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South Gate Senior High School

3351 Firestone Blvd.

Tel: (323)568-5600

South Gate Senior High School serves 2,832 students in grades 9-12.
The student:teacher ratio of 30:1 is higher than the CA average of 24:1.
Minority enrollment is 100% of the student body (majority American Indian and Asian), which is more than the state average of 76%.
South Gate Senior High School operates within the Los Angeles Unified School District.
Los Angeles Unified School District's 60% graduation rate is lower than the CA state average of 83%.

The student:teacher ratio of 30:1 has increased from 28:1 over five years.
The school's diversity score of 0.01 is less than the state average of 0.41. The school's diversity has stayed relatively flat over five years.

	This School	(CA) School Average
Student : Teacher Ratio	30:1	24:1

Asian	n/a	11%

Hispanic	n/a	54%

Black	n/a	6%

White	n/a	24%

Hawaiian	n/a	1%

Diversity Score The chance that two students selected at random would be members of a different ethnic group. Scored from 0 to 1, a diversity score closer to 1 indicates a more diverse student body.	0.01	0.41

Eligible for Free Lunch Families meeting income eligibility guidelines may qualify for free and reduced price meals or free milk. These guidelines are used by schools, institutions, and facilities participating in the National School Lunch Program (and Commodity School Program), School Breakfast Program, Special Milk Program for Children, Child and Adult Care Food Program and Summer Food Service Program.	74%	50%

Eligible for Reduced Lunch Families meeting income eligibility guidelines may qualify for free and reduced price meals or free milk. These guidelines are used by schools, institutions, and facilities participating in the National School Lunch Program (and Commodity School Program), School Breakfast Program, Special Milk Program for Children, Child and Adult Care Food Program and Summer Food Service Program.	11%	9%

Los Angeles Unified School District's student population of 642,303 students has stayed relatively flat over five years.
The district's graduation rate of 60% has decreased from 92% over five years.
The revenue/student of $13,106 is higher than the state average of $12,988. The district revenue/student has declined by 7% over four years.
The district's spending/student of $13,054 is higher than the state average of $12,986. The district spending/student has declined by 14% over four years.

School District Name	Los Angeles Unified School District
Number of Schools Managed	988	4
Number of Students Managed	642,303	1,597

Graduation Rate	60%	83%

District Total Revenue	$8,569 MM	$21 MM

District Spending	$8,535 MM	$21 MM

District Revenue / Student	$13,106	$12,988

District Spending / Student	$13,054	$12,986

School Statewide Testing	View Education Department Test Scores

Source: 2015 (latest year available) NCES, CA Dept. of Education

South Gate High School is located at 3351 Firestone Boulevard in the city of South Gate, California, United States.
The school, which serves grades 9 through 12, is a part of the Los Angeles Unified School District. South Gate's school colors are black, white and red. The school mascot is the ram.
History: South Gate opened on January of 1930.
The Great Marching Ram Band: Recently being awarded 1st place in the South Gate Childrens Lane Parade. They under the direction of Ruben A. Gonzalez Jr. and have become a breath of fresh air in the community. Often said to be the i-pod marching band.
Fall Sports: Boys' Basketball (F/S), Cross-Country, Tennis (G)-Captain Daphne Munoz, Captain Assistant Karen Gonzalez, Football, Volleyball (G)-
Winter Sports: Basketball (BV), Basketball (GV), Soccer (B/G).
Spring Sports: Baseball, Tennis (B)-Co-Captains:Ivan Castillo & Moses Preciado, Volleyball (B), Softball, Swimming- Anabel Ramos, Track and Field (B/G).
Clubs: Academic Decathlon; Art Club; Best Budies Club; Bible Club; Chess Club; Inter-Act; Key Club: President-Daysi Alonzo, VP-Grabiela Martinez, Treasurer- Ivan Castillo, Secretary-Angelica Pena, Web Designer- Moses Preciado; MESA Treasurer- Moses Preciado; Model UN; Science and Nature Club; Speech Club: President-Daysi ALonzo; Students Run LA; Youth Action; JSA: President- Julie Morales, Treasurer- Ivan Castillo.