South Gate Middle School

4100 Firestone Blvd, South Gate, CA 90280 | (323) 568-4000

Grades: 6-8
Student Enrollment: 2,780

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4 out of 5 | 3 Reviews

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School Description

School Summary and Highlights

Enrolls 2,780 middle school students from grades 6-8
Ranks 1669th out of 2,050 middle schools in CA.
2010 Overall School AYP Met Status: No

Additional Contact Information

Mailing Address: 4100 Firestone Blvd., South Gate, CA 90280

School Operational Details

Title I Eligible
All students of this school are eligible for participation in authorized programs.

School District Details

Los Angeles Unified School District
Per-Pupil Spending: $11,357
Graduation Rate: 48.8%
Dropout Rate: 6.8%
Students Per Teacher: 21.3
Enrolled Students: 667,870

Faculty Details and Student Enrollment

Students and Faculty

Total Students Enrolled: 2,780
Total Full Time "Equivalent" Teachers: 114.6
Average Student-To-Teacher Ratio: 24.3

Students Gender Breakdown

Males: 1,427 (51.3%)
Females: 1,353 (48.7%)

Free Lunch Student Eligibility Breakdown

Eligible for Reduced Lunch: 234 (8.4%)
Eligible for Free Lunch: 2,208 (79.4%)
Eligible for Either Reduced or Free Lunch: 2,442 (87.8%)

Student Enrollment Distribution by Race / Ethnicity

South Gate Middle School Student Race Distribution

	Number	Percent
American Indian	5	0.2%
Black	6	0.2%
Asian	1	0.04%
Hispanic	2,756	99.1%
White	8	0.3%

Number of Students Per Grade

	Number	Percent
5th Grade	2	0.07%
6th Grade	906	32.6%
7th Grade	906	32.6%
8th Grade	966	34.7%

Teacher Education Background (2009)

Percent With Ph.D.

School:

1.4%

District:

3.7%

Percent With Master's Degree

School:

8.6%

District:

26.9%

Percent With Bachelor's Degree

School:

18.6%

District:

31.9%

Teacher Credentials & Experience (2009)

Percent of Teachers With Credentials: 98.3%

Number of Certificated Staff: 140.0

Average Number of Years of Teacher Experience: 10.0

Average Age

School:

39.4

District:

46.7

Source: CA Department of Education, Source: NCES 2009-2010

School Ratings and Reviews

Overall Rating: 4

4 out of 5 | 3 Reviews

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3 reviews for South Gate Middle School

Reviewed by Former Student on September 15, 2011
Rating: (2 / 5) Flag as inappropriate
This school was good, but I feel the adults there need to make sure to notice the needs of their students. All in all an ok school.

Reviewed by Parent/Guardian on June 17, 2009
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south gate middle

Reviewed by Parent/Guardian on February 04, 2009
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FANTASTiC SChOOl!

Test Scores and Performance Information

Overall School Rating

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The overall school rating shows that South Gate Middle School performed on average worse than many other schools across the state on CST state exams in the following subjects:

CST Algebra I
CST English-Language Arts
CST General Mathematics
CST Geometry
CST History - Social Science
CST Mathematics
CST Science

AYP Results (2010)

Overall AYP Met: No

ELA AYP Met: No

Math AYP Met: No

Program Improvement (PI) Requirement Under NCLB (2010)

First Year PI Requirement was Implemented: 2003-2004

School's Placement Under NCLB: Year 5

CST - Test Proficiency by Grade and Subject

Grade 6 - % of students at or above proficiency

	School	District	State
CST English-Language Arts Test
2010	34.0%	39.0%	55.0%
2009	29.0%	37.0%	52.0%
2008	30.0%	33.0%	47.0%

CST Mathematics Test
2010	35.0%	39.0%	52.0%
2009	34.0%	35.0%	49.0%
2008	31.0%	31.0%	44.0%

Grade 7 - % of students at or above proficiency

	School	District	State
CST English-Language Arts Test
2010	35.0%	39.0%	55.0%
2009	34.0%	38.0%	54.0%
2008	34.0%	34.0%	49.0%

CST Mathematics Test
2010	44.0%	34.0%	48.0%
2009	35.0%	27.0%	43.0%
2008	39.0%	28.0%	41.0%

Grade 8 - % of students at or above proficiency

	School	District	State
CST Algebra I Test
2010	38.0%	32.0%	46.0%
2009	45.0%	28.0%	44.0%
2008	23.0%	26.0%	42.0%

CST English-Language Arts Test
2010	35.0%	37.0%	54.0%
2009	31.0%	31.0%	48.0%
2008	30.0%	31.0%	45.0%

CST General Mathematics Test
2010	4.0%	22.0%	30.0%
2009	11.0%	18.0%	30.0%
2008	12.0%	16.0%	31.0%

CST History - Social Science Test
2010	36.0%	35.0%	47.0%
2009	34.0%	30.0%	42.0%
2008	31.0%	25.0%	36.0%

CST Science Test
2010	51.0%	46.0%	59.0%
2009	44.0%	41.0%	56.0%
2008	38.0%	40.0%	52.0%

CST Geometry Test
2008	63.0%	76.0%	84.0%

End of Course - % of students at or above proficiency

	School	District	State
CST Algebra I Test
2010	38.0%	22.0%	31.0%
2009	46.0%	19.0%	28.0%
2008	23.0%	17.0%	25.0%

CST General Mathematics Test
2010	4.0%	20.0%	27.0%
2009	11.0%	17.0%	26.0%
2008	12.0%	15.0%	27.0%

CST Geometry Test
2008	63.0%	11.0%	24.0%

Source: CA Department of Education 2009-2010

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