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SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ST. LOUIS CITY·NCES 292928001587

GATEWAY ELEM.

4 GATEWAY DR, ST LOUIS, MO 63106 · (314) 241-8255 · St. Louis city
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL426 STUDENTS
Enrollment
426
Elementary
DISTRICT 243 · STATE 315
Student : Teacher
10.8:1
40 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.5:1 · STATE 12.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
100%
426 students
DISTRICT 100% · STATE 54%
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
Pre-K
21
Kindergarten
59
Grade 1
59
Grade 2
53
Grade 3
64
Grade 4
69
Grade 5
101
Student demographics
White
1%
DISTRICT 12% · STATE 67%
Hispanic
n/r
Black
95%
DISTRICT 75% · STATE 15%
Asian
0%
DISTRICT 3% · STATE 2%
Two+
2%
DISTRICT 2% · STATE 6%
Native American
n/r
Pacific Islander
n/r
n/r: not reliably reported by NCES for this school. Hispanic, Pacific Islander, and Native American enrollment are systematically under-reported in the source data.
Gender split
Male
50%
Female
50%

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Test scores

MO DVT (Growth) 2024-25 . Growth Percentile vs Peers
English Language Arts
38.3%
MO avg 49.5% . +15.6pp since 2023
Math
19.3%
MO avg 48.7% . -14.5pp since 2023
Source: MO DVT (Growth). All students, all grades. See all years and grades →

BeatsExpectations

Demographically-adjusted score · methodology
Tier
UNDERPERFORMING
Bottom 10% of MO schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
26.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
49.4%
based on MO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-22.6pp
below demographic expectation
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →

7-year change

SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25
Enrollment
426
-125 (-23%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
10.8:1
was 13.9:1
% White
1%
was 2%
% Hispanic
1%
was 2%
% Black
95%
was 95%
% Asian
0%
was 1%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

About GATEWAY ELEM.

GATEWAY ELEM. is one of the middle-of-the-pack elementary schools in ST LOUIS, Missouri, one of the schools within ST. LOUIS CITY, with 426 students on its rolls from grades pre-K through 5. By comparison, Missouri's public schools average about 315 students each, so GATEWAY ELEM. sits 35% bigger than that benchmark.

Within ST. LOUIS CITY, which oversees 62 schools and 17,933 students, GATEWAY ELEM. is one campus in the system.

Demographically, GATEWAY ELEM. logs that nearly all students (95%) are Black. The wider county runs roughly 42% Black, putting the school's mix considerably more Black than the area baseline.

On the income-and-resources front, On paper, GATEWAY ELEM. has 40 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 10.8:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 12.4:1, putting GATEWAY ELEM. tighter than the state norm the norm. Around 100% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), GATEWAY ELEM. is in the bottom 10% of Missouri public schools. The BeatsExpectations model predicts schools with this FRL share to land around 49.4%; GATEWAY ELEM. posts 26.8%, -22.6 points below that line.

In the surrounding community, community-level numbers for St. Louis city indicate median household earnings sit near $56,160, 41% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 15%. In all, St. Louis city runs 113 public schools (combined enrollment of about 29,941 students), of which GATEWAY ELEM. is one.

The closest other public school is ELIAS MICHAEL ELEM., roughly 0.0 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around GATEWAY ELEM.. On composite proficiency, GATEWAY ELEM. comes 6th of 7 in the immediate cluster, below the nearby-schools average of 43.6%.

Geographically, the school is in an urban area.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at GATEWAY ELEM. has declined 23%, going from 551 students in 2018 to 426 in 2025. Class-load math has tightened: from 13.9:1 in 2018 to 10.8:1 in 2025.

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St. Louis city at a glance

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Population
288,512
Census ACS
Median income
$56,160
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
41%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
15%
Below federal line
Schools in county
113
29,941 students

Quick facts

School name
GATEWAY ELEM.
District
ST. LOUIS CITY
Address
4 GATEWAY DR, ST LOUIS, MO 63106
Phone
(314) 241-8255
County
St. Louis city
Level
Elementary
Grade range
PK–05
Total enrollment
426
Teachers (FTE)
40
Student–teacher ratio
10.8:1
Free/Reduced lunch
426 (100%)
Locale
11-City: Large
NCES ID
292928001587
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

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Frequently asked questions

About GATEWAY ELEM.
How many students attend GATEWAY ELEM.?
GATEWAY ELEM. enrolls approximately 426 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does GATEWAY ELEM. serve?
GATEWAY ELEM. serves grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at GATEWAY ELEM.?
The student-to-teacher ratio at GATEWAY ELEM. is approximately 10.8:1 (40 FTE teachers).
How diverse is GATEWAY ELEM.?
GATEWAY ELEM. reports a student body of 1% White, 1% Hispanic, 95% Black, 0% Asian, 2% Two or more.
What district is GATEWAY ELEM. in?
GATEWAY ELEM. is part of ST. LOUIS CITY.
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