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New Millennium Secondary

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New Millennium Secondary ranks 1583 rd of 2162 California high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

Public, Charter Grades 9-12

1583^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,162 California High Schools

Better than 27% of California high schools

Summary

New Millennium Secondary is a public charter high school located in Gardena, California, serving grades 9-12 with a total enrollment of 145 students. The school is part of the New Millennium Secondary District, which is ranked 1248 out of 1543 districts in California and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Academically, New Millennium Secondary has consistently low performance compared to the state and nearby schools. In the 2024-2025 school year, only 36.67% of students were proficient or better in English Language Arts/Literacy, and only 10% were proficient or better in Mathematics, significantly below the state averages of 56.96% and 30.5%, respectively. The school's performance on the CAST Science assessment is also very low, with only 4% of students proficient or better, compared to the state average of 28.02%. Nearby schools like Torrance High and California Academy of Mathematics and Science have significantly higher proficiency rates in all subject areas.

New Millennium Secondary's four-year graduation rate has fluctuated between 77.5% and 91.7% over the past few years, with the most recent rate being 86.4% in 2023-2024. The school's dropout rate has also been inconsistent, ranging from 0% to 8.9% in recent years, with the most recent rate being 8.9% in 2023-2024. Compared to nearby schools, New Millennium Secondary's graduation and dropout rates are generally on par. The school serves a predominantly low-income student population, with 73.1% to 83.44% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch in recent years, and has struggled with high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 20.4% to 35% in recent years.

116

Students ?

11.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

78.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1301 West 182nd St.
Gardena, CA 90248-3322

(310) 999-6162

District: New Millennium Secondary District

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

53.4%

African American:

35.3%

Two or more races:

6.9%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Rebounding — 14th percentile in 2022 → 27th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is rebounding — up to 27th (2025) from a 14th-percentile low (2022)

✓Small classes — about 12 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (18% vs 41% meeting standards)

!Graduation rate below the California average (78% vs 86%)

!High chronic absenteeism (32% vs 19% California)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school18%

California avg41%

1,583^rd of 2,162

California public high schools ?

Bottom 27%▼ down 8 pts since 2019

From bottom 35% (2019) to bottom 27% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1248^th of 1,543New Millennium Secondary District among California districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	25.4	1583 of 2162	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	33.2	1419 of 2159	34.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	22.8	1645 of 2170	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	14.1	1831 of 2123	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	28.0	935 of 1290	27.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	32.3	1384 of 2133	35.1%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2019	26.0	436 of 592	26.4%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2023	41.4	518 of 1064	51.3%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	14.2	1617 of 1906	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	28.1	1377 of 1915	28.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	21.4	1498 of 1915	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	9.6	973 of 1054	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	35.6	1160 of 1833	36.7%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	32.3	1314 of 1900	30.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	38.8	1186 of 1902	37.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	31.3	1321 of 1917	31.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	19.0	1513 of 1861	18.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	45.9	986 of 1814	45.6%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	28.2	1454 of 2013	27.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	42.4	1137 of 2026	43.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	21.3	1583 of 2030	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	17.6	1611 of 1943	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	38.4	723 of 1126	35.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	34.4	1269 of 1937	34.5%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	34.9	1243 of 1942	36.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	32.4	1277 of 1948	34.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	22.7	1493 of 1963	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	13.5	1687 of 1916	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	53.3	473 of 1122	57.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	23.8	1380 of 1880	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2023	45.2	517 of 1197	56.8%	★★★☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Special Education (2023)57th percentile+33 vs school

English Language Learner (2023)51st percentile+27 vs school

Male (2025)36th percentile+9 vs school

Hispanic (2025)31st percentile+4 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)28th percentile~ school

African American (2019)26th percentile-9 vs school

Female (2025)15th percentile-12 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy37%-12 vs state

