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HOUSTON GATEWAY ACADEMY - CORAL CAMPUS
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STAAR 2023-24 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveBeatsExpectations
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SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25About HOUSTON GATEWAY ACADEMY - CORAL CAMPUS
Located at 1020 CORAL ST, in HOUSTON, Texas, HOUSTON GATEWAY ACADEMY - CORAL CAMPUS is a well-populated all-grades campus that enrolls 961 students (grades pre-K through 12), overseen by HOUSTON GATEWAY ACADEMY INC. By comparison, Texas's public schools average about 485 students each, so HOUSTON GATEWAY ACADEMY - CORAL CAMPUS sits 98% above that benchmark.
HOUSTON GATEWAY ACADEMY - CORAL CAMPUS is one of 3 schools operated by HOUSTON GATEWAY ACADEMY INC, a district that instructs 2,157 students overall.
For racial and ethnic makeup, HOUSTON GATEWAY ACADEMY - CORAL CAMPUS shows that the student body is overwhelmingly Hispanic (98%). By comparison, Harris County as a whole is about 44% Hispanic, so the school skews noticeably more Hispanic than its surroundings.
Looking at school resources, The school lists 40 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 24.1:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 11.7:1, putting HOUSTON GATEWAY ACADEMY - CORAL CAMPUS higher than the state norm the norm. Roughly 84% of students at HOUSTON GATEWAY ACADEMY - CORAL CAMPUS qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. By comparison, Harris County runs at roughly 70%, so the school's eligibility rate is higher than the surrounding baseline.
On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), HOUSTON GATEWAY ACADEMY - CORAL CAMPUS ranks in the top 10% of Texas public schools. The BeatsExpectations model, a per-state regression of composite proficiency on FRL share, predicts schools with this student profile to land around 37.0%; HOUSTON GATEWAY ACADEMY - CORAL CAMPUS posts 68.3%, +31.3 points above that line.
Around the school, the surrounding county (Harris County) records that median household income runs about $74,983, 34% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 13%. Across Harris County's 1205 public schools (combined enrollment of about 886,911 students), HOUSTON GATEWAY ACADEMY - CORAL CAMPUS is one campus in the mix.
The closest other public school is HOUSTON GATEWAY ACADEMY INC ELITE COLLEGE PREP, roughly 0.1 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts HOUSTON GATEWAY ACADEMY - CORAL CAMPUS at 1st of 9; the average score across the group is 41.0%.
The school occupies an inner-city site. As a public charter, HOUSTON GATEWAY ACADEMY - CORAL CAMPUS runs on public funding but with greater curricular and operational autonomy than a typical district school.
Over the past 7-year window. HOUSTON GATEWAY ACADEMY - CORAL CAMPUS's enrollment has expanded 17% since 2018, when it stood at 819 (now 961). The student-to-teacher ratio grew from 20.5:1 in 2018 to 24.1:1 today.
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