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Enrollment
685
Elementary
DISTRICT 562 · STATE 451
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HIGLEY UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT (4248)·NCES 040378002477
Gateway Pointe Elementary
2069 South De La Torre Drive, Gilbert, AZ 85295 · (480) 279-7700 · Maricopa County
GRADES PK–08ELEMENTARY11-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL685 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
14.8:1
46 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.5:1 · STATE 17.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
,
Title I proxy
STATE 95%
Community
6
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 70 | 10% |
| Grade 1 | 103 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 90 | 13% |
| Grade 3 | 107 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 99 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 101 | 15% |
| Grade 6 | 112 | 16% |
| Ungraded | 3 | 0% |
This year's kindergarten class (70) is 38% smaller than its 6th grade class (112).
Student demographics
69%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 58% · STATE 65% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
AASA 2024-25 . % PassingEnglish Language Arts
48.0%
AZ avg 45.4% . -7.0pp since 2017
Math
49.0%
AZ avg 37.8% . -10.0pp since 2017
What this means: On the AASA, Arizona's statewide test, about 48 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 49 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Arizona schools, those numbers are about 45 and 38. Reading and writing scores are down about 7 points since 2017, while math scores are down about 10 points.
AASA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 48.0% | 49.0% |
| 2023-24 | 46.0% | 42.0% |
| 2022-23 | 43.0% | 44.0% |
| 2021-22 | 50.0% | 40.0% |
| 2020-21 | 50.0% | 41.0% |
| 2018-19 | 58.0% | 53.0% |
| 2017-18 | 55.0% | 59.0% |
% Passing, all students and all tested grades.
Source: AASA. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
Where Gateway Pointe Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Arizona | In Maricopa County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 49.0% | #264 of 1,072 ▲ 75 | #201 of 646 ▲ 39 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 48.0% | #325 of 1,072 ▲ 48 | #241 of 646 ▲ 25 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +3.5pp | #243 of 930 | #145 of 577 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 685 | #222 of 1,223 | #173 of 692 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.8:1 | #270 of 991 | #152 of 615 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 68.8% | #63 of 1,007 | #47 of 627 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -5.3% | #624 of 721 | #401 of 456 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
685
-60 (-8%) vs 2020
-23% since 2010-11, when it was 885
Student : Teacher
14.8:1
was 17.7:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 685 | 46.3 | 14.8:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 780 | 43.6 | 17.9:1 | N/A |
| 2022-23 | 767 | 41.6 | 18.4:1 | 41% (313) |
| 2020-21 | 745 | 42 | 17.7:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 723 | 40.1 | 18.0:1 | 38% (274) |
| 2015-16 | 745 | 35 | 21.3:1 | 19% (142) |
| 2010-11 | 885 | 45 | 19.7:1 | 36% (322) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Gateway Pointe Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 5% (723 to 685); teachers up 15% (40.1 to 46.3).
About Gateway Pointe Elementary
In Gilbert, Arizona, Gateway Pointe Elementary is a high-enrollment elementary school. The school's 685 students are in pre-K through 8. Enrollment is 52% higher than the average for elementary schools in Arizona, which is about 451.
Higley Unified School District (4248) counts 12,387 students in its 16 schools, and Gateway Pointe Elementary is one of them.
White students form the largest group at Gateway Pointe Elementary, 46% of enrollment. Other groups make up 28% Hispanic, 11% multiracial, 10% Black, and 2% Asian. County-wide, 59% of Maricopa County residents are White. Gateway Pointe Elementary has a diversity index of 69%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
The school reports 46.3 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to about 14.8 students per teacher. For comparison, elementary schools in Arizona average 17.0:1.
Across Maricopa County, median household income is about $89,300, roughly 37% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 8%. The public schools of Maricopa County number 1,352 and enroll about 725,139.
The school nearest to Gateway Pointe Elementary is ASU Preparatory Academy-Polytechnic Middle School, at a distance of about 0.8 miles. Counting only straight-line distance, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles.
Locale: City: Large. In NCES terms, the school is inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
Enrollment was 745 in 2020-21 and 685 in 2024-25, a decrease of 60 students. In 2020-21, the student-to-teacher ratio was 17.7:1; by 2024-25 it was 14.8:1.
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Maricopa County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
4,559,748
Census ACS
Median income
$89,300
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
37%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
1,352
725,139 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Higley Unified School District (4248)
- Williams Field High SchoolHigh · 2,150 students
- Higley High SchoolHigh · 2,005 students
- Sossaman Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,094 students
- San Tan ElementaryElementary · 854 students
- Cooley Middle SchoolMiddle · 795 students
- Bridges Elementary SchoolElementary · 770 students
Other schools in Gilbert
- Highland High SchoolHigh · 2,992 students
- Gilbert High SchoolHigh · 2,418 students
- Perry High SchoolHigh · 2,373 students
- American Leadership Academy Gilbert North K-12Combined · 2,357 students
- Williams Field High SchoolHigh · 2,150 students
- Higley High SchoolHigh · 2,005 students
Nearby schools
- ASU Preparatory Academy-Polytechnic Middle School0.8 mi · 328
- ASU Preparatory Academy-Polytechnic Elementary0.8 mi · 497
- Legacy Traditional School ? Gilbert1.0 mi · 960
- Higley Virtual Academy1.2 mi · 162
- ASU Preparatory Academy-Polytechnic High School1.3 mi · 489
- EVIT - East Campus1.3 mi · 121
Frequently asked questions
About Gateway Pointe ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at Gateway Pointe Elementary?
Gateway Pointe Elementary enrolls approximately 685 students in grades PK-08.
What age range does Gateway Pointe Elementary serve?
Gateway Pointe Elementary serves students from grade PK through grade 08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Gateway Pointe Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Gateway Pointe Elementary is approximately 14.8:1 (46 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Gateway Pointe Elementary?
At Gateway Pointe Elementary, the student body is approximately 46% White, 28% Hispanic, 10% Black, 2% Asian, 11% Two or more.
What district is Gateway Pointe Elementary in?
Gateway Pointe Elementary is part of Higley Unified School District (4248).
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.