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Enrollment
351
Elementary
DISTRICT 393 · STATE 344
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HOPKINS PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 271426001880
GATEWOOD ELEMENTARY
14900 GATEWOOD DR, MINNETONKA, MN 55345 · (952) 988-5250 · Hennepin County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY13-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL351 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
10.1:1
35 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.4:1 · STATE 13.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
57%
200 students
DISTRICT 41% · STATE 48%
Community
1
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 | 28 | 8% |
| Kindergarten | 68 | 19% |
| Grade 1 | 61 | 17% |
| Grade 2 | 54 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 50 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 44 | 13% |
| Grade 5 | 46 | 13% |
This year's kindergarten class (68) is 48% larger than its 5th grade class (46).
Student demographics
71%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 67% · 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
Test scores
MCA 2024-25 . % Meets or Exceeds StandardsEnglish Language Arts
29.0%
MN avg 49.7%
Math
18.3%
MN avg 45.3%
What this means: On the MCA, Minnesota's statewide test, about 29 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 18 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
UNDERPERFORMING
Bottom 10% of MN schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
21.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
34.4%
based on MN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-12.9pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 22% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 34% typical for Minnesota schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations compares each school with others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school lands here when its results trail those comparable schools, which is not the same as having low scores. A higher-scoring school can still fall in this tier if similar schools score higher still.
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 GATEWOOD ELEMENTARY
GATEWOOD ELEMENTARY's state test result (21.6% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| GATEWOOD ELEMENTARY this school | 351 | 57.0% | 21.6% |
| Gideon Pond Elementary BURNSVILLE | 361 | 53.2% | 53.4% |
| PILOT KNOB STEM MAGNET SCHOOL EAGAN | 387 | 54.8% | 49.8% |
| Rahn Elementary EAGAN | 383 | 58.5% | 41.9% |
| Hayes Elementary FRIDLEY | 432 | 63.9% | 31.7% |
| ALICE SMITH ELEMENTARY HOPKINS | 467 | 55.0% | 28.7% |
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 GATEWOOD ELEMENTARY ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Minnesota | In Hennepin County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 21.6% | #747 of 844 | #126 of 169 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 18.3% | #765 of 844 | #133 of 169 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 29.0% | #710 of 844 | #117 of 169 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 351 | #569 of 1,130 | #125 of 206 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 10.1:1 | #40 of 769 | #12 of 164 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 70.9% | #114 of 796 | #39 of 165 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 57.0% | #254 of 942 | #70 of 183 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -16.4% | #196 of 499 | #43 of 99 |
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
351
-127 (-27%) vs 2020
-39% since 1990-91, when it was 579
Student : Teacher
10.1:1
was 12.9:1
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 | 351 | 34.9 | 10.1:1 | 57% (200) |
| 2023-24 | 399 | 36.9 | 10.8:1 | 58% (230) |
| 2022-23 | 413 | 34.4 | 12.0:1 | 65% (270) |
| 2020-21 | 478 | 37 | 12.9:1 | 48% (229) |
| 2017-18 | 420 | 33.9 | 12.4:1 | 56% (237) |
| 2015-16 | 486 | 40 | 12.2:1 | 52% (252) |
| 2010-11 | 531 | 32 | 16.6:1 | 42% (222) |
| 2000-01 | 670 | 42 | 15.9:1 | 10% (70) |
| 1990-91 | 579 | 32 | 18.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for GATEWOOD ELEMENTARY.
Since 2017-18: students down 16% (420 to 351); teachers up 3% (33.9 to 34.9).
About GATEWOOD ELEMENTARY
As a medium-sized elementary school, GATEWOOD ELEMENTARY serves students in MINNETONKA, Minnesota. It educates 351 students in pre-K through 5.
Enrollment across the 14 schools in HOPKINS PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT totals 7,129 students.
GATEWOOD ELEMENTARY's enrollment has no majority group, and Black students are the largest at 40%. Smaller groups are 32% White, 15% Hispanic, 8% multiracial, and 3% Asian. County-wide, 13% of Hennepin County residents are Black. By the diversity index, GATEWOOD ELEMENTARY comes in at 71%.
Teachers at GATEWOOD ELEMENTARY total 34.9 full-time equivalents, and the ratio is 10.1:1. The 13.7:1 average for elementary schools in Minnesota is higher than this school's figure. The school counts 200 students as eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, or 57%. The average for public schools in Hennepin County is 43%.
When test results are adjusted for free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, GATEWOOD ELEMENTARY ranks in the bottom 10% of Minnesota schools. It scores 21.6%; the prediction is 34.4%.
In the county around the school, Hennepin County, median household income is about $97,653, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 54% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 5%. A total of 496 public schools operate in Hennepin County, serving about 177,509 students.
SCENIC HEIGHTS ELEMENTARY is the public school closest to GATEWOOD ELEMENTARY, about 1.2 miles away. GATEWOOD ELEMENTARY has at least 8 other public schools within five miles. Ranking the closest schools with test data puts GATEWOOD ELEMENTARY at 8th of 8.
Federal records code the school's setting as City: Small.
The 2024-25 enrollment of 351 was 27% lower than in 2020-21, when it was 478. In 2020-21, the student-to-teacher ratio was 12.9:1; by 2024-25 it was 10.1:1.
The GATEWOOD ELEMENTARY community page is open for posts about school events, clubs, and volunteer needs. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
Hennepin County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
1,269,496
Census ACS
Median income
$97,653
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
54%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
496
177,509 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in HOPKINS PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT
- Hopkins High SchoolHigh · 2,003 students
- Hopkins North Middle SchoolMiddle · 866 students
- MEADOWBROOK ELEMENTARYElementary · 792 students
- Hopkins West Middle SchoolMiddle · 574 students
- L.H. TANGLEN ELEMENTARYElementary · 521 students
- EISENHOWER ELEMENTARYElementary · 504 students
Other schools in MINNETONKA
- MINNETONKA SENIOR HIGHHigh · 3,514 students
- Hopkins High SchoolHigh · 2,003 students
- MINNETONKA EAST MIDDLEMiddle · 1,320 students
- SCENIC HEIGHTS ELEMENTARYElementary · 930 students
- GROVELAND ELEMENTARYElementary · 903 students
- Hopkins North Middle SchoolMiddle · 866 students
Other Gatewood Elementary schools
One other US public school is named Gatewood Elementary. GATEWOOD ELEMENTARY is the 2nd largest of the 2.
- Gatewood Elementary SchoolSEATTLE, WA · 400 students
Nearby schools
- SCENIC HEIGHTS ELEMENTARY1.2 mi · 930
- GLEN LAKE ELEMENTARY1.4 mi · 465
- FOREST HILLS ELEMENTARY1.4 mi · 603
- Tonka Online K-52.0 mi · 25
- PRAIRIE VIEW ELEMENTARY2.0 mi · 628
- CLEAR SPRINGS ELEMENTARY2.0 mi · 849
Frequently asked questions
About GATEWOOD ELEMENTARYHow many students attend GATEWOOD ELEMENTARY?
GATEWOOD ELEMENTARY enrolls approximately 351 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does GATEWOOD ELEMENTARY serve?
GATEWOOD ELEMENTARY serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many teachers does GATEWOOD ELEMENTARY have?
GATEWOOD ELEMENTARY employs 35 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 10.1:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at GATEWOOD ELEMENTARY?
At GATEWOOD ELEMENTARY, the student body is approximately 32% White, 15% Hispanic, 40% Black, 3% Asian, 8% Two or more.
What district is GATEWOOD ELEMENTARY in?
GATEWOOD ELEMENTARY is part of HOPKINS PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.