Enrollment
1,017
Middle
DISTRICT 574 · STATE 594
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·GATEWAY SD·NCES 421062000167
Gateway Middle School
4450 Old William Penn Hwy, Monroeville, PA 15146 · (412) 373-5780 · Allegheny County
GRADES 05–08MIDDLE21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL1,017 STUDENTS
A-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 75% of Pennsylvania 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.
- A+Beats 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 Pennsylvania public middle schools
Student : Teacher
12.4:1
82 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.8:1 · STATE 13.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
100%
1,013 students
DISTRICT 98% · STATE 75%
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 5 | 253 | 25% |
| Grade 6 | 265 | 26% |
| Grade 7 | 227 | 22% |
| Grade 8 | 272 | 27% |
Student demographics
70%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 69% · STATE 59% · 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 Middle School→Gateway SHS
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Gateway SD. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
PSSA + Keystone 2024-25 . % Proficient or AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
55.3%
PA avg 51.1% . +0.5pp since 2023
Math
41.2%
PA avg 43.0% . +4.7pp since 2023
What this means: On the PSSA + Keystone, Pennsylvania's statewide test, about 55 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 41 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Pennsylvania schools, those numbers are about 51 and 43. Reading and writing scores have held steady since 2023, while math scores are up about 5 points.
PSSA + Keystone results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 55.3% | 41.2% |
| 2023-24 | 54.8% | 36.5% |
% Proficient or Advanced, all students and all tested grades.
Source: PSSA + Keystone. 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
47.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
34.9%
based on PA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+12.7pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 48% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 35% typical for Pennsylvania 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 Pennsylvania'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 School
Gateway Middle School's state test result (47.6% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gateway Middle School this school | 1,017 | 99.6% | 47.6% |
| Woodrow Wilson Middle School Erie | 769 | 96.1% | 18.0% |
| Pottstown Middle School Pottstown | 918 | 98.4% | 19.1% |
| Benjamin Franklin Middle School Levittown | 754 | 100.0% | 26.6% |
| Pottsgrove Middle School Pottstown | 678 | 99.6% | 41.3% |
| Linglestown Middle School Harrisburg | 841 | 96.9% | 43.4% |
Matched among Pennsylvania 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 School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Pennsylvania | In Allegheny County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 47.6% | #248 of 479 | #32 of 47 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 41.2% | #200 of 513 ▲ 50 | #27 of 51 ▲ 3 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 55.3% | #208 of 513 ▲ 73 | #28 of 51 ▲ 5 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,017 | #48 of 522 | #3 of 51 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.4:1 | #191 of 486 | #22 of 46 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 70.5% | #17 of 486 | #2 of 46 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 99.6% | #79 of 510 | #11 of 51 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +106.3% | #1 of 131 | #1 of 18 |
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
1,017
+458 (+82%) vs 2020
+48% since 1990-91, when it was 688
Student : Teacher
12.4:1
was 15.1:1
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 | 1,017 | 82.1 | 12.4:1 | 100% (1,013) |
| 2023-24 | 1,013 | 79 | 12.8:1 | 100% (1,013) |
| 2020-21 | 559 | 37 | 15.1:1 | 99% (556) |
| 2017-18 | 493 | 37.3 | 13.2:1 | 51% (251) |
| 2015-16 | 518 | 42 | 12.3:1 | 47% (246) |
| 2010-11 | 613 | 54 | 11.3:1 | 29% (175) |
| 2000-01 | 723 | 56 | 12.9:1 | 23% (164) |
| 1990-91 | 688 | 55 | 12.5:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Gateway Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students up 106% (493 to 1,017); teachers up 120% (37.3 to 82.1).
About Gateway Middle School
In Monroeville, Pennsylvania, part of Allegheny County, Gateway Middle School is a middle-grades school. The school covers grades 5 through 8 and reported 1,017 students in 2024-25. Across middle schools in Pennsylvania, the average enrollment is about 594.
