Enrollment
426
Middle
DISTRICT 417 · STATE 461
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·GATEWAY SCIENCE ACAD/ST LOUIS·NCES 290059203244
GATEWAY SCIENCE ACADEMY MIDDLE
5049 FYLER AVENUE, ST. LOUIS, MO 63139 · (314) 261-4361 · St. Louis city
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE11-CITYCHARTERTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL426 STUDENTS
A-
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Scored higher than 76% of Missouri public middle schools
- B+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ABeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- B-Three-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 middle schools
Student : Teacher
12.0:1
36 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.2:1 · STATE 13.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
65%
277 students
DISTRICT 63% · STATE 54%
Community
0
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 | 139 | 33% |
| Grade 7 | 142 | 33% |
| Grade 8 | 145 | 34% |
Student demographics
66%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 67% · 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
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
GATEWAY SCIENCE ACADEMY MIDDLE→GATEWAY SCIENCE ACADEMY HIGH
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MAP 2024-25 . % Proficient + AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
42.3%
MO avg 44.9% . -2.0pp since 2021
Math
48.5%
MO avg 43.8% . +7.6pp since 2021
What this means: On the MAP, Missouri's statewide test, about 42 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 49 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 2 points since 2021, while math scores are up about 8 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Advanced | Proficient | Basic | Below Basic |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 21.9% | 20.4% | 37.1% | 20.4% |
| Math | 31.1% | 17.4% | 30.6% | 20.6% |
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 | 42.3% | 48.5% |
| 2023-24 | 44.0% | 52.2% |
| 2022-23 | 44.4% | 49.8% |
| 2021-22 | 44.3% | 40.9% |
% 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
45.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
35.5%
based on MO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+10.4pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 46% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 36% 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 SCIENCE ACADEMY MIDDLE
GATEWAY SCIENCE ACADEMY MIDDLE's state test result (45.9% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| GATEWAY SCIENCE ACADEMY MIDDLE this school | 426 | 65.0% | 45.9% |
| JOHN B. LANGE MIDDLE COLUMBIA | 510 | 61.0% | 25.3% |
| WEST MIDDLE SCHOOL COLUMBIA | 553 | 55.0% | 27.8% |
| JARRETT MIDDLE SPRINGFIELD | 483 | 62.9% | 31.4% |
| REED MIDDLE SPRINGFIELD | 561 | 73.6% | 34.5% |
| MAPLE PARK MIDDLE KANSAS CITY | 585 | 63.4% | 31.7% |
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 SCIENCE ACADEMY MIDDLE ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Missouri | In St. Louis city |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 45.9% | #132 of 379 | #1 of 15 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 48.5% | #146 of 380 ▼ 46 | #1 of 15 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 42.3% | #164 of 380 ▼ 35 | #1 of 15 no change |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +2.8pp | #172 of 364 | #3 of 12 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 426 | #198 of 397 | #1 of 15 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.0:1 | #64 of 321 | #7 of 14 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 65.7% | #24 of 321 | #1 of 14 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 65.0% | #96 of 379 | #15 of 15 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +60.2% | #5 of 91 | #1 of 6 |
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
426
+31 (+8%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
12.0:1
was 12.7:1
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 | 426 | 35.5 | 12.0:1 | 65% (277) |
| 2023-24 | 409 | 36.5 | 11.2:1 | 60% (245) |
| 2022-23 | 367 | 35 | 10.5:1 | 54% (198) |
| 2020-21 | 395 | 31 | 12.7:1 | 48% (188) |
| 2017-18 | 266 | 19.1 | 13.9:1 | 44% (116) |
| 2015-16 | 239 | 22 | 10.9:1 | 41% (99) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for GATEWAY SCIENCE ACADEMY MIDDLE.
Since 2017-18: students up 60% (266 to 426); teachers up 86% (19.1 to 35.5).
About GATEWAY SCIENCE ACADEMY MIDDLE
Students in ST. LOUIS, Missouri, attend GATEWAY SCIENCE ACADEMY MIDDLE, a medium-sized middle school. The school's enrollment of 426 students covers grades 6 through 8.
