South Gate Middle Middle School
4100 Firestone Blvd
South Gate CA, 90280, Los Angeles County
Phone: 323-568-4000
Ranking: 
(6,435 out of 6,973, bottom 8%)*
(6,435 out of 6,973, bottom 8%)*Type: Regular Middle School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 6 to Grade 8
School District: Los Angeles Unified School District
Title I Eligible School: Yes School-Wide Title I: NA
Magnet: NA
Charter: NA
Shared-Time School: NA
Students and Teachers
| 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||
| Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
| Total Teachers: | 115 | 119 | 148 | |||
| Total Students: | 2,780 | 2,876 | 3,017 | |||
| Grade 6: | 906 | 32.6% | 897 | 31.2% | 1,005 | 33.3% |
| Grade 7: | 906 | 32.6% | 1,000 | 34.8% | 967 | 32.1% |
| Grade 8: | 966 | 34.7% | 979 | 34.0% | 1,045 | 34.6% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||
| Male: | 1,427 | 51.3% | 1,454 | 50.6% | 1,523 | 50.5% |
| Female: | 1,353 | 48.7% | 1,422 | 49.4% | 1,490 | 49.4% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 5 | 0.2% | 3 | 0.1% | 10 | 0.3% |
| Asian: | 1 | 0.0% | 4 | 0.1% | 3 | 0.1% |
| Hispanic: | 2,756 | 99.1% | 2,849 | 99.1% | 2,988 | 99.0% |
| Black: | 6 | 0.2% | 6 | 0.2% | 5 | 0.2% |
| White: | 8 | 0.3% | 10 | 0.3% | 11 | 0.4% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 3 | 0.1% | 3 | 0.1% | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 1 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.0% | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 2,208 | 79.4% | 2,065 | 71.8% | 2,189 | 72.6% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 234 | 8.4% | 279 | 9.7% | 298 | 9.9% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 24.26 | 20.60 | 20.40 | |||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| CST | ||||||
| 2004 | English Language Arts Standards | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 308.9 | 315.3 | 332.8 |
| 2005 | English Language Arts Standards | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 307.1 | 313.3 | 335.4 |
| 2006 | English Language Arts Standards | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 305.5 | 315.4 | 337.4 |
| 2007 | English Language Arts Standards | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 316.8 | 317.7 | 339.5 |
| 2008 | English Language Arts Standards | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 327.1 | 326.7 | 345.5 |
| 2009 | English Language Arts Standards | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 322 | 331.4 | 352.5 |
| 2010 | English Language Arts Standards | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 328.7 | 335.6 | 356.8 |
| 2011 | English Language Arts Standards | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 327.6 | 339.7 | 358.4 |
| 2004 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 300.6 | 316 | 334.7 |
| 2005 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 303 | 315.6 | 339.5 |
| 2006 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 303.6 | 316.5 | 341 |
| 2007 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 314.5 | 317.9 | 343.2 |
| 2008 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 323.8 | 325.9 | 347.9 |
| 2009 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 325.6 | 329.7 | 354.5 |
| 2010 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 329.4 | 337.9 | 360.5 |
| 2011 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 325.2 | 342.7 | 364.6 |
| 2007 | Algebra I | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 338.6 | 369.8 | 400 |
| 2011 | Algebra I | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 403.7 | 407.7 | 428.8 |
| 2004 | English Language Arts Standards | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 306.2 | 312.6 | 332.4 |
| 2005 | English Language Arts Standards | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 306.3 | 318.8 | 337.4 |
| 2006 | English Language Arts Standards | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 311.8 | 319.5 | 341 |
| 2007 | English Language Arts Standards | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 318.7 | 321.8 | 342.9 |
| 2008 | English Language Arts Standards | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 333.8 | 326.9 | 348.6 |
| 2009 | English Language Arts Standards | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 328.1 | 332 | 354.3 |
| 2010 | English Language Arts Standards | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 328.6 | 332.2 | 356.4 |
| 2011 | English Language Arts Standards | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 333 | 340.5 | 360.3 |
| 2004 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 290.3 | 304.3 | 328.5 |
| 2005 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 290.2 | 310.7 | 333.6 |
| 2006 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 304.6 | 312.8 | 338.2 |
| 2007 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 299.9 | 311.8 | 336 |
| 2008 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 331.5 | 317.8 | 339.3 |
| 2009 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 333 | 319.6 | 345 |
| 2010 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 342.5 | 328.1 | 352.2 |
| 2011 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 326.5 | 332.2 | 354.9 |
| 2004 | Algebra I | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 290 | 294.9 | 330.8 |
| 2005 | Algebra I | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 273.6 | 289.4 | 330.4 |
| 2006 | Algebra I | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 285.8 | 299.2 | 338.5 |
| 2007 | Algebra I | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 287.7 | 306.9 | 336.8 |
| 2008 | Algebra I | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 307.8 | 315.7 | 342.9 |
| 2009 | Algebra I | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 344.7 | 318.8 | 347.3 |
