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Enrollment
524
High
DISTRICT 676 · STATE 838
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LOS ANGELES UNIFIED·NCES 062271013162
Sci Tech Engr Arts and Math at Legacy High Sch Complex
5225 Tweedy Blvd., South Gate, CA 90280 · (323) 357-7540 · Los Angeles County
GRADES 09–12HIGH21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL524 STUDENTS
A
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 89% of California public high schools
- B+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A+Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- B+Three-year trend Change in reading and math proficiency over the last three test years.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded California public high schools
Student : Teacher
18.1:1
29 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.3:1 · STATE 18.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
86%
449 students
DISTRICT 84% · STATE 65%
Community
6
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 9 | 139 | 27% |
| Grade 10 | 147 | 28% |
| Grade 11 | 141 | 27% |
| Grade 12 | 97 | 19% |
Student demographics
5%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 45% · STATE 62% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
CAASPP 2024-25 . % met or exceeded standardEnglish Language Arts
69.5%
CA avg 49.1% . +7.5pp since 2014
Math
34.1%
CA avg 37.7% . +11.1pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 70 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 34 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all California schools, those numbers are about 49 and 38. Reading and writing scores are up about 8 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 11 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 43.8% | 25.8% | 18.8% | 11.7% |
| Math | 13.5% | 20.6% | 23.8% | 42.1% |
Share of tested students at each CAASPP level. Each student counts in one level, so a row adds to about 100%.
CAASPP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 69.5% | 34.1% |
| 2023-24 | 68.7% | 30.3% |
| 2022-23 | 72.3% | 21.3% |
| 2021-22 | 64.0% | 27.7% |
| 2020-21 | 59.4% | 34.1% |
| 2018-19 | 67.5% | 26.7% |
| 2017-18 | 64.1% | 27.8% |
| 2016-17 | 68.8% | 17.6% |
| 2015-16 | 66.0% | 24.0% |
| 2014-15 | 62.0% | 23.0% |
% met or exceeded standard, all students and all tested grades.
Source: CAASPP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of CA schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
50.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
29.3%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+21.3pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 51% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 29% typical for California schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 21 points, placing it in California's top 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Sci Tech Engr Arts and Math at Legacy High Sch Complex
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sci Tech Engr Arts and Math at Legacy High Sch Complex this school | 524 | 85.7% | 50.7% |
| Lennox Mathematics Science and Technology Academy Lennox | 588 | 85.7% | N/A |
| Alliance Collins Family College-Ready High Huntington Park | 633 | 87.8% | N/A |
| Central City Value Los Angeles | 477 | 84.7% | N/A |
| Firebaugh High Firebaugh | 673 | 84.2% | 39.7% |
| Le Grand High Le Grand | 484 | 87.2% | 34.0% |
Matched among California high schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Sci Tech Engr Arts and Math at Legacy High Sch Complex ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Los Angeles County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 50.7% | #309 of 1,052 | #68 of 228 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 34.1% | #363 of 1,056 ▲ 6 | #84 of 229 ▼ 9 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 69.5% | #257 of 1,056 ▲ 7 | #53 of 229 ▲ 3 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +5.9pp | #307 of 1,044 | #94 of 229 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 524 | #1,003 of 2,093 | #247 of 486 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 18.1:1 | #298 of 1,352 | #106 of 358 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 5.2% | #1,299 of 1,351 | #331 of 359 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 85.7% | #455 of 1,575 | #203 of 396 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -10.4% | #446 of 802 | #156 of 227 |
Ranked against other public high schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
524
-118 (-18%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
18.1:1
was 23.8:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 524 | 29 | 18.1:1 | 86% (449) |
| 2023-24 | 533 | 27.9 | 19.1:1 | 84% (446) |
| 2022-23 | 543 | 27.8 | 19.5:1 | 91% (495) |
| 2020-21 | 642 | 27 | 23.8:1 | 86% (552) |
| 2017-18 | 585 | 24.5 | 23.9:1 | 91% (530) |
| 2015-16 | 566 | 17 | 33.3:1 | 86% (486) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Sci Tech Engr Arts and Math at Legacy High Sch Complex.
