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Enrollment
1,165
Elementary
DISTRICT 568 · STATE 604
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MIAMI-DADE·NCES 120039007602
GATEWAY ENVIRONMENTAL K-8 LEARNING CENTER
955 SE 18TH AVE, HOMESTEAD, FL 33035 · (305) 257-6000 · Miami-Dade County
GRADES PK–08ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL1,165 STUDENTS
C-
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Scored higher than 18% of Florida public elementary schools
- C-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Florida public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
18.8:1
62 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 21.1:1 · STATE 17.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
67%
782 students
DISTRICT 50% · STATE 50%
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 24 | 2% |
| Kindergarten | 89 | 8% |
| Grade 1 | 108 | 9% |
| Grade 2 | 103 | 9% |
| Grade 3 | 141 | 12% |
| Grade 4 | 131 | 11% |
| Grade 5 | 141 | 12% |
| Grade 6 | 131 | 11% |
| Grade 7 | 147 | 13% |
| Grade 8 | 150 | 13% |
This year's kindergarten class (89) is 41% smaller than its 8th grade class (150).
Student demographics
54%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 39% · STATE 70% · 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
FAST / B.E.S.T. 2024-25 . % at Level 3 or AboveEnglish Language Arts
40.5%
FL avg 56.7% . +6.4pp since 2023
Math
42.0%
FL avg 58.9% . +4.9pp since 2023
What this means: On the FAST / B.E.S.T., Florida's statewide test, about 40 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 42 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Florida schools, those numbers are about 57 and 59. Reading and writing scores are up about 6 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 5 points.
FAST / B.E.S.T. results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 40.5% | 42.0% |
| 2023-24 | 34.0% | 37.1% |
% at Level 3 or Above, all students and all tested grades.
Source: FAST / B.E.S.T.. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
42.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
47.5%
based on FL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-5.5pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 42% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 48% typical for Florida schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Florida's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like GATEWAY ENVIRONMENTAL K-8 LEARNING CENTER
GATEWAY ENVIRONMENTAL K-8 LEARNING CENTER's state test result (42.0% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| GATEWAY ENVIRONMENTAL K-8 LEARNING CENTER this school | 1,165 | 67.1% | 42.0% |
| COCONUT PALM K-8 ACADEMY HOMESTEAD | 1,159 | 68.6% | 39.7% |
| DR CARTER G WOODSON K-8 SCHOOL TAMPA | 990 | 71.5% | 29.3% |
| LEISURE CITY K-8 CENTER HOMESTEAD | 1,059 | 69.9% | 47.2% |
| PALMETTO ELEMENTARY ORLANDO | 1,006 | 66.4% | 32.8% |
| PIZZO K-8 SCHOOL TAMPA | 968 | 64.4% | 40.7% |
Matched among Florida elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where GATEWAY ENVIRONMENTAL K-8 LEARNING CENTER ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Florida | In Miami-Dade County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 42.0% | #1,718 of 2,136 | #236 of 278 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 42.0% | #1,858 of 2,149 ▲ 61 | #261 of 279 ▲ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 40.5% | #1,753 of 2,149 ▲ 129 | #241 of 279 ▲ 7 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,165 | #99 of 2,267 | #15 of 290 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 18.8:1 | #1,808 of 2,077 | #226 of 264 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 54.0% | #1,177 of 2,108 | #10 of 267 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 67.1% | #584 of 2,188 | #71 of 283 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -36.5% | #90 of 1,374 | #23 of 185 |
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
1,165
-262 (-18%) vs 2020
-3% since 2010-11, when it was 1,195
Student : Teacher
18.8:1
was 14.9:1
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 | 1,165 | 62 | 18.8:1 | 67% (782) |
| 2023-24 | 1,315 | 65 | 20.2:1 | 72% (951) |
| 2022-23 | 1,355 | 77 | 17.6:1 | 74% (1,004) |
| 2020-21 | 1,427 | 96 | 14.9:1 | 92% (1,308) |
| 2017-18 | 1,836 | 108 | 17.0:1 | 84% (1,546) |
| 2015-16 | 1,876 | 112 | 16.8:1 | 89% (1,676) |
| 2010-11 | 1,195 | 71 | 16.8:1 | 81% (973) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for GATEWAY ENVIRONMENTAL K-8 LEARNING CENTER.
About GATEWAY ENVIRONMENTAL K-8 LEARNING CENTER
GATEWAY ENVIRONMENTAL K-8 LEARNING CENTER is a large elementary school located in HOMESTEAD, Florida. The school teaches pre-K through 8 and enrolls 1,165 students. That is 93% bigger than the average of about 604 students for elementary schools in Florida.
