Marc and Eva Stern Math and Science School

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Alliance Marc and Eva Stern Math and Science School
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Marc and Eva Stern Math and Science School
5151 State University Drive
Los Angeles, California

Coordinates 34°03′49″N118°10′15″W / 34.06365°N 118.17081°W / 34.06365; -118.17081
Information
Type Charter
Established2006
School district Los Angeles Unified School District
PrincipalDr. Veronica Elias
Grades9–12
Number of students584
Color(s)Blue & Gray   
MascotTitan
Affiliation California State University, Los Angeles
Website Official website

Alliance Marc and Eva Stern Math and Science School, also known as The Stern Math and Science School or Stern MASS, is a charter high school in the University Hills neighborhood in the City of Los Angeles. It is a collaboration between the Alliance for College-Ready Public Schools and California State University, Los Angeles (Cal State L.A). The charter was granted by the Los Angeles Unified School District in 2006.

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History

Stern MASS is one of many schools managed by the Alliance for College-Ready Public Schools. The school broke ground on September 10, 2007, on the California State University, Los Angeles (Cal State L.A.) Campus, moving into the building on November 3, 2008. The school is named for Marc Stern, the Chairman of the TCW Group, and his wife, Eva.

Stern MASS began in 2006 in small bungalows on Whittier Bl and Atlantic Bl, then in 2007, it moved to Cal State LA Lot 7. It was there until 2008 when the school moved to their permanent facility on November 3, 2008, located next to Parking Lot 2 on the campus of Cal State LA.

The music program at the school won the 2013 SupportMusic Merit Award. [1]

Student uniform colors

● Grade 9 = White ● Grade 10 = Sports gray ● Grade 11 = Navy blue ● Grade 12 = Charcoal gray

US News rankings

US News 2021 rankings

US News 2020 rankings

US News 2019 rankings


Student enrollment

Stern MASS serves around 584 students in grades nine through twelve, with a student-teacher ratio of 19:1. Full-time teachers 31.

Demographics of student body
Ethnic Breakdown20212020 [5] 2019
Native Americans 0.2%0.2%1%
Hispanic and Latino American 95%95%94%
African American 1%1%1%
Asian American 2%2%2%
Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander 0.2%0.2%0%
White 2%2%2%
Multiracial Americans 0.5%0%0%
Female 48%49%48%
Male 52%51%52%

Academic Performance Index (API)

API for High Schools in the East Los Angeles region.

School2007 [6] 2008 [7] 2009 [8] 2010 [9] 2011 [10] 20122013 [11]
Francisco Bravo Medical Magnet High School 807818815820832842847
Marc and Eva Stern Math and Science School718792788788809785775
Oscar De La Hoya Animo Charter High School 662726709710744744738
James A. Garfield High School 553597593632705710714
Abraham Lincoln High School 594609588616643761738
Woodrow Wilson High School 582585600615636
Theodore Roosevelt High School 557551576608793788
Thomas Jefferson High School 457516514546546
Santee Education Complex 502521552565612636

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