Since 2017-18: students down 10% (585 to 524); teachers up 18% (24.5 to 29).
About Sci Tech Engr Arts and Math at Legacy High Sch Complex
Sci Tech Engr Arts and Math at Legacy High Sch Complex is a low-enrollment high school in California, located in South Gate. The school enrolls 524 students, from grades 9 through 12. An average school in this group (high schools in California) has about 838 students.
Sci Tech Engr Arts and Math at Legacy High Sch Complex is run by Los Angeles Unified, whose 784 schools enroll 406,887 students.
Most students at Sci Tech Engr Arts and Math at Legacy High Sch Complex are Hispanic: 97% of enrollment. Smaller groups are 2% White. For comparison, the population of Los Angeles County is roughly 48% Hispanic. Sci Tech Engr Arts and Math at Legacy High Sch Complex has a diversity index of 5%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
The teaching staff at Sci Tech Engr Arts and Math at Legacy High Sch Complex is 29 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the ratio is 18.1:1. High schools in California average about 18.2:1, a similar figure. About 86% of students, or 449, qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. The rate at public schools in Los Angeles County averages 70%, lower than here.
The allk12 Grade for Sci Tech Engr Arts and Math at Legacy High Sch Complex is A. Compared with California public high schools, the school scored higher than 89% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
The BeatsExpectations model predicts 29.3% for Sci Tech Engr Arts and Math at Legacy High Sch Complex, given its share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. The actual figure is 50.7%. The 21.3-point gap ranks in the top 10% of California schools.
In Los Angeles County (population about 9,808,667), median household income is about $90,112, 36% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 10% of residents live below the federal poverty line. A total of 2,244 public schools operate in Los Angeles County, serving about 1,265,907 students.
Nearby, International Studies Lrng Center at Legacy High Sch Complex is less than a tenth of a mile away. Other public schools within five miles number at least 8. Compared with its nearest neighbors, Sci Tech Engr Arts and Math at Legacy High Sch Complex ranks 2nd of 6 on average proficiency.
Its location is classified as Suburb: Large by the National Center for Education Statistics.
Enrollment was 642 in 2020-21 and 524 in 2024-25, a decrease of 118 students. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 23.8:1 in 2020-21 to 18.1:1 in 2024-25.
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Los Angeles County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
9,808,667
Census ACS
Median income
$90,112
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
36%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
2,244
1,265,907 students
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- International Studies Lrng Center at Legacy High Sch Complex0.0 mi · 867
- Visual and Performing Arts at Legacy High School Complex0.0 mi · 411
- Tweedy Elementary0.2 mi · 471
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- Bryson Avenue Elementary0.8 mi · 706
- Los Padrinos Juvenile Hall0.9 mi · 225
Frequently asked questions
About Sci Tech Engr Arts and Math at Legacy High Sch ComplexWhat is the total enrollment at Sci Tech Engr Arts and Math at Legacy High Sch Complex?
Sci Tech Engr Arts and Math at Legacy High Sch Complex enrolls approximately 524 students in grades 09-12.
Is Sci Tech Engr Arts and Math at Legacy High Sch Complex an elementary, middle, or high school?
Sci Tech Engr Arts and Math at Legacy High Sch Complex is a high school covering grades 09-12.
How many students per teacher at Sci Tech Engr Arts and Math at Legacy High Sch Complex?
Approximately 18.1:1 students per teacher at Sci Tech Engr Arts and Math at Legacy High Sch Complex.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Sci Tech Engr Arts and Math at Legacy High Sch Complex?
At Sci Tech Engr Arts and Math at Legacy High Sch Complex, the student body is approximately 2% White, 97% Hispanic, 0% Two or more.
What district is Sci Tech Engr Arts and Math at Legacy High Sch Complex in?
Sci Tech Engr Arts and Math at Legacy High Sch Complex is part of Los Angeles Unified.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.