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How has Southeast Middle changed in the last five years, for better or worse?
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Enrollment
1,215
Middle
DISTRICT 835 · STATE 659
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LOS ANGELES UNIFIED·NCES 062271010860
Southeast Middle
2560 Tweedy Blvd., South Gate, CA 90280 · (323) 568-3100 · Los Angeles County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL1,215 STUDENTS
C+
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Scored higher than 44% of California public middle schools
- C-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- BBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- AThree-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 middle schools
Student : Teacher
18.9:1
64 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 18.2:1 · STATE 20.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
95%
1,151 students
DISTRICT 84% · STATE 65%
Community
6
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 338 | 28% |
| Grade 7 | 421 | 35% |
| Grade 8 | 456 | 38% |
Student demographics
8%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
34.2%
CA avg 49.1% . +7.2pp since 2014
Math
15.4%
CA avg 37.7% . +4.4pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 34 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 15 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 7 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 4 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 7.3% | 26.9% | 29.4% | 36.3% |
| Math | 5.8% | 9.6% | 25.0% | 59.6% |
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 | 34.2% | 15.4% |
| 2023-24 | 30.5% | 14.7% |
| 2022-23 | 24.2% | 9.0% |
| 2021-22 | 25.1% | 8.2% |
| 2018-19 | 26.3% | 14.0% |
| 2017-18 | 23.1% | 14.6% |
| 2016-17 | 23.7% | 15.3% |
| 2015-16 | 26.0% | 14.0% |
| 2014-15 | 27.0% | 11.0% |
% 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
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
23.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
24.0%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-0.2pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 24% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 24% typical for California schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among California's top nor bottom 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 Southeast Middle
Southeast Middle's state test result (23.8% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Southeast Middle this school | 1,215 | 94.7% | 23.8% |
| Lennox Middle Lennox | 1,193 | 94.1% | 32.8% |
| South Gate Middle South Gate | 1,192 | 93.4% | 32.8% |
| Henry T. Gage Middle Huntington Park | 1,139 | 95.2% | 26.4% |
| Sycamore Junior High Anaheim | 1,137 | 94.7% | 12.1% |
| Chester W. Nimitz Middle Huntington Park | 1,057 | 95.4% | 29.8% |
Matched among California middle 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 Southeast Middle ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Los Angeles County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 23.8% | #944 of 1,224 | #203 of 248 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 15.4% | #1,017 of 1,227 ▼ 46 | #223 of 248 ▼ 18 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 34.2% | #878 of 1,227 ▲ 34 | #193 of 248 ▼ 4 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +8.2pp | #139 of 1,214 | #47 of 247 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,215 | #66 of 1,377 | #24 of 317 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 18.9:1 | #307 of 1,279 | #87 of 301 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 7.7% | #1,197 of 1,278 | #265 of 301 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 94.7% | #117 of 1,329 | #58 of 312 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +16.4% | #64 of 257 | #15 of 38 |
Ranked against other public middle 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
1,215
-54 (-4%) vs 2020
-10% since 2010-11, when it was 1,352
Student : Teacher
18.9:1
was 23.5:1
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 | 1,215 | 64.2 | 18.9:1 | 95% (1,151) |
| 2023-24 | 1,219 | 58.9 | 20.7:1 | 94% (1,142) |
| 2022-23 | 1,184 | 50.9 | 23.3:1 | 96% (1,137) |
| 2020-21 | 1,269 | 54 | 23.5:1 | 93% (1,181) |
| 2017-18 | 1,044 | 43.3 | 24.1:1 | 95% (993) |
| 2015-16 | 1,113 | 42 | 26.5:1 | 94% (1,046) |
| 2010-11 | 1,352 | N/A | N/A | 93% (1,256) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Southeast Middle.
Since 2017-18: students up 16% (1,044 to 1,215); teachers up 48% (43.3 to 64.2).
About Southeast Middle
Southeast Middle is a large middle-grades school. Its address is in South Gate, California. Total enrollment is 1,215 students, and the grades served are 6 through 8. It has 84% more students than the average for middle schools in California (about 659).
Southeast Middle is a school in Los Angeles Unified. The district has 784 schools and 406,887 students.
The share of students at Southeast Middle who are Hispanic is 96%. Enrollment also includes 2% White. Among people living in Los Angeles County, the Hispanic share is about 48%. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 8, compared with 70 nationally.
Its ratio of 18.9:1 is based on 64.2 full-time-equivalent teachers. Middle schools in California have an average ratio of 20.7:1. In all, 95% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. That rate is above the 70% average among public schools in Los Angeles County.
Southeast Middle earns a C+ on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 44% of California public middle schools.
Southeast Middle scores 23.8% on state tests, averaged across results. The predicted figure, based on its student poverty level, is 24.0%.
The school's county is Los Angeles County. According to Census Bureau estimates, the median household earns about $90,112 a year, roughly 36% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 10%. Southeast Middle shares Los Angeles County with 2,243 other public schools.
A public school about 0.1 miles away, South East High, is the closest to Southeast Middle. Inside a five-mile radius, there are at least 8 other public schools. The nearest schools with test data average 37.8%, higher than Southeast Middle's 23.8%.
Federal data place Southeast Middle in the Suburb: Large locale, which means it is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Over the 4 years from 2020-21 to 2024-25, enrollment fell 4%. The ratio of students to teachers went from 23.5:1 to 18.9:1 over the same years.
Southeast Middle has a community page on allk12 for topics such as pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. You can also rate the school on this page.
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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Other Southeast Middle schools
9 other US public schools in 9 states are named Southeast Middle. Southeast Middle is the 2nd largest of the 10.
- Southeast Middle SchoolIowa City, IA · 1,269 students
- Southeast Middle SchoolBaton Rouge, LA · 826 students
- Southeast MiddleKernersville, NC · 733 students
- Southeast MiddleSalisbury, NC · 628 students
- Southeast Middle SchoolOklahoma City, OK · 596 students
Nearby schools
- South East High0.1 mi · 1,990
- Simon Rodia Continuation0.2 mi · 89
- Jordan High0.4 mi · 797
- Montara Avenue Elementary0.4 mi · 554
- Weigand Avenue Elementary0.4 mi · 290
- Stanford Primary Center0.4 mi · 112
Frequently asked questions
About Southeast MiddleWhat is the total enrollment at Southeast Middle?
Southeast Middle enrolls approximately 1,215 students in grades 06-08.
What grades does Southeast Middle serve?
Southeast Middle serves grades 06-08.
How many students per teacher at Southeast Middle?
Approximately 18.9:1 students per teacher at Southeast Middle.
How diverse is Southeast Middle?
Southeast Middle reports a student body of 2% White, 96% Hispanic, 1% Black, 0% Asian, 0% Two or more.
Who oversees Southeast Middle?
Southeast Middle is overseen by Los Angeles Unified in Los Angeles County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.