Gateway MS

Set in Monroeville, Pennsylvania, Gateway MS is a roomy 6-8 campus, run under Gateway SD. It serves 1,017 students across grades 5 through 8. By comparison, Pennsylvania's public schools average about 594 students each, so Gateway MS sits 71% bigger than that benchmark.

Within Gateway SD, which oversees 6 schools and 3,441 students, Gateway MS is one campus in the system.

Looking at the student body, Gateway MS lists that 41% of students identify as White, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. Other groups include 32% Black, 12% multiracial, 7% Asian, 7% Hispanic. By comparison, Allegheny County as a whole is about 76% White, so the school skews noticeably less White than its surroundings.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Staff filings list 82 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 12.4:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 13.2:1, putting Gateway MS tighter than the state norm the norm. About 100% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. That share is north of Allegheny County's rate of about 54%.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Gateway MS sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 34.9%; this one delivers 47.6%.

In the area at large, census data for Allegheny County shows median household income runs about $78,548, about 46% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 7%. Across Allegheny County's 277 public schools (combined enrollment of about 141,392 students), Gateway MS is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: Evergreen El Sch, around 0.6 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Gateway MS at 5th of 6; the average score across the group is 60.5%.

Geographically, the school is in a bedroom-community area.

Over the past 7-year window. Gateway MS's enrollment has ticked up 106% since 2018, when it stood at 493 (now 1,017). White enrollment moved from 53% to 41% across the same window.

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