Hollywood High Schools Among Best LA-Area Schools: Ranking

HOLLYWOOD, CA — Several Hollywood-area high schools rank among the best public high schools in the country, according to a new ranking released Tuesday from U.S. News & World Report.

In the 2024 Best High Schools list, three Hollywood-area public high schools earned rankings in the Los Angeles Unified School District, LA and Orange counties, statewide and nationally:

Hollywood High School

LAUSD: 55
LA and Orange counties: 265
Statewide: 645
National: 4,997

Stem Academy at Bernstein High School

LAUSD: 33
LA and Orange counties: 192
Statewide: 426
National: 3,041

John Marshall Senior High School

LAUSD: 18
LA and Orange counties: 124
Statewide: 278
National: 1,997

U.S. News determines rankings based on student performance on math, reading and science assessments; graduation rates; and AP exam participation.

Among the 1,652 schools ranked in California, 121 landed in the top 5 percent nationally, and 579 were in the top 25 percent.

State-by-state performance is based solely on which states have the largest proportion of schools in the top 25 percent. Massachusetts once again leads in the ranking, followed by Connecticut, New Jersey, Maryland and Florida, respectively. California came in 7th.

View the complete high school rankings at U.S. News & World Report.