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South Gate Senior High

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South Gate Senior High ranks 915 th of 2162 California high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

915^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,162 California High Schools

Better than 58% of California high schools

Summary

South Gate Senior High is a large public high school serving 1,681 students in grades 9-12 within the Los Angeles Unified district, showing significant recent improvement in its statewide ranking.

The school has made impressive academic gains, jumping 21 percentile points in one year to rank in the 58th percentile statewide, which is a stronger recent improvement than nearby South East High. It excels in English Language Arts, outperforming both district and state averages, and is particularly effective with its student population, ranking in the 71st percentile for that subgroup. The school also maintains a strong graduation rate of 88.8%. However, it faces notable challenges with chronic absenteeism (35.3%) and has lower proficiency in mathematics and science compared to district and state averages, similar to Bell Senior High in math.

Compared to other schools, South Gate Senior High sits in the middle of the pack—it outperforms some traditional schools but generally lags behind higher-performing local charter schools like Alliance Margaret M. Bloomfield Technology Academy High and Animo Pat Brown. The school's performance has been volatile year-to-year, suggesting it is responsive to specific initiatives. Its ability to graduate students at a high rate despite academic and attendance hurdles points to strong support systems in place for student success.

1,681

Students ?

18.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$20,462

Per pupil spending ?

93.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

3351 Firestone Blvd.
South Gate, CA 90280-2937

(323) 568-5600

District: Los Angeles Unified

Feeder schools for South Gate Senior High:

Elementary:	Bryson Avenue Elementary
	Independence Elementary
	Liberty Boulevard Elementary
	Madison Elementary
	More...
	Montara Avenue Elementary
	San Gabriel Avenue Elementary
	San Miguel Elementary
	Stanford Avenue Elementary
	Stanford Primary Center
	Tweedy Elementary
	Victoria Avenue Elementary
	Willow Elementary
Middle:	South Gate Middle
	Southeast Middle

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

96.8%

White:

1.8%

African American:

0.7%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 46th percentile in 2015 → 58th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 12 percentile points since 2015

✓Above the California median (58th percentile)

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (36% vs 41% meeting standards)

!High chronic absenteeism (35% vs 19% California)

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school36%

District avg39%

California avg41%

915^th of 2,162

California public high schools ?

Top 42%▲ up 12 pts since 2015

From bottom 46% (2015) to top 42% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

47^th of 153High 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	55.7	915 of 2162	57.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	35.4	1358 of 2159	37.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	34.0	1380 of 2170	36.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	37.7	1243 of 2123	41.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	50.7	596 of 1290	53.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	43.1	1151 of 2133	46.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	55.8	890 of 2017	55.9%	★★★☆☆
2017	56.4	876 of 2021	56.7%	★★★☆☆
2016	46.7	1076 of 2039	47.2%	★★☆☆☆
2015	44.6	1079 of 1994	45.9%	★★☆☆☆
2013	43.2	976 of 2426	59.8%	★★★☆☆
2012	34.7	1189 of 2354	49.5%	★★☆☆☆
2011	33.9	1209 of 2367	48.9%	★★☆☆☆
2010	26.5	1375 of 2281	39.7%	★★☆☆☆
2009	28.1	1478 of 2238	34.0%	★★☆☆☆
2008	23.5	1380 of 2117	34.8%	★★☆☆☆
2007	21.8	1423 of 2063	31.0%	★★☆☆☆
2006	25.4	1242 of 1968	36.9%	★★☆☆☆
2005	28.2	1092 of 1901	42.6%	★★☆☆☆
2004	26.9	1014 of 1653	38.7%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	22.5	1037 of 1161	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	25.5	446 of 555	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	47.2	451 of 1117	59.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	31.3	675 of 1052	35.8%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	34.6	727 of 1085	33.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	26.9	991 of 1064	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	29.4	842 of 1044	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	38.5	497 of 941	47.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	25.3	917 of 938	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	53.5	838 of 1906	56.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	33.8	1254 of 1915	34.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	29.4	1332 of 1915	30.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	35.6	1157 of 1858	37.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	46.2	557 of 1054	47.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	51.4	815 of 1833	55.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	59.7	727 of 1760	58.7%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	67.1	552 of 1900	70.9%	★★★★☆
2024	42.8	1086 of 1902	42.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	42.1	1093 of 1917	43.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	46.9	900 of 1861	51.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	50.9	847 of 1814	53.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	66.7	553 of 1742	68.3%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	65.3	631 of 2013	68.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	41.7	1156 of 2026	42.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	40.0	1174 of 2030	42.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	43.9	1019 of 1943	47.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	60.9	387 of 1126	65.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	49.7	936 of 1937	51.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	66.1	606 of 1862	67.5%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	52.8	865 of 1942	55.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	33.0	1264 of 1948	35.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	35.1	1214 of 1963	38.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	35.5	1154 of 1916	39.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	45.6	567 of 1122	49.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	40.6	1072 of 1880	43.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	45.6	994 of 1834	45.8%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	49.2	492 of 1252	60.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	31.9	787 of 1216	35.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	21.8	1064 of 1197	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆

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)71st percentile+13 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)69th percentile+11 vs school

