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What's one thing GATEWAY HIGH gets right about preparing students for what comes next?
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Enrollment
860
High
DISTRICT 423 · STATE 501
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ST. LOUIS CITY·NCES 292928000434
GATEWAY HIGH
5101 MCREE AVE, ST LOUIS, MO 63110 · (314) 776-3300 · St. Louis city
GRADES 09–12HIGH11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL860 STUDENTS
D
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Scored higher than 11% of Missouri public high 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.
- CThree-year trend Change in reading and math proficiency over the last three test years.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Missouri public high schools
Student : Teacher
9.2:1
94 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 10.9:1 · STATE 12.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
100%
860 students
DISTRICT 100% · STATE 54%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 9 | 231 | 27% |
| Grade 10 | 201 | 23% |
| Grade 11 | 211 | 25% |
| Grade 12 | 217 | 25% |
Student demographics
51%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 42% · STATE 52% · 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
MAP 2024-25 . % Proficient + AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
16.5%
MO avg 44.9% . -8.5pp since 2021
Math
14.1%
MO avg 43.8% . +6.3pp since 2021
What this means: On the MAP, Missouri's statewide test, about 17 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 14 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Missouri schools, those numbers are about 45 and 44. Reading and writing scores are down about 9 points since 2021, while math scores are up about 6 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Advanced | Proficient | Basic | Below Basic |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Math | 4.8% | 9.3% | 28.0% | 57.7% |
Share of tested students at each MAP level. Each student counts in one level, so a row adds to about 100%.
MAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 16.5% | 14.1% |
| 2023-24 | 11.9% | 7.3% |
| 2022-23 | 20.3% | 8.3% |
| 2021-22 | 25.0% | 7.8% |
% Proficient + Advanced, all students and all tested grades.
Source: MAP. 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
10.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
22.4%
based on MO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-12.4pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 10% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 22% 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 →
Schools most like GATEWAY HIGH
GATEWAY HIGH's state test result (10.0% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| GATEWAY HIGH this school | 860 | 100.0% | 10.0% |
| ROOSEVELT HIGH ST LOUIS | 734 | 100.0% | 6.0% |
| RUSKIN HIGH SCHOOL KANSAS CITY | 1,299 | 100.0% | 29.9% |
| LINCOLN COLLEGE PREP. KANSAS CITY | 997 | 100.0% | 60.1% |
| CENTRAL VISUAL/PERF. ARTS HIGH ST LOUIS | 314 | 100.0% | 11.9% |
| EWING MARION KAUFFMAN HIGH Kansas City | 402 | 100.0% | 33.4% |
Matched among Missouri high 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 HIGH ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Missouri | In St. Louis city |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 10.0% | #431 of 443 | #10 of 16 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 14.1% | #408 of 453 ▲ 26 | #8 of 16 ▲ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 16.5% | #369 of 382 ▲ 3 | #9 of 15 ▲ 2 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -1.1pp | #88 of 231 | #3 of 6 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 860 | #111 of 561 | #1 of 20 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 9.2:1 | #4 of 343 | #3 of 16 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 50.9% | #72 of 343 | #6 of 16 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 100% | #59 of 455 | #5 of 16 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -20.0% | #22 of 187 | #5 of 6 |
Ranked against other public high 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
860
-66 (-7%) vs 2020
-40% since 2000-01, when it was 1,431
Student : Teacher
9.2:1
was 11.7:1
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 | 860 | 93.6 | 9.2:1 | 100% (860) |
| 2023-24 | 816 | 79 | 10.3:1 | 100% (816) |
| 2022-23 | 825 | 72.4 | 11.4:1 | 100% (822) |
| 2020-21 | 926 | 79 | 11.7:1 | 100% (923) |
| 2017-18 | 1,075 | 99.6 | 10.8:1 | 100% (1,075) |
| 2015-16 | 1,148 | 94 | 12.2:1 | 100% (1,148) |
| 2010-11 | 1,165 | 86 | 13.6:1 | 70% (820) |
| 2000-01 | 1,431 | 95 | 15.1:1 | 52% (739) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for GATEWAY HIGH.
Since 2017-18: students down 20% (1,075 to 860); teachers down 6% (99.6 to 93.6).
