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South Gate Middle

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South Gate Middle ranks 1431 st of 2761 California middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

1431^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,761 California Middle Schools

Better than 48% of California middle schools

Summary

South Gate Middle is a public middle school in the Los Angeles Unified school district, serving about 1,200 students in grades 6-8 in a high-need community where nearly all students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch.

While the school's test scores are generally below the state average, it stands out as a stronger performer compared to most other middle schools in the area. For example, it ranks higher than nearby schools like Southeast Middle and Henry T. Gage Middle. The school shows particular strength in science, where student proficiency actually exceeds both the district and state averages, and it also performs relatively well in mathematics compared to its neighbors. Furthermore, the school has demonstrated a consistent record of improvement over the last decade and is notably effective in supporting its Hispanic and low-income student populations.

Like many schools, South Gate Middle faces challenges with chronic student absences, though its rate is better than several surrounding schools such as Hosler Middle. The school's resources per student are typical for the Los Angeles Unified district. Other interesting points include a strong Spanish language arts program and a noticeable, persistent gap in performance between female and male students. Overall, the school is on a positive trajectory, making steady gains while serving a community with significant economic needs.

1,192

Students ?

19.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$21,792

Per pupil spending ?

93.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

4100 Firestone Blvd.
South Gate, CA 90280-3218

(323) 568-4000

District: Los Angeles Unified

Students who attend South Gate Middle usually attend:

High:	International Studies Learning Center at Legacy High School Complex
	Sci Technical Engr Arts and Math at Legacy High School Complex
	South East High
	South Gate Senior High
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	Visual and Performing Arts at Legacy High School Complex

Feeder schools for South Gate Middle:

Elementary:	Bryson Avenue Elementary
	Independence Elementary
	San Gabriel Avenue Elementary
	San Miguel Elementary
	More...
	Tweedy Elementary
	Victoria Avenue Elementary

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

96.8%

White:

2.4%

Asian:

0.3%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 14th percentile in 2013 → 48th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 34 percentile points since 2013

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (34% vs 41% meeting standards)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school34%

District avg39%

California avg41%

1,431^st of 2,761

California public middle schools ?

Bottom 48%▲ up 17 pts since 2015

From bottom 31% (2015) to bottom 48% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

31^st 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	42.0	1431 of 2761	48.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	37.2	1559 of 2783	44.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	32.3	1723 of 2781	38.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	30.1	1767 of 2740	35.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	30.5	1772 of 2715	34.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	25.6	1793 of 2480	27.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	23.6	1908 of 2508	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	30.0	1648 of 2497	34.0%	★★☆☆☆
2015	28.0	1706 of 2477	31.1%	★★☆☆☆
2013	18.3	2045 of 2379	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	27.1	1736 of 2259	23.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	23.0	1831 of 2236	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	26.3	1688 of 2179	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	27.2	1546 of 2063	25.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	26.2	1528 of 2005	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	14.7	1785 of 1999	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	12.4	1655 of 1804	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	9.6	1683 of 1777	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2004	11.7	1641 of 1769	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	34.4	912 of 1531	40.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	28.2	1081 of 1491	27.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	26.0	1087 of 1369	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	36.5	876 of 1478	40.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	25.2	1467 of 1521	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	23.4	1511 of 1540	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	30.7	1078 of 1442	25.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	24.2	1291 of 1364	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	44.9	1245 of 2533	50.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	37.5	1423 of 2551	44.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	30.4	1629 of 2531	35.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	29.9	1667 of 2509	33.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	29.7	1635 of 2380	31.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	22.7	1748 of 2262	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	56.9	830 of 2395	65.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	50.6	980 of 2388	59.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	43.8	1160 of 2374	51.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	42.9	1196 of 2359	49.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	42.2	1182 of 2213	46.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	35.7	1308 of 2072	36.9%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	54.9	921 of 2542	63.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	45.2	1194 of 2579	53.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	44.1	1203 of 2531	52.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	42.4	1251 of 2458	49.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	41.2	1291 of 2369	45.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	36.4	1373 of 2230	38.4%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	37.0	1466 of 2534	42.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	35.8	1477 of 2552	42.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	33.6	1533 of 2538	39.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	30.6	1624 of 2527	35.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	29.6	1621 of 2407	32.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	27.6	1602 of 2273	29.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	39.1	825 of 1566	47.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	37.7	847 of 1552	45.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	36.2	877 of 1531	42.7%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	46.0	811 of 1520	46.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	38.6	940 of 1543	39.1%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Hispanic (2025)65th percentile+17 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)64th percentile+16 vs school

