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San Miguel Elementary

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San Miguel Elementary ranks 3723 rd of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

3723^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 36% of California elementary schools

Summary

San Miguel Elementary is a K-5 public school serving 677 students in the Los Angeles Unified district, located in a high-need community in South Gate where nearly all students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch.

Academically, the school's overall test scores are below state and district averages, placing it in the lower-middle tier statewide. However, it shows important strengths in supporting specific groups of students, with historically strong results for English Learners, students with special education needs, and those from low-income families. The school has also shown a clear pattern of recovery since the pandemic, with attendance improving significantly and its statewide ranking rising. When compared to some nearby schools with similar demographics, like San Gabriel Avenue Elementary and Roosevelt Elementary in the Lynwood Unified district, San Miguel often performs better academically.

There are notable variations in performance by grade level, with third-grade English scores being a particular concern, and science scores in fifth grade lagging behind. The school's performance highlights that higher achievement is possible in the community, as seen at nearby Bryson Avenue Elementary and Victoria Avenue Elementary, which have similar student populations but achieve significantly higher test scores.

677

Students ?

20.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$24,765

Per pupil spending ?

94.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

9801 San Miguel Ave.
South Gate, CA 90280-4823

(323) 567-0511

District: Los Angeles Unified

Students who attend San Miguel Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	South Gate Middle
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
	More...
	Visual and Performing Arts at Legacy High School Complex

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

97.8%

Two or more races:

1.2%

White:

0.4%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 25th percentile in 2015 → 36th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 11 percentile points since 2015

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (31% vs 41% meeting standards)

!English Language Arts/Literacy scores 14 pts below the California average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school31%

District avg39%

California avg41%

3,723^rd of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Bottom 36%▲ up 11 pts since 2015

From bottom 25% (2015) to bottom 36% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

335^th of 487Elementary 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	33.0	3723 of 5857	36.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	36.4	3406 of 5869	42.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	35.9	3432 of 5859	41.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	30.7	3824 of 5883	35.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	20.2	1155 of 1417	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	21.6	4665 of 5789	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	26.0	4159 of 5662	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	28.7	3941 of 5692	30.8%	★★☆☆☆
2016	28.2	3913 of 5614	30.3%	★★☆☆☆
2015	24.3	4201 of 5611	25.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	31.4	3937 of 5530	28.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	34.7	3619 of 5390	32.9%	★★☆☆☆
2011	38.0	3383 of 5377	37.1%	★★☆☆☆
2010	26.9	4086 of 5314	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	31.7	3575 of 5193	31.2%	★★☆☆☆
2008	35.3	3247 of 5113	36.5%	★★☆☆☆
2007	31.1	3489 of 5113	31.8%	★★☆☆☆
2006	26.3	3569 of 4818	25.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	31.0	3219 of 4822	33.2%	★★☆☆☆
2004	30.8	3191 of 4809	33.6%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2019	24.5	2091 of 2585	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	30.5	1412 of 2128	33.6%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	65.6	523 of 3162	83.5%	★★★★☆
2023	33.5	2277 of 3245	29.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	29.1	2681 of 3311	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	26.0	2776 of 3275	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	20.3	3025 of 3246	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	29.9	3852 of 5597	31.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	35.0	3410 of 5612	39.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	37.2	3203 of 5609	42.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	32.7	3515 of 5635	37.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	26.0	4154 of 5492	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	29.5	3795 of 5413	29.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	44.9	2658 of 5107	48.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	52.5	2093 of 5107	59.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	50.9	2178 of 5087	57.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	44.7	2546 of 5084	49.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	29.3	3739 of 4963	24.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	35.6	3174 of 4830	34.3%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	44.7	2827 of 5460	48.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	49.2	2451 of 5517	55.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	51.9	2234 of 5363	58.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	45.3	2580 of 5264	51.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	42.0	609 of 1110	45.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	28.6	3976 of 5173	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	36.1	3307 of 5084	35.0%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	37.4	3311 of 5628	41.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	38.5	3181 of 5643	43.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	35.0	3406 of 5638	39.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	29.3	3839 of 5663	32.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	18.1	4813 of 5510	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	24.3	4166 of 5431	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	44.9	1251 of 2847	56.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	46.7	992 of 2420	59.0%	★★★☆☆

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)

English Language Learner (2024)83rd percentile+41 vs school

Special Education (2025)56th percentile+20 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)48th percentile+12 vs school

Hispanic (2025)48th percentile+12 vs school

Male (2025)41st percentile+5 vs school

Female (2025)31st percentile-5 vs school

Disabled (2019)19th percentile~ school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy35%-14 vs state

Mathematics32%-5 vs state

Science19%-14 vs state

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Schools Near San Miguel Elementary

