Southeast Middle

Southeast Middle is an intermediate school of sprawling scale in South Gate, California, part of Los Angeles Unified, works with 1,215 students in grades 6 through 8. That puts it 84% bigger than the typical public school in California, which averages around 659 students.

Los Angeles Unified runs 784 schools in total, collectively educating 406,887 students. Southeast Middle is one of those campuses.

Demographically, Southeast Middle records that the student body is overwhelmingly Hispanic (96%). The remainder is composed of 2% White. The wider county runs roughly 48% Hispanic, putting the school's mix noticeably more Hispanic than the area baseline.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Southeast Middle logs 64 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 18.9:1. The state averages around 20.7:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Around 95% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. By comparison, Los Angeles County runs at roughly 70%, so the school's eligibility rate is meaningfully above the surrounding baseline.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Southeast Middle tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 23.1% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 22.7%.

In the surrounding community, census data for Los Angeles County shows the typical household earns roughly $90,112 per year, 36% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 10% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Los Angeles County's 2244 public schools (combined enrollment of about 1,265,907 students), Southeast Middle is one campus in the mix.

South East High is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.1 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Southeast Middle. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Southeast Middle at 6th of 7; the average score across the group is 33.0%.

Southeast Middle operates from a residential location.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Southeast Middle has climbed 16%, going from 1,044 students in 2018 to 1,215 in 2025. Class-load math has tightened: from 24.1:1 in 2018 to 18.9:1 in 2025.

In the discussion threads here, posts here usually surface around fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.