Stella High Charter Academy: This school runs ahead of the state average. The bar itself is the harder conversation.

Stella High Charter Academy has a Scope Score of 43 out of 100, placing it in the 45th percentile of California high schools and ranked #1,191 statewide. 10.9% of students exceeded the state standard on the 2025 CAASPP assessment, which is 4.9 percentage points below the California average of 15.8%. The Scope Score weights 7 dimensions for high schools: graduation rate (25%), exceeded standard (22%), college/career readiness (20%), met or exceeded (proficient) (18%), chronic absenteeism (5%), suspension rate (5%), and ELPAC English Learner proficiency (5%). Data source: California Department of Education CAASPP 2025, analyzed by SchoolScope.

On the 2025 CAASPP Smarter Balanced Assessment, 41.1% of students at Stella High Charter Academy met or exceeded the state standard in ELA and Math combined, and 10.9% exceeded it. The gap between those numbers matters: 30.2% of students are at the proficiency floor, while 10.9% pushed past it. Most rating sites report only the combined "proficient" number. SchoolScope surfaces the exceeded-vs-met split because it reveals whether a school's curriculum challenges students beyond minimum proficiency or paces toward it. 239 student-subject combinations were assessed.

Stella High Charter Academy ranks #1,191 among California high schools by Scope Score, placing it in the 45th percentile. This ranking is based on a weighted composite of 2025 CAASPP test performance (exceeded and met rates), chronic absenteeism, and suspension rate. Unlike single-number ratings, the Scope Score shows what drives the ranking so parents can decide what matters most to their family. See full methodology.

29.6% of students at Stella High Charter Academy are chronically absent (missing 10% or more of school days), which is better than the California average of 30.2%. The suspension rate is 1.9%, indicating a low-discipline-incident environment. SchoolScope includes these culture metrics in the Scope Score because they reflect day-to-day school experience in ways test scores alone cannot.

Stella High Charter Academy scores 43/100 (45th percentile) among California high schools. To compare with nearby schools, SchoolScope shows the same metrics side by side: exceeded rate, proficiency, growth trajectory, and school culture indicators. The school serves 555 students. Use the schools in Los Angeles page or the map view to compare all high schools nearby.

At Stella High Charter Academy in Los Angeles, 59.6% of low-income students met or exceeded the ELA standard in 2025, compared to 40.9% district-wide and 38.2% statewide. Stella High Charter Academy outperforms its district average for low-income students by 18.7 percentage points in ELA. Other subgroups: Low-Income students (21.9% Math proficient); Hispanic students (61.6% ELA proficient). The largest proficiency gap is 24.1 percentage points for disabilities students. Data source: California Department of Education, CAASPP 2024-25. 115 students tested. SchoolScope shows disaggregated test scores by demographic subgroup so you can see how a school performs for your child's specific group — not just the school-wide average. Subgroup data is context, not part of the Scope Score: we don't penalize schools for who they serve. See our equity approach.