| 2010 | Algebra I | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 336.3 | 324.2 | 350.3 |
| 2011 | Algebra I | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 307.4 | 323.7 | 351.9 |
| 2004 | English Language Arts Standards | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 302.9 | 309.4 | 328.1 |
| 2005 | English Language Arts Standards | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 301 | 312.9 | 334.4 |
| 2006 | English Language Arts Standards | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 310.4 | 319.2 | 339.2 |
| 2007 | English Language Arts Standards | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 311.9 | 316.4 | 338.7 |
| 2008 | English Language Arts Standards | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 323.4 | 321 | 341.2 |
| 2009 | English Language Arts Standards | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 325.5 | 323.6 | 348.5 |
| 2010 | English Language Arts Standards | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 330.4 | 331.9 | 357.1 |
| 2011 | English Language Arts Standards | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 328.6 | 339.7 | 361.8 |
| 2004 | General Mathematics | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 281.2 | 289.6 | 311.1 |
| 2006 | General Mathematics | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 279 | 298.8 | 316.3 |
| 2007 | General Mathematics | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 281.7 | 295.3 | 315.7 |
| 2008 | General Mathematics | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 293.2 | 297.9 | 320.5 |
| 2009 | General Mathematics | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 290.5 | 303.5 | 321.3 |
| 2010 | General Mathematics | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 278 | 306.9 | 320.2 |
| 2004 | Geometry | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 304.8 | 359.1 | 395.6 |
| 2005 | Geometry | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 305.8 | 367 | 407.3 |
| 2006 | Geometry | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 321.3 | 363.6 | 409.2 |
| 2007 | Geometry | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 314.4 | 374.2 | 417.9 |
| 2008 | Geometry | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 378.1 | 396.4 | 420.2 |
| 2004 | History - Social Science Grade 8 | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 291.2 | 301.5 | 319.2 |
| 2005 | History - Social Science Grade 8 | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 288.8 | 302.6 | 323.8 |
| 2006 | History - Social Science Grade 8 | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 297.8 | 307.9 | 327.9 |
| 2007 | History - Social Science Grade 8 | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 311.9 | 308.8 | 329.8 |
| 2008 | History - Social Science Grade 8 | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 329.2 | 317.4 | 333.9 |
| 2009 | History - Social Science Grade 8 | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 327.3 | 321.6 | 340.2 |
| 2010 | History - Social Science Grade 8 | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 331.1 | 328.7 | 348.1 |
| 2011 | History - Social Science Grade 8 | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 330.5 | 337.3 | 352.6 |
| 2006 | Science | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 292.1 | 308.5 | 331.2 |
| 2007 | Science | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 299.8 | 315.5 | 339.7 |
| 2008 | Science | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 324 | 329.1 | 355 |
| 2009 | Science | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 343.6 | 331.3 | 364.3 |
| 2010 | Science | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 357.4 | 343.7 | 375.3 |
| 2011 | Science | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 346.2 | 356.4 | 385.9 |
| 2004 | Algebra I | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 290 | 283.4 | 304.9 |
| 2005 | Algebra I | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 273.6 | 283.9 | 307.8 |
| 2006 | Algebra I | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 285.8 | 285 | 308.6 |
| 2007 | Algebra I | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 300.1 | 291.2 | 311.1 |
| 2008 | Algebra I | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 307.9 | 295.5 | 314.6 |
| 2009 | Algebra I | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 344.8 | 300.1 | 319.7 |
| 2010 | Algebra I | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 336.3 | 305.7 | 323.9 |
| 2011 | Algebra I | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 317.3 | 309.7 | 326.9 |
| 2004 | General Mathematics | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 281.2 | 286.3 | 305.6 |
| 2006 | General Mathematics | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 279 | 290.4 | 310.1 |
| 2007 | General Mathematics | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 281.7 | 292.4 | 311 |
| 2008 | General Mathematics | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 293.2 | 295.7 | 315.2 |
| 2009 | General Mathematics | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 290.5 | 301.4 | 315.8 |
| 2010 | General Mathematics | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 278 | 303.9 | 314.7 |
| 2004 | Geometry | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 304.8 | 287.7 | 314.2 |
| 2005 | Geometry | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 305.8 | 279 | 314.9 |
| 2006 | Geometry | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 321.3 | 276 | 312.8 |
| 2007 | Geometry | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 314.4 | 274.5 | 310.2 |
| 2008 | Geometry | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 378.1 | 278.4 | 310.7 |
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* South Gate Middle Middle School was rated 1 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.