GATEWAY EL

As a compact K-5 school in BORGER, Texas, GATEWAY EL teaches 311 students from grades 1 through 2, one of the schools within BORGER ISD. By comparison, Texas's public schools average about 519 students each, so GATEWAY EL sits 40% leaner than that benchmark.

BORGER ISD runs 6 schools in total, collectively educating 2,325 students. GATEWAY EL is one of those campuses.

Looking at the student body, GATEWAY EL reports that 49% of students identify as Hispanic, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. Beyond that, the school records 43% White, 5% multiracial, 3% Black. By comparison, Hutchinson County as a whole is about 25% Hispanic, so the school skews visibly more Hispanic than its surroundings.

In terms of school funding signals, On paper, GATEWAY EL has 23 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 13.6:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 15.1:1, putting GATEWAY EL tighter than the state norm the norm. Roughly 62% of students at GATEWAY EL qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. Set against Hutchinson County (around 53%), the school's rate is meaningfully above typical.

Across the wider county, community-level numbers for Hutchinson County indicate median household earnings sit near $67,228, 17% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 9%. GATEWAY EL is one of 13 public schools in Hutchinson County (combined enrollment of about 3,718 students).

Nearest neighbor: CROCKETT EL, around 0.1 miles off. 5 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

Geographically, the school is in a town-based area.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at GATEWAY EL has decreased 13%, going from 356 students in 2018 to 311 in 2025.

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