Total enrollment
2,139
+55 (+3%) vs SY 2020-21
7 schools in Gateway Unified
California · 2,139 students · 2 cities
Public-school enrollment inside Gateway Unified comes to roughly 2,139 students across 7 schools (3 elementary and 3 high).
4-year change in Gateway Unified
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25School count
7
0 (0%) vs SY 2020-21
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, enrollment-weighted demographic averages
How Gateway Unified ranks
Among districts| Measure | This district | In California | In the US |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 37.9% | #288 of 534 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 2,139 | #423 of 587 | #4,213 of 9,234 |
| Number of schools ranked most first | 7 | #326 of 587 | N/A |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 19.8:1 | #131 of 587 | #8,314 of 9,044 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch share ranked highest first | 80.1% | #150 of 587 | #1,220 of 8,164 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 55.8% | #252 of 530 | #2,213 of 6,853 |
Districts need at least 2 schools and 500 students to be ranked. Test proficiency is ranked within the state only, since each state gives a different test. Each rank links to the full list.
Inside Gateway Unified
State test results across the district's 4 scored schools run from Central Valley High at 57.1% proficient to Buckeye School of the Arts at 26.2%, a gap of 30.9 points. That is the 208th widest gap among 458 California districts with four or more scored schools.
Since 2017-18, the 7 district schools that reported both years went from 2,242 to 2,139 students (down 5%) and from 106 to 108 full-time teachers (up 2%), as of 2024-25.
Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across each school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25; schools with fewer than 100 students and schools serving specialized populations are left out. Staffing figures come from the NCES Common Core of Data and count only schools that reported students and teachers in both years.
| Name | City | Level | Grades | Enrollment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shasta Lake | Shasta Lake | Elementary | KG-08 | 602 |
| Central Valley High | Shasta Lake | High | 09-12 | 583 |
| Buckeye School of the Arts | Redding | Elementary | KG-08 | 482 |
| Grand Oaks Elementary | Shasta Lake | Elementary | KG-05 | 320 |
| Gateway Educational Options | Shasta Lake | Combined | KG-12 | 72 |
| Mountain Lakes High | Shasta Lake | High | 10-12 | 68 |
| Gateway Community Day | Shasta Lake | High | 07-12 | 12 |
About Gateway Unified
Across 7 schools, Gateway Unified hosts about 2,139 students in California. By footprint it is a small district.
On the level-by-level breakdown, Gateway Unified is built around 3 elementary, 3 high schools, and 1 combined or other.
On a per-school basis, Gateway Unified runs about 306 students per school, 47% noticeably below the state mean of roughly 578.
Five-year track record. Combined enrollment now sits at 2,139 students, increased 3% from the 2,084 reported in SY 2020-21.
In the discussion threads here, the community for Gateway Unified discusses enrollment trends, district policy changes, and bus-route updates. Members of the local community share what they see day-to-day.