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GALA AT A GLANCE

THIS DATA FROM THE 2024-2025 SCHOOL YEAR

2024-2025 SCHOOL PROFILE, CLICK HERE

GALA is a California Distinguished School.

GALA Middle School is ranked #1 for public schools in California (2025 rankings for niche.com).

GALA High School is ranked #2 for public high schools in California (2025 rankings for niche.com).

GALA Middle School is ranked #3 in LAUSD by US News & World Reports. (The #1 & #2 schools require an entrance exam.)

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2016

YEAR GALA FOUNDED 

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36

TEACHERS

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115

ZIP CODES

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6th-12th

GRADES

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85%

TEACHERS WITH ADVANCED DEGREES

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120

SCHOOLS COMING FROM

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720

2024-2025 ENROLLMENT

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104

6TH GRADE OPENINGS

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71%

STUDENTS IDENTIFY AS NON-WHITE/CAUCASIAN

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26

GIRLS PER CLASS IN 6TH GRADE. OTHERS VARY.

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3:35

SCHOOL DISMISSAL

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0

TUITION

COLLEGE

100%

HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATION

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100%

AP Class Enrollment

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98%

College acceptance

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5+ MIL

FINANCIAL AID OFFERED

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CLASSES

91

COURSE OFFERINGS

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29

ELECTIVES

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18

AP CLASSES

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100%

AP ENROLLMENT BY GRAD.

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SPORTS

10

HIGH SCHOOL SPORTS

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TENNIS

CROSS COUNTRY

SOCCER

BASKETBALL

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VOLLEYBALL

LACROSSE

SWIM

TRACK

CHEER

2024-2025:
Tennis - Division II CIF LA City Champions.
Volleyball & Flag Football - Playoffs
2023-2024: 
Basketball & Soccer - Division playoffs
Cross Country - City Finals
Flag Football - Playoffs in their inaugural season (highest league GPA)
Swim - Competed in LA City CIF finals (1 athlete to state prelims)
Tennis  - Went to the CIF LA City championship game
Track - Competed in LA City CIF finals (1 athlete to state finals)

2022-2023:
Cross Country- Ocean League Champions 
Soccer- Division III- CIF LA City Section Champions
Tennis- Division II- CIF LA City Section Champions
Track and Field- Sent 1 student to State prelims
Volleyball- Division III- CIF LA City Section Champions
2021-2022: Volleyball - Division champions.

LIFE AT GALA

60

STUDENT CLUBS

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2

CONCERTS

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3

SCHOOL DANCES

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75

FEMALE MENTOR SPEAKERS

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AWARDS

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California Distinguished School​

 

 

This award recognizes schools that demonstrate exemplary achievements.  CA uses a multiple measures accountability system to identify eligible schools based on their performance and progress on the state indicators as specified on the CA School Dashboard. 

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Computer Science A

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College Board's AP® Computer Science Female Diversity Award for expanding young women’s access to both AP Computer Science A and AP Computer Science Principles. 225 Schools in the world (public & private) have received this prestigious honor for AP CSA for female diversity in Computer Science. 

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AP ACCESS AWARD

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College Board's AP Access Award for ensuring AP coursework is equally available to students no matter their backgrounds. Schools earn the award if the percentage of AP Exam takers who are underrepresented minority and/or low-income students mirrors the school's overall student demographics.

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Questbridge College Match

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GALA has had several Questbridge Match Awardees to Yale, UPenn, and Duke Univeristies. National College Match Finalists are competitive candidates for admission to theircollege partners. Finalists who match are admitted to a college partner with a full four-year scholarship, worth over $325,000.

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#1 Public Middle School in CA

 

We’re proud to be ranked the #1 public middle school in California by Niche! This recognition reflects our dedication to academic excellence, supportive community, and empowering our students every day. You can learn more about their rankings HERE.

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Computer Science Principles

 

College Board's AP® Computer Science Female Diversity Award for expanding young women’s access to both AP Computer Science A and AP Computer Science Principles. 834 schools in the world (public & private) have received this prestigious honor for AP CSP for female diversity in Computer Science.   

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State Finalists

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2022-2023 - GALA's team was the #2 team in Los Angeles County and the #1 public school team in LA County.

 

2021-2022 - GALA's team went to the California State finals.

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Click HERE for an article in the LA Times about our team. â€‹

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Posse Scholarship

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GALA has had several Posse scholars to Middlebury, University of Wisconsin, Madison, and Hobart & William Smith Universities. Posse is a full-tuition leadership scholarship for undergraduate students. The Posse Foundation identifies and recruits students with leadership potential, and places them in supportive teams.

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#2 Public High School in CA

 

We’re proud to be ranked the #2 public middle school in California by Niche! This recognition reflects our dedication to academic excellence, supportive community, and empowering our students every day. You can learn more about their rankings HERE​.

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Computer Science Principles

 

College Board's AP® Computer Science Female Diversity Award  - GALA is one of 68 schools (public & private) in the WORLD that have earned the honor of both the AP Computer Science A Female Diversity Award AND the AP Computer Science Principles Female Diversity Award. 100% of our students take AP CSP.  

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Robotics

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GALA has award-winning High School and Robotics teams. You can read more about some of our teams HERE

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Our robotics team also demonstrated their skills with the LAUSD superintendent and Will.i.am to promote robotics in schools. 

More information HERE.​

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Top 20 Public High Schools in CA

 

We’re honored to be ranked among the top 20 public high schools in California by U.S. News & World Report! This recognition highlights our commitment to academic achievement, leadership, and student success. You can learn more about their rankings HERE​.

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AP PLATINUM HONOR ROLL

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College Board's AP Platinum Honor Roll for developing an AP program that creates a college-going culture and gives students opportunities
to earn college credit and to maximize their college outcomes. Only 7% of schools across US and Canada receive this prestigious award. 

 

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National Merit Scholars

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GALA has had National Merit Scholarship Finalists, Semi-Finalists, and students with commendation.​

The National Merit Scholarship Program is an annual academic competition for high school students that recognizes academic talent from the PSAT and offers college scholarships.

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2024-2025 school profile

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“ To where I am today, I was not alone. Teachers, friends, and my college counselor saw my potential in the classroom, and got me involved in outside research internships, volunteering opportunities, and campus leadership positions that exposed me to various professions and the personalities of those who worked in them. I was amazed; simply having the space to interact with individuals who were driven by their passion to make an impact in this world helped me find that same passion within myself to grow into the leader that I want to be for others..”

- Graduating Senior

GALA: Where girls love to be SMART, SELF-CONFIDENT, and SUCCESSFUL!
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