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Sci Technical Engr Arts and Math at Legacy High School Complex

Public Grades 9-12

475^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,162 California High Schools

Better than 78% of California high schools

Summary

Sci Technical Engr Arts and Math (STEAM) at Legacy High School Complex is a standout 4-star public high school serving 524 students in grades 9-12 within the Los Angeles Unified district in South Gate, consistently ranking in the top quarter of all California high schools.

The school excels in key areas that matter to families: an impressive 94.7% of students graduate, far above state and district averages, and chronic absenteeism is remarkably low at just 13.1%, compared to rates over 30% at nearby schools like South Gate Senior High and Visual and Performing Arts at Legacy High School Complex. Students are particularly strong in English and Science, with proficiency rates significantly outpacing both the state and most local schools, including Bell Senior High and Marco Antonio Firebaugh High.

STEAM's success is notable within its own campus, the Legacy High School Complex, where it performs at a similar high level as the International Studies Learning Center at Legacy High School Complex, demonstrating how specialized programs can achieve excellent results. The school has shown a strong, consistent record of improvement over the past decade and is exceptionally effective in supporting all its students, including those in special education.

524

Students ?

18.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$23,601

Per pupil spending ?

85.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

5225 Tweedy Blvd.
South Gate, CA 90280-5332

(323) 357-7540

District: Los Angeles Unified

Feeder schools for Sci Technical Engr Arts and Math at Legacy High School Complex:

Elementary:	Bryson Avenue Elementary
	Corona Avenue Elementary
	Ellen Ochoa Learning Center
	Fishburn Avenue Elementary
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	Heliotrope Avenue Elementary
	Huntington Park Elementary
	Independence Elementary
	Jaime Escalante Elementary
	Liberty Boulevard Elementary
	Loma Vista Elementary
	Madison Elementary
	Martha Escutia Primary Center
	Maywood Elementary
	Montara Avenue Elementary
	Nueva Vista Elementary
	Park Avenue Elementary
	San Gabriel Avenue Elementary
	San Miguel Elementary
	Stanford Avenue Elementary
	Stanford Primary Center
	Teresa Hughes Elementary
	Tweedy Elementary
	Victoria Avenue Elementary
	Willow Elementary
	Woodlawn Avenue Elementary
Middle:	Chester W. Nimitz Middle
	Orchard Academies 2B
	South Gate Middle
	Southeast Middle

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

97.3%

White:

2.1%

Two or more races:

0.4%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 54th percentile in 2015 → 78th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the California average (49% vs 41% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 22% of California high schools

✓95% graduate in 4 years — above the California average (88%)

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school49%

District avg39%

California avg41%

475^th of 2,162

California public high schools ?

Top 22%▲ up 24 pts since 2015

From top 46% (2015) to top 22% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

17^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	76.2	475 of 2162	78.0%	★★★★☆
2024	73.2	521 of 2159	75.9%	★★★★☆
2023	66.3	641 of 2170	70.5%	★★★★☆
2022	70.4	527 of 2123	75.2%	★★★★☆
2021	63.5	426 of 1290	67.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	67.8	587 of 2133	72.5%	★★★★☆
2018	68.3	625 of 2017	69.0%	★★★☆☆
2017	58.7	824 of 2021	59.2%	★★★☆☆
2016	51.2	994 of 2039	51.3%	★★★☆☆
2015	52.4	925 of 1994	53.6%	★★★☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2021	64.7	120 of 555	78.4%	★★★★☆
2018	61.8	263 of 1052	75.0%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2018	39.8	452 of 938	51.8%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	76.2	420 of 1906	78.0%	★★★★☆
2024	66.2	553 of 1915	71.1%	★★★★☆
2023	69.1	523 of 1915	72.7%	★★★★☆
2022	63.4	557 of 1858	70.0%	★★★★☆
2021	53.7	469 of 1054	55.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	65.1	551 of 1833	69.9%	★★★★☆
2018	62.8	669 of 1760	62.0%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	87.2	171 of 1900	91.0%	★★★★★
2024	84.4	233 of 1902	87.7%	★★★★☆
2023	79.0	329 of 1917	82.8%	★★★★☆
2022	84.9	194 of 1861	89.6%	★★★★☆
2019	78.8	284 of 1814	84.3%	★★★★☆
2018	79.8	318 of 1742	81.7%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	82.4	291 of 2013	85.5%	★★★★☆
2024	80.2	331 of 2026	83.7%	★★★★☆
2023	72.6	432 of 2030	78.7%	★★★★☆
2022	80.6	270 of 1943	86.1%	★★★★☆
2021	74.5	240 of 1126	78.7%	★★★★☆
2019	82.0	253 of 1937	86.9%	★★★★☆
2018	75.8	391 of 1862	79.0%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	73.3	468 of 1942	75.9%	★★★★☆
2024	73.7	461 of 1948	76.3%	★★★★☆
2023	61.9	636 of 1963	67.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	71.3	470 of 1916	75.5%	★★★★☆
2021	64.9	341 of 1122	69.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	65.3	567 of 1880	69.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	69.1	549 of 1834	70.1%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	62.1	339 of 1252	72.9%	★★★★☆
2023	92.3	64 of 1197	94.7%	★★★★★

