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Henry T. Gage Middle

Q: Is Henry T. Gage Middle a good school?

Henry T. Gage Middle ranks 2025 th of 2761 California middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

2025^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,761 California Middle Schools

Better than 27% of California middle schools

Summary

Henry T. Gage Middle is a public middle school in Huntington Park, California, serving 1,191 students in grades 6-8 as part of the Los Angeles Unified School District. The school faces significant challenges, consistently ranking in the bottom half of California middle schools on academic performance measures and having high rates of chronic absenteeism.

Henry T. Gage Middle's academic performance is well below state and district averages, with only 32.1% of students proficient or better in English Language Arts/Literacy and just 18.77% proficient in Mathematics. The school's performance is particularly low for certain student subgroups. Nearby schools in the same district, such as Orchard Academies 2C and Orchard Academies 2B, generally perform better on academic measures, but they also struggle with high chronic absenteeism rates. Some charter schools in the area, like Aspire Centennial College Preparatory Academy, outperform Henry T. Gage Middle on academic measures and have lower chronic absenteeism rates.

The high rates of poverty and economic disadvantage among the student population at Henry T. Gage Middle, with around 96% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, may be a significant factor contributing to the school's academic challenges. Addressing the chronic absenteeism issue at the school could also be a key focus for improvement. Overall, the educational landscape in this region appears to be struggling, with high levels of poverty and economic disadvantage impacting student outcomes across both traditional public schools and charter schools.

1,139

Students ?

16.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$37,943

Per pupil spending ?

95.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2880 East Gage Ave.
Huntington Park, CA 90255-4346

(323) 826-1500

District: Los Angeles Unified

Students who attend Henry T. Gage Middle usually attend:

High:	Huntington Park Senior High
	Linda Esperanza Marquez High A Hntngtn Park Inst of Appl Med
	Linda Esperanza Marquez High B LIBRA Academy
	Linda Esperanza Marquez High C School of Social Justice

Feeder schools for Henry T. Gage Middle:

Elementary:	Hope Street Elementary
	Lucille Roybal-Allard Elementary
	Middleton Primary Center
	Middleton Street Elementary
	More...
	Miles Avenue Elementary
	Pacific Boulevard
	San Antonio Elementary
	State Street Elementary

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

97.5%

White:

1.8%

African American:

0.3%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Recently slipping — 38th percentile in 2024 → 27th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (24% vs 41% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped from its 38th-percentile peak (2024) to 27th (2025)

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school24%

District avg39%

California avg41%

2,025^th of 2,761

California public middle schools ?

Bottom 27%▲ up 5 pts since 2015

From bottom 22% (2015) to bottom 27% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

58^th of 83Middle Schools in the Los Angeles Unified

791^st of 1,543Los Angeles Unified 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	24.7	2025 of 2761	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	32.0	1730 of 2783	37.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	26.7	1957 of 2781	29.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	29.7	1790 of 2740	34.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	19.6	2196 of 2715	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	17.0	2112 of 2480	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	17.0	2148 of 2508	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	20.4	2010 of 2497	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	22.3	1932 of 2477	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	20.0	2013 of 2379	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	20.1	1908 of 2259	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	14.3	2010 of 2236	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	22.6	1770 of 2179	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	14.2	1852 of 2063	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	14.1	1813 of 2005	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	8.5	1895 of 1999	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	10.6	1677 of 1804	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	10.8	1660 of 1777	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2004	16.8	1524 of 1769	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	38.2	818 of 1531	46.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	31.3	995 of 1491	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	25.4	1116 of 1369	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	27.2	1369 of 1478	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	29.8	1233 of 1521	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	24.6	1479 of 1540	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	28.4	1207 of 1442	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	25.0	1258 of 1364	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	26.5	1818 of 2533	28.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	35.9	1478 of 2551	42.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	28.8	1697 of 2531	33.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	32.0	1592 of 2509	36.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	19.1	1975 of 2380	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	16.2	1963 of 2262	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	34.1	1505 of 2395	37.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	43.8	1168 of 2388	51.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	35.5	1426 of 2374	39.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	41.6	1238 of 2359	47.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	26.7	1653 of 2213	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	23.2	1676 of 2072	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	37.8	294 of 477	38.4%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	32.6	1658 of 2542	34.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	42.5	1285 of 2579	50.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	37.0	1457 of 2531	42.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	42.9	1237 of 2458	49.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	26.8	1809 of 2369	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	23.7	1788 of 2230	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	22.7	1970 of 2534	22.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	27.3	1788 of 2552	29.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	24.5	1881 of 2538	25.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	27.7	1751 of 2527	30.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	19.4	2011 of 2407	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	17.7	1941 of 2273	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	28.3	1160 of 1566	25.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	33.3	991 of 1552	36.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	28.3	1135 of 1531	25.9%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	3.8	1489 of 1520	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	17.6	1290 of 1537	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	27.4	1123 of 1543	27.2%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Disabled (2022)47th percentile+12 vs school

