Enrollment & Outcomes Scorecard
South GATE High School
Public · South Gate · Los Angeles County · 1,619 students · Class of 2025
UC Reach Score · Class of 2025
16
Below the CA median
below the state median
Higher than 44% of California high schools
-6.8 pp vs. peer median (22)
· Ranked #8 of 10 similar schools
5-year UC Reach Score
2021 · 34
2025 · 16
-34%
Senior-class enrollment (2018–2026)
-26.0 pp
vs. Los Angeles County baseline (-8%)
~1330
5-yr projected enrollment (289 fewer than today)
- ▸On UC Reach Score, South GATE High School sits near the bottom of its similar-school group (ranked #8 of 10): 16 vs. a peer median of 22.
- ▸South GATE High School's UC Reach Score has declined meaningfully from a peak of 34 in 2021 to 16 in 2025 — a 18-point drop that warrants attention. Multi-year UC Reach declines of this size often signal something specific (leadership change, comp-program shift, demographic move) rather than year-to-year noise. This is the kind of trajectory an Enrollment Trend Audit unpacks.
- ▸Senior-class enrollment is down 34% (597→393 from 2018 to 2026), trailing the peer-group median of -6%.
- ▸At its recent rate (-6.3%/yr), enrollment projects to ~1330 by 2029 — about 289 fewer students than today.
Most similar nearby schools
| School | Type | UC Reach Score | Enroll. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Marco Antonio Firebaugh Hs | Public | 24 | -1% |
| Lynwood High School | Public | 16 | -19% |
| South East High School | Public | 22 | +0% |
| Dominguez Senior High School | Public | 32 | +0% |
| Huntington Park High School | Public | 24 | -14% |
| Dominguez High | Public | 19 | -1% |
UC Reach = top-6 UC admits ÷ senior class. Sources: UCOP Admissions by Source School, CDE enrollment, IRS Form 990, NCES F-33. Reach — by Test Prep Gurus · Methodology
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