English: Proficient or Advanced
Grades 6–8, spring 2026
- South Gate Middle
- 42%Clearly ahead: Advanced: 14%
- Southeast
- 41%Advanced: 11%
- California
- 49%Advanced: 19%
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South Gate Middle and Southeast
South Gate Middle is at the 56th percentile and Southeast the 42nd among California middle schools we score (spring 2026 tests). South Gate Middle’s math results are clearly higher; English (reading and writing) is close between the two.
Southeast 42nd
South Gate Middle 56th
California’s public middle schools · 1 dot = 1 in 100
Needs Support25 in 100Developing25 in 100Solid25 in 100Strong25 in 100
Southeast 42nd
South Gate Middle 56th
California’s public middle schools · 1 dot = 1 in 100
Needs Support25 in 100Developing25 in 100Solid25 in 100Strong25 in 100
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How do their test results compare?
From spring 2026, the state calls its top two levels “Proficient or Advanced” (formerly “Met or Exceeded”). marks a figure clearly ahead of the other school. California: the same grades statewide.
Math: Proficient or Advanced
Grades 6–8, spring 2026
- South Gate Middle
- Clearly ahead: 33%Clearly ahead: Advanced: 17%
- Southeast
- 22%Advanced: 8%
- California
- 37%Advanced: 21%
Do students show up and stay in class?
Average school: the average California middle school we score.
Chronically absent
Missed 10% or more of school days · 2025–26 school year
- South Gate Middle
- 25 in 100279 of 1,133 students
- Southeast
- 27 in 100318 of 1,166 students
- Average school
- 18 in 100
Suspended at least once
2025–26 school year
- South Gate Middle
- 1.2%14 of 1,152 students enrolled at any point in the year
- Southeast
- 0.4%5 of 1,191 students enrolled at any point in the year
- Average school
- 3.7%
How did results compare with what the state expected?
The state’s matched growth measure compares each student’s results with what the state expected from their earlier scores.
State growth measure, points vs expected
Grades 6–8, spring 2025 · students with scores in both years
- South Gate Middle
- −3 pts English −1 pts mathThe state calls both Average · 1,084 students in English, 1,090 in math
- Southeast
- −4 pts English −18 pts mathThe state calls them Average in English and Moderate in math · 1,103 students in English, 1,104 in math
How are they scored, who runs them, and how big are they?
Percentile among California middle schools, with the Scope Score
Spring 2026 tests
- South Gate Middle
- 56th percentileSolidScope Score 40
- Southeast
- 42nd percentileDevelopingScope Score 35
Who runs the school
- South Gate Middle
- Los Angeles Unified
- Southeast
- Los Angeles Unified
Teachers in their first year
2024–25 school year
- South Gate Middle
- 0%
- Southeast
- 5%
Average years of teaching experience
2024–25 school year
- South Gate Middle
- 20
- Southeast
- 10
Size, grades and staffing help you picture the school. A staffing ratio is not class size.
Students per teacher
Public schools: federal school directory, 2024–25 · a staffing ratio, not class size
- South Gate Middle
- 20
- Southeast
- 19
Grades offered
- South Gate Middle
- 6–8
- Southeast
- 6–8
Sources and definitions
Test results are from California’s state tests (CAASPP), spring 2026: the share of students tested in the level’s grades who scored Proficient or Advanced, per subject. California’s figure is our combination of the state’s published rows for the same grades. A ✓ marks a figure ahead of the others by more than twice the margin of error (on chronic absence, ahead means lower). Chronic absence and suspensions are the California Department of Education’s 2025–26 counts; “chronically absent” means a student missed 10% or more of school days. The absence and suspension references are the average California school we score at these schools’ level, each school counted once. The state growth measure is points above or below what the state expected from these students’ earlier scores, for grades 4–8, from the state’s spring 2025 release. Students per teacher is from the federal school directory, 2024–25, which also lists enrollment: South Gate Middle 1,192; Southeast Middle 1,215. Teacher experience is the California Department of Education’s staffing file for the school year shown (teachers only).