Homeless (2025)38th percentile+12 vs school

Hispanic (2025)37th percentile+11 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)35th percentile+8 vs school

Female (2025)28th percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)26th percentile~ school

Male (2025)22nd percentile-4 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)7th percentile-30 vs school

White (2025)2nd percentile-25 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy32%-17 vs state

Mathematics19%-19 vs state

Science19%-14 vs state

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by a student on FaceBook
Friday, October 5, 2012

This school has become better over time. I certainly have seen improvment since I have been here. Since my first day I have enjoyed this school. I have had better CST scores in math now, scoring a perfect 600 last year. It also has good things to offer such a all the after school programs and Magnet academy events that we now have. I think your expeirence will also differ depending on the academy and teachers you have. I think the magent certainly is the best not just for the education but for the fun we get to have. If anyone will want to go to this school I certainly recommend the magnet academy. In the magnet the teachers are nice and always try to make the best possible desions for their students. The counsler is also very nice to everybody. I don't know a single student who doesn't feel comfortable talking to her, and from personal expierence I know most students will not really talk to the teachers and staff but i feel comfortable talking to everybody. Without her I feel the magnet would not be as fun and enjoyable as it is now. To conclude I think this is a good school and I think the good things don't get recognized at all. Close Quote

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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 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 All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 6th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 8th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Henry T. Gage Middle	Public	6-8	2880 East Gage Ave.	Huntington Park	90255	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 826-1500	1,139	67	16.9	95.2%	20 (1.8%)	3 (0.3%)	1,110 (97.5%)	3 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.3%)	24.7	2025^th of 2761 public middle schools	26.7%		32	1730^th of 2783 public middle schools	37.8%	295	18.5	18.5	29.1	29.3	37.4	32.1	20.3	17.8	18.6	18.8	$37,943	$35,214	$2,729
Aspire Centennial College Preparatory Academy	Public, Charter	6-8	2079 Saturn Ave.	Huntington Park	94606	Alameda County	Aspire Centennial College Preparatory Academy District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 826-9616	527	19	27.2	99.1%	3 (0.6%)	8 (1.5%)	508 (96.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.5%)	48.2	1232^nd of 2761 public middle schools	55.4%		45.9	1279^th of 2783 public middle schools	54.0%	47	26.2	26.2	50.4	50.0	51.4	50.6	30.3	26.5	28.2	28.1
Magnolia Science Academy Bell	Public, Charter	6-8	6411 Orchard Ave.	Bell	90201	Los Angeles County	Magnolia Science Academy Bell District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 826-3925	385	18	20.8	77.1%	19 (4.9%)	1 (0.3%)	360 (93.5%)	5 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23.9	2057^th of 2761 public middle schools	25.5%		26.9	1958^th of 2783 public middle schools	29.6%	99	15.0	15.0	31.9	39.2	26.5	33.0	23.9	21.6	8.3	17.5
