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Bright Star Secondary Charter Academy High School

Basic InfoStudents and TeachersTest PerformanceSchool District

5431 West 98th St

Los Angeles CA, 90045, Los Angeles County

Phone: 424-789-8337

Ranking:

(174 out of 1,403, top 12%)*

Type: Regular High School

Status: Currently Operational

Grade: Grade 9 to Grade 12

School District: Los Angeles Unified School District

Title I Eligible School: Yes School-Wide Title I: NA

Magnet: NA

Charter: NA

Shared-Time School: NA

Students and Teachers

	2013-2014		2012-2013		2011-2012		2010-2011		2009-2010		2008-2009		2007-2008
	Amount	%	Amount	%	Amount	%	Amount	%	Amount	%	Amount	%	Amount	%
Total Teachers:	17		15		14		NA	NA	6		6		8
Total Students:	510		432		351		246		174		128		99
Grade 9:	173	33.9%	166	38.4%	163	46.4%	119	48.4%	62	35.6%	51	39.8%	66	66.7%
Grade 10:	144	28.2%	134	31.0%	94	26.8%	51	20.7%	53	30.5%	52	40.6%	30	30.3%
Grade 11:	113	22.2%	71	16.4%	77	21.9%	44	17.9%	30	17.2%	25	19.5%	2	2.0%
Grade 12:	80	15.7%	61	14.1%	16	4.6%	32	13.0%	26	14.9%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%
Ungraded:	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Student By Gender:
Male:	249	48.8%	231	53.5%	181	51.6%	135	54.9%	101	58.0%	81	63.3%	54	54.5%
Female:	261	51.2%	201	46.5%	170	48.4%	111	45.1%	73	42.0%	47	36.7%	41	41.4%
Student By Races:
American Indian/Alaska Native:	0	0.0%	1	0.2%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%
Asian:	10	2.0%	11	2.5%	8	2.3%	4	1.6%	5	2.9%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%
Hispanic:	434	85.1%	359	83.1%	294	83.8%	210	85.4%	151	86.8%	112	87.5%	93	93.9%
Black:	62	12.2%	54	12.5%	47	13.4%	31	12.6%	18	10.3%	7	5.5%	6	6.1%
White:	1	0.2%	2	0.5%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander:	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	9	7.0%	NA	NA
Two or More Races:	3	0.6%	5	1.2%	2	0.6%	1	0.4%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	NA	NA
Lunch Program:
Free Lunch Program Eligible:	458	89.8%	341	78.9%	257	73.2%	0	0.0%	139	79.9%	96	75.0%	69	69.7%
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible:	3	0.6%	56	13.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	21	12.1%	22	17.2%	20	20.2%
Student-Teacher Ratio:	29.67		29.35		26.00		NA	NA	29.00		18.30		12.40

