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Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts and Mathematics at Legacy High School Complex

5225 Tweedy Boulevard, South Gate, CA 90280View on map

  • Public
  • South Gate
  • 97 seniors
  • 509 students

Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts and Mathematics at Legacy High School Complex is a public high school in South Gate (Los Angeles Unified) with 97 seniors. In fall 2025, 72% of its 25 University of California applicants were admitted, compared with a county median of 76%. Its students applied most often to UC Irvine (UCI), UC Merced, and UC Riverside (UCR). 68% of the class of 2023 completed the A–G courses UC requires.

Year

UC admit rate

72%

18 of 25 applicants, fall 2025

County median 76%

Seniors admitted to a UC

19%

18 of 97 seniors

County median 30%

Seniors who applied to UC

26%

25 of 97 seniors

County median 37%

UC Los Angeles (UCLA) admit rate

—

— of 12 applicants, fall 2025

UC Berkeley (Cal) admit rate

—

— of 12 applicants, fall 2025

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

Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts and Mathematics at Legacy High School Complex applicants did better than all California applicants at 3 of 6 campuses, about the same at 2 and worse at 1.

  • Irvine16 pts higher

    38%

    8 of 21 admitted

    This school38%All CA22%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.16 (all applicants 3.67)

  • San Diego17 pts higher

    42%

    5 of 12 admitted

    This school42%All CA25%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.18 (all applicants 3.76)

  • Santa Barbara8 pts higher

    40%

    4 of 10 admitted

    This school40%All CA32%

    Admitted students' average GPA — (all applicants 3.54)

  • Santa Cruz21 pts lower

    50%

    5 of 10 admitted

    This school50%All CA71%

    Admitted students' average GPA 3.78 (all applicants 3.51)

  • RiversideAbout the same

    86%

    12 of 14 admitted

    This school86%All CA87%

    Admitted students' average GPA 3.88 (all applicants 3.79)

  • MercedAbout the same

    93%

    14 of 15 admitted

    This school93%All CA96%

    Admitted students' average GPA 3.79 (all applicants 3.68)

  • Berkeley

    too few applicants to report12 applied

  • Los Angeles

    too few applicants to report12 applied

  • Davis

    too few applicants to report8 applied

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

Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts and Mathematics at Legacy High School Complex applicants did better than the campus overall at 1 of 5 campuses, worse at 4.

  • Long Beach12 pts lower

    35%

    25 of 71 admitted

    This school35%Overall47%

  • Pomona20 pts lower

    53%

    16 of 30 admitted

    This school53%Overall74%

  • Fullerton9 pts lower

    77%

    24 of 31 admitted

    This school77%Overall87%

  • Dominguez Hills7 pts higher

    98%

    57 of 58 admitted

    This school98%Overall91%

  • Los Angeles8 pts lower

    84%

    58 of 69 admitted

    This school84%Overall92%

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

Any college

72%

86 of 120 graduates

UC or CSU

53%

63 graduates

Community college

14%

17 graduates

DestinationGraduatesShare
UC1412%
CSU4941%
CA private college43%
Out of state22%
Community college1714%
Not enrolled3428%
Enrolled in college8672%
Total120100%

How each student group compares

Compare college-going across student groups

  • Gender: Male, Female
  • Race & ethnicity: Hispanic or Latino
  • Student need: Low-income
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Advanced Placement

8

AP courses offered

2023–24 school year · US Dept. of Education Civil Rights Data Collection

10

AP class sections

Counts every section taught, so it is larger than the number of different AP courses.

27% of students are in AP courses

2024–25 school year · California School Accountability Report Card

39%

of graduating seniors passed at least two AP exams or courses

50 of 129 graduates

A score of 3 or higher on exams or a C- or better in courses. Not comparable with the exam-only share.

2025–26 school year · California Department of Education (College/Career Indicator)

16%

of graduating seniors scored 3 or higher on at least two AP exams

21 of 132 graduates

2023–24 school year · California Department of Education (College/Career Indicator)

Subject areas

  • English: 2 classes
  • Foreign language: 2 classes
  • Mathematics: 1 class
  • Science: 2 classes
  • Social science: 3 classes

Academic context

State test (CAASPP), juniors tested in 2026, 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 94%County median 57%
  • Juniors meeting the math standard 48%County median 27%
  • Juniors exceeding the English standard 55%County median 23%
  • Juniors exceeding the math standard 17%County median 11%
  • Low-income students 88%County median 86%
  • Graduates completing courses 68%County median 64%

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