Orchard Academies 2C	Public	6-8	6411 Orchard Ave.	Bell	90201	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 826-3900	395	19	20.3	97.7%	8 (2.0%)	1 (0.3%)	382 (96.7%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	35	1643^rd of 2761 public middle schools	40.5%		30.7	1786^th of 2783 public middle schools	35.8%	143	17.8	17.8	42.0	44.0	40.8	42.2	21.0	26.6	21.9	23.2	$36,156	$34,476	$1,680
Orchard Academies 2B	Public	6-8	6411 Orchard Ave.	Bell	90201	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 826-3900	352	22	16.2	92.0%	10 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	339 (96.3%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	23.5	2079^th of 2761 public middle schools	24.7%		21	2217^th of 2783 public middle schools	20.3%	138	13.6	13.6	29.0	37.9	39.3	37.5	19.4	12.4	10.8	12.5	$42,104	$38,182	$3,922
Walnut Park Mid B Sci Technical Engr and Math Academy	Public	6-8	7500 Marbrisa Ave.	Walnut Park	90255	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 277-2600	365	18	20.5	94.8%	8 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	354 (97.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	37.5	1557^th of 2761 public middle schools	43.6%		36.3	1586^th of 2783 public middle schools	43.0%	29	25.0	25.0	42.9	39.8	47.7	43.5	19.6	20.8	25.8	22.2	$29,511	$27,956	$1,555
Walnut Park Mid A School of Soc Just and Service Learning	Public	6-8	7500 Marbrisa Ave.	Walnut Park	90255	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 277-2600	371	19	19.2	92.5%	6 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	365 (98.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	46.6	1280^th of 2761 public middle schools	53.6%		44	1339^th of 2783 public middle schools	51.9%	59	24.1	24.1	47.1	45.9	45.1	45.9	26.4	37.3	29.3	31.6	$37,633	$33,708	$3,925
Chester W. Nimitz Middle	Public	6-8	6021 Carmelita Ave.	Huntington Park	90255	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 887-5400	1,057	61	17.2	95.4%	20 (1.9%)	4 (0.4%)	1,032 (97.6%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	36.1	1614^th of 2761 public middle schools	41.5%		30.1	1811^th of 2783 public middle schools	34.9%	197	21.4	21.4	40.0	45.7	32.6	39.3	32.6	26.9	19.8	26.1	$37,326	$34,876	$2,450
PREPA TEC - Los Angeles	Public, Charter	6-8	8001 Santa Fe Ave.	Walnut Park	90255	Los Angeles County	PREPA TEC - Los Angeles District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 800-2739	319	16	19.4	90.9%	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	316 (99.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	12.5	2534^th of 2761 public middle schools	8.2%		15.8	2445^th of 2783 public middle schools	12.1%	89	3.6	3.6	27.7	29.4	23.9	26.9	8.6	7.5	5.5	7.1
Alliance Kory Hunter Middle	Public, Charter	6-8	5886 Compton Ave.	Los Angeles	90001	Los Angeles County	Alliance Kory Hunter Middle District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 484-0450	470	26	18.3	97.0%	6 (1.3%)	12 (2.6%)	449 (95.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.6%)	41.5	1449^th of 2761 public middle schools	47.5%		29.5	1828^th of 2783 public middle schools	34.3%	379	25.5	25.5	44.0	38.3	55.0	45.7	25.2	24.7	25.5	25.1

Frequently Asked Questions about Henry T. Gage Middle

Is Henry T. Gage Middle a good school?

Henry T. Gage Middle ranks 2025^th of 2761 California middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

How many students attend Henry T. Gage Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,139 students attended Henry T. Gage Middle.

What district is Henry T. Gage Middle in?

Los Angeles Unified

What is the racial makeup of Henry T. Gage Middle?

Students at Henry T. Gage Middle are 97% Hispanic, 2% White.

What high school do graduates of Henry T. Gage Middle attend?

Students who attend Henry T. Gage Middle usually go on to attend Huntington Park Senior High

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