Test Performance

Year	Test	Grade	Measurement	Score	School District	State Average
CAHSEE
2008	English Language Arts	10th Grade	% met std	95%	70%	N/A
2009	English Language Arts	10th Grade	% met std	96.0%	71.0%	N/A
2010	English Language Arts	10th Grade	% met std	100.0%	73.0%	N/A
2011	English Language Arts	10th Grade	% met std	100.0%	75.0%	N/A
2012	English Language Arts	10th Grade	% met std	94.0%	76.0%	N/A
2013	English Language Arts	10th Grade	% met std	87.0%	77.0%	N/A
2008	Math	10th Grade	% met std	98%	66%	N/A
2009	Math	10th Grade	% met std	93.0%	70.0%	N/A
2010	Math	10th Grade	% met std	98.0%	72.0%	N/A
2011	Math	10th Grade	% met std	100.0%	75.0%	N/A
2012	Math	10th Grade	% met std	88.0%	77.0%	N/A
2013	Math	10th Grade	% met std	92.0%	78.0%	N/A
2009	English Language Arts	11th Grade	% met std	0%	38.0%	N/A
2009	Math	11th Grade	% met std	0%	35.0%	N/A
2009	English Language Arts	All grades (HS)	% met std	97.0%	53.0%	N/A
2009	Math	All grades (HS)	% met std	93.0%	51.0%	N/A
STAR
2011	Algebra I	10th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	352.4	281.1	N/A
2012	Algebra I	10th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	322.2	283.2	N/A
2013	Algebra I	10th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	301.8	286.5	N/A
2008	Algebra II	10th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	327.2	292.1	N/A
2009	Algebra II	10th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	298.5	295.8	N/A
2010	Algebra II	10th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	321.1	302.8	N/A
2011	Algebra II	10th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	334.6	302.8	N/A
2012	Algebra II	10th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	400.6	303.4	N/A
2013	Algebra II	10th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	330.5	297.9	N/A
2011	Biology/Life Sciences	10th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	422.1	329.7	N/A
2012	Biology/Life Sciences	10th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	374.2	334.2	N/A
2013	Biology/Life Sciences	10th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	337.4	335.3	N/A
2008	Chemistry	10th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	334.2	299.3	N/A
2009	Chemistry	10th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	322.1	300.2	N/A
2010	Chemistry	10th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	333.4	305.3	N/A
2012	Chemistry	10th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	342.6	308.9	N/A
2013	Chemistry	10th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	355.0	314.3	N/A
2008	English Language Arts Standards	10th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	353	318	N/A
2009	English Language Arts Standards	10th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	374.3	320.8	N/A
2010	English Language Arts Standards	10th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	364.2	325.4	N/A
2011	English Language Arts Standards	10th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	371.2	330.4	N/A
2012	English Language Arts Standards	10th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	363.7	332.9	N/A
2013	English Language Arts Standards	10th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	357.0	339.8	N/A
2008	Geometry	10th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	284	264.8	N/A
2009	Geometry	10th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	323.2	269.4	N/A
2012	Geometry	10th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	321.1	278.1	N/A
2013	Geometry	10th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	308.6	283.1	N/A
2008	Science	10th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	365.8	315.9	N/A
2009	Science	10th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	376.4	321.3	N/A
2010	Science	10th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	365.4	327.5	N/A
2011	Science	10th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	405.3	332.1	N/A
2012	Science	10th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	378	336.1	N/A
2013	Science	10th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	376.2	340.6	N/A
2008	World History	10th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	369.1	304.6	N/A
2009	World History	10th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	394.6	307.7	N/A
2010	World History	10th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	402.3	315.8	N/A
2011	World History	10th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	407.3	321.7	N/A
2012	World History	10th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	341.7	327.2	N/A
2013	World History	10th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	360.9	329.5	N/A
2009	Algebra II	11th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	302.3	267.5	N/A
2010	Algebra II	11th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	303.5	268.2	N/A
2012	Algebra II	11th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	336.1	274.4	N/A
2013	Algebra II	11th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	315.1	273.3	N/A
2011	Biology/Life Sciences	11th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	425	332.4	N/A
2012	Chemistry	11th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	378.1	311.3	N/A
2013	Chemistry	11th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	361.7	316.3	N/A
2009	English Language Arts Standards	11th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	362.7	318.5	N/A
2010	English Language Arts Standards	11th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	375.4	323.6	N/A
2011	English Language Arts Standards	11th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	366.5	330	N/A
2012	English Language Arts Standards	11th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	377.5	335	N/A
2013	English Language Arts Standards	11th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	360.4	334.6	N/A
2011	Geometry	11th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	346.7	264.2	N/A
2012	Geometry	11th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	346.7	267.3	N/A
2013	Geometry	11th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	306.4	273.6	N/A
2011	Physics	11th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	407.2	328.6	N/A
2012	Physics	11th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	377.6	328.9	N/A
2012	Summative High School Mathematics	11th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	380.3	318.8	N/A
2013	Summative High School Mathematics	11th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	352.2	322.0	N/A
2009	U.S. History	11th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	379.5	318.2	N/A
2010	U.S. History	11th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	388.6	321.8	N/A
2011	U.S. History	11th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	392.6	328.4	N/A
2012	U.S. History	11th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	357.9	332.9	N/A
