GATE 4/5

Set in STILLWATER, Minnesota, GATE 4/5 is an one-room-style K-5 school, overseen by Stillwater Area Public Schools. It enrolls 64 students across grades 4 through 5. By comparison, Minnesota's public schools average about 344 students each, so GATE 4/5 sits 81% below that benchmark.

GATE 4/5 is one of 16 schools operated by Stillwater Area Public Schools, a district that caters to 8,455 students overall.

On demographics, GATE 4/5 reports that 81% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority; the rest is composed of 9% Asian, 6% multiracial. That mix tracks the wider county fairly closely.

In terms of school funding signals, GATE 4/5 logs 1 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 64.0:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 13.7:1, putting GATE 4/5 higher than the state norm the norm. An estimated 5% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. Set against Washington County (around 26%), the school's rate is somewhat below typical.

After controlling for student poverty, GATE 4/5 sits in the top 10% of Minnesota schools after the BeatsExpectations adjustment. Predicted proficiency for the school's FRL share is roughly 62.6%; actual is 95.4%, +32.9 points clear of the demographic baseline.

In the broader community, Washington County reports that median household income runs about $115,345, roughly 49% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 4% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Washington County runs 103 public schools (combined enrollment of about 46,313 students), of which GATE 4/5 is one.

Stillwater Middle School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.0 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

The campus sits in a town-based setting.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count edged up 49%: 43 students in 2018 compared to 64 in 2025. Asian enrollment moved from 14% to 9% across the same window. Class-load math has widened: from 14.3:1 in 2018 to 64.0:1 in 2025.

On the community side, members of the GATE 4/5 community share and discuss sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.