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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
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
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
69.1%
MO avg 49.5% . +6.7pp since 2023
Math
45.0%
MO avg 48.7% . +1.0pp since 2023
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
57.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
49.4%
based on MO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+8.2pp
above 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 2024-25Enrollment
382
-153 (-29%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
12.3:1
was 14.2:1
% White
1%
was 3%
% Hispanic
2%
was 3%
% Black
97%
was 91%
% Asian
0%
was 3%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About GATEWAY MIDDLE
As a small intermediate school in ST LOUIS, Missouri, GATEWAY MIDDLE hosts 382 students from grades 6 through 8, part of ST. LOUIS CITY.
ST. LOUIS CITY runs 62 schools in total, collectively educating 17,933 students. GATEWAY MIDDLE is one of those campuses.
On the student-mix side, GATEWAY MIDDLE records that the student body is overwhelmingly Black (97%); the rest reads as 2% Hispanic. That is considerably more Black than the county at large, where the share is closer to 42%.
On the resource side, On paper, GATEWAY MIDDLE has 31 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 12.3:1. That tracks the state average closely. Around 100% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.
After controlling for student poverty, GATEWAY MIDDLE performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 49.4%, the actual is 57.6%, a residual of +8.2 points.
In the area at large, St. Louis city reports that the typical household earns roughly $56,160 per year, 41% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 15%. Across St. Louis city's 113 public schools (combined enrollment of about 29,941 students), GATEWAY MIDDLE is one campus in the mix.
ELIAS MICHAEL ELEM. is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.1 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around GATEWAY MIDDLE. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts GATEWAY MIDDLE at 1st of 7; the average score across the group is 38.0%.
The campus sits in a city-core setting.
Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at GATEWAY MIDDLE has shrank 29%, going from 535 students in 2018 to 382 in 2025. The Black share of enrollment increased from 91% to 97% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio pulled in from 14.2:1 in 2018 to 12.3:1 today.
Inside the community feed, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
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
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.