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Parents: what's one thing you'd want the GATEWAY 6TH GRADE CENTER administration to hear?
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Enrollment
882
Middle
DISTRICT 773 · STATE 461
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NORTH KANSAS CITY 74·NCES 292280003321
GATEWAY 6TH GRADE CENTER
9201 N Indiana Ave, Kansas City, MO 64156 · (816) 321-5360 · Clay County
GRADES 06–06MIDDLE11-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL882 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
15.0:1
59 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.6:1 · STATE 13.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
36%
318 students
DISTRICT 50% · STATE 54%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade
Student demographics
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
MO DVT (Growth) 2024-25 . Growth Percentile vs PeersEnglish Language Arts
69.0%
MO avg 49.5% . +25.0pp since 2023
Math
50.0%
MO avg 48.7% . +7.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the MO DVT (Growth), Missouri's statewide test, about 69 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 50 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Missouri schools, those numbers are about 50 and 49. Reading and writing scores are up about 25 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 7 points.
Source: MO DVT (Growth). 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
51.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
50.6%
based on MO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+0.9pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 52% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 51% typical for Missouri 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 Missouri'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 →
About GATEWAY 6TH GRADE CENTER
Set in Kansas City, Missouri, GATEWAY 6TH GRADE CENTER is a roomy junior high, overseen by NORTH KANSAS CITY 74. It instructs 882 students across grade 6. That puts it 91% above the typical public school in Missouri, which averages around 461 students.
NORTH KANSAS CITY 74 comprises 33 schools with combined enrollment of 21,252 students; GATEWAY 6TH GRADE CENTER is among them.
On demographics, GATEWAY 6TH GRADE CENTER records that the most-represented group is White (55%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. The remainder comes out to 16% Hispanic, 14% Black, 11% multiracial, 3% Asian. By comparison, Clay County as a whole is about 79% White, so the school skews meaningfully less White than its surroundings.
Looking at school resources, On paper, GATEWAY 6TH GRADE CENTER has 59 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 15.0:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 13.0:1 average. About 36% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.
On a demographically-adjusted basis, GATEWAY 6TH GRADE CENTER performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 50.6%, the actual is 51.5%, a residual of +0.9 points.
In the surrounding community, community-level numbers for Clay County indicate median household income runs about $88,468, roughly 37% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 6%. GATEWAY 6TH GRADE CENTER is one of 80 public schools in Clay County (combined enrollment of about 41,553 students).
The closest other public school is NORTHVIEW ELEMENTARY, roughly 0.3 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts GATEWAY 6TH GRADE CENTER at 4th of 6; the average score across the group is 57.5%.
Geographically, the school is in an inner-city area.
Within the allk12 community for this school, members of the GATEWAY 6TH GRADE CENTER community share and discuss science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
Clay County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
258,122
Census ACS
Median income
$88,468
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
37%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
80
41,553 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in NORTH KANSAS CITY 74
- STALEY HIGHHigh · 2,091 students
- OAK PARK HIGHHigh · 1,755 students
- NORTH KANSAS CITY HIGHHigh · 1,719 students
- WINNETONKA HIGHHigh · 1,238 students
- NEW MARK MIDDLEMiddle · 965 students
- ANTIOCH MIDDLEMiddle · 886 students
Other schools in Kansas City
- STALEY HIGHHigh · 2,091 students
- PARK HILL HIGHHigh · 1,947 students
- OAK PARK HIGHHigh · 1,755 students
- NORTH KANSAS CITY HIGHHigh · 1,719 students
- RUSKIN HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,299 students
- WINNETONKA HIGHHigh · 1,238 students
Nearby schools
- NORTHVIEW ELEMENTARY0.3 mi · 656
- MAPLE VALLEY SCHOOL1.4 mi · 35
- NORTHWEST REG. YOUTH CTR.1.4 mi · 20
- BELL PRAIRIE ELEMENTARY1.8 mi · 642
- STALEY HIGH1.9 mi · 2,091
- CLARDY ELEMENTARY2.1 mi · 477
Frequently asked questions
About GATEWAY 6TH GRADE CENTERHow many students attend GATEWAY 6TH GRADE CENTER?
GATEWAY 6TH GRADE CENTER enrolls approximately 882 students in grades 06-06.
Is GATEWAY 6TH GRADE CENTER an elementary, middle, or high school?
GATEWAY 6TH GRADE CENTER is a middle school covering grades 06-06.
What is the student-teacher ratio at GATEWAY 6TH GRADE CENTER?
The student-to-teacher ratio at GATEWAY 6TH GRADE CENTER is approximately 15.0:1 (59 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at GATEWAY 6TH GRADE CENTER?
At GATEWAY 6TH GRADE CENTER, the student body is approximately 55% White, 16% Hispanic, 14% Black, 3% Asian, 11% Two or more.
What district is GATEWAY 6TH GRADE CENTER in?
GATEWAY 6TH GRADE CENTER is part of NORTH KANSAS CITY 74.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.