Female (2025)51st percentile+3 vs school

Special Education (2025)47th percentile~ school

White (2025)47th percentile~ school

Male (2025)42nd percentile-6 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)41st percentile-3 vs school

Disabled (2022)40th percentile+5 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy40%-9 vs state

Science30%-3 vs state

Mathematics29%-8 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 (2024)
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	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
South Gate Middle	Public	6-8	4100 Firestone Blvd.	South Gate	90280	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 568-4000	1,192	60	19.8	93.4%	29 (2.4%)	2 (0.2%)	1,154 (96.8%)	4 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.3%)	42	1431^st of 2761 public middle schools	48.2%		37.2	1559^th of 2783 public middle schools	44.0%	128	30.1	30.1	41.1	39.7	40.1	40.2	29.8	28.4	29.8	29.3	$21,792	$4,140	$17,652
Cesar Chavez Middle	Public	7-8	3898 Abbott Rd.	Lynwood	90262	Los Angeles County	Lynwood Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 886-7300	882	35	25.5	95.4%	3 (0.3%)	22 (2.5%)	850 (96.4%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.2%)	19.1	2263^rd of 2761 public middle schools	18.0%		21.2	2211^th of 2783 public middle schools	20.6%	52	11.0	11.0		34.9	23.8	29.6		20.3	9.1	14.9
Southeast Middle	Public	6-8	2560 Tweedy Blvd.	South Gate	90280	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 568-3100	1,215	64	18.9	94.7%	25 (2.1%)	15 (1.2%)	1,167 (96.0%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (0.5%)	22.6	2126^th of 2761 public middle schools	23.0%		24	2085^th of 2783 public middle schools	25.1%	41	13.6	13.6	34.4	33.4	34.9	34.2	18.3	17.0	11.7	15.4	$21,415	$4,431	$16,984
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	$19,660	$1,354	$18,306
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	$21,846	$3,583	$18,263
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	$23,869	$5,736	$18,133
Hosler Middle	Public	7-8	11300 Spruce St.	Lynwood	90262	Los Angeles County	Lynwood Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 603-1447	754	35	21.2	95.5%	1 (0.1%)	34 (4.5%)	715 (94.8%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	17.5	2339^th of 2761 public middle schools	15.3%		17.8	2355^th of 2783 public middle schools	15.4%	16	8.3	8.3		30.1	20.3	24.9		20.5	15.2	17.7
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	$22,652	$3,755	$18,897
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	$23,264	$4,299	$18,965
Bell Gardens Intermediate	Public	6-8	5841 Live Oak St.	Bell Gardens	90201	Los Angeles County	Montebello Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 927-1319	790	42	18.9	93.4%	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.3%)	786 (99.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	31.3	1785^th of 2761 public middle schools	35.3%		30.2	1807^th of 2783 public middle schools	35.1%	22	19.1	19.1	27.5	40.6	41.6	37.2	20.0	21.4	25.8	22.6	$13,270	$1,141	$12,129

Frequently Asked Questions about South Gate Middle

How many students attend South Gate Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,192 students attended South Gate Middle.

What is the racial makeup of South Gate Middle?

Students at South Gate Middle are 97% Hispanic, 2% White.

What high school do graduates of South Gate Middle attend?

Students who attend South Gate Middle usually go on to attend International Studies Learning Center at Legacy High School Complex

What district is South Gate Middle in?

Los Angeles Unified

Is South Gate Middle a good school?

South Gate Middle ranks 1431^st of 2761 California middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

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