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STEM Academy at Bernstein High School

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

  • Public
  • Hollywood
  • 140 seniors
  • 611 students

STEM Academy at Bernstein High School is a public high school in Hollywood (Los Angeles Unified) with 140 seniors. In fall 2025, 71% of its 49 University of California applicants were admitted, compared with a county median of 76%. Its students applied most often to UC Irvine (UCI), UC Los Angeles (UCLA), and UC Riverside (UCR). 95% of the class of 2023 completed the A–G courses UC requires.

Year

UC admit rate

71%

35 of 49 applicants, fall 2025

County median 76%

Seniors admitted to a UC

25%

35 of 140 seniors

County median 30%

Seniors who applied to UC

35%

49 of 140 seniors

County median 37%

UC Los Angeles (UCLA) admit rate

—

— of 34 applicants, fall 2025

UC Berkeley (Cal) admit rate

22%

5 of 23 applicants, fall 2025

CA applicants 13%

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

STEM Academy at Bernstein High School applicants did better than all California applicants at 3 of 8 campuses, about the same at 1 and worse at 4.

  • Berkeley8 pts higher

    22%

    5 of 23 admitted

    This school22%All CA13%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.21 (all applicants 3.88)

  • Irvine12 pts lower

    11%

    4 of 38 admitted

    This school11%All CA22%

    Admitted students' average GPA — (all applicants 3.74)

  • San Diego16 pts higher

    41%

    11 of 27 admitted

    This school41%All CA25%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.08 (all applicants 3.73)

  • Santa Barbara16 pts lower

    17%

    4 of 24 admitted

    This school17%All CA32%

    Admitted students' average GPA — (all applicants 3.59)

  • Davis6 pts higher

    43%

    9 of 21 admitted

    This school43%All CA37%

    Admitted students' average GPA 3.98 (all applicants 3.61)

  • Santa Cruz11 pts lower

    60%

    12 of 20 admitted

    This school60%All CA71%

    Admitted students' average GPA 3.90 (all applicants 3.64)

  • Riverside5 pts lower

    82%

    23 of 28 admitted

    This school82%All CA87%

    Admitted students' average GPA 3.80 (all applicants 3.71)

  • MercedAbout the same

    95%

    19 of 20 admitted

    This school95%All CA96%

    Admitted students' average GPA 3.70 (all applicants 3.71)

  • Los Angeles

    too few applicants to report34 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

STEM Academy at Bernstein High School applicants did better than the campus overall at 3 of 5 campuses, worse at 2.

  • Long Beach16 pts lower

    31%

    25 of 80 admitted

    This school31%Overall47%

  • Pomona23 pts lower

    51%

    22 of 43 admitted

    This school51%Overall74%

  • Dominguez Hills9 pts higher

    100%

    39 of 39 admitted

    This school100%Overall91%

  • Los Angeles5 pts higher

    97%

    70 of 72 admitted

    This school97%Overall92%

  • Northridge7 pts higher

    100%

    71 of 71 admitted

    This school100%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 (142 graduates), the latest published by fall 2025, within 12 months of graduating.

Any college

72%

102 of 142 graduates

UC or CSU

49%

69 graduates

Community college

19%

27 graduates

DestinationGraduatesShare
UC1611%
CSU5337%
CA private college21%
Out of state43%
Community college2719%
Not enrolled4028%
Enrolled in college10272%
Total142100%

How each student group compares

Compare college-going across student groups

  • Gender: Male, Female
  • Race & ethnicity: Hispanic or Latino
  • Student need: Low-income, 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

11

AP class sections

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

33% of students are in AP courses

2024–25 school year · California School Accountability Report Card

55%

of graduating seniors passed at least two AP exams or courses

83 of 151 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)

6%

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

9 of 145 graduates

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

Subject areas

  • English: 2 classes
  • Mathematics: 3 classes
  • Science: 4 classes
  • Social science: 1 class

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 60%County median 57%
  • Juniors meeting the math standard 31%County median 27%
  • Juniors exceeding the English standard 20%County median 23%
  • Juniors exceeding the math standard 13%County median 11%
  • Low-income students 96%County median 86%
  • Graduates completing courses 95%County median 64%

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