Gateway Educational Options

Gateway Educational Options is a combined-grade school in Shasta Lake, California, according to federal school records. It serves 72 students in kindergarten through 12. The average among combined schools in California is roughly 602 students; this school is 88% smaller than that.

Enrollment across the 7 schools in Gateway Unified totals 2,139 students.

A majority of students at Gateway Educational Options, 69%, are White. The next largest groups are 13% Hispanic, 11% multiracial, 4% Native American, and 3% Black. The school's White share is 9 points below the 78% share among Shasta County residents. Gateway Educational Options has a diversity index of 49%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.

A ratio of 18.0:1 comes from the school's 4 full-time-equivalent teachers. Across combined schools in California, the average ratio is about 18.6:1. The lunch program counts 85% of students at Gateway Educational Options as eligible for free or reduced-price meals. The gap from the 58% average for public schools in Shasta County is 27 points.

Census Bureau estimates for Shasta County show that median household income is about $72,636, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 24% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 8%. Gateway Educational Options is one of 95 public schools in Shasta County, which together enroll about 26,639 students.

Gateway Community Day is the nearest neighboring public school, less than a tenth of a mile away. A five-mile radius around the school includes at least 8 other public schools.

Gateway Educational Options is coded as Rural: Fringe in federal locale data.

Federal counts put enrollment at 61 in 2020-21 and 72 in 2024-25, an 18% gain. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 20.3:1 in 2020-21 to 18.0:1 in 2024-25.

Discussions about Gateway Educational Options may include sports tryouts, band and choir, and theater. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.