John Marshall Senior High
Los Angeles Unified
80
SolidScope Score · 73rd percentile
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John Marshall and Helen Bernstein
John Marshall scores 80 and Helen Bernstein 64 among California high schools we score (spring 2025 tests). John Marshall’s English (reading and writing) and math results are clearly higher.
Helen Bernstein High
Los Angeles Unified
64
Needs SupportScope Score · 6th percentile
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Biggest differences
What are the biggest differences?
The biggest difference in test results is in English. John Marshall has the highest share and Helen Bernstein has the lowest.
Biggest difference
48points
in English. 70% of John Marshall students scored Proficient or Advanced. At Helen Bernstein it was 22%.
Lowest absence
32in 100
students at John Marshall missed 10% or more of school days. It was 45 in 100 at Helen Bernstein.
Low-income families
93%
of Helen Bernstein’s students are from low-income families. At John Marshall it is 71%.
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
John Marshall70%Clearly aheadAdvanced: 34%, clearly ahead
Helen Bernstein22%Advanced: 8%
California57%Advanced: 27%
Math: Proficient or Advanced
Share of students tested
John Marshall38%Clearly aheadAdvanced: 17%
Helen Bernstein28%Advanced: 16%
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?
John Marshall’s English results changed the most. In 2017, 62% of its students were in the state’s top two test levels. In 2026 it was 70%.
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 tests2017201820192022202320242025202670%John Marshall22%Helen Bernstein57%California
Math
25%No comparable tests2017201820192022202320242025202638%John Marshall28%Helen 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
John Marshall32 in 100Clearly ahead602 of 1,902 students
Helen Bernstein45 in 100292 of 655 students
Average school22 in 100
Suspended at least once
Share of students enrolled at any point in the year
John Marshall0.1%2 of 1,954 students
Helen Bernstein0.1%1 of 691 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 | John Marshall | Helen 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 | John Marshall68%LAUSD 65% · 1693 answers | Helen Bernstein58%LAUSD 65% · 452 answers |
| Students: Belonging | John Marshall64%LAUSD 61% · 1647 to 1676 answers | Helen Bernstein55%LAUSD 61% · 420 to 446 answers |
| Students: Caring adults | John Marshall61%LAUSD 61% · 1630 to 1688 answers | Helen Bernstein59%LAUSD 61% · 415 to 451 answers |
| Families: Safety | John Marshall85%LAUSD 81% · 404 answers | Helen Bernstein79%LAUSD 81% · 169 answers |
| Families: Belonging | John Marshall88%LAUSD 87% · 403 to 419 answers | Helen Bernstein90%LAUSD 87% · 170 to 184 answers |
| Staff: Safety | John Marshall97%LAUSD 93% · 170 answers | Helen Bernstein88%LAUSD 93% · 68 answers |
| From the staffing records | ||
| Average years of teaching experience2024–25 school year | John Marshall16 | Helen Bernstein13 |
| Teachers in their first year2024–25 school year | John Marshall2% | Helen Bernstein4% |
Show every subject in the survey
| Measure | John Marshall | Helen Bernstein |
|---|---|---|
| LAUSD School Experience Survey, 2025–26 | ||
| Students: Engagement | John Marshall63%LAUSD 61% · 1635 to 1656 answers | Helen Bernstein56%LAUSD 61% · 413 to 428 answers |
| Students: High expectations | John Marshall66%LAUSD 68% · 1633 to 1655 answers | Helen Bernstein63%LAUSD 68% · 409 to 423 answers |
| Students: Bullied 2 or more times in the past 30 daysLower is better | John Marshall11%LAUSD 10% · 1665 to 1669 answers | Helen Bernstein9%LAUSD 10% · 430 to 435 answers |
| Families: Caring adults | John Marshall86%LAUSD 86% · 412 to 413 answers | Helen Bernstein89%LAUSD 86% · 178 answers |
| Families: Engagement | John Marshall83%LAUSD 83% · 413 to 418 answers | Helen Bernstein85%LAUSD 83% · 179 to 182 answers |
| Families: High expectations | John Marshall89%LAUSD 89% · 396 to 399 answers | Helen Bernstein90%LAUSD 89% · 166 to 167 answers |
| Families: Bullying reports taken seriously | John Marshall78%LAUSD 78% · 408 answers | Helen Bernstein81%LAUSD 78% · 172 answers |
| Staff: Caring adults | John Marshall82%LAUSD 83% · 167 to 176 answers | Helen Bernstein74%LAUSD 83% · 67 to 70 answers |
| Staff: High expectations | John Marshall91%LAUSD 90% · 164 to 169 answers | Helen Bernstein81%LAUSD 90% · 61 to 65 answers |
| Staff: Bullying called a mild or insignificant problem | John Marshall88%LAUSD 81% · 172 answers | Helen Bernstein83%LAUSD 81% · 70 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 | John Marshall | Helen Bernstein |
|---|---|---|
| StudentsFederal school directory, 2024–25 | John Marshall1,842 | Helen Bernstein703 |
| Students from low-income familiesEligible for free or reduced-price meals, 2024–25. California: 63% | John Marshall71%1,311 of 1,842 students | Helen Bernstein93%655 of 703 students |
| Students per teacherA staffing ratio, not class size | John Marshall19 | Helen Bernstein16 |
Show grades and who runs each school
| Measure | John Marshall | Helen Bernstein |
|---|---|---|
| Grades | John Marshall9–12 | Helen Bernstein9–12 |
| Who runs the school | John MarshallLos Angeles Unified | Helen 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).