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Helen Bernstein High School

1309 North Wilton Place, Hollywood, CA 90028View on map

  • Public
  • Hollywood
  • 155 seniors
  • 611 students

Helen Bernstein High School is a public high school in Hollywood (Los Angeles Unified) with 155 seniors. In fall 2025, 76% of its 29 University of California applicants were admitted, compared with a county median of 76%. Its students applied most often to UC Los Angeles (UCLA), UC Riverside (UCR), and UC San Diego (UCSD). 50% of the class of 2023 completed the A–G courses UC requires.

Year

UC admit rate

76%

22 of 29 applicants, fall 2025

County median 76%

Seniors admitted to a UC

14%

22 of 155 seniors

County median 30%

Seniors who applied to UC

19%

29 of 155 seniors

County median 37%

UC Los Angeles (UCLA) admit rate

—

— of 21 applicants, fall 2025

UC Berkeley (Cal) admit rate

—

— of 12 applicants, fall 2025

Campus by campus, fall 2025

The share of this school's applicants each campus admitted, beside the campus's rate for everyone else. Hardest campus first.

University of California

Helen Bernstein High School applicants did better than all California applicants at 3 of 5 campuses, worse at 2.

  • San Diego18 pts higher

    43%

    6 of 14 admitted

    This school43%All CA25%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.09 (all applicants 3.58)

  • Santa Barbara8 pts higher

    40%

    4 of 10 admitted

    This school40%All CA32%

    Admitted students' average GPA — (all applicants 3.54)

  • Davis21 pts higher

    58%

    7 of 12 admitted

    This school58%All CA37%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.08 (all applicants 3.73)

  • Riverside6 pts lower

    81%

    13 of 16 admitted

    This school81%All CA87%

    Admitted students' average GPA 3.70 (all applicants 3.61)

  • Merced5 pts lower

    92%

    11 of 12 admitted

    This school92%All CA96%

    Admitted students' average GPA 3.78 (all applicants 3.73)

  • Los Angeles

    too few applicants to report21 applied

  • Berkeley

    too few applicants to report12 applied

  • Irvine

    too few applicants to report12 applied

  • Santa Cruz

    ~55% · 3 yrs pooled6 applied

Fall 2025. A student admitted to several campuses counts once at each one. All CA is the campus’s admit rate that fall for applicants from every California high school. Within 3 points counts as about the same. GPA is the UC-calculated GPA (weighted, capped).

California State University

Helen Bernstein High School applicants did better than the campus overall at 1 of 4 campuses, about the same at 2 and worse at 1.

  • Long Beach20 pts lower

    27%

    8 of 30 admitted

    This school27%Overall47%

  • Dominguez Hills5 pts higher

    97%

    28 of 29 admitted

    This school97%Overall91%

  • Los AngelesAbout the same

    93%

    39 of 42 admitted

    This school93%Overall92%

  • NorthridgeAbout the same

    91%

    51 of 56 admitted

    This school91%Overall93%

Fall 2025. A student admitted to several campuses counts once at each one. Overall is the campus’s admit rate for all its applicants, from federal IPEDS data (fall 2023, the latest published). Within 3 points counts as about the same.

Where graduates go

Class of 2023 (128 graduates), the latest published by fall 2025, within 12 months of graduating.

Any college

48%

62 of 128 graduates

UC or CSU

27%

34 graduates

Community college

20%

26 graduates

DestinationGraduatesShare
UC65%
CSU2822%
CA private college11%
Out of state11%
Community college2620%
Not enrolled6652%
Enrolled in college6248%
Total128100%

How each student group compares

Compare college-going across student groups

  • Gender: Female, Male
  • Race & ethnicity: Hispanic or Latino
  • Student need: Low-income, English learners, Students with disabilities
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Advanced Placement

8

AP courses offered

2023–24 school year · US Dept. of Education Civil Rights Data Collection

6

AP class sections

Counts every section taught, so it is larger than the number of different AP courses.

14% of students are in AP courses

2024–25 school year · California School Accountability Report Card

8%

of graduating seniors passed at least two AP exams or courses

17 of 211 graduates

A score of 3 or higher on exams or a C- or better in courses. Not comparable with the exam-only share.

2025–26 school year · California Department of Education (College/Career Indicator)

3%

of graduating seniors scored 3 or higher on at least two AP exams

5 of 175 graduates

2023–24 school year · California Department of Education (College/Career Indicator)

Subject areas

  • English: 1 class
  • Foreign language: 1 class
  • Mathematics: 2 classes
  • Social science: 2 classes

Academic context

State test (CAASPP), juniors tested in 2026, and the share of low-income students. A–G is the class of 2023. The tick is the county median.

  • Juniors meeting the English standard 22%County median 57%
  • Juniors meeting the math standard 28%County median 27%
  • Juniors exceeding the English standard 8%County median 23%
  • Juniors exceeding the math standard 16%County median 11%
  • Low-income students 94%County median 86%
  • Graduates completing courses 50%County median 64%

Across California

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