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Bright Star Secondary Charter Academy High School
5431 West 98th St
Los Angeles CA, 90045, Los Angeles County
Phone: 424-789-8337
Ranking: 
(174 out of 1,403, top 12%)*
(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% | 79% |
| 2009 | English Language Arts | 10th Grade | % met std | 96.0% | 71.0% | 79.0% |
| 2010 | English Language Arts | 10th Grade | % met std | 100.0% | 73.0% | 81.0% |
| 2011 | English Language Arts | 10th Grade | % met std | 100.0% | 75.0% | 82.0% |
| 2012 | English Language Arts | 10th Grade | % met std | 94.0% | 76.0% | 83.0% |
| 2013 | English Language Arts | 10th Grade | % met std | 87.0% | 77.0% | 83.0% |
| 2008 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 98% | 66% | 78% |
| 2009 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 93.0% | 70.0% | 80.0% |
| 2010 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 98.0% | 72.0% | 81.0% |
| 2011 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 100.0% | 75.0% | 83.0% |
| 2012 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 88.0% | 77.0% | 84.0% |
| 2013 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 92.0% | 78.0% | 84.0% |
| 2009 | English Language Arts | 11th Grade | % met std | 0% | 38.0% | 38.0% |
| 2009 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 0% | 35.0% | 36.0% |
| 2009 | English Language Arts | All grades (HS) | % met std | 97.0% | 53.0% | 61.0% |
| 2009 | Math | All grades (HS) | % met std | 93.0% | 51.0% | 61.0% |
| STAR | ||||||
| 2011 | Algebra I | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 352.4 | 281.1 | 292.4 |
| 2012 | Algebra I | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 322.2 | 283.2 | 292.4 |
| 2013 | Algebra I | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 301.8 | 286.5 | 294.7 |
| 2008 | Algebra II | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 327.2 | 292.1 | 331.9 |
| 2009 | Algebra II | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 298.5 | 295.8 | 332.5 |
| 2010 | Algebra II | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 321.1 | 302.8 | 339.6 |
| 2011 | Algebra II | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 334.6 | 302.8 | 343.1 |
| 2012 | Algebra II | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 400.6 | 303.4 | 343.8 |
| 2013 | Algebra II | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 330.5 | 297.9 | 335.6 |
| 2011 | Biology/Life Sciences | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 422.1 | 329.7 | 340.1 |
| 2012 | Biology/Life Sciences | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 374.2 | 334.2 | 342.7 |
| 2013 | Biology/Life Sciences | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 337.4 | 335.3 | 341.4 |
| 2008 | Chemistry | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 334.2 | 299.3 | 342 |
| 2009 | Chemistry | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 322.1 | 300.2 | 344 |
| 2010 | Chemistry | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 333.4 | 305.3 | 347.1 |
| 2012 | Chemistry | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 342.6 | 308.9 | 351.5 |
| 2013 | Chemistry | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 355.0 | 314.3 | 350.6 |
| 2008 | English Language Arts Standards | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 353 | 318 | 336.2 |
| 2009 | English Language Arts Standards | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 374.3 | 320.8 | 338.1 |
| 2010 | English Language Arts Standards | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 364.2 | 325.4 | 341.4 |
| 2011 | English Language Arts Standards | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 371.2 | 330.4 | 346.4 |
| 2012 | English Language Arts Standards | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 363.7 | 332.9 | 348.4 |
| 2013 | English Language Arts Standards | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 357.0 | 339.8 | 352.4 |
| 2008 | Geometry | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 284 | 264.8 | 291.4 |
| 2009 | Geometry | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 323.2 | 269.4 | 293.6 |
| 2012 | Geometry | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 321.1 | 278.1 | 299.7 |
| 2013 | Geometry | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 308.6 | 283.1 | 296.9 |
| 2008 | Science | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 365.8 | 315.9 | 337 |
| 2009 | Science | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 376.4 | 321.3 | 343.3 |
| 2010 | Science | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 365.4 | 327.5 | 348.1 |
| 2011 | Science | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 405.3 | 332.1 | 353.1 |
| 2012 | Science | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 378 | 336.1 | 357.3 |
| 2013 | Science | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 376.2 | 340.6 | 360.4 |
| 2008 | World History | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 369.1 | 304.6 | 327.5 |
| 2009 | World History | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 394.6 | 307.7 | 331.5 |
| 2010 | World History | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 402.3 | 315.8 | 338.5 |
| 2011 | World History | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 407.3 | 321.7 | 343.5 |
| 2012 | World History | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 341.7 | 327.2 | 347 |
| 2013 | World History | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 360.9 | 329.5 | 347.9 |
| 2009 | Algebra II | 11th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 302.3 | 267.5 | 290.4 |
