South Gate Senior High School

I love this school, they do care about our students. They offered workshops on financial aid. colleges, etc. They call home or email us reminding us about an event, if our kids have been absent, or a call just telling us our kids did good in that class. I have two boys in this high school one is in honor classes and my oldest in ap classes. The school also take our children to different universities like USC, UCLA, etc. to motivate them. Love this school
--Submitted by a parent

this school was not for me...the kids are bad and druggies...i was even scared of going to schoool...and i wasnt even enrolled in that school..but i have visited and gone to the classes and its really bad..people were even eating and texting infront of the teachers..its like hello stop them whats going..well i dont know but dont take them here go to south east..im there now and its awsome trust me parents im in honors in all my classes and im in 9th grade

one of the best schools ever and the new principle is very good and the test scores have been improving year by year
--Submitted by a student

south gate is one of the worst schools i know. drug problems and bad behaviors al around the campus. it's a really bad high school to submit your child in.
--Submitted by a student

This is the best school in the whole LAUSD. Th Business and techonology academy is the best, no mention we have the best councelor and the best lead teacher. All teachers have prepared me for any challenge.
--Submitted by a student

South Gate High is a very good school that provides my child with the education he needs
--Submitted by a parent

A great set of honor's teachers who really care about their students!

I graduated in 04', back then the administration seemed to offer core quality academics, however, only to AP students. They offered us some of the best teachers, numerous clubs, even a college center with a wonderful attentive counselor. But most of all, they challenged us, they expected us to succeed. Unfortunately, they did not do the same for the 'average' kids. Now, it is extremely dissapointing to see that they are no longer offering these services to the AP kids as well. Even though they provide textbooks, they don't provide demanding/ excellent teachers. Nor challenging classes. The school seems to be worse, tagging, old infrastructre, and overcrowded!! Imagine what kind of environment are the kids surrounded by? If they no longer provide academic opportunities to AP kids, what can they provide to the so called average kids?

South Gate High School at one time used to be the best high school in the area. However, the decline in academics, spirit and organization is due to incompetent and uncaring administrators. The principal and several Assistant Principals are unreliable and seem to care little for the student body AND faculty. Nonetheless, despite the faults in the administration, the student body and the faculty make this school wonderful. Sure, there are a few teachers here and there who could care less, but the many other competent instructors are truly some of the best in the entire inner-city area. The problems of the school lie mostly on the administrators' lack of professionalism in areas such as scheduling, management and communication as well as very limited parent involvement. All in all, South Gate High School is a diamond in the rough, a sleeping giant waiting to make a comeback.
--Submitted by a student

The school's academic section is horrible. I, a current student, have not yet received a good lesson. The classes are just way too easy for a high school student. This school reminds me of elementary. Also, their overall organization skills are very... unorganized. I have gotten into the wrong elective and they sent me into a class I did not need. However, my counselor is great. She is supporting me with ideas about going into AP classes on the next semester. I am hoping that my opinion will change about South Gate High after the upcoming semester. But I do not recommend this high school.
--Submitted by a student