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GATEWAY COLLEGE PREPARATORY SCHOOL
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As a roomy all-grades campus in GEORGETOWN, Texas, GATEWAY COLLEGE PREPARATORY SCHOOL hosts 1,681 students from grades K through 12, operated by ORENDA CHARTER SCHOOL. Compared to the state average of about 485 students per school, that is 247% bigger than typical.
Within ORENDA CHARTER SCHOOL, which oversees 4 schools and 1,984 students, GATEWAY COLLEGE PREPARATORY SCHOOL is one campus in the system.
Looking at the student body, GATEWAY COLLEGE PREPARATORY SCHOOL reports that the most-represented group is White (44%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. Other groups include 22% Hispanic, 19% Asian, 7% multiracial, 7% Black. By comparison, Williamson County as a whole is about 60% White, so the school skews considerably less White than its surroundings.
Looking at school resources, GATEWAY COLLEGE PREPARATORY SCHOOL records 93 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 18.1:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 11.7:1, putting GATEWAY COLLEGE PREPARATORY SCHOOL higher than the state norm the norm.
In the area at large, census data for Williamson County shows the typical household earns roughly $111,340 per year, roughly 48% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 4%. Across Williamson County's 208 public schools (combined enrollment of about 126,147 students), GATEWAY COLLEGE PREPARATORY SCHOOL is one campus in the mix.
Nearest neighbor: WILLIAMS EL, around 0.6 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.
The school occupies a rural site. GATEWAY COLLEGE PREPARATORY SCHOOL is a charter school, which puts it inside the public-school system but outside the standard district-managed model.
Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count ticked up 34%: 1,256 students in 2018 compared to 1,681 in 2025. The White share of enrollment fell from 65% to 44% over that span.
Inside the community feed, the feed for GATEWAY COLLEGE PREPARATORY SCHOOL typically covers open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
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