South East Senior High
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South East High School, or simply SEHS, is a comprehensive four-year high school located in the southeast area of South Gate, California. Considered as one of the largest high schools in the city with its 26.6 acres in land, SEHS is one of the latest schools built in LAUSD. It serves grades 9 to 12 under a single track school calendar. Its establishment relieved the overcrowdness of neighboring schools including South Gate, Bell and Huntington Park High. The school campus houses state of the art instructional classrooms that include specialty performing arts and science rooms, an auditorium, gymnasium and various sports facilities.
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Ranking
- State Rank: 1 (based on API...1 Being Lowest, 10 Being Highest)
- API Score: 538 (The API Score is a number between 200 and 1000 that reflects a school’s or school district’s performance)
From the 2006 California Academic Performance Index (API) Base report.
History
2005 - South East High School's construction on the site of the old General Motors plant in South Gate was completed.
The school was known as Southeast Area New High School #2 [2] prior to its opening. The school was the first public high school built in the South Gate area in 73 years. Included in the South East High School plan was a student store, health office, food service, cafeteria, auditorium, gymnasium, swimming pool, sports fields and administration offices.
Map & Directions
<googlemap lat="33.946769" lon="-118.223383" type="map" zoom="17"> 33.946146, -118.223384, 2720 Tweedy Blvd
South Gate, CA </googlemap>
1] Head north on Long Beach Blvd toward Tenaya Ave.
2] Turn left at Tweedy Blvd.
Faculty & Staff Information
- Jesus Angulo - School Principal
- Teachers with full credential: 74%
- Teachers with emergency credential: 15%
- Average teaching experience: 7 years
- Average teaching in district: 7 years
- First year teachers: 37%
Ethnic Diversity
- 99% Hispanic/Latino
- <1% African American
- <1% White
- <1% Asian
- <1% American Indian/Alaskan
Schedule
Students who attend South East High School are on a traditional schedule. They are off the entire summer, and have a short winter, Thanksgiving, and spring break within the year. The school operates on a semester calendar, with quarterly progress points.
Clubs/Orgs
- Poetry Club
- Youth Action Club
- Art Club
- College Prep Club
- Chess Club
- Bible Club
- Math Club
- Mesa Club
- Tech Club
- Book Club
- Guitar Club
- Mariachi Club
- GSA (gay straight alliance)Club
- Interact Club
Parent & Staff Comments
(parents and staff members can post their comments about this school here)
About the Neighborhood
South Gate, city (1990 pop. 86,284), Los Angeles co., S Calif., an industrial suburb of Los Angeles; inc. 1923. Among the city's manufactures are metal, electrical, paper, and rubber products; consumer goods; machinery; foods; chemicals; cutting tools; and furniture. The city's population increased significantly in the late 20th century.
As of the census2 of 2000, there are 96,375 people, 23,213 households, and 20,056 families residing in the city. The population density is 5,048.9/km² (13,084.6/mi²). There are 24,269 housing units at an average density of 1,271.4/km² (3,294.9/mi²). The racial makeup of the city is 41.65% White, 0.96% African American, 0.93% Native American, 0.83% Asian, 0.12% Pacific Islander, 50.96% from other races, and 4.55% from two or more races. 92.00% of the population are Hispanic or Latino of any race.
Famous Alumni List
External Links
- South East High School LAUSD Profile Page
- South East High School Website
- South East High School @ Answers.com
- South East High School Football Team Website
- South East High School Administration
- South East High School Staff
- South East High School Organizations
- South East High School Statistics
- South East High School Rankings
