Helen Bernstein High School

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Helen Bernstein High School
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Location
Helen Bernstein High School
1309 N. Wilton Place

Hollywood
,
California
90028
Information
Established2008
School district Los Angeles Unified School District
PrincipalAlejandro Ramirez
Teaching staff43.75 (FTE) [1]
Grades9-12
Enrollment742 (2023-2024) [1]
Average class size25
Student to teacher ratio16.96 [1]
Campus typeUrban
Color(s) Royal Blue   Black   and White  
SloganProviding Pathways for Long life success
Athletics conferenceCentral League
CIF Los Angeles City Section
MascotDragons
Rivals Hollywood High School
Website http://www.hbdragons.com/

Helen Bernstein High School is a public high school in the Hollywood area of Los Angeles, California. The school is named after educational reformer and former president of United Teachers Los Angeles, Helen Bernstein. [2]

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History

During the planning stages, Helen Bernstein High School was known as Central Los Angeles New High School No. 1 and was planned to help relieve overcrowding at Hollywood and Marshall high schools. [3] It opened in the fall of 2008. It was also used as the high school setting for the hit TV show Glee .

One female student overdosed and died from drugs in the school restroom in 2022.[ citation needed ]

Campus

Bernstein occupies the former site of the Fox Television Center (formerly Metromedia Square, the longtime home of Fox Television station KTTV). Perkins+Will architects designed the buildings. [4]

Curriculum

Bernstein High School is a comprehensive school. The Academic Performance Excellence (APEX) Academy, a program geared toward low income families in East Hollywood, and the Science, Technology, Engineering, and Medicine (STEM) Academy also operate independently on the Helen Bernstein Campus. [5]

Athletics

The campus is home to the Dragons. Bernstein is home to sports including football, basketball, track and field, soccer, volleyball, softball, wrestling, swimming, cross country, cheerleading, and drill team.

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Helen Bernstein High". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved June 1, 2025.
  2. ↑ "Helen Bernstein, 52, Ex-Leader Of Los Angeles Teachers Union". The New York Times. April 9, 1997. Retrieved May 4, 2010.
  3. ↑ "Central LA Area New HS #1, 55.98014." Los Angeles Unified School District. Retrieved on February 9, 2009.
  4. ↑ Dickinson, Elizabeth Evitts (April 2008). "L.A.'s Learning Curve". ARCHITECT Magazine. Archived from the original on January 5, 2009. In the case of Helen Bernstein High School in Hollywood, Perkins+Will had to design a facility with 2,600 seats on a mere 12.4 acres. The site is bordered by the Hollywood Freeway on one side and an urban neighborhood on the other.
  5. ↑ Mikailian, Arin (October 9, 2008). "Officials, Educators Inaugurate New High School". Los Angeles Independent. Archived from the original on January 5, 2009.

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