Gateway Pointe Elementary

As an expansive elementary campus in Gilbert, Arizona, Gateway Pointe Elementary teaches 685 students from grades pre-K through 8, one of the schools within Higley Unified School District (4248). Enrollment runs roughly 52% bigger than the state mean of about 451.

Across the 16 schools in Higley Unified School District (4248) (12,387 students total), Gateway Pointe Elementary accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

Looking at the student body, Gateway Pointe Elementary shows that the most-represented group is White (46%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. Beyond that, the school shows 28% Hispanic, 11% multiracial, 10% Black, 2% Asian. The wider county runs roughly 59% White, putting the school's mix noticeably less White than the area baseline.

On the income-and-resources front, The school employs 46 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 14.8:1. The state averages around 17.0:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical.

Around the school, ACS estimates for Maricopa County put the typical household earns roughly $89,300 per year, roughly 37% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 8% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Gateway Pointe Elementary is one of 1352 public schools in Maricopa County (combined enrollment of about 725,139 students).

ASU Preparatory Academy-Polytechnic Middle School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.8 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Gateway Pointe Elementary.

Gateway Pointe Elementary operates from a downtown location.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count edged down 5%: 723 students in 2018 compared to 685 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share declined from 54% to 46%. The student-to-teacher ratio tightened from 18.0:1 in 2018 to 14.8:1 today.

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