GATEWAY TO GRADUATION ACADEMY

GATEWAY TO GRADUATION ACADEMY is a secondary school of micro-enrollment scale in SAN BENITO, Texas, run under SAN BENITO CISD, educateing 64 students in grades 9 through 12. Enrollment runs roughly 92% below the state mean of about 796.

SAN BENITO CISD comprises 23 schools with combined enrollment of 9,137 students; GATEWAY TO GRADUATION ACADEMY is among them.

On demographics, GATEWAY TO GRADUATION ACADEMY reports that the student body is overwhelmingly Hispanic (100%). That is visibly more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 89%.

On the income-and-resources front, GATEWAY TO GRADUATION ACADEMY records 4 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 17.9:1. The state averages around 15.1:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. Roughly 91% of students at GATEWAY TO GRADUATION ACADEMY qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.

Across the wider county, community-level numbers for Cameron County indicate the typical household earns roughly $52,601 per year, 22% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 21% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Cameron County runs 187 public schools (combined enrollment of about 97,392 students), of which GATEWAY TO GRADUATION ACADEMY is one.

Nearest neighbor: CASH EL, around 0.6 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.

GATEWAY TO GRADUATION ACADEMY operates from a commuter-belt location.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 6 years, enrollment at GATEWAY TO GRADUATION ACADEMY has contracted 22%, going from 82 students in 2018 to 64 in 2024. The student-to-teacher ratio pulled in from 20.5:1 in 2018 to 15.6:1 today.

In the discussion threads here, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to weigh in.