Gateway SD enrolls 3,441 students in 6 schools, including Gateway Middle School.
The student body at Gateway Middle School has no majority group. White students lead at 41%. Other groups make up 32% Black, 12% multiracial, 7% Asian, and 7% Hispanic. Allegheny County as a whole is about 76% White, so the school's share is lower. A diversity index of 70% means there is a 70% chance two randomly chosen students at Gateway Middle School are from different groups.
There are 82.1 full-time-equivalent teachers at the school, a ratio of 12.4:1. Across middle schools in Pennsylvania, the average ratio is 13.2:1. Of all students at Gateway Middle School, 100% are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. The average for public schools in Allegheny County is 54%.
Among Pennsylvania public middle schools, Gateway Middle School outscored 75%, which works out to an A- on the allk12 Grade.
On BeatsExpectations, Gateway Middle School is 12.7 points above its prediction, a result in the middle 80% of Pennsylvania schools.
The school's county is Allegheny County. According to Census Bureau estimates, median household income comes to about $78,548, 46% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Allegheny County's 277 public schools enroll about 141,392 students and include Gateway Middle School.
Of the public schools around it, Gateway Middle School is closest to Evergreen Elementary School, about 0.6 miles away. There are at least 8 other public schools within five miles. Nearby schools average 60.5% on proficiency, and Gateway Middle School is below that at 47.6%.
Gateway Middle School is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more, a location NCES labels Suburb: Large.
Federal records list enrollment at Gateway Middle School as 559 in 2020-21 and 1,017 in 2024-25. A change that size can reflect a shift in the grades the school serves as well as a change in students. The student-to-teacher ratio went down from 15.1:1 to 12.4:1.
This page is a place to ask questions and share updates about athletics, class schedules, and weather closures at Gateway Middle School. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to post.
Allegheny County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
1,238,177
Census ACS
Median income
$78,548
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
46%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
277
141,392 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Gateway SD
- Gateway SHSHigh · 1,152 students
- Ramsey Elementary SchoolElementary · 335 students
- University Park Elementary SchoolElementary · 328 students
- Evergreen Elementary SchoolElementary · 317 students
- Dr Cleveland Steward Jr Elementary SchoolElementary · 292 students
- Moss Side Middle SchoolCombined
Other schools in Monroeville
- Gateway SHSHigh · 1,152 students
- Ramsey Elementary SchoolElementary · 335 students
- University Park Elementary SchoolElementary · 328 students
- Evergreen Elementary SchoolElementary · 317 students
- Dr Cleveland Steward Jr Elementary SchoolElementary · 292 students
- Spectrum CSHigh · 60 students
Other Gateway Middle schools
4 other US public schools in 5 states are named Gateway Middle. Gateway Middle School is the 2nd largest of the 5.
- Gateway Middle SchoolEverett, WA · 1,057 students
- GATEWAY MIDDLEST LOUIS, MO · 382 students
- Gateway MiddleSan Francisco, CA · 247 students
- Gateway Middle SchoolKILLEEN, TX · 48 students
Nearby schools
- Evergreen Elementary School0.6 mi · 317
- Forbes Road Career and Technology Center0.7 mi · 19
- Dr Cleveland Steward Jr Elementary School0.8 mi · 292
- Gateway SHS0.9 mi · 1,152
- Spectrum CS1.0 mi · 60
- University Park Elementary School1.6 mi · 328
Frequently asked questions
About Gateway Middle SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Gateway Middle School?
Gateway Middle School enrolls approximately 1,017 students in grades 05-08.
What grades does Gateway Middle School serve?
Gateway Middle School serves grades 05-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Gateway Middle School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Gateway Middle School is approximately 12.4:1 (82 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Gateway Middle School?
At Gateway Middle School, the student body is approximately 41% White, 7% Hispanic, 32% Black, 7% Asian, 12% Two or more.
Who oversees Gateway Middle School?
Gateway Middle School is overseen by Gateway SD in Allegheny County.
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