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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)					% Completely Immunized (2022)	% Polio (2022)	% Varicella (2022)	% DTP (2022)	% MMR (2022)	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 5th Grade	CAST Science All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 3rd Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 4th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 5th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 6th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 3rd Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 4th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 5th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 6th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics All Grades	% Completely Immunized KG	% Polio KG	% Varicella KG	% DTP KG	% MMR KG	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
San Miguel Elementary	Public	K-5	9801 San Miguel Ave.	South Gate	90280	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 567-0511	677	33	20.5	94.1%	3 (0.4%)	3 (0.4%)	662 (97.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.2%)	33	3723^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	36.4%		36.4	3406^th of 5869 public elementary schools	42.0%	317	18.8	18.8	18.4	42.3	40.6		34.8	29.9	41.4	24.8		32.4	95.5		97.4			$24,765	$4,601	$20,164
Bryson Avenue Elementary	Public	K-5	4470 Missouri Ave.	South Gate	90280	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 569-7141	706	32	22.0	84.8%	10 (1.4%)	2 (0.3%)	686 (97.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.1%)	72.6	1493^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	74.5%		68.2	1676^th of 5869 public elementary schools	71.4%	183	34.2	34.2	68.3	58.0	51.7		59.5	71.7	63.0	40.2		58.2	98.3		98.3			$22,085	$3,846	$18,239
Victoria Avenue Elementary	Public	K-5	3320 Missouri Ave.	South Gate	90280	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 567-1261	272	15	18.1	97.4%	5 (1.8%)	1 (0.4%)	256 (94.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (3.7%)	63.4	1906^th of 5857 public elementary schools	67.5%		53.4	2377^th of 5869 public elementary schools	59.5%	471	28.6	28.6	60.5	53.9	50.0		54.4	65.8	48.1	40.8		50.4	97.1					$28,451	$4,876	$23,575
San Gabriel Avenue Elementary	Public	K-5	8628 San Gabriel Ave.	South Gate	90280	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 567-1488	432	22	19.6	95.6%	12 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	417 (96.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.7%)	22.8	4609^th of 5857 public elementary schools	21.3%		27.5	4157^th of 5869 public elementary schools	29.2%	452	17.2	17.2	27.4	29.1	29.7		28.8	35.5	23.1	18.8		25.5						$24,364	$4,021	$20,343
Madison Elementary	Public	K-5	9820 Madison Ave.	South Gate	90280	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 568-3900	482	25	19.2	94.0%	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	472 (97.9%)	4 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.6%)	34.9	3590^th of 5857 public elementary schools	38.7%		39.9	3179^th of 5869 public elementary schools	45.8%	411	19.1	19.1	41.8	30.6	37.1		36.1	43.3	34.9	28.1		34.7						$23,271	$4,657	$18,614
Roosevelt Elementary	Public	K-6	10835 Mallison Ave.	Lynwood	90262	Los Angeles County	Lynwood Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 603-1511	445	23	19.3	91.9%	3 (0.7%)	17 (3.8%)	424 (95.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18.4	4980^th of 5857 public elementary schools	15.0%		16.7	5148^th of 5869 public elementary schools	12.3%	168	14.0	14.0	15.3	24.6	33.3	31.4	26.3	20.3	20.0	17.5	19.7	19.5	96.7				96.7
Aspire Firestone Academy Charter	Public, Charter	K-5	8929 Kauffman Ave.	South Gate	90280	Los Angeles County	Aspire Firestone Academy Charter District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 249-5740	330	17	19.3	95.8%	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.6%)	316 (95.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (3.0%)	43.6	2976^th of 5857 public elementary schools	49.2%		57.9	2151^st of 5869 public elementary schools	63.3%	825	17.0	17.0	35.9	36.4	42.4		38.3	34.0	54.6	45.8		44.9	96.8			96.8		$23,109	$3,330	$19,779
Aspire Gateway Academy Charter	Public, Charter	K-5	8929 Kauffman Ave.	South Gate	90280	Los Angeles County	Aspire Gateway Academy Charter District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 249-5740	344	16	21.2	95.3%	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	326 (94.8%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (4.7%)	37.9	3347^th of 5857 public elementary schools	42.9%		35	3518^th of 5869 public elementary schools	40.1%	171	18.5	18.5	32.8	41.3	34.6		35.8	50.8	32.6	30.8		39.4						$21,467	$3,126	$18,341
Thurgood Marshall Elementary	Public	K-6	3593 Martin Luther King Blvd.	Lynwood	90262	Los Angeles County	Lynwood Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 886-5900	511	20	25.5	93.2%	4 (0.8%)	5 (1.0%)	502 (98.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	28	4131^st of 5857 public elementary schools	29.5%		24.5	4410^th of 5869 public elementary schools	24.9%	279	18.6	18.6	42.9	35.4	36.1	24.3	34.8	40.5	25.3	10.3	21.6	24.1
Stanford Primary Center	Public	K	3020 Kansas Ave.	South Gate	90280	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 563-9208	112	6	18.6	96.4%	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.9%)	109 (97.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.8%)								(n/a)													97.2	97.9	97.9	97.2		$45,175	$6,488	$38,687

Frequently Asked Questions about San Miguel Elementary

Is San Miguel Elementary a good school?

San Miguel Elementary ranks 3723^rd of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What district is San Miguel Elementary in?

Los Angeles Unified

What is the racial makeup of San Miguel Elementary?

Students at San Miguel Elementary are 98% Hispanic, 1% Two or more races.

What schools do graduates of San Miguel Elementary attend?

Students who attend San Miguel Elementary usually go on to attend:

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

How many students attend San Miguel Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 677 students attended San Miguel Elementary.

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