Science Academy STEM Magnet
Los Angeles Unified
99
StrongScope Score · 99th percentile
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Science Academy STEM Magnet and North Hollywood Senior High
Science Academy STEM Magnet scores 99 and North Hollywood Senior High 84 among California high schools we score (spring 2025 tests). Science Academy STEM Magnet’s English (reading and writing) and math results are clearly higher.
North Hollywood Senior High
Los Angeles Unified
84
StrongScope Score · 82nd percentile
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Biggest differences
What are the biggest differences?
The biggest difference in test results is in math. Science Academy STEM Magnet has the highest share and North Hollywood Senior High has the lowest.
Biggest difference
56points
in math. 98% of Science Academy STEM Magnet students scored Proficient or Advanced. At North Hollywood Senior High it was 42%.
Lowest absence
12in 100
students at Science Academy STEM Magnet missed 10% or more of school days. It was 31 in 100 at North Hollywood Senior High.
Low-income families
72%
of North Hollywood Senior High’s students are from low-income families. At Science Academy STEM Magnet it is 36%.
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
Science Academy STEM Magnet100%Clearly aheadAdvanced: 84%, clearly ahead
North Hollywood Senior High73%Advanced: 47%
California57%Advanced: 27%
Math: Proficient or Advanced
Share of students tested
Science Academy STEM Magnet98%Clearly aheadAdvanced: 94%, clearly ahead
North Hollywood Senior High42%Advanced: 26%
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?
North Hollywood Senior High’s English results changed the most. In 2017, 70% of its students were in the state’s top two test levels. In 2026 it was 73%.
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
50%75%No comparable tests20172018201920222023202420252026100%Science Academy STEM Magnet73%North Hollywood Senior High57%California
Math
25%50%75%No comparable tests2017201820192022202320242025202698%Science Academy STEM Magnet42%North Hollywood Senior High32%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
Science Academy STEM Magnet12 in 100Clearly ahead67 of 546 students
North Hollywood Senior High31 in 100790 of 2,538 students
Average school22 in 100
Suspended at least once
Share of students enrolled at any point in the year
Science Academy STEM Magnet0%0 of 546 students
North Hollywood Senior High1.4%36 of 2,583 students
Average school2.9%
2025–26 school year. Average school: the average California high school we score. Source: California Department of Education.
State growth measure
How did results compare with what the state expected?
The state sets an expected score for each student from that student’s earlier scores. A bar to the right means students scored above it.
English
Points against the expected score
Science Academy STEM Magnet+4points
North Hollywood Senior HighNot available
Math
Points against the expected score
Science Academy STEM Magnet+30points
North Hollywood Senior HighNot available
- Science Academy STEM MagnetThe state calls the English result Average and the math result Exceptional. 270 students.
Grades 6–8, spring 2025. Students with scores in both years. The measure describes results, not causes. Source: California Department of Education growth model.
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 | Science Academy STEM Magnet | North Hollywood Senior High |
|---|---|---|
| LAUSD School Experience Survey, 2025–26The share of students, families and staff who agreed. The mark on each bar is the district. | ||
| Students: Safety | Science Academy STEM Magnet84%LAUSD 64% · 259 answers | North Hollywood Senior High58%LAUSD 65% · 1914 answers |
| Students: Belonging | Science Academy STEM Magnet75%LAUSD 55% · 171 to 256 answers | North Hollywood Senior High60%LAUSD 61% · 1830 to 1904 answers |
| Students: Caring adults | Science Academy STEM Magnet73%LAUSD 61% · 240 to 256 answers | North Hollywood Senior High59%LAUSD 61% · 1809 to 1908 answers |
| Families: Safety | Science Academy STEM Magnet91%LAUSD 82% · 138 answers | North Hollywood Senior High72%LAUSD 81% · 221 answers |
| Families: Belonging | Science Academy STEM Magnet93%LAUSD 89% · 137 to 142 answers | North Hollywood Senior High89%LAUSD 87% · 217 to 234 answers |
| Staff: Safety | Science Academy STEM Magnet100%LAUSD 94% · 31 answers | North Hollywood Senior High71%LAUSD 93% · 161 answers |
| From the staffing records | ||
| Average years of teaching experience2024–25 school year | Science Academy STEM Magnet10 | North Hollywood Senior High13 |
| Teachers in their first year2024–25 school year | Science Academy STEM Magnet9% | North Hollywood Senior High5% |
Show every subject in the survey
| Measure | Science Academy STEM Magnet | North Hollywood Senior High |
|---|---|---|
| LAUSD School Experience Survey, 2025–26 | ||
| Students: Engagement | Science Academy STEM Magnet70%LAUSD 58% · 243 to 251 answers | North Hollywood Senior High62%LAUSD 61% · 1822 to 1854 answers |
| Students: High expectations | Science Academy STEM Magnet80%LAUSD 73% · 244 to 245 answers | North Hollywood Senior High65%LAUSD 68% · 1816 to 1838 answers |
| Students: Bullied 2 or more times in the past 30 daysLower is better | Science Academy STEM Magnet15%LAUSD 19% · 171 to 256 answers | North Hollywood Senior High12%LAUSD 10% · 1877 to 1886 answers |
| Families: Caring adults | Science Academy STEM Magnet84%LAUSD 87% · 141 answers | North Hollywood Senior High87%LAUSD 86% · 230 to 231 answers |
| Families: Engagement | Science Academy STEM Magnet87%LAUSD 84% · 141 to 142 answers | North Hollywood Senior High81%LAUSD 83% · 232 to 234 answers |
| Families: High expectations | Science Academy STEM Magnet97%LAUSD 84% · 124 to 129 answers | North Hollywood Senior High91%LAUSD 89% · 217 to 219 answers |
| Families: Bullying reports taken seriously | Science Academy STEM Magnet77%LAUSD 74% · 139 answers | North Hollywood Senior High62%LAUSD 78% · 223 answers |
| Staff: Caring adults | Science Academy STEM Magnet97%LAUSD 84% · 31 to 32 answers | North Hollywood Senior High73%LAUSD 83% · 159 to 170 answers |
| Staff: High expectations | Science Academy STEM Magnet100%LAUSD 92% · 32 answers | North Hollywood Senior High83%LAUSD 90% · 161 to 164 answers |
| Staff: Bullying called a mild or insignificant problem | Science Academy STEM Magnet81%LAUSD 71% · 31 answers | North Hollywood Senior High57%LAUSD 81% · 165 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 | Science Academy STEM Magnet | North Hollywood Senior High |
|---|---|---|
| StudentsFederal school directory, 2024–25 | Science Academy STEM Magnet536 | North Hollywood Senior High2,444 |
| Students from low-income familiesEligible for free or reduced-price meals, 2024–25. California: 63% | Science Academy STEM Magnet36%194 of 536 students | North Hollywood Senior High72%1,759 of 2,444 students |
| Students per teacherA staffing ratio, not class size | Science Academy STEM Magnet23 | North Hollywood Senior High21 |
Show grades and who runs each school
| Measure | Science Academy STEM Magnet | North Hollywood Senior High |
|---|---|---|
| Grades | Science Academy STEM Magnet6–12 | North Hollywood Senior High9–12 |
| Who runs the school | Science Academy STEM MagnetLos Angeles Unified | North Hollywood Senior HighLos 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 state growth measure is points above or below what the state expected from these students’ earlier scores. It covers grades 4–8 and comes from the state’s spring 2025 release.
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).