2013	U.S. History	11th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	363.5	334.1	N/A
2007	Algebra I	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	320.1	306.9	N/A
2007	English Language Arts Standards	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	336.1	316.4	N/A
2007	General Mathematics	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	329.4	295.3	N/A
2007	History - Social Science Grade 8	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	340.2	308.8	N/A
2007	Science	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	381.2	315.5	N/A
2007	Algebra I	9th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	323.6	281.4	N/A
2008	Algebra I	9th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	297.1	281.6	N/A
2009	Algebra I	9th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	331.8	284.2	N/A
2010	Algebra I	9th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	354.8	286.5	N/A
2011	Algebra I	9th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	310.2	290	N/A
2012	Algebra I	9th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	298.6	293.3	N/A
2013	Algebra I	9th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	294.2	297.8	N/A
2010	Algebra II	9th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	349.7	340.7	N/A
2011	Algebra II	9th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	363.2	345.7	N/A
2007	Biology/Life Sciences	9th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	352.4	314.5	N/A
2008	Biology/Life Sciences	9th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	355.5	316.6	N/A
2009	Biology/Life Sciences	9th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	363.8	316.7	N/A
2012	Biology/Life Sciences	9th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	363	328.3	N/A
2013	Biology/Life Sciences	9th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	363.9	327.6	N/A
2009	Chemistry	9th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	315.7	288.7	N/A
2011	Earth Science	9th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	304.6	310	N/A
2007	English Language Arts Standards	9th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	363.8	320	N/A
2008	English Language Arts Standards	9th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	361.5	323.1	N/A
2009	English Language Arts Standards	9th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	367.1	324.8	N/A
2010	English Language Arts Standards	9th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	380.8	328.1	N/A
2011	English Language Arts Standards	9th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	352.5	331	N/A
2012	English Language Arts Standards	9th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	366.7	335.9	N/A
2013	English Language Arts Standards	9th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	359.8	341.3	N/A
2012	General Mathematics	9th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	369.6	296.3	N/A
2007	Geometry	9th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	311.7	292.4	N/A
2008	Geometry	9th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	294.7	300.3	N/A
2009	Geometry	9th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	358.3	303.6	N/A
2012	Geometry	9th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	335.4	308	N/A
2013	Geometry	9th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	371.0	304.7	N/A
2010	Physics	9th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	358.6	309.7	N/A
2011	Physics	9th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	388	314.5	N/A
2009	World History	9th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	391.6	288.6	N/A
2007	Algebra I	End of course	Mean Scaled Score	321.4	291.2	N/A
2008	Algebra I	End of course	Mean Scaled Score	297.8	295.5	N/A
2009	Algebra I	End of course	Mean Scaled Score	327.6	300.1	N/A
2010	Algebra I	End of course	Mean Scaled Score	345.4	305.7	N/A
2011	Algebra I	End of course	Mean Scaled Score	318.4	309.7	N/A
2012	Algebra I	End of course	Mean Scaled Score	308	315.5	N/A
2013	Algebra I	End of course	Mean Scaled Score	295.7	323.2	N/A
2008	Algebra II	End of course	Mean Scaled Score	327.2	281	N/A
2009	Algebra II	End of course	Mean Scaled Score	306.6	285.9	N/A
2010	Algebra II	End of course	Mean Scaled Score	323.2	290.1	N/A
2011	Algebra II	End of course	Mean Scaled Score	348.4	293.8	N/A
2012	Algebra II	End of course	Mean Scaled Score	360.3	297.5	N/A
2013	Algebra II	End of course	Mean Scaled Score	325.2	296.2	N/A
2007	Biology/Life Sciences	End of course	Mean Scaled Score	352.4	313.6	N/A
2008	Biology/Life Sciences	End of course	Mean Scaled Score	356.3	317	N/A
2009	Biology/Life Sciences	End of course	Mean Scaled Score	367.2	318.1	N/A
2011	Biology/Life Sciences	End of course	Mean Scaled Score	420.6	327.3	N/A
2012	Biology/Life Sciences	End of course	Mean Scaled Score	366.8	331.4	N/A
2013	Biology/Life Sciences	End of course	Mean Scaled Score	361.8	331.7	N/A
2008	Chemistry	End of course	Mean Scaled Score	334.2	295.5	N/A
2009	Chemistry	End of course	Mean Scaled Score	319.8	298.6	N/A
2010	Chemistry	End of course	Mean Scaled Score	333.8	304	N/A
2012	Chemistry	End of course	Mean Scaled Score	363.5	309.3	N/A
2013	Chemistry	End of course	Mean Scaled Score	356.6	313.9	N/A
2011	Earth Science	End of course	Mean Scaled Score	304.5	319.9	N/A
2007	General Mathematics	End of course	Mean Scaled Score	332.1	292.4	N/A
2008	General Mathematics	End of course	Mean Scaled Score	328.4	295.7	N/A
2012	General Mathematics	End of course	Mean Scaled Score	369.6	310.1	N/A
2007	Geometry	End of course	Mean Scaled Score	311.7	274.5	N/A
2008	Geometry	End of course	Mean Scaled Score	288.7	278.4	N/A
2009	Geometry	End of course	Mean Scaled Score	341	284.1	N/A
2011	Geometry	End of course	Mean Scaled Score	350.1	291.5	N/A
2012	Geometry	End of course	Mean Scaled Score	333.3	298	N/A
2013	Geometry	End of course	Mean Scaled Score	336.3	299.6	N/A
2010	Physics	End of course	Mean Scaled Score	359.1	318.5	N/A
2011	Physics	End of course	Mean Scaled Score	392.5	326.2	N/A
2012	Physics	End of course	Mean Scaled Score	378.2	326.7	N/A
2011	Summative High School Mathematics	End of course	Mean Scaled Score	369.7	325.5	N/A
2012	Summative High School Mathematics	End of course	Mean Scaled Score	385.3	328.3	N/A
2013	Summative High School Mathematics	End of course	Mean Scaled Score	352.2	331.7	N/A
2008	World History	End of course	Mean Scaled Score	369.1	300.5	N/A
2009	World History	End of course	Mean Scaled Score	393.5	302.4	N/A
2010	World History	End of course	Mean Scaled Score	399.3	310.4	N/A
2011	World History	End of course	Mean Scaled Score	402.2	315	N/A
2012	World History	End of course	Mean Scaled Score	342.1	319.9	N/A
2013	World History	End of course	Mean Scaled Score	359.7	323.0	N/A

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* Bright Star Secondary Charter Academy High School was rated 5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.