Summary:
ZIP code 90280 has two Southeast Middle and South Gate Middle, both in Los Angeles Unified, serving grades 6–8. They enroll about 1,200 students each. In 2025–2026, both schools’ all-grades proficiency results were below state results in ELA, math and science; the two-school averages were 41% in ELA, 28% in math and 23% in science, compared with 49%, 38% and 36% statewide. Science had the largest area-wide shortfall, at 13 percentage points below the state.
South Gate Middle stands out as the stronger performer overall, leading Southeast Middle in all three subjects: by 1 point in ELA, 11 points in math and 2 points in science. Still, both schools’ all-grades results were below state levels. South Gate’s clearest bright spot was 7th-grade math: 42% proficient, 4 points above the state result. Southeast Middle was lower in all-grades math at 22%, compared with South Gate’s 33%; the schools’ results were closer in ELA and science.
Southeast Middle improved in every subject from 2024–2025 to 2025–2026, rising 7 points in ELA, 7 in math and 8 in science. South Gate Middle gained 2 points in ELA and 3 in math, but science fell 6 points as the state result rose. SchoolDigger’s statewide percentile for Southeast increased from 23 to 35, and its rating rose from 1 star to 2 stars. Both schools report high free/reduced lunch eligible shares for 2024–2025: 95% at Southeast and 93% at South Gate. Their student-teacher ratios are 18.9 and 19.8, respectively, and chronic absenteeism is above state and district rates at both schools.
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