GATEWAY SCIENCE ACADEMY MIDDLE is a school in GATEWAY SCIENCE ACAD/ST LOUIS. The district has 4 schools and 1,666 students.
White students are the largest group at GATEWAY SCIENCE ACADEMY MIDDLE, with 48% of enrollment. Other reported shares: 30% Black, 10% multiracial, 8% Hispanic, and 3% Asian. That is close to the 46% White share among all St. Louis city residents. GATEWAY SCIENCE ACADEMY MIDDLE has a diversity index of 66%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
Teachers at the school number 35.5 full-time equivalents, and the ratio is 12.0:1. Among middle schools in Missouri, the typical ratio is 13.0:1. The school's lunch program data list 65% of students as eligible for free or reduced-price meals. The average for public schools in St. Louis city is 92%.
Measured against Missouri public middle schools, GATEWAY SCIENCE ACADEMY MIDDLE receives an A-. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
GATEWAY SCIENCE ACADEMY MIDDLE scores 45.9% on state tests, averaged across results. The predicted figure, based on its student poverty level, is 35.5%.
According to the American Community Survey, in St. Louis city, median household income is about $56,160, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 41% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 15%. GATEWAY SCIENCE ACADEMY MIDDLE is one of 113 public schools in St. Louis city, which together enroll about 29,941 students.
Nearest public school: GATEWAY SCIENCE ACADEMY HIGH, less than a tenth of a mile away. The five-mile area around GATEWAY SCIENCE ACADEMY MIDDLE holds at least 8 other public schools. Ranking the closest schools with test data puts GATEWAY SCIENCE ACADEMY MIDDLE at 8th of 9.
Its NCES locale code is City: Large: the school is inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more. GATEWAY SCIENCE ACADEMY MIDDLE is a publicly funded charter school.
The number of students grew from 395 to 426 over 4 years.
Topics for discussion here include sports tryouts, band and choir, and theater. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
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 GATEWAY SCIENCE ACAD/ST LOUIS
- GATEWAY SCIENCE ACADEMY HIGHHigh · 461 students
- GATEWAY SCIENCE ACAD-SOUTH ELEElementary · 402 students
- GATEWAY SCIENCE ACAD/ST LOUISElementary · 377 students
Other schools in ST. LOUIS
- LINDBERGH SR. HIGHHigh · 2,304 students
- SOUTH CITYElementary · 838 students
- TRUMAN MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 816 students
- DRESSEL ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 598 students
- CONCORD ELEM. SCHOOLElementary · 555 students
- GATEWAY SCIENCE ACADEMY HIGHHigh · 461 students
Nearby schools
- GATEWAY SCIENCE ACADEMY HIGH0.0 mi · 461
- PREMIER CHARTER SCHOOL0.1 mi · 974
- BETTY WHEELER CLASSICAL JR. AC0.2 mi · 260
- CENTRAL VISUAL/PERF. ARTS HIGH0.4 mi · 314
- COLLEGIATE SCHOOL OF MED/BIO0.4 mi · 332
- SHAW VISUAL/PERF. ARTS CTR.0.7 mi · 272
Frequently asked questions
About GATEWAY SCIENCE ACADEMY MIDDLEHow many students attend GATEWAY SCIENCE ACADEMY MIDDLE?
GATEWAY SCIENCE ACADEMY MIDDLE enrolls approximately 426 students in grades 06-08.
What age range does GATEWAY SCIENCE ACADEMY MIDDLE serve?
GATEWAY SCIENCE ACADEMY MIDDLE serves students from grade 06 through grade 08.
How many teachers does GATEWAY SCIENCE ACADEMY MIDDLE have?
GATEWAY SCIENCE ACADEMY MIDDLE employs 36 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 12.0:1.
What is the student diversity at GATEWAY SCIENCE ACADEMY MIDDLE?
Student demographics at GATEWAY SCIENCE ACADEMY MIDDLE are roughly 48% White, 8% Hispanic, 30% Black, 3% Asian, 10% Two or more.
Is GATEWAY SCIENCE ACADEMY MIDDLE public or private?
GATEWAY SCIENCE ACADEMY MIDDLE is a public K-12 school operated as a charter, overseen by GATEWAY SCIENCE ACAD/ST LOUIS.
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