South Gate Senior High School

  • Public
  • South Gate
  • 405 seniors
  • 1,619 students
Year

UC admit rate

83%

104 of 125 applicants, fall 2025

County median 76%

Seniors admitted to a UC

26%

104 of 405 seniors

County median 30%

Seniors who applied to UC

31%

125 of 405 seniors

County median 37%

UC Los Angeles admit rate

12%

10 of 84 applicants, fall 2025

CA applicants 9.6%

UC Berkeley admit rate

22%

7 of 32 applicants, fall 2025

CA applicants 13%

Campus by campus, fall 2025

The share of this school's applicants each campus admitted, beside the campus's rate for everyone else. Hardest campus first.

University of California

South Gate Senior High School applicants did better than all California applicants at 1 of 9 campuses, about the same at 3 and worse at 5.

  • Los AngelesAbout the same

    12%

    10 of 84 admitted

    This school12%All CA10%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.15 (all applicants 3.71)

  • Berkeley8 pts higher

    22%

    7 of 32 admitted

    This school22%All CA13%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.12 (all applicants 3.87)

  • Irvine8 pts lower

    15%

    13 of 89 admitted

    This school15%All CA22%

    Admitted students' average GPA 3.98 (all applicants 3.67)

  • San DiegoAbout the same

    22%

    13 of 59 admitted

    This school22%All CA25%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.13 (all applicants 3.67)

  • Santa Barbara10 pts lower

    23%

    12 of 53 admitted

    This school23%All CA32%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.04 (all applicants 3.56)

  • Davis14 pts lower

    24%

    8 of 34 admitted

    This school24%All CA37%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.05 (all applicants 3.58)

  • Santa Cruz22 pts lower

    49%

    23 of 47 admitted

    This school49%All CA71%

    Admitted students' average GPA 3.78 (all applicants 3.54)

  • Riverside8 pts lower

    79%

    72 of 91 admitted

    This school79%All CA87%

    Admitted students' average GPA 3.66 (all applicants 3.57)

  • MercedAbout the same

    98%

    55 of 56 admitted

    This school98%All CA96%

    Admitted students' average GPA 3.61 (all applicants 3.60)

Fall 2025. A student admitted to several campuses counts once at each one. All CA is the campus’s admit rate that fall for applicants from every California high school. Within 3 points counts as about the same. GPA is the UC-calculated GPA (weighted, capped).

California State University

South Gate Senior High School applicants did better than the campus overall at 1 of 5 campuses, about the same at 3 and worse at 1.

  • Long Beach22 pts lower

    26%

    33 of 129 admitted

    This school26%Overall47%

  • FullertonAbout the same

    85%

    111 of 131 admitted

    This school85%Overall87%

  • Dominguez Hills6 pts higher

    97%

    151 of 155 admitted

    This school97%Overall91%

  • Los AngelesAbout the same

    95%

    185 of 194 admitted

    This school95%Overall92%

  • NorthridgeAbout the same

    95%

    91 of 96 admitted

    This school95%Overall93%

Fall 2025. A student admitted to several campuses counts once at each one. Overall is the campus’s admit rate for all its applicants, from federal IPEDS data (fall 2023, the latest published). Within 3 points counts as about the same.

Where graduates go

Class of 2023 (415 graduates), the latest published by fall 2025, within 12 months of graduating.

Any college

54%

223 of 415 graduates

UC or CSU

34%

139 graduates

Community college

17%

72 graduates

DestinationGraduatesShare
UC389%
CSU10124%
CA private college61%
Out of state61%
Community college7217%
Not enrolled19246%
Enrolled in college22354%
Total415100%

How each student group compares

Compare college-going across student groups

  • Gender: Female, Male
  • Race & ethnicity: Hispanic or Latino
  • Student need: Low-income, Students with disabilities, English learners
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Academic context

State test (CAASPP), juniors tested in 2025, and the share of low-income students. A–G is the class of 2023. The tick is the county median.

  • Juniors meeting the English standard 54%County median 57%
  • Juniors meeting the math standard 33%County median 25%
  • Juniors exceeding the English standard 17%County median 23%
  • Juniors exceeding the math standard 9%County median 8%
  • Low-income students 96%County median 86%
  • Graduates completing courses 52%County median 64%

Across California

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