International Studies Lrng Center at Legacy High Sch Complex

Set in South Gate, California, International Studies Lrng Center at Legacy High Sch Complex is a middle-of-the-pack secondary school, one of the schools within Los Angeles Unified. It serves 867 students across grades 6 through 12.

Los Angeles Unified comprises 784 schools with combined enrollment of 406,887 students; International Studies Lrng Center at Legacy High Sch Complex is among them.

On demographics, International Studies Lrng Center at Legacy High Sch Complex records that the student body is overwhelmingly Hispanic (99%). That is visibly more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 48%.

Looking at the economic backdrop, The school reports having 44 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 19.9:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 18.2:1 average. Around 86% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. That share is north of Los Angeles County's rate of about 70%.

With demographic context factored in, International Studies Lrng Center at Legacy High Sch Complex tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 28.2% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 33.7%.

In the surrounding community, community-level numbers for Los Angeles County indicate the typical household earns roughly $90,112 per year, 36% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 10%. Across Los Angeles County's 2244 public schools (combined enrollment of about 1,265,907 students), International Studies Lrng Center at Legacy High Sch Complex is one campus in the mix.

Sci Tech Engr Arts and Math at Legacy High Sch Complex is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.0 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 6 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), International Studies Lrng Center at Legacy High Sch Complex ranks 4th on composite proficiency, behind the local average of 35.8%.

The school occupies a commuter-belt site.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at International Studies Lrng Center at Legacy High Sch Complex has rose 8%, going from 804 students in 2018 to 867 in 2025. Class-load math has narrowed: from 23.0:1 in 2018 to 19.9:1 in 2025.

On this page, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.