HENRY T. GAGE MIDDLE SCHOOL
where we enGAGE for Success!

SCHOOL VISION
Students will be 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.

HISTORY
Gage Middle School, originally Irvington Elementary School, opened its doors to pupils of the Huntington Park Community in the early 1920s. In 1932 the school was renamed Henry T. Gage Elementary School in recognition of the 20th Governor of California, Henry Tifft Gage. In 1951 it officially became a junior high school with a student population of 500. The school has grown and now serves a student population of more than 3,800. Gage became a year-round school in 1980. Since 1984 the school has operated on a Concept-6 (three track) Calendar for 6th, 7th and 8th grade students.

WHO WAS HENRY T. GAGE?
Henry Tifft Gage served as Governor of California from January 5, 1899 to January 7, 1903. Henry T. Gage was born on December 25, 1852 in Geneva, New York and died in Los Angeles on August 28, 1924 at the age of 71. Gage came to California in 1874. He opened a law office in Los Angeles in 1877. He was elected City Attorney of Los Angeles in 1881. Gage was a delegate to the Republican national convention in Chicago in 1888. In 1890, Gage married Frances V. Rains, a descendent of Jose Maria Antonio Lugo, an illustrious Spanish land baron. The Gages had five children and lived near Downey, CA. In 1932, our school was named Henry T. Gage, in his honor.

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