Enrollment
121
Elementary
STATE 344
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·GATEWAY STEM ACADEMY·NCES 270044505138
Gateway STEM Academy Charter School
12119 16TH AVENUE SOUTH, BURNSVILLE, MN 55337 · (952) 206-4050 · Dakota County
GRADES KG–08ELEMENTARY13-CITYCHARTERTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL121 STUDENTS
D
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Scored higher than 7% of Minnesota public elementary schools
- FTest 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 Minnesota public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
,
0 FTE teachers
STATE 13.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
92%
111 students
STATE 48%
Community
0
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 15 | 12% |
| Grade 1 | 12 | 10% |
| Grade 2 | 17 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 12 | 10% |
| Grade 4 | 14 | 12% |
| Grade 5 | 20 | 17% |
| Grade 6 | 11 | 9% |
| Grade 7 | 10 | 8% |
| Grade 8 | 10 | 8% |
This year's kindergarten class (15) is 50% larger than its 8th grade class (10).
Student demographics
0%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
STATE 60% · 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
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MCA 2024-25 . % Meets or Exceeds StandardsEnglish Language Arts
17.5%
MN avg 49.7%
Math
7.3%
MN avg 45.3%
What this means: On the MCA, Minnesota's statewide test, about 18 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 7 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Minnesota schools, those numbers are about 50 and 45.
Source: MCA. 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
10.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
15.8%
based on MN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-5.1pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 11% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 16% typical for Minnesota 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 Minnesota'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 STEM Academy Charter School
Gateway STEM Academy Charter School's state test result (10.7% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gateway STEM Academy Charter School this school | 121 | 91.7% | 10.7% |
| Success Academy Bloomington Elem BLOOMINGTON | 117 | 92.3% | 20.4% |
| Universal Academy South Elementary BURNSVILLE | 103 | 92.2% | N/A |
| Skyline Math and Science Academy MINNEAPOLIS | 145 | 89.7% | 9.8% |
| Banaadir Elementary MINNEAPOLIS | 149 | 97.3% | 10.8% |
| Success Academy St. Cloud Elem SAINT CLOUD | 140 | 98.6% | 20.5% |
Matched among Minnesota 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 STEM Academy Charter School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Minnesota | In Dakota County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 10.7% | #823 of 844 | #60 of 60 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 7.3% | #829 of 844 | #60 of 60 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 17.5% | #798 of 844 | #60 of 60 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 121 | #904 of 1,130 | #64 of 73 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 91.7% | #32 of 942 | #3 of 66 |
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
121
-100 (-45%) vs 2020
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 | 121 | N/A | N/A | 92% (111) |
| 2023-24 | 140 | 7 | 20.0:1 | 98% (137) |
| 2022-23 | 178 | 11 | 16.2:1 | 99% (177) |
| 2020-21 | 221 | 14 | 15.8:1 | 100% (220) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Gateway STEM Academy Charter School.
About Gateway STEM Academy Charter School
Gateway STEM Academy Charter School is a small elementary school in BURNSVILLE, Minnesota, (ZIP code 55337). Students in kindergarten through 8 attend the school, which enrolls 121 students. The average among elementary schools in Minnesota is roughly 344 students; this school is 65% smaller than that.
Gateway STEM Academy Charter School is administered by Gateway STEM Academy.
The large majority of students at Gateway STEM Academy Charter School, 100%, are Black. Among all residents of Dakota County, the Black share is about 8%. The chance that two students picked at random at Gateway STEM Academy Charter School belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 0%.
Students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch make up 92% of enrollment. By comparison, the figure for public schools in Dakota County is 34%.
Gateway STEM Academy Charter School is graded D by allk12, scoring above 7% of Minnesota public elementary schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
On a poverty-adjusted basis, Gateway STEM Academy Charter School falls in the middle 80% of Minnesota schools: 10.7% actual against 15.8% predicted.
Census Bureau estimates for Dakota County show that median household income is about $106,318, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 45% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 4%. Gateway STEM Academy Charter School is one of 170 public schools in Dakota County, which together enroll about 74,687 students.
Burnsville High School is the closest public school, about 0.8 miles away in a straight line. There are at least 8 more public schools inside five miles. On state test proficiency, Gateway STEM Academy Charter School ranks 4th in a group of 4 nearby schools.
Locale data from NCES put Gateway STEM Academy Charter School inside a principal city with a population under 100,000 (City: Small). Gateway STEM Academy Charter School holds a charter, making it a public charter school.
Gateway STEM Academy Charter School reported 221 students in 2020-21 and 121 in 2024-25. Changes that large sometimes follow a school adding or dropping grades, so the two figures may not cover the same grades.
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Dakota County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
445,771
Census ACS
Median income
$106,318
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
45%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
4%
Below federal line
Schools in county
170
74,687 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in BURNSVILLE
- Burnsville High SchoolHigh · 2,029 students
- Burnsville Area Learning CenterHigh · 1,350 students
- ECHO PARK LEADERSHIP ENGINEER/TECHElementary · 732 students
- William Byrne ElementaryElementary · 569 students
- Sky Oaks ElementaryElementary · 524 students
- Seven Hills - Burnsville ElementaryElementary · 480 students
Nearby schools
- Burnsville High School0.8 mi · 2,029
- William Byrne Elementary1.0 mi · 569
- Gideon Pond Elementary1.4 mi · 361
- Diamondhead Ready to Learn1.7 mi · 50
- Burnsville Area Learning Center1.7 mi · 1,350
- Early Education Program & Services1.7 mi · 203
Frequently asked questions
About Gateway STEM Academy Charter SchoolHow many students attend Gateway STEM Academy Charter School?
Gateway STEM Academy Charter School enrolls approximately 121 students in grades KG-08.
What grades does Gateway STEM Academy Charter School serve?
Gateway STEM Academy Charter School serves grades KG-08.
How many students per teacher at Gateway STEM Academy Charter School?
Approximately unreported students per teacher at Gateway STEM Academy Charter School.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Gateway STEM Academy Charter School?
At Gateway STEM Academy Charter School, the student body is approximately 100% Black.
Is Gateway STEM Academy Charter School public or private?
Gateway STEM Academy Charter School is a public K-12 school operated as a charter, overseen by Gateway STEM Academy.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.