Enrollment & Outcomes Scorecard
Steam Legacy High School Cmplx
Public · South Gate · Los Angeles County · 509 students · Class of 2025
UC Reach Score · Class of 2025
18
Below the CA median
below the state median
Higher than 46% of California high schools
-11.7 pp vs. peer median (29)
· Ranked #9 of 10 similar schools
5-year UC Reach Score
2019 · 30
2025 · 18
+9%
Senior-class enrollment (2018–2026)
+14.1 pp
vs. Los Angeles County baseline (-5%)
~476
5-yr projected enrollment (33 fewer than today)
- ▸On UC Reach Score, Steam Legacy High School Cmplx sits near the bottom of its similar-school group (ranked #9 of 10): 18 vs. a peer median of 29.
- ▸Steam Legacy High School Cmplx's UC Reach Score has declined meaningfully from a peak of 32 in 2024 to 18 in 2025 — a 14-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 up 9% (114→124 from 2018 to 2026), outpacing the peer-group median of +2%.
- ▸At its recent rate (-2.2%/yr), enrollment projects to ~476 by 2029 — about 33 fewer students than today.
Most similar nearby schools
| School | Type | UC Reach Score | Enroll. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Theodore Roosevelt Senior High | Public | 21 | -3% |
| Linda Marquez High School-Social Justice | Public | 36 | -6% |
| Compton Early College High School | Public | 55 | +85% |
| Alliance Cindy/Bill Simon Tech | Public | 22 | +8% |
| Aspire Pacific Academy | Public | 22 | -22% |
| Green Design Steam Academy | Public | 7 | +9% |
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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