Mathematics10%-27 vs state

Science4%-29 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				CAST Science (2025)				Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy (2025)					Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics (2025)					Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients (2025)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	CAST Science 8th Grade	CAST Science 11th Grade	CAST Science 12th Grade	CAST Science All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 6th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 8th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 11th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 6th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 8th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 11th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
New Millennium Secondary	Public, Charter	9-12	1301 West 182nd St.	Gardena	90248	Los Angeles County	New Millennium Secondary District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 999-6162	116	10	11.7	78.4%	2 (1.7%)	41 (35.3%)	62 (53.4%)	2 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.9%)	8 (6.9%)	25.4	1583^rd of 2162 public high schools	26.8%		33.2	1419^th of 2159 public high schools	34.3%	164			4.0	4.0				36.7	36.7				10.0	10.0
Gardena Senior High	Public	9-12	1301 West 182nd St.	Gardena	90248	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 354-5000	1,343	76	17.6	93.5%	22 (1.6%)	335 (24.9%)	879 (65.5%)	61 (4.5%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (0.5%)	39 (2.9%)	49.5	1052^nd of 2162 public high schools	51.3%		29	1517^th of 2159 public high schools	29.7%	465		18.7	5.9	18.1				46.3	46.3				34.5	34.5	$39,341	$36,476	$2,865
Moneta Continuation	Public	9-12	17951 South Budlong Ave.	Gardena	90248	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 354-4951	46	3	15.2	100.0%	2 (4.3%)	11 (23.9%)	30 (65.2%)	1 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (2.2%)	1 (2.2%)	14.6	1818^th of 2162 public high schools	15.9%		14.3	1837^th of 2159 public high schools	14.9%	19		0.0	0.0	0.0				8.3	8.3				12.5	12.5	$58,834	$56,722	$2,112
Environmental Charter High - Gardena	Public, Charter	9-12	2818 Manhattan Beach Blvd.	Gardena	90249	Los Angeles County	Environmental Charter High - Gardena District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(424) 295-9898	454	28	16.4	87.2%	0 (0.0%)	75 (16.5%)	347 (76.4%)	6 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.9%)	22 (4.8%)	74.2	504^th of 2162 public high schools	76.7%		62.3	713^th of 2159 public high schools	67.0%	209			36.2	36.2				71.0	71.0				25.5	25.5	$38,592	$37,830	$762
North High	Public	9-12	3620 West 182nd St.	Torrance	90504	Los Angeles County	Torrance Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 533-4412	1,812	69	26.4	44.6%	173 (9.5%)	139 (7.7%)	846 (46.7%)	492 (27.2%)	1 (0.1%)	18 (1.0%)	142 (7.8%)	90.3	194^th of 2162 public high schools	91.0%		89.6	238^th of 2159 public high schools	89.0%	44		46.2		45.9				85.0	85.0				54.6	54.6	$16,774	$16,316	$458
California Academy of Mathematics and Science	Public	9-12	1000 East Victoria St. Bldg. S	Carson	90747	Los Angeles County	Long Beach Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 243-2025	673	27	24.8	37.4%	30 (4.5%)	46 (6.8%)	227 (33.7%)	342 (50.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	27 (4.0%)	99.4	4^th of 2162 public high schools	99.8%		99.4	7^th of 2159 public high schools	99.7%	3			87.0	87.0				98.7	98.7				94.9	94.9	$25,059	$23,904	$1,155
Compton Community Day High	Public	9-12	2300 West Caldwell St.	Compton	90220	Los Angeles County	Compton Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 898-6154	6	2	2.6		0 (0.0%)	1 (16.7%)	5 (83.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)															$3,135	$00	$3,135
Magnolia Science Academy 3	Public, Charter	6-12	1254 East Helmick St.	Carson	90746	Los Angeles County	Magnolia Science Academy 3 District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 637-3806	411	18	22.6	72.5%	1 (0.2%)	174 (42.3%)	224 (54.5%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	9 (2.2%)	55.1	934^th of 2162 public high schools	56.8%		45.2	1118^th of 2159 public high schools	48.2%	184	13.2		9.4	11.3	30.4	36.1	12.0	70.2	38.0	19.6	13.3	11.5	25.0	17.4
Benjamin Banneker Career and Transition Center	Public	12	14024 South San Pedro St.	Los Angeles	90061	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 324-6668	196	19	10.1	95.4%	3 (1.5%)	36 (18.4%)	153 (78.1%)	2 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)								(n/a)
Torrance High	Public	9-12	2200 Carson St.	Torrance	90501	Los Angeles County	Torrance Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 533-4396	1,879	75	25.0	36.4%	281 (15.0%)	81 (4.3%)	833 (44.3%)	518 (27.6%)	1 (0.1%)	6 (0.3%)	158 (8.4%)	85.6	298^th of 2162 public high schools	86.2%		86.7	286^th of 2159 public high schools	86.8%	12		41.5	6.7	40.5				79.8	79.8				51.3	51.3	$16,504	$16,042	$462

Frequently Asked Questions about New Millennium Secondary

How many students attend New Millennium Secondary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 116 students attended New Millennium Secondary.

What district is New Millennium Secondary in?

New Millennium Secondary District

Is New Millennium Secondary a good school?

New Millennium Secondary ranks 1583^rd of 2162 California high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of New Millennium Secondary?

Students at New Millennium Secondary are 53% Hispanic, 35% African American, 7% Two or more races, 2% White, 2% Asian.

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