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)91st percentile+13 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)86th percentile+8 vs school

Disabled (2021)78th percentile+11 vs school

Female (2025)78th percentile~ school

Male (2025)76th percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)73rd percentile-5 vs school

English Language Learner (2018)52nd percentile-17 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy70%+21 vs state

Science42%+9 vs state

Mathematics34%-3 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 10th 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
International Studies Learning Center at Legacy High School Complex	Public	6-12	5225 Tweedy Blvd.	South Gate	90280	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 357-7521	867	44	19.8	86.2%	6 (0.7%)	1 (0.1%)	855 (98.6%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.5%)	78.8	432^nd of 2162 public high schools	80.0%		66.7	623^rd of 2159 public high schools	71.1%	191	19.3		41.2	0.0	26.3	46.5	47.3	45.0	79.1	51.7	26.1	30.7	33.6	39.5	31.7	$17,083	$2,610	$14,473
Visual and Performing Arts at Legacy High School Complex	Public	9-12	5225 Tweedy Blvd.	South Gate	90280	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 357-7531	411	23	17.6	90.0%	6 (1.5%)	2 (0.5%)	401 (97.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	47.9	1076^th of 2162 public high schools	50.2%		31.9	1451^st of 2159 public high schools	32.8%	375			30.3		30.4				52.0	52.0				14.3	14.3	$19,141	$3,192	$15,949
Sci Technical Engr Arts and Math at Legacy High School Complex	Public	9-12	5225 Tweedy Blvd.	South Gate	90280	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 357-7540	524	29	18.0	85.7%	11 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	510 (97.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	76.2	475^th of 2162 public high schools	78.0%		73.2	521^st of 2159 public high schools	75.9%	46			41.7		41.7				69.5	69.5				34.1	34.1	$23,601	$6,534	$17,067
Los Padrinos Juvenile Hall	Public	6-12	7285 East Quill Dr.	Downey	90242	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles County Office of Education	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 803-6648	225	22	10.3	98.7%	4 (1.8%)	74 (32.9%)	143 (63.6%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.3%)	12.7	1891^st of 2162 public high schools	12.5%		10.2	2062^nd of 2159 public high schools	4.5%	171				0.0	0.0				11.8	9.5				5.9	5.0	$14,344	$4,641	$9,703
Vista High	Public	9-12	11300 Wright Rd.	Lynwood	90262	Los Angeles County	Lynwood Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 603-1516	186	15	12.2	96.2%	3 (1.6%)	9 (4.8%)	173 (93.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15.4	1794^th of 2162 public high schools	17.0%		14.3	1839^th of 2159 public high schools	14.8%	45				7.4	7.4				7.0	7.0				0.0	0.0
Marco Antonio Firebaugh High	Public	9-12	5246 Martin Luther King Blvd.	Lynwood	90262	Los Angeles County	Lynwood Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 886-5200	1,633	67	24.3	94.8%	10 (0.6%)	48 (2.9%)	1,572 (96.3%)	3 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	49.8	1045^th of 2162 public high schools	51.7%		35.3	1359^th of 2159 public high schools	37.1%	314				15.0	15.0				52.1	52.1				24.4	24.4
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
Warren (Earl) High	Public	9-12	8141 De Palma St.	Downey	90241	Los Angeles County	Downey Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 869-7306	3,609	148	24.3	79.8%	140 (3.9%)	148 (4.1%)	3,212 (89.0%)	68 (1.9%)	2 (0.1%)	9 (0.2%)	26 (0.7%)	70.8	582^nd of 2162 public high schools	73.1%		66.8	619^th of 2159 public high schools	71.3%	37		30.0	35.1	11.8	32.3				72.7	72.7				36.3	36.3	$18,317	$1,892	$16,425
Lynwood High	Public	9-12	12124 Bullis Rd.	Lynwood	90262	Los Angeles County	Lynwood Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 603-1582	1,858	83	22.4	96.3%	12 (0.6%)	129 (6.9%)	1,706 (91.8%)	2 (0.1%)	2 (0.1%)	3 (0.2%)	4 (0.2%)	37.6	1318^th of 2162 public high schools	39.0%		31.6	1455^th of 2159 public high schools	32.6%	137				10.5	10.5				43.0	43.0				18.5	18.5

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Sci Technical Engr Arts and Math at Legacy High School Complex ranks 475^th of 2162 California high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

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In the 2024-25 school year, 524 students attended Sci Technical Engr Arts and Math at Legacy High School Complex.

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Los Angeles Unified

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Students at Sci Technical Engr Arts and Math at Legacy High School Complex are 97% Hispanic, 2% White.

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