MIAMI-DADE has 527 schools; together they serve 335,685 students.
About 51% of the student body at GATEWAY ENVIRONMENTAL K-8 LEARNING CENTER is Hispanic. Smaller groups are 45% Black and 3% White. County-wide, 69% of Miami-Dade County residents are Hispanic. A diversity index of 54% means there is a 54% chance two randomly chosen students at GATEWAY ENVIRONMENTAL K-8 LEARNING CENTER are from different groups.
GATEWAY ENVIRONMENTAL K-8 LEARNING CENTER has a student-to-teacher ratio of 18.8:1, with 62 full-time-equivalent teachers. Statewide, elementary schools in Florida average 17.5:1. The school has 67% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. For comparison, public schools in Miami-Dade County average 48%.
GATEWAY ENVIRONMENTAL K-8 LEARNING CENTER holds a C- allk12 Grade, placing it above 18% of Florida public elementary schools.
BeatsExpectations compares each school's average proficiency rate across its state test results with a prediction based on free or reduced-price lunch eligibility. For GATEWAY ENVIRONMENTAL K-8 LEARNING CENTER, the prediction is 47.5% and the result is 42.0%.
In Miami-Dade County, median household income comes to about $71,753, roughly 34% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 11%. The county's public schools total 561, with about 335,817 students.
GATEWAY ENVIRONMENTAL K-8 LEARNING CENTER's nearest public school is EVERGLADES PREPARATORY ACADEMY (about 0.9 miles). Inside a five-mile radius, there are at least 8 other public schools. Compared with its nearest neighbors, GATEWAY ENVIRONMENTAL K-8 LEARNING CENTER ranks 9th of 9 on average proficiency.
The school is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more, according to its NCES locale (Suburb: Large).
The school's enrollment decreased 18% from 2020-21 to 2024-25. Students per teacher increased from 14.9 in 2020-21 to 18.8 in 2024-25.
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Miami-Dade County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
2,738,356
Census ACS
Median income
$71,753
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
34%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
11%
Below federal line
Schools in county
561
335,817 students
Quick facts
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- SOUTH DADE SENIOR HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 3,382 students
- HOMESTEAD SENIOR HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,323 students
- KEYS GATE CHARTER SCHOOLElementary · 1,950 students
- SOMERSET ACADEMY SILVER PALMSElementary · 1,890 students
- SOUTH DADE MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 1,304 students
- COCONUT PALM K-8 ACADEMYElementary · 1,159 students
Nearby schools
- EVERGLADES PREPARATORY ACADEMY0.9 mi · 374
- EVERGLADES PREPARATORY ACADEMY HIGH SCHOOL0.9 mi · 464
- HOMESTEAD SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL0.9 mi · 2,323
- SOMERSET PREPARATORY ACADEMY (HOMESTEAD)1.1 mi · 506
- SOMERSET PREPARATORY ACADEMY HIGH SCHOOL HOMESTEAD1.1 mi · 376
- SOMERSET PREPARATORY ACADEMY MIDDLE SCHOOL (HOMESTEAD)1.1 mi · 385
Frequently asked questions
About GATEWAY ENVIRONMENTAL K-8 LEARNING CENTERWhat is the total enrollment at GATEWAY ENVIRONMENTAL K-8 LEARNING CENTER?
GATEWAY ENVIRONMENTAL K-8 LEARNING CENTER enrolls approximately 1,165 students in grades PK-08.
Is GATEWAY ENVIRONMENTAL K-8 LEARNING CENTER an elementary, middle, or high school?
GATEWAY ENVIRONMENTAL K-8 LEARNING CENTER is an elementary school covering grades PK-08.
How many teachers does GATEWAY ENVIRONMENTAL K-8 LEARNING CENTER have?
GATEWAY ENVIRONMENTAL K-8 LEARNING CENTER employs 62 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 18.8:1.
How diverse is GATEWAY ENVIRONMENTAL K-8 LEARNING CENTER?
GATEWAY ENVIRONMENTAL K-8 LEARNING CENTER reports a student body of 3% White, 51% Hispanic, 45% Black, 0% Asian, 1% Two or more.
Is GATEWAY ENVIRONMENTAL K-8 LEARNING CENTER public or private?
GATEWAY ENVIRONMENTAL K-8 LEARNING CENTER is a public K-12 school, overseen by MIAMI-DADE.
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