578 to 585 answers |
| Students: High expectations | Helen Bernstein63%LAUSD 68% · 409 to 423 answers | STEM Academy at Bernstein74%LAUSD 68% · 574 to 586 answers |
| Students: Bullied 2 or more times in the past 30 daysLower is better | Helen Bernstein9%LAUSD 10% · 430 to 435 answers | STEM Academy at Bernstein10%LAUSD 10% · 588 to 591 answers |
| Families: Caring adults | Helen Bernstein89%LAUSD 86% · 178 answers | STEM Academy at Bernstein91%LAUSD 86% · 502 to 503 answers |
| Families: Engagement | Helen Bernstein85%LAUSD 83% · 179 to 182 answers | STEM Academy at Bernstein91%LAUSD 83% · 502 to 510 answers |
| Families: High expectations | Helen Bernstein90%LAUSD 89% · 166 to 167 answers | STEM Academy at Bernstein94%LAUSD 89% · 488 to 490 answers |
| Families: Bullying reports taken seriously | Helen Bernstein81%LAUSD 78% · 172 answers | STEM Academy at Bernstein90%LAUSD 78% · 500 answers |
| Staff: Caring adults | Helen Bernstein74%LAUSD 83% · 67 to 70 answers | STEM Academy at Bernstein97%LAUSD 83% · 50 answers |
| Staff: High expectations | Helen Bernstein81%LAUSD 90% · 61 to 65 answers | STEM Academy at Bernstein96%LAUSD 90% · 50 answers |
| Staff: Bullying called a mild or insignificant problem | Helen Bernstein83%LAUSD 81% · 70 answers | STEM Academy at Bernstein90%LAUSD 81% · 50 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 | STEM Academy at Bernstein |
|---|---|---|
| StudentsFederal school directory, 2024–25 | Helen Bernstein703 | STEM Academy at Bernstein599 |
| Students from low-income familiesEligible for free or reduced-price meals, 2024–25. California: 63% | Helen Bernstein93%655 of 703 students | STEM Academy at Bernstein97%584 of 599 students |
| Students per teacherA staffing ratio, not class size | Helen Bernstein16 | STEM Academy at Bernstein20 |
Show grades and who runs each school
| Measure | Helen Bernstein | STEM Academy at Bernstein |
|---|---|---|
| Grades | Helen Bernstein9–12 | STEM Academy at Bernstein9–12 |
| Who runs the school | Helen BernsteinLos Angeles Unified | STEM Academy at BernsteinLos 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).