STEM Academy at Bernstein High

Located at 1309 North Wilton Pl., in Hollywood, California, STEM Academy at Bernstein High is a tight-knit senior high that enrolls 599 students (grades 9 through 12), operated by Los Angeles Unified. Compared to the state average of about 838 students per school, that is 29% leaner than typical.

Across the 784 schools in Los Angeles Unified (406,887 students total), STEM Academy at Bernstein High accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

On the student-mix side, STEM Academy at Bernstein High reports that the student body is overwhelmingly Hispanic (87%). Beyond that, the school shows 5% Asian, 4% White. The wider county runs roughly 48% Hispanic, putting the school's mix noticeably more Hispanic than the area baseline.

On the income-and-resources front, The school lists 30 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 19.8:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 18.2:1 average. An estimated 97% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. By comparison, Los Angeles County runs at roughly 70%, so the school's eligibility rate is meaningfully above the surrounding baseline.

After controlling for student poverty, STEM Academy at Bernstein High ranks in the top 10% of California public schools. The BeatsExpectations model, a per-state regression of composite proficiency on FRL share, predicts schools with this student profile to land around 21.4%; STEM Academy at Bernstein High posts 37.3%, +15.9 points above that line.

In the surrounding community, ACS estimates for Los Angeles County put the typical household earns roughly $90,112 per year, 36% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 10%. In all, Los Angeles County runs 2244 public schools (combined enrollment of about 1,265,907 students), of which STEM Academy at Bernstein High is one.

Nearest neighbor: Helen Bernstein High, around 0.0 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around STEM Academy at Bernstein High. On composite proficiency, STEM Academy at Bernstein High comes 1st of 6 in the immediate cluster, ahead of the nearby-schools average of 27.3%.

The school occupies a metropolitan site.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at STEM Academy at Bernstein High has edged up 6%, going from 565 students in 2018 to 599 in 2025. Over the same period, the Asian share shrank from 11% to 5%. The student-to-teacher ratio widened from 18.8:1 in 2018 to 19.8:1 today.

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