South Gate Middle School in South Gate, California (CA)

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City-data.com school rating (using weighted 2006 test average as compared to other schools in California) from 0 (worst) to 100 (best) is 9.

4100 Firestone Blvd.
South Gate, CA 90280

Student Enrollment: 3110

County Name : Los Angeles
District Name: Los Angeles Unified
The type of school district: UNIFIED
The type of school: MIDDLE
Number of the California Assembly district in which this school is located. : 50
Name of the California Assembly member for the district in which this school is located. : Hector De La Torre
Political party affiliation of this Assembly member: Democrat

Number of the California Senate district in which this school is located. : 30
Name of the California Senate member for the district in which this school is located. : Martha Escutia
Political party affiliation of this Senate member: Democrat

Number of the U.S. congressional district in which this school is located. : 39
Name of the U.S. congressional member for the district in which this school is located. : Linda T. Sanchez
Political party affiliation of this U. S. congressional member: Democrat

Latitude: 33.95352
Longitude: -118.19799

The lowest grade and the highest grade in which student enrollment was reported in the most recent certified data collection: 6-8
Change in API from 2005 to 2006: 12 (592 to 604)
Met 11 out of 21 AYP criteria
ELA Participation Rate African American: 100% (8 tested out of 8)
Math Participation Rate African American: 88% (7 tested out of 8)
ELA Participation Rate American Indian: 100% (7 tested out of 7)
Math Participation Rate American Indian: 100% (7 tested out of 7)
ELA Participation Rate Asian: 100% (2 tested out of 2)
Math Participation Rate Asian: 100% (2 tested out of 2)
ELA Participation Rate Filipino: 100% (4 tested out of 4)
Math Participation Rate Filipino: 100% (4 tested out of 4)
ELA Participation Rate Hispanic: 100% (3061 tested out of 3073)
Math Participation Rate Hispanic: 99% (3049 tested out of 3073)
ELA Participation Rate White: 100% (15 tested out of 15)
Math Participation Rate White: 100% (15 tested out of 15)
ELA Participation Rate Socioeconomic Disadvantaged: 100% (2632 tested out of 2642)
Math Participation Rate Socioeconomic Disadvantaged: 99% (2624 tested out of 2642)
ELA Participation Rate English Learner: 100% (2156 tested out of 2166)
Math Participation Rate English Learner: 99% (2150 tested out of 2166)
ELA Participation Rate Students with Disabilities: 99% (384 tested out of 388)
Math Participation Rate Students with Disabilities: 99% (385 tested out of 388)

Schoolwide or LEA-wide ELA Percent of students scoring Proficient or Above: 21.9%

Here:	22%
State average from 798 schools:	45%

Schoolwide Math Percent of students scoring Proficient or Above: 16.7%

Here:	17%
State average from 798 schools:	41%

ELA Percent of students scoring Proficient or Above Hispanic: 22.0% (630 proficient out of 2864)

Here:	22%
State average from 786 schools:	34%

Math Percent of students scoring Proficient or Above Hispanic: 16.7% (478 proficient out of 2854)

Here:	17%
State average from 786 schools:	30%

ELA Percent of students scoring Proficient or Above White: 6.7% (1 proficient out of 15)

Here:	7%
State average from 730 schools:	58%

Math Percent of students scoring Proficient or Above White: 0.0% (0 proficient out of 15)

South Gate Middle:	0%
State average from 730 schools:	50%

ELA Percent of students scoring Proficient or Above Socioeconomic Disadvantaged: 21.6% (537 proficient out of 2481)

Here:	22%
State average from 781 schools:	32%

Math Percent of students scoring Proficient or Above Socioeconomic Disadvantaged: 17.5% (432 proficient out of 2475)

Here:	18%
State average from 781 schools:	30%

ELA Percent of students scoring Proficient or Above English Learner: 15.1% (310 proficient out of 2049)

Here:	15%
State average from 750 schools:	24%

Math Percent of students scoring Proficient or Above English Learner: 12.3% (251 proficient out of 2044)

Here:	12%
State average from 750 schools:	27%

ELA Percent of students scoring Proficient or Above Students with Disabilities: 7.2% (26 proficient out of 360)

Here:	7%
State average from 763 schools:	16%

Math Percent of Students with Disabilities scoring Proficient or Above: 5.5% (20 proficient out of 363)

Here:	6%
State average from 767 schools:	15%

ELA 2006 Percent Proficient Target: 24.4%
Math 2006 Percent Proficient Target: 26.5%
Number of Scores included in the 2006 Academic Performance Index (API) : 2922