| 2010 | Algebra II | 11th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 303.5 | 268.2 | 294.1 |
| 2012 | Algebra II | 11th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 336.1 | 274.4 | 299.7 |
| 2013 | Algebra II | 11th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 315.1 | 273.3 | 294.6 |
| 2011 | Biology/Life Sciences | 11th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 425 | 332.4 | 353.7 |
| 2012 | Chemistry | 11th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 378.1 | 311.3 | 332.5 |
| 2013 | Chemistry | 11th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 361.7 | 316.3 | 334.4 |
| 2009 | English Language Arts Standards | 11th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 362.7 | 318.5 | 332.2 |
| 2010 | English Language Arts Standards | 11th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 375.4 | 323.6 | 336.8 |
| 2011 | English Language Arts Standards | 11th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 366.5 | 330 | 341.7 |
| 2012 | English Language Arts Standards | 11th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 377.5 | 335 | 344.7 |
| 2013 | English Language Arts Standards | 11th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 360.4 | 334.6 | 344.8 |
| 2011 | Geometry | 11th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 346.7 | 264.2 | 281 |
| 2012 | Geometry | 11th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 346.7 | 267.3 | 281.7 |
| 2013 | Geometry | 11th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 306.4 | 273.6 | 280.3 |
| 2011 | Physics | 11th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 407.2 | 328.6 | 358.7 |
| 2012 | Physics | 11th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 377.6 | 328.9 | 359.8 |
| 2012 | Summative High School Mathematics | 11th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 380.3 | 318.8 | 354.6 |
| 2013 | Summative High School Mathematics | 11th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 352.2 | 322.0 | 351.5 |
| 2009 | U.S. History | 11th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 379.5 | 318.2 | 338.5 |
| 2010 | U.S. History | 11th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 388.6 | 321.8 | 341.4 |
| 2011 | U.S. History | 11th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 392.6 | 328.4 | 344.7 |
| 2012 | U.S. History | 11th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 357.9 | 332.9 | 346.9 |
| 2013 | U.S. History | 11th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 363.5 | 334.1 | 348.5 |
| 2007 | Algebra I | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 320.1 | 306.9 | 336.8 |
| 2007 | English Language Arts Standards | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 336.1 | 316.4 | 338.7 |
| 2007 | General Mathematics | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 329.4 | 295.3 | 315.7 |
| 2007 | History - Social Science Grade 8 | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 340.2 | 308.8 | 329.8 |
| 2007 | Science | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 381.2 | 315.5 | 339.7 |
| 2007 | Algebra I | 9th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 323.6 | 281.4 | 302 |
| 2008 | Algebra I | 9th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 297.1 | 281.6 | 302.4 |
| 2009 | Algebra I | 9th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 331.8 | 284.2 | 305.8 |
| 2010 | Algebra I | 9th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 354.8 | 286.5 | 307.9 |
| 2011 | Algebra I | 9th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 310.2 | 290 | 309.3 |
| 2012 | Algebra I | 9th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 298.6 | 293.3 | 311.6 |
| 2013 | Algebra I | 9th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 294.2 | 297.8 | 313.2 |
| 2010 | Algebra II | 9th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 349.7 | 340.7 | 392.8 |
| 2011 | Algebra II | 9th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 363.2 | 345.7 | 396.1 |
| 2007 | Biology/Life Sciences | 9th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 352.4 | 314.5 | 347.8 |
| 2008 | Biology/Life Sciences | 9th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 355.5 | 316.6 | 353.2 |
| 2009 | Biology/Life Sciences | 9th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 363.8 | 316.7 | 355.5 |
| 2012 | Biology/Life Sciences | 9th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 363 | 328.3 | 366.1 |
| 2013 | Biology/Life Sciences | 9th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 363.9 | 327.6 | 363.9 |
| 2009 | Chemistry | 9th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 315.7 | 288.7 | 342 |
| 2011 | Earth Science | 9th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 304.6 | 310 | 332.6 |
| 2007 | English Language Arts Standards | 9th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 363.8 | 320 | 345 |
| 2008 | English Language Arts Standards | 9th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 361.5 | 323.1 | 348 |
| 2009 | English Language Arts Standards | 9th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 367.1 | 324.8 | 349.7 |
| 2010 | English Language Arts Standards | 9th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 380.8 | 328.1 | 353.7 |
| 2011 | English Language Arts Standards | 9th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 352.5 | 331 | 357.7 |
| 2012 | English Language Arts Standards | 9th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 366.7 | 335.9 | 361.5 |
| 2013 | English Language Arts Standards | 9th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 359.8 | 341.3 | 363.9 |