About GATEWAY HIGH
GATEWAY HIGH serves students in ST LOUIS, Missouri, as a high-enrollment high school. It had 860 students in 2024-25, spanning grades 9 through 12. High schools in Missouri have about 501 students on average; enrollment here is 72% higher.
ST. LOUIS CITY operates 62 schools. Combined enrollment is 17,933 students.
Black students are 67% of those enrolled at GATEWAY HIGH. The next largest groups are 17% Hispanic, 9% White, and 5% Asian. In St. Louis city overall, about 42% of residents are Black. A diversity index of 51% means there is a 51% chance two randomly chosen students at GATEWAY HIGH are from different groups.
Its staff includes 93.6 full-time-equivalent teachers, for about 9.2 students per teacher. Across high schools in Missouri, the average ratio is 12.2:1. GATEWAY HIGH has a free or reduced-price lunch rate of 100%.
Among Missouri public high schools, GATEWAY HIGH outscored 11%, which works out to a D on the allk12 Grade.
The BeatsExpectations prediction for GATEWAY HIGH is 22.4%, and its average proficiency rate across its state test results is 10.0%.
The county, St. Louis city, is where the school is located. The median household earns about $56,160 a year, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 41%, and roughly 15% of residents are in poverty. St. Louis city has 113 public schools with about 29,941 students, including GATEWAY HIGH.
Measured in a straight line, COMPTON-DREW ILC MIDDLE is about 0.5 miles from GATEWAY HIGH. The five-mile area around GATEWAY HIGH holds at least 8 other public schools. Among 7 nearby schools that report test results, GATEWAY HIGH ranks 7th on proficiency.
The National Center for Education Statistics classifies the school's location as City: Large, meaning it is inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
The school shrank from 926 students in 2020-21 to 860 in 2024-25. The student-to-teacher ratio dropped from 11.7:1 in 2020-21 to 9.2:1 in 2024-25.
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St. Louis city at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
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
Related schools
Other schools in ST. LOUIS CITY
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- MCKINLEY CLASS. LEADERSHIP AC.High · 610 students
- STIX EARLY CHILDHOOD CTR.Elementary · 472 students
- MILLER CAREER ACADEMYHigh · 430 students
- GATEWAY ELEM.Elementary · 426 students
Other schools in ST LOUIS
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- OAKVILLE SR. HIGHHigh · 1,847 students
- LADUE HORTON WATKINS HIGHHigh · 1,395 students
- MEHLVILLE HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,388 students
- HAZELWOOD EAST HIGHHigh · 1,310 students
- WEBSTER GROVES HIGHHigh · 1,253 students
Other Gateway High schools
6 other US public schools in 6 states are named Gateway High. GATEWAY HIGH is the 4th largest of the 7.
- GATEWAY HIGH SCHOOLFORT MYERS, FL · 2,343 students
- GATEWAY HIGH SCHOOLKISSIMMEE, FL · 1,882 students
- Gateway High SchoolAURORA, CO · 1,748 students
- Gateway HighSan Francisco, CA · 464 students
- Gateway High SchoolOttumwa, IA · 213 students
Nearby schools
- COMPTON-DREW ILC MIDDLE0.5 mi · 419
- ADAMS ELEM.0.7 mi · 171
- CITY GARDEN MONTESSORI ECEC0.8 mi · 180
- SHAW VISUAL/PERF. ARTS CTR.0.8 mi · 272
- MULLANPHY BOTANICAL GARDENS0.9 mi · 413
- CITY GARDEN MONTESSORI EAEC0.9 mi · 409
Frequently asked questions
About GATEWAY HIGHHow many students attend GATEWAY HIGH?
GATEWAY HIGH enrolls approximately 860 students in grades 09-12.
Is GATEWAY HIGH an elementary, middle, or high school?
GATEWAY HIGH is a high school covering grades 09-12.
How many students per teacher at GATEWAY HIGH?
Approximately 9.2:1 students per teacher at GATEWAY HIGH.
How diverse is GATEWAY HIGH?
GATEWAY HIGH reports a student body of 9% White, 17% Hispanic, 67% Black, 5% Asian, 1% Two or more.
Who oversees GATEWAY HIGH?
GATEWAY HIGH is overseen by ST. LOUIS CITY in St. Louis city.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.