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Parents: what's one thing you'd want the GATEWAY MIDDLE administration to hear?
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Enrollment
382
Middle
DISTRICT 331 · STATE 461
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ST. LOUIS CITY·NCES 292928001585
GATEWAY MIDDLE
1200 N JEFFERSON AVE, ST LOUIS, MO 63106 · (314) 241-2295 · St. Louis city
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL382 STUDENTS
F
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 1% of Missouri public middle schools
- FTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- DBeats 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 Missouri public middle schools
Student : Teacher
12.3:1
31 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.6:1 · STATE 13.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
100%
382 students
DISTRICT 100% · 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, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 100 | 26% |
| Grade 7 | 147 | 38% |
| Grade 8 | 135 | 35% |
Student demographics
7%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
12.9%
MO avg 44.9% . +5.9pp since 2021
Math
7.6%
MO avg 43.8% . +5.5pp since 2021
What this means: On the MAP, Missouri's statewide test, about 13 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 8 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Missouri schools, those numbers are about 45 and 44. Reading and writing scores are up about 6 points since 2021, while math scores are up about 6 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Advanced | Proficient | Basic | Below Basic |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 2.3% | 10.6% | 40.4% | 46.6% |
| Math | 2.6% | 5.0% | 28.6% | 63.7% |
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 | 12.9% | 7.6% |
| 2023-24 | 9.5% | 6.9% |
| 2022-23 | 7.9% | 3.8% |
| 2021-22 | 7.0% | 2.1% |
% 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 MIDDLE
GATEWAY MIDDLE's state test result (10.0% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| GATEWAY MIDDLE this school | 382 | 100.0% | 10.0% |
| KIPP INSPIRE ACADEMY ST LOUIS | 409 | 100.0% | 12.3% |
| CARR LANE VPA MIDDLE ST LOUIS | 396 | 100.0% | 6.2% |
| ROSE JOHNSON JENNINGS JR. HIGH JENNINGS | 310 | 100.0% | 15.6% |
| YEATMAN-LIDDELL MIDDLE SCHOOL ST LOUIS | 300 | 100.0% | 3.8% |
| KIPP TRIUMPH ACADEMY St. Louis | 305 | 100.0% | 9.8% |
Matched among Missouri middle 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 MIDDLE ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Missouri | In St. Louis city |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 10.0% | #364 of 379 | #10 of 15 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 7.6% | #368 of 380 no change | #10 of 15 ▼ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 12.9% | #362 of 380 ▲ 9 | #6 of 15 ▲ 5 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 382 | #221 of 397 | #5 of 15 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.3:1 | #91 of 321 | #9 of 14 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 6.6% | #317 of 321 | #14 of 14 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 100% | #52 of 379 | #6 of 15 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -28.6% | #14 of 224 | N/A |
Ranked against other public middle 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
382
-139 (-27%) vs 2020
-42% since 2000-01, when it was 657
Student : Teacher
12.3:1
was 14.5:1
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 | 382 | 31 | 12.3:1 | 100% (382) |
| 2023-24 | 487 | 37 | 13.2:1 | 100% (487) |
| 2022-23 | 506 | 35 | 14.5:1 | 99% (503) |
| 2020-21 | 521 | 36 | 14.5:1 | 99% (518) |
| 2017-18 | 535 | 37.7 | 14.2:1 | 100% (535) |
| 2015-16 | 564 | 40 | 14.1:1 | 100% (564) |
| 2010-11 | 464 | 35 | 13.3:1 | 87% (404) |
| 2000-01 | 657 | 45 | 14.6:1 | 72% (470) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for GATEWAY MIDDLE.
Since 2017-18: students down 29% (535 to 382); teachers down 18% (37.7 to 31).
About GATEWAY MIDDLE
GATEWAY MIDDLE is one of the public schools in ST LOUIS, Missouri. It is a low-enrollment middle school. It reported 382 students in grades 6 through 8 in 2024-25.
ST. LOUIS CITY is responsible for 62 schools, GATEWAY MIDDLE included, with 17,933 students in all.
The share of Black students at GATEWAY MIDDLE is 97%. Other groups make up 2% Hispanic. St. Louis city as a whole is about 42% Black, so the school's share is higher. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, GATEWAY MIDDLE scores 7%.
GATEWAY MIDDLE has 31 full-time-equivalent teachers on staff and a student-to-teacher ratio of 12.3:1. The average for middle schools in Missouri is about 13.0:1. The school has 100% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch.
GATEWAY MIDDLE earns an F on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 1% of Missouri public middle schools.
The school's average proficiency rate across its state test results is 10.0%. For its free or reduced-price lunch share, the predicted value is 22.4%.
St. Louis city is the school's county. There, the median household earns about $56,160 a year, roughly 41% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 15%. GATEWAY MIDDLE shares St. Louis city with 112 other public schools.
GATEWAY MIDDLE's closest public school neighbor is ELIAS MICHAEL ELEM., less than a tenth of a mile away. A five-mile radius around the school includes at least 8 other public schools. Nearby schools average 38.0% on proficiency, and GATEWAY MIDDLE is below that at 10.0%.
Under the NCES locale system, GATEWAY MIDDLE is City: Large.
Federal enrollment counts fell from 521 (2020-21) to 382 (2024-25). Federal data show the ratio falling from 14.5:1 to 12.3:1.
This page is set up for the GATEWAY MIDDLE community to discuss homework, tutoring, and testing dates. Members of the school community can share what they know.
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
- GATEWAY HIGHHigh · 860 students
- ROOSEVELT HIGHHigh · 734 students
- VASHON HIGHHigh · 621 students
- MCKINLEY CLASS. LEADERSHIP AC.High · 610 students
- STIX EARLY CHILDHOOD CTR.Elementary · 472 students
- MILLER CAREER ACADEMYHigh · 430 students
Other schools in ST LOUIS
- RITENOUR SR. HIGHHigh · 2,041 students
- 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 Middle schools
4 other US public schools in 5 states are named Gateway Middle. GATEWAY MIDDLE is the 3rd largest of the 5.
- Gateway Middle SchoolEverett, WA · 1,057 students
- Gateway Middle SchoolMonroeville, PA · 1,017 students
- Gateway MiddleSan Francisco, CA · 247 students
- Gateway Middle SchoolKILLEEN, TX · 48 students
Nearby schools
- ELIAS MICHAEL ELEM.0.1 mi · 43
- GATEWAY ELEM.0.1 mi · 426
- CARR LANE VPA MIDDLE0.1 mi · 396
- KIPP INSPIRE ACADEMY0.1 mi · 409
- KIPP ST. LOUIS HIGH0.3 mi · 354
- JEFFERSON ELEM.0.4 mi · 125
Frequently asked questions
About GATEWAY MIDDLEHow large is GATEWAY MIDDLE?
GATEWAY MIDDLE enrolls approximately 382 students in grades 06-08.
What age range does GATEWAY MIDDLE serve?
GATEWAY MIDDLE serves students from grade 06 through grade 08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at GATEWAY MIDDLE?
The student-to-teacher ratio at GATEWAY MIDDLE is approximately 12.3:1 (31 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at GATEWAY MIDDLE?
Student demographics at GATEWAY MIDDLE are roughly 1% White, 2% Hispanic, 97% Black.
What district is GATEWAY MIDDLE in?
GATEWAY MIDDLE is part of ST. LOUIS CITY.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.