Special Education (2025)61st percentile+3 vs school

Female (2025)56th percentile~ school

Male (2025)55th percentile~ school

English Language Learner (2024)33rd percentile-4 vs school

Disabled (2022)11th percentile-31 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy54%+6 vs state

Mathematics33%-5 vs state

Science23%-10 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 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
South Gate Senior High	Public	9-12	3351 Firestone Blvd.	South Gate	90280	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 568-5600	1,681	90	18.7	93.8%	30 (1.8%)	11 (0.7%)	1,627 (96.8%)	6 (0.4%)	3 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	3 (0.2%)	55.7	915^th of 2162 public high schools	57.7%		35.4	1358^th of 2159 public high schools	37.1%	443		23.3	12.0	22.5				54.5	54.5				32.8	32.8	$20,462	$4,472	$15,990
Odyssey Continuation	Public	9-12	8693 Dearborn Ave.	South Gate	90280	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 567-5536	100	5	20.0	94.0%	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.0%)	98 (98.0%)	1 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14.6	1817^th of 2162 public high schools	16.0%		10.8	2020^th of 2159 public high schools	6.4%	203		4.2	0.0	2.5				28.6	28.6				0.0	0.0	$30,507	$6,126	$24,381
South East High	Public	9-12	2720 Tweedy Blvd.	South Gate	90280	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 568-3400	1,990	94	21.2	92.1%	31 (1.6%)	28 (1.4%)	1,924 (96.7%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (0.3%)	51.6	1002^nd of 2162 public high schools	53.7%		39.4	1250^th of 2159 public high schools	42.1%	248		24.4		24.2				57.1	57.1				22.4	22.4	$18,832	$4,209	$14,623
Westbrook Academy	Public, Charter	6-12	2340 Firestone Blvd.	South Gate	90280	Los Angeles County	Westbrook Academy District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(213) 745-4928	409	24	17.0	83.4%	0 (0.0%)	66 (16.1%)	340 (83.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	48.5	1066^th of 2162 public high schools	50.7%		51.8	960^th of 2159 public high schools	55.5%	106	6.1	12.5		8.1	17.4	38.4	18.1	55.0	30.2	11.1	16.7	20.7	30.0	19.3	$27,242	$1,756	$25,486
Simon Rodia Continuation	Public	9-12	2701 Sequoia Dr.	South Gate	90280	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 569-7140	89	7	13.6	97.8%	1 (1.1%)	5 (5.6%)	83 (93.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7	2148^th of 2162 public high schools	0.6%		15.5	1806^th of 2159 public high schools	16.4%	342				6.3				0.0	0.0				0.0	0.0	$33,218	$7,554	$25,664
Alliance Margaret M. Bloomfield Technology Academy High	Public, Charter	9-12	7907 Santa Fe Ave.	Huntington Park	90255	Los Angeles County	Alliance Margaret M. Bloomfield Technical Academy High Dist	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 537-2060	565	23	24.4	95.8%	2 (0.4%)	2 (0.4%)	560 (99.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	75.8	481^st of 2162 public high schools	77.8%		67.1	613^th of 2159 public high schools	71.6%	132		38.6		37.8				74.5	74.5				33.8	33.8	$17,815	$1,614	$16,201
Jordan High	Public	9-12	2265 East 103rd St.	Los Angeles	90002	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 568-4100	797	50	16.0	97.9%	21 (2.6%)	142 (17.8%)	628 (78.8%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.6%)	50.3	1035^th of 2162 public high schools	52.1%		21.2	1674^th of 2159 public high schools	22.5%	639		21.3		20.5				55.3	55.3				24.8	24.8	$25,604	$4,739	$20,865
Bell Senior High	Public	9-12	4328 Bell Ave.	Bell	90201	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 832-4700	2,088	101	20.6	91.4%	105 (5.0%)	7 (0.3%)	1,954 (93.6%)	6 (0.3%)	1 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (0.7%)	63.8	723^rd of 2162 public high schools	66.6%		50.5	986^th of 2159 public high schools	54.3%	263		33.3	2.6	30.5				62.0	62.0				30.0	30.0	$20,447	$3,865	$16,582
Animo Pat Brown	Public, Charter	9-12	8205 Beach St.	Los Angeles	90001	Los Angeles County	Animo Pat Brown District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 585-3312	617	30	20.2	96.8%	4 (0.6%)	3 (0.5%)	609 (98.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	67.5	648^th of 2162 public high schools	70.0%		59.2	790^th of 2159 public high schools	63.4%	142		37.0		37.0				65.5	65.5				27.3	27.3	$27,990	$3,973	$24,017
Alliance Cindy and Bill Simon Technology Academy High	Public, Charter	9-12	10720 Wilmington Ave.	Los Angeles	90059	Los Angeles County	Alliance Cindy and Bill Simon Technical Academy High Distri	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 744-2122	474	24	19.5	92.8%	2 (0.4%)	60 (12.7%)	404 (85.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.3%)	33.4	1415^th of 2162 public high schools	34.6%		37.8	1297^th of 2159 public high schools	39.9%	118		16.4		15.8				45.8	45.8				11.0	11.0	$19,165	$1,946	$17,219

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South Gate Senior High ranks 915^th of 2162 California high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

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

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Los Angeles Unified

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In the 2024-25 school year, 1,681 students attended South Gate Senior High.

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