Sci Tech Engr Arts and Math at Legacy High Sch Complex

Sci Tech Engr Arts and Math at Legacy High Sch Complex operates as a tight-knit 9-12 campus in South Gate, California, overseen by Los Angeles Unified. Current enrollment sits at 524 students spanning grades 9 through 12. That puts it 37% leaner than the typical public school in California, which averages around 838 students.

Sci Tech Engr Arts and Math at Legacy High Sch Complex is one of 784 schools operated by Los Angeles Unified, a district that hosts 406,887 students overall.

On the student-mix side, Sci Tech Engr Arts and Math at Legacy High Sch Complex reports that nearly all students (97%) are Hispanic. Beyond that, the school logs 2% White. That is meaningfully more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 48%.

Looking at the economic backdrop, On paper, Sci Tech Engr Arts and Math at Legacy High Sch Complex has 29 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 18.1:1. That tracks the state average closely. About 86% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. That share is above Los Angeles County's rate of about 70%.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Sci Tech Engr Arts and Math at Legacy High Sch Complex ranks in the top 10% of California public schools. The BeatsExpectations model, a per-state regression of composite proficiency on FRL share, predicts schools with this student profile to land around 28.4%; Sci Tech Engr Arts and Math at Legacy High Sch Complex posts 49.5%, +21.1 points above that line.

In the area at large, Los Angeles County reports that the typical household earns roughly $90,112 per year, 36% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 10%. In all, Los Angeles County runs 2244 public schools (combined enrollment of about 1,265,907 students), of which Sci Tech Engr Arts and Math at Legacy High Sch Complex is one.

Nearest neighbor: International Studies Lrng Center at Legacy High Sch Complex, around 0.0 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Sci Tech Engr Arts and Math at Legacy High Sch Complex. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Sci Tech Engr Arts and Math at Legacy High Sch Complex at 2nd of 6; the average score across the group is 32.6%.

Geographically, the school is in a commuter-belt area.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Sci Tech Engr Arts and Math at Legacy High Sch Complex has declined 10%, going from 585 students in 2018 to 524 in 2025. Class-load math has fell: from 23.9:1 in 2018 to 18.1:1 in 2025.

On the community side, recent activity here tends to focus on pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. Members of the school community can share what they know.