Sci Tech Engr Arts and Math at Legacy High Sch Complex
Public high school, grades 9 to 12 · South Gate, California
Sci Tech Engr Arts and Math at Legacy High Sch Complex in South Gate, California enrolled 524 students in 2024-25 with 29.0 full-time teachers, 18.1 students per teacher against the California high-school median of 19.3. It has no Title I status on file for 2021-22; every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision (2024-25). On the state tests, 20-24% of its students tested were proficient in math in 2022-23 (California: 34.3%). Its four-year graduation rate for the class of 2023 was 90-94% (California: 86.2%).
NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method
Enrollment fell 3% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers rose 4%
543 students in 2022-23, 533 students in 2023-24, 524 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 27.8 to 29.0.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 543 | 27.8 | 19.5 |
| 2023-24 | 533 | 27.9 | 19.1 |
| 2024-25 | 524 | 29.0 | 18.1 |
18.1 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 58 of every 100 California high schools
Among the 2,071 California high schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 19.3; the national median for high schools is 14.5. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).
7 AP courses and one counselor per 194 students in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Sci Tech Engr Arts and Math at Legacy High Sch Complex enrolled 583 students and had 3.0 counselors (full-time equivalent); it reported 0 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement courses7
- Gifted and talented programYes
- Counselors (FTE)3.0, one per 194 of the 583 students enrolled in 2021-22
- Out-of-school suspensions0
- Chronically absent17.3% (2022-23)
Who attends
97.3% of students were Hispanic, 2.1% White, 0.4% of two or more races in 2024-25.
- Hispanic97.3%
- White2.1%
- Two or more races0.4%
- American Indian0.2%
Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.
State test results, 2022-23
In 2022-23, the students tested at Sci Tech Engr Arts and Math at Legacy High Sch Complex scored proficient or above: 20-24% in math, against 34.3% in math across California. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within California, not across states. ED Data Express holds no district results after 2021-22, so the district column gives its 2021-22 figure. No whole-school reading result is shown: ED's files give none for this school for 2021-22 or 2022-23. Where a state published results by grade only, the grades tested are combined, weighted by the students tested in each.
| Subject | This school | Its district | California |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math | 20‑24% | 30% (2021-22) | 34.3% |
Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express (2021-22 through the Data Rescue Project archive); for 2022-23 ED published math by school and reading only by state: ED shows school and district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.
Graduation rate, class of 2023
90-94% of the 131 students in Sci Tech Engr Arts and Math at Legacy High Sch Complex's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 86.2% across California. The four-year rate follows the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out, and counts those who earned a regular diploma by 2023. Every state computes it the same way under federal law, though each sets its own diploma requirements.
| This school | Its district | California | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Four-year graduation rate | 90‑94% | 84% | 86.2% |
| Students in the class | 131 | 32,396 | 495,492 |
Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express: ED shows school and district rates as ranges (for example 90-94%) and leaves out small classes.
High schools in South Gate
7 public high schools in South Gate report 2024-25 enrollment; Sci Tech Engr Arts and Math at Legacy High Sch Complex is number 4 by size.
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch |
|---|---|---|---|
| South East High | 1,990 | 21.3 | 87.7% |
| South Gate Senior High | 1,681 | 18.7 | 88.8% |
| International Studies Lrng Center at Legacy High Sch Complex | 867 | 19.9 | 79.8% |
| Sci Tech Engr Arts and Math at Legacy High Sch Complex | 524 | 18.1 | 79.0% |
| Visual and Performing Arts at Legacy High School Complex | 411 | 17.6 | 86.6% |
| Odyssey Continuation | 100 | 20.0 | 92.0% |
| Simon Rodia Continuation | 89 | 13.7 | 95.5% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.
What to look at next about Sci Tech Engr Arts and Math at Legacy High Sch Complex
- International Studies Lrng Center at Legacy High Sch ComplexThe nearest public high school, under 0.1 miles away: 867 students, 19.9 per teacher (2024-25).under 0.1 mi
- Visual and Performing Arts at Legacy High School ComplexThe next nearest public high school, under 0.1 miles away: 411 students, 17.6 per teacher (2024-25).under 0.1 mi
- Compare Sci Tech Engr Arts and Math at Legacy High Sch Complex with International Studies Lrng Center at Legacy High Sch ComplexStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- How much Los Angeles Unified School District spends per student$22,606 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$22,606
- The largest public schools in CaliforniaSci Tech Engr Arts and Math at Legacy High Sch Complex is the number 1,003 by size of 2,112 California high schools open in 2024-25.#1,003 of 2,112
- California schools by students per teacher18.1 students per teacher here against the California median of 19.3 for high schools.18.1:1
- Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.
Questions about Sci Tech Engr Arts and Math at Legacy High Sch Complex
How many students attend Sci Tech Engr Arts and Math at Legacy High Sch Complex?
524 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 543 in 2022-23. It is a high school in South Gate, CA.What is the student-teacher ratio at Sci Tech Engr Arts and Math at Legacy High Sch Complex?
18.1 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the California median for high schools is 19.3. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.Is Sci Tech Engr Arts and Math at Legacy High Sch Complex a Title I school?
Sci Tech Engr Arts and Math at Legacy High Sch Complex has no Title I status in the NCES school files, because California did not report school Title I status for 2021-22; the California Department of Education lists each school's current Title I status.How do students at Sci Tech Engr Arts and Math at Legacy High Sch Complex do on state tests?
In 2022-23, the students tested at Sci Tech Engr Arts and Math at Legacy High Sch Complex scored proficient or above: 20-24% in math, against 34.3% in math across California. California's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2022-23; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.What is the graduation rate at Sci Tech Engr Arts and Math at Legacy High Sch Complex?
90-94% of the 131 students in Sci Tech Engr Arts and Math at Legacy High Sch Complex's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 86.2% across California. The rate counts the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out, and the share of them with a regular diploma by 2023. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23; ED publishes school rates as ranges to protect small groups.What district is Sci Tech Engr Arts and Math at Legacy High Sch Complex in?
Los Angeles Unified School District, NCES district ID 0622710. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 062271013162 are the district's.
Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.
Sources
Every federal file behind this record
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
- Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
- EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
- EDFacts state assessment results, 2022-23: reading and math proficiency for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
- EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23: the class of 2023 for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
- NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
- U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov
Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25
Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22
District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.