2006 API (Base) : 602

Here:	602.0
State average from 796 schools:	730.5

Statewide Rank: 1

Similar Schools Rank: 2

2007 API Target: 612

2006 Hispanics API (Base) : 602 (2889 students included)

Here:	602
State average from 662 schools:	667

Number of Socioeconomically Disadvantaged (SD) Students Included in API : 2504

2006 Socioeconomically Disadvantaged API (Base) : 602 (2504 students included)

Here:	602
State average from 679 schools:	662

Number of English Learners included in API : 2056

2006 English Learner API (Base) : 569 (2056 students included)

Here:	569
State average from 457 schools:	621

Number of Students With Disabilities included in API : 364

2006 Students with Disabilities API (Base) : 411 (364 students included)

South Gate Middle:	411
State average from 296 schools:	510

Percent African American : 0%
Percent American Indian : 0%
Percent Asian : 0%
Percent Filipino : 0%
Percent Hispanic or Latino : 99%
Percent Pacific Islander : 0%
Percent White : 0%

Percentage of Students that are Participants in the Free or Reduced Price Meal Program: 80%

South Gate Middle:	80.0%
State average from 814 schools:	49.1%

Percent of participants in Gifted and Talented education programs (STAR): 9%

South Gate Middle:	9.0%
State average from 814 schools:	11.3%

Percent of participants in migrant education programs (STAR): 1%

Here:	1.0%
State average from 814 schools:	3.1%

Percent of participants who are designated as English Learners: 40%

South Gate Middle:	40.0%
State average from 814 schools:	19.9%

Percent of Students with Disabilities (STAR): 12%

Here:	12.0%
State average from 814 schools:	10.0%

Average Class Size (Grades K-3) : N/A

Average Class Size (Grades 4-6) : 30

Here:	30.0
State average from 778 schools:	29.1

Average Class Size for a Number of Core Academic Courses : 30
Percent of Student Answer Documents with Parent Education Level Information : 71%
Parent Ed Level: Percent Not High School Graduate : 37%
Parent Ed Level: Percent High School Graduate : 34%
Parent Ed Level: Percent Some College : 18%
Parent Ed Level: Percent College Graduate : 8%
Parent Ed Level: Percent Graduate School : 3%

Average Parent Education Level : 2.06

South Gate Middle:	2.1
State average from 814 schools:	2.7

Percent Teachers at this School with Full Credentials: 90%

Here:	90.0%
State average from 811 schools:	92.2%

Percent Teachers at this school with Emergency Credentials : 2%
Percent of Enrollments in grade 6 (STAR) : 37%
Percent of Enrollments in grades 7 - 8(STAR) : 63%
School Characteristic Index : 155.4308669

Valid Score for California Standards Test (CST) in English-language arts Grades 2-8 : 2919

Product of Test Weights Multiplied by Valid Scores for CST in English-language arts Grades 2-8 : 1401.120

Valid Score for CST in mathematics Grades 2-8 : 2910

Product of Test Weights Multiplied by Valid Scores for CST in mathematics Grades 2-8 : 931.200

Valid Score for CST in history-social science Grades 2-8 : 851

Product of Test Weights Multiplied by Valid Scores for CST in history-social science Grades 2-8 : 170.200

Valid Score for Norm-Referenced Test (NRT) reading in Grades 2-8 : 954

Product of Test Weights Multiplied by Valid scores for NRT reading in Grades 2-8 : 57.240

Valid Score for NRT language in Grades 2-8 : 954

Product of Test Weights Multiplied by Valid scores for NRT language in Grades 2-8 : 28.620

Valid Score for NRT spelling in Grades 2-8 : 953

Product of Test Weights Multiplied by Valid scores for NRT spelling in Grades 2-8 : 28.590

Valid Score for NRT mathematics in Grades 2-8 : 953

Product of Test Weights Multiplied by Valid scores for NRT mathematics in Grades 2-8 : 76.240

Valid Score for Mathematics Assignment of 200 CST in Grades 2-8 : 6

Product of Test Weights Multiplied by Valid scores for Mathematics Assignment of 200 CST in Grades 2-8 : 0.600
2006 API (Growth) : 604
2005 API (Base): 592
Met School-wide Growth Target : Yes
Met Comparable Improvement (CI) Target : No

2006 Hispanics API (Growth) : 604

Here:	604
State average from 663 schools:	667

2005 Hispanics API (Base) : 593

Here:	593
State average from 646 schools:	656

2005-2006 Hispanics Subgroup API Growth : 11 (met target)

2006 Socioeconomically Disadvantaged API (Growth) : 604

Here:	604
State average from 681 schools:	662

2005 Socioeconomically Disadvantaged API (Base) : 594

Here:	594
State average from 678 schools:	653

2005-2006 Socioeconomically Disadvantaged Growth : 10 (met target)

2006 English Learners API (Growth) : 572

Here:	572
State average from 457 schools:	623

2005 English Learners API (Base) : 572

South Gate Middle:	572
State average from 452 schools:	615

2005-2006 English Learners Subgroup API Growth : 0 (failed to meet target)

2006 Students With Disabilities API (Growth) : 411

South Gate Middle:	411
State average from 295 schools:	512

2005 Students With Disabilities API (Base) : 425

Here:	425
State average from 277 schools:	498

2005-2006 Students With Disabilities Subgroup API Growth : -14 (failed to meet target)
Median score of this school's similar schools group for 2006 Growth API : 623
Median score of this school's similar schools group for 2005 Base API : 614