Gage Middle School

Henry T. Gage Middle School is a public middle school named after a former California Governor who was in service from 1899 to 1903. Located in Huntington Park, California, Gage Middle School is part of Local District 6 of the Los Angeles Unified School District serving children in the 6th through 8th grade under a three-track school calendar. As stated on the school's Vision statement, Gage aims to produce students that are "competent readers, effective writers, engaging speakers, and creative problem-solvers as they develop pride, respect, and self-worth through a meaningful and challenging education within a learning community."

Rankings

From the 2006 California Academic Performance Index (API) Base report, the school has an API score of 570 (The API Score is a number between 200 and 1000 that reflects a school’s or school district’s performance on statewide student assessments administered in 2006).

School Statistics

90% of the school's teachers have full credentials while 5% have emergency credentials. They also average 11 years in teaching experience as a group, and 11 average years teaching in the district. Only 6% of the Gage MS faculty are first year teachers...the school's average class size is 29 for grade 6, and 30 for both grades 7 and 8...the student-staff ratio is 177 Students per paraprofessional staff, 205 Students per office/clerical staff, and 134 Students per other classified staff.

Majority of the school's population (99%) are Hispanic or Latino with the rest being White, Filipino, African American, Asian, and American Indian or Alaska Native.