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South East High

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South East High ranks 1002 nd of 2162 California high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

1002^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,162 California High Schools

Better than 54% of California high schools

Summary

South East High is a large public high school serving approximately 1,990 students in grades 9-12 within the Los Angeles Unified School District, located in a high-need community where the vast majority of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch.

The school has a standout strength in graduating its students, with a 92.5% graduation rate that exceeds both district and state averages and is the highest among nearby traditional public high schools like South Gate Senior High and Jordan High. It is also notably effective with students from low-income families. However, it faces significant challenges, including a high rate of chronic absenteeism and particularly low proficiency in mathematics, where it trails the state average. Its performance in English Language Arts is stronger, outperforming the state and most area schools.

When compared to nearby charter schools such as Alliance Margaret M. Bloomfield Technology Academy High and Animo Pat Brown, South East High spends less per student and has larger classes but serves a much larger and likely less selective student population. The school's statewide ranking has improved significantly in recent years, indicating positive momentum as it works to address its specific areas for improvement.

1,990

Students ?

21.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$18,832

Per pupil spending ?

92.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2720 Tweedy Blvd.
South Gate, CA 90280-5539

(323) 568-3400

District: Los Angeles Unified

Feeder schools for South East 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:

96.7%

White:

1.6%

African American:

1.4%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 46th percentile in 2015 → 54th in 2025

Strengths

✓92% graduate in 4 years — above the California average (88%)

✓Ranking is trending up — up 8 percentile points since 2015

✓Above the California median (54th percentile)

Worth a look

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

!High chronic absenteeism (38% vs 19% California)

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school34%

District avg39%

California avg41%

1,002^nd of 2,162

California public high schools ?

Top 46%▲ up 8 pts since 2015

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

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

56^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	51.6	1002 of 2162	53.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	39.4	1250 of 2159	42.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	37.3	1292 of 2170	40.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	34.0	1327 of 2123	37.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	66.0	395 of 1290	69.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	49.8	985 of 2133	53.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	67.4	645 of 2017	68.0%	★★★☆☆
2017	61.1	771 of 2021	61.9%	★★★☆☆
2016	50.6	1004 of 2039	50.8%	★★★☆☆
2015	44.4	1082 of 1994	45.7%	★★☆☆☆
2013	29.6	1341 of 2426	44.7%	★★☆☆☆
2012	32.6	1242 of 2354	47.2%	★★☆☆☆
2011	23.2	1526 of 2367	35.5%	★★☆☆☆
2010	21.6	1556 of 2281	31.8%	★★☆☆☆
2009	27.8	1489 of 2238	33.5%	★★☆☆☆
2008	23.7	1366 of 2117	35.5%	★★☆☆☆
2007	23.5	1349 of 2063	34.6%	★★☆☆☆
2006	47.4	683 of 1968	65.3%	★★★☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	25.4	969 of 1161	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	28.0	420 of 555	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	33.8	669 of 1117	40.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	37.0	582 of 1052	44.7%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	42.7	518 of 1085	52.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	37.6	618 of 1064	41.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	36.9	624 of 1044	40.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	60.1	117 of 467	74.9%	★★★★☆
2019	44.1	386 of 941	59.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	38.8	477 of 938	49.1%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	47.5	954 of 1906	49.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	42.4	1077 of 1915	43.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	35.7	1195 of 1915	37.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	31.5	1238 of 1858	33.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	60.6	385 of 1054	63.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	45.2	965 of 1833	47.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	64.2	644 of 1760	63.4%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	62.8	648 of 1900	65.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	48.5	946 of 1902	50.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	46.4	994 of 1917	48.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	42.1	1041 of 1861	44.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	60.7	623 of 1814	65.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	79.1	329 of 1742	81.1%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	59.7	751 of 2013	62.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	46.6	1028 of 2026	49.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	45.6	1049 of 2030	48.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	41.3	1088 of 1943	44.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	74.7	235 of 1126	79.1%	★★★★☆
2019	58.9	709 of 1937	63.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	75.7	394 of 1862	78.8%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	51.2	893 of 1942	54.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	34.0	1244 of 1948	36.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	35.6	1198 of 1963	39.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	32.9	1225 of 1916	36.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	63.5	365 of 1122	67.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	50.0	861 of 1880	54.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	64.6	639 of 1834	65.2%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	34.2	787 of 1252	37.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	37.8	658 of 1216	45.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	24.8	975 of 1197	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆

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)66th percentile+12 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)63rd percentile+9 vs school

Male (2025)54th percentile~ school

English Language Learner (2024)52nd percentile+10 vs school

Female (2025)50th percentile-4 vs school

Special Education (2025)37th percentile-17 vs school

Disabled (2022)17th percentile-21 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy57%+8 vs state

Science24%-9 vs state

Mathematics22%-15 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 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
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
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
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
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 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
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
Dorothy V. Johnson Community Day	Public	9-12	10601 South Grandee Ave.	Los Angeles	90002	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 568-8400	27	3	8.9	88.9%	2 (7.4%)	9 (33.3%)	16 (59.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)				0.0											$43,855	$7,484	$36,371
Thomas Riley High	Public	7-12	1524 East 103rd St.	Los Angeles	90002	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 563-6692	23	3	9.1	95.7%	0 (0.0%)	1 (4.3%)	22 (95.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)															$91,757	$15,427	$76,330
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

Frequently Asked Questions about South East High

What is the racial makeup of South East High?

Students at South East High are 97% Hispanic, 2% White, 1% African American.

What district is South East High in?

Los Angeles Unified

Is South East High a good school?

South East High ranks 1002^nd of 2162 California high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

How many students attend South East High?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,990 students attended South East High.

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