Wesley Gaines

7340 E. Jackson St., South Gate CA, 90723 | Paramount Unified School District | 562-602-8012
  • grades KG-3
  • students 430
  • type Elementary
PROFICIENCY 45% 3% higher than state average
School Rankings
  • Ranked #0 of 15 in South Gate
  • Ranked #0 of 14081 in California
Proficiency Averages
37%South Gate
43%California

Wesley Gaines is a school servicing grades KG to 3 and is located in the district of "Paramount Unified School District" in South Gate, CA. There are a total of 430 students and 19 teachers at Wesley Gaines, for a student to teacher ratio of 23 to 1.

Wesley Gaines has an average proficiency test score (in mathematics and languages) of 44.5%, which is 3% higher than the California average.

Wesley Gaines location

Academics

Students/Teachers
Students430
Teachers19
Student/Teacher ratio23:1

 

Advanced Placement
AP enrollmentn/a
Taking some coursesn/a
Taking some courses (not tests)n/a
Passing some coursesn/a
Passing no coursesn/a

Advanced placement (AP) is a program that offers high school students the ability to take college level courses and exams. These programs were created to be at the same level of most first year university courses. If the students were successful in the AP programs, they could potentially receive advanced placement, credit or exemptions when they go on to university. At Wesley Gaines, there are a total of n/a students enrolled in advanced placement courses, with n/a taking some courses.

Proficiency in mathematics comparison

Proficiency in languages comparison

Proficiency in mathematics by grade

GradeProficiency
All47%
345-49%
4n/a
5n/a
6n/a
7n/a
8n/a
High Schooln/a

Proficiency in languages by grade

GradeProficiency
All42%
340-44%
4n/a
5n/a
6n/a
7n/a
8n/a
High Schooln/a

The proficiency in math and languages tables represent the percentage of students that scored at or above the proficiency level on their standardized state assessment tests. Although these tests are standardized within each state, the tests may vary from state to state. Comparing the results of one state to another may not always be an accurate or fair comparison.

Wesley Gaines race/ethnicity breakdown

RaceSchoolDistrictCaliforniaNational
White 0.9% 1.3% 24.1% 51.1%
Black 7.4% 8.9% 6.2% 15.9%
Asian 0.9% 1.6% 11.1% 4.7%
Hispanic or Latino 89.2% 86.4% 54.1% 23.6%
American Indian and Alaskan 0.4% 0.1% 0.7% 1.2%
Hawaiian 0.4% 0.8% 0.8% 0.4%
Multiracial 0.9% 0.8% 3.1% 3.1%

South Gate demographics profile

StatisticSouth GateCaliforniaNational
Population94,90539,512,223328,239,523
Population density (sq mi)13,11425691
Median age32.336.037.7
Male/Female ratio1.0:11.0:11.0:1
Married (15yrs & older)46%52%55%
Speak English13%56%79%
Speak Spanish86%29%13%

Education level achieved in South Gate

IndexSouth GateCaliforniaNational
Completed 8th grade55.0%81.1%84.3%
Completed high school51.6%79.8%83.0%
Completed some college28.5%61.5%59.4%
Completed associate degree12.4%39.8%38.5%
Completed bachelors8.1%32.0%30.3%
Completed masters2.0%11.9%11.5%
Completed professional degree0.5%3.9%3.3%
Completed doctorate0.1%1.6%1.3%
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Source: The Wesley Gaines data displayed above is derived from the National Center for Education Statistics and from the U.S. Department of Education.