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Enrollment
1,882
High
DISTRICT 1,318 · STATE 1,035
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·OSCEOLA·NCES 120147002476
GATEWAY HIGH SCHOOL
93 PANTHER PAWS TRL, KISSIMMEE, FL 34744 · (407) 935-3600 · Osceola County
GRADES 09–12HIGH21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL1,882 STUDENTS
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Scored higher than 57% of Florida public high schools
- BTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- BBeats 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 high schools
Student : Teacher
22.4:1
84 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 40.0:1 · STATE 23.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
43%
809 students
DISTRICT 52% · STATE 50%
Community
6
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 9 | 531 | 28% |
| Grade 10 | 489 | 26% |
| Grade 11 | 456 | 24% |
| Grade 12 | 406 | 22% |
Student demographics
41%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 55% · 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
56.4%
FL avg 56.7% . +7.8pp since 2023
Math
45.0%
FL avg 58.9% . +9.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the FAST / B.E.S.T., Florida's statewide test, about 56 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 45 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 8 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 9 points.
FAST / B.E.S.T. results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 56.4% | 45.0% |
| 2023-24 | 48.6% | 36.0% |
% 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
54.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
59.6%
based on FL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-5.0pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 55% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 60% 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 HIGH SCHOOL
GATEWAY HIGH SCHOOL's state test result (54.6% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| GATEWAY HIGH SCHOOL this school | 1,882 | 43.0% | 54.6% |
| GOLDEN GATE HIGH SCHOOL NAPLES | 1,867 | 41.2% | 51.4% |
| BARBARA GOLEMAN SENIOR HIGH MIAMI LAKES | 2,973 | 40.1% | 65.7% |
| CORAL GABLES SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL CORAL GABLES | 2,894 | 40.5% | 52.8% |
| FELIX VARELA SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL MIAMI | 1,935 | 40.5% | 50.0% |
| OSCEOLA HIGH SCHOOL KISSIMMEE | 2,345 | 50.9% | 43.4% |
Matched among Florida high 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 HIGH SCHOOL ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Florida | In Osceola County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 54.6% | #247 of 555 | #5 of 15 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 45.0% | #228 of 549 ▲ 46 | #4 of 14 ▲ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 56.4% | #269 of 559 ▲ 49 | #8 of 15 ▲ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,882 | #190 of 830 | #7 of 18 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 22.4:1 | #308 of 575 | #12 of 16 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 41.5% | #480 of 594 | #15 of 16 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 43.0% | #329 of 630 | #11 of 16 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -24.9% | #42 of 289 | #3 of 6 |
Ranked against other public high 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
1,882
+179 (+11%) vs 2020
+27% since 1990-91, when it was 1,482
Student : Teacher
22.4:1
was 21.3:1
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 | 1,882 | 84 | 22.4:1 | 43% (809) |
| 2023-24 | 1,660 | 82 | 20.2:1 | 66% (1,097) |
| 2022-23 | 1,726 | 87 | 19.8:1 | 60% (1,030) |
| 2020-21 | 1,703 | 80 | 21.3:1 | 49% (838) |
| 2017-18 | 2,507 | 128 | 19.6:1 | 46% (1,152) |
| 2015-16 | 2,553 | 134 | 19.1:1 | 73% (1,873) |
| 2010-11 | 2,325 | 122 | 19.1:1 | 64% (1,479) |
| 2000-01 | 2,241 | 109 | 20.6:1 | 46% (1,025) |
| 1990-91 | 1,482 | 72 | 20.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for GATEWAY HIGH SCHOOL.
About GATEWAY HIGH SCHOOL
GATEWAY HIGH SCHOOL runs as a large high school in KISSIMMEE, Florida. A total of 1,882 students attend the school, which covers grades 9 through 12. Against the 1,035-student average for high schools in Florida, enrollment here is 82% higher.
OSCEOLA counts 75,388 students in its 83 schools, and GATEWAY HIGH SCHOOL is one of them.
A majority of students at GATEWAY HIGH SCHOOL, 75%, are Hispanic. Beyond that, enrollment is 12% Black, 9% White, and 2% Asian. The Hispanic share of the county population is lower, at 56%. By the diversity index, GATEWAY HIGH SCHOOL comes in at 41%.
The teaching staff at GATEWAY HIGH SCHOOL is 84 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the ratio is 22.4:1. The average ratio among high schools in Florida is 23.5:1, higher than at this school. About 43% of students, or 809, qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. That is 9 points below the 52% average for public schools in Osceola County.
Measured against Florida public high schools, GATEWAY HIGH SCHOOL receives a B. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
GATEWAY HIGH SCHOOL scores 54.6% on state tests, averaged across results. The predicted figure, based on its student poverty level, is 59.6%.
Census Bureau estimates for Osceola County show that median household income is about $72,637, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 30%, and about 11% of people live in poverty. A total of 88 public schools operate in Osceola County, serving about 74,164 students.
The school nearest to GATEWAY HIGH SCHOOL is HOSPITAL/HOMEBOUND PROGRAM, at a distance of about 0.2 miles. Counting only straight-line distance, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. By average proficiency, GATEWAY HIGH SCHOOL is 4th among 6 schools close by.
The National Center for Education Statistics classifies the school's location as Suburb: Large, meaning it is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
The number of students grew from 1,703 to 1,882 over 4 years. The number of students per teacher rose from 21.3 to 22.4 over 4 years.
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Osceola County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
427,415
Census ACS
Median income
$72,637
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
30%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
11%
Below federal line
Schools in county
88
74,164 students
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Frequently asked questions
About GATEWAY HIGH SCHOOLHow many students attend GATEWAY HIGH SCHOOL?
GATEWAY HIGH SCHOOL enrolls approximately 1,882 students in grades 09-12.
What age range does GATEWAY HIGH SCHOOL serve?
GATEWAY HIGH SCHOOL serves students from grade 09 through grade 12.
How many students per teacher at GATEWAY HIGH SCHOOL?
Approximately 22.4:1 students per teacher at GATEWAY HIGH SCHOOL.
How diverse is GATEWAY HIGH SCHOOL?
GATEWAY HIGH SCHOOL reports a student body of 9% White, 75% Hispanic, 12% Black, 2% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Who oversees GATEWAY HIGH SCHOOL?
GATEWAY HIGH SCHOOL is overseen by OSCEOLA in Osceola County.
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