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South East High School

2720 Tweedy Boulevard, South Gate, CA 90280View on map

  • Public
  • South Gate
  • 499 seniors
  • 1,894 students

South East High School is a public high school in South Gate (Los Angeles Unified) with 499 seniors. In fall 2025, 83% of its 180 University of California applicants were admitted, compared with a county median of 76%. Its students applied most often to UC Irvine (UCI), UC Riverside (UCR), and UC Los Angeles (UCLA). 52% of the class of 2023 completed the A–G courses UC requires.

Year

UC admit rate

83%

149 of 180 applicants, fall 2025

County median 76%

Seniors admitted to a UC

30%

149 of 499 seniors

County median 30%

Seniors who applied to UC

36%

180 of 499 seniors

County median 37%

UC Los Angeles (UCLA) admit rate

9.4%

11 of 117 applicants, fall 2025

CA applicants 9.6%

UC Berkeley (Cal) admit rate

8.9%

5 of 56 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 East 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

    9%

    11 of 117 admitted

    This school9%All CA10%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.18 (all applicants 3.70)

  • Berkeley5 pts lower

    9%

    5 of 56 admitted

    This school9%All CA13%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.20 (all applicants 3.80)

  • Irvine5 pts lower

    17%

    25 of 147 admitted

    This school17%All CA22%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.08 (all applicants 3.64)

  • San DiegoAbout the same

    27%

    25 of 93 admitted

    This school27%All CA25%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.13 (all applicants 3.70)

  • Santa Barbara5 pts lower

    27%

    21 of 77 admitted

    This school27%All CA32%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.15 (all applicants 3.63)

  • Davis11 pts higher

    48%

    25 of 52 admitted

    This school48%All CA37%

    Admitted students' average GPA 3.98 (all applicants 3.67)

  • Santa Cruz25 pts lower

    47%

    21 of 45 admitted

    This school47%All CA71%

    Admitted students' average GPA 3.88 (all applicants 3.54)

  • Riverside5 pts lower

    82%

    101 of 123 admitted

    This school82%All CA87%

    Admitted students' average GPA 3.67 (all applicants 3.59)

  • MercedAbout the same

    99%

    69 of 70 admitted

    This school99%All CA96%

    Admitted students' average GPA 3.61 (all applicants 3.61)

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 East High School applicants did better than the campus overall at 2 of 5 campuses, worse at 3.

  • Long Beach14 pts lower

    33%

    78 of 238 admitted

    This school33%Overall47%

  • Fullerton10 pts lower

    77%

    170 of 221 admitted

    This school77%Overall87%

  • Dominguez Hills4 pts higher

    95%

    165 of 173 admitted

    This school95%Overall91%

  • Los Angeles5 pts higher

    97%

    211 of 218 admitted

    This school97%Overall92%

  • Northridge7 pts lower

    86%

    102 of 118 admitted

    This school86%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 (378 graduates), the latest published by fall 2025, within 12 months of graduating.

Any college

51%

194 of 378 graduates

UC or CSU

26%

98 graduates

Community college

22%

85 graduates

DestinationGraduatesShare
UC267%
CSU7219%
CA private college92%
Out of state21%
Community college8522%
Not enrolled18449%
Enrolled in college19451%
Total378100%

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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Advanced Placement

15

AP courses offered

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

28

AP class sections

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

26% of students are in AP courses

2024–25 school year · California School Accountability Report Card

28%

of graduating seniors passed at least two AP exams or courses

146 of 514 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)

8%

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

35 of 464 graduates

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

Subject areas

  • English: 4 classes
  • Fine and performing arts: 1 class
  • Foreign language: 6 classes
  • Mathematics: 3 classes
  • Science: 6 classes
  • Social science: 8 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 54%County median 57%
  • Juniors meeting the math standard 15%County median 27%
  • Juniors exceeding the English standard 19%County median 23%
  • Juniors exceeding the math standard 4%County median 11%
  • Low-income students 94%County median 86%
  • Graduates completing courses 52%County median 64%

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