| 2012 | General Mathematics | 9th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 369.6 | 296.3 | 300.1 |
| 2007 | Geometry | 9th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 311.7 | 292.4 | 345.5 |
| 2008 | Geometry | 9th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 294.7 | 300.3 | 345.5 |
| 2009 | Geometry | 9th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 358.3 | 303.6 | 346.9 |
| 2012 | Geometry | 9th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 335.4 | 308 | 349.2 |
| 2013 | Geometry | 9th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 371.0 | 304.7 | 345.3 |
| 2010 | Physics | 9th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 358.6 | 309.7 | 337.4 |
| 2011 | Physics | 9th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 388 | 314.5 | 342 |
| 2009 | World History | 9th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 391.6 | 288.6 | 330.3 |
| 2007 | Algebra I | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 321.4 | 291.2 | 311.1 |
| 2008 | Algebra I | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 297.8 | 295.5 | 314.6 |
| 2009 | Algebra I | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 327.6 | 300.1 | 319.7 |
| 2010 | Algebra I | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 345.4 | 305.7 | 323.9 |
| 2011 | Algebra I | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 318.4 | 309.7 | 326.9 |
| 2012 | Algebra I | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 308 | 315.5 | 330.4 |
| 2013 | Algebra I | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 295.7 | 323.2 | 334.1 |
| 2008 | Algebra II | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 327.2 | 281 | 316.1 |
| 2009 | Algebra II | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 306.6 | 285.9 | 317.9 |
| 2010 | Algebra II | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 323.2 | 290.1 | 324 |
| 2011 | Algebra II | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 348.4 | 293.8 | 328.3 |
| 2012 | Algebra II | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 360.3 | 297.5 | 331.2 |
| 2013 | Algebra II | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 325.2 | 296.2 | 325.2 |
| 2007 | Biology/Life Sciences | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 352.4 | 313.6 | 335.6 |
| 2008 | Biology/Life Sciences | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 356.3 | 317 | 340.1 |
| 2009 | Biology/Life Sciences | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 367.2 | 318.1 | 343 |
| 2011 | Biology/Life Sciences | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 420.6 | 327.3 | 351.7 |
| 2012 | Biology/Life Sciences | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 366.8 | 331.4 | 354.9 |
| 2013 | Biology/Life Sciences | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 361.8 | 331.7 | 354.0 |
| 2008 | Chemistry | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 334.2 | 295.5 | 330.5 |
| 2009 | Chemistry | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 319.8 | 298.6 | 333 |
| 2010 | Chemistry | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 333.8 | 304 | 336.7 |
| 2012 | Chemistry | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 363.5 | 309.3 | 342.2 |
| 2013 | Chemistry | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 356.6 | 313.9 | 342.9 |
| 2011 | Earth Science | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 304.5 | 319.9 | 330.9 |
| 2007 | General Mathematics | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 332.1 | 292.4 | 311 |
| 2008 | General Mathematics | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 328.4 | 295.7 | 315.2 |
| 2012 | General Mathematics | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 369.6 | 310.1 | 318 |
| 2007 | Geometry | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 311.7 | 274.5 | 310.2 |
| 2008 | Geometry | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 288.7 | 278.4 | 310.7 |
| 2009 | Geometry | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 341 | 284.1 | 313.4 |
| 2011 | Geometry | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 350.1 | 291.5 | 320.3 |
| 2012 | Geometry | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 333.3 | 298 | 322.8 |
| 2013 | Geometry | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 336.3 | 299.6 | 320.8 |
| 2010 | Physics | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 359.1 | 318.5 | 349.1 |
| 2011 | Physics | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 392.5 | 326.2 | 354.3 |
| 2012 | Physics | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 378.2 | 326.7 | 355.2 |
| 2011 | Summative High School Mathematics | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 369.7 | 325.5 | 359.3 |
| 2012 | Summative High School Mathematics | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 385.3 | 328.3 | 362.6 |
| 2013 | Summative High School Mathematics | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 352.2 | 331.7 | 360.2 |
| 2008 | World History | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 369.1 | 300.5 | 324.8 |
| 2009 | World History | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 393.5 | 302.4 | 329 |
| 2010 | World History | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 399.3 | 310.4 | 336.8 |
| 2011 | World History | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 402.2 | 315 | 342 |
| 2012 | World History | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 342.1 | 319.9 | 345.7 |
| 2013 | World History | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 359.7 | 323.0 | 346.7 |
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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.