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Enrollment
732
Elementary
STATE 491
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·GATEWAY PREPARATORY ACADEMY·NCES 490012201214
Gateway Preparatory Academy
201 E THOROUGHBRED WAY, ENOCH, UT 84721 · (435) 867-5558 · Iron County
GRADES KG–08ELEMENTARY41-RURALCHARTERTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL732 STUDENTS
C
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 34% of Utah public elementary schools
- CTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B-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 Utah public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
22.7:1
32 FTE teachers
STATE 21.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
54%
392 students
STATE 33%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 109 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 72 | 10% |
| Grade 2 | 76 | 10% |
| Grade 3 | 87 | 12% |
| Grade 4 | 82 | 11% |
| Grade 5 | 92 | 13% |
| Grade 6 | 83 | 11% |
| Grade 7 | 72 | 10% |
| Grade 8 | 59 | 8% |
This year's kindergarten class (109) is 85% larger than its 8th grade class (59).
Student demographics
37%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
STATE 47% · 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
Test scores
RISE / Utah Aspire+ 2024-25 . % Proficient + Highly ProficientEnglish Language Arts
40.7%
UT avg 41.4% . +1.8pp since 2023
Math
31.0%
UT avg 41.8% . +3.2pp since 2023
What this means: On the RISE / Utah Aspire+, Utah's statewide test, about 41 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 31 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Utah schools, those numbers are about 41 and 42. Reading and writing scores are up about 2 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 3 points.
RISE / Utah Aspire+ results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 40.7% | 31.0% |
| 2023-24 | 38.9% | 27.8% |
% Proficient + Highly Proficient, all students and all tested grades.
Source: RISE / Utah Aspire+. 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
37.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
33.6%
based on UT schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+3.5pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 37% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 34% typical for Utah 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 Utah'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 Preparatory Academy
Gateway Preparatory Academy's state test result (37.1% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gateway Preparatory Academy this school | 732 | 53.6% | 37.1% |
| Gunnison Valley School GUNNISON | 584 | 51.4% | 52.5% |
| Mt. Pleasant School MT PLEASANT | 559 | 56.4% | 43.3% |
| Ephraim School EPHRAIM | 535 | 55.5% | 53.3% |
| Fiddlers Canyon School CEDAR CITY | 515 | 51.5% | 57.6% |
| Pahvant School RICHFIELD | 520 | 55.0% | 53.6% |
Matched among Utah elementary 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 Preparatory Academy ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Utah | In Iron County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 37.1% | #411 of 562 | #10 of 10 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 31.0% | #434 of 578 ▲ 33 | #11 of 11 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 40.7% | #332 of 578 ▲ 55 | #5 of 11 ▲ 4 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 732 | #65 of 613 | #1 of 11 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 22.7:1 | #424 of 556 | #9 of 9 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 37.2% | #336 of 559 | #4 of 10 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 53.6% | #95 of 582 | #2 of 11 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +8.3% | #65 of 128 | #5 of 7 |
Ranked against other public elementary 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
732
+73 (+11%) vs 2020
+45% since 2010-11, when it was 506
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 | 732 | 32.3 | 22.7:1 | 54% (392) |
| 2023-24 | 672 | 32.3 | 20.8:1 | 51% (342) |
| 2022-23 | 687 | 31.9 | 21.6:1 | 52% (358) |
| 2020-21 | 659 | N/A | N/A | 53% (350) |
| 2017-18 | 676 | N/A | N/A | 62% (416) |
| 2015-16 | 675 | N/A | N/A | 61% (411) |
| 2010-11 | 506 | 18 | 28.1:1 | 64% (326) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Gateway Preparatory Academy.
About Gateway Preparatory Academy
Gateway Preparatory Academy is a mid-sized elementary school. Its address is in ENOCH, Utah. Total enrollment is 732 students, and the grades served are kindergarten through 8. That is 49% bigger than the average of about 491 students for elementary schools in Utah.
Gateway Preparatory Academy operates as its own local education agency.
Federal enrollment data show Gateway Preparatory Academy is 78% White. Other groups make up 15% Hispanic and 5% multiracial. Iron County as a whole is about 87% White, so the school's share is lower. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 37, compared with 70 nationally.
The student-to-teacher ratio at Gateway Preparatory Academy is 22.7:1, based on 32.3 full-time-equivalent teachers. Statewide, elementary schools in Utah average 21.8:1. Lunch program data show 54% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price meals. For comparison, public schools in Iron County average 30%.
Gateway Preparatory Academy holds a C allk12 Grade, placing it above 34% of Utah public elementary schools.
Schools in Utah with a similar free or reduced-price lunch share are predicted to score about 33.6%. Gateway Preparatory Academy scores 37.1%.
The school's county is Iron County. According to Census Bureau estimates, median household income comes to about $66,247, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 32%, and about 9% of people live in poverty. Iron County's 21 public schools enroll about 15,285 students and include Gateway Preparatory Academy.
Straight-line distance to the nearest public school, Three Peaks Pre School, is about 1.7 miles. There are at least 8 other public schools within five miles. Of the 7 nearby schools with scores, including this one, Gateway Preparatory Academy is 7th on average proficiency.
The school is in rural territory close to an urban area, according to its NCES locale (Rural: Fringe). Gateway Preparatory Academy is run as a public charter school.
From 2020-21 to 2024-25, enrollment increased from 659 to 732, an 11% rise.
This page is a place to ask questions and share updates about athletics, class schedules, and weather closures at Gateway Preparatory Academy. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to post.
Iron County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
62,252
Census ACS
Median income
$66,247
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
32%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
21
15,285 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Nearby schools
- Three Peaks Pre School1.7 mi · 103
- Three Peaks School1.8 mi · 646
- Enoch School1.8 mi · 516
- Canyon View High2.3 mi · 1,021
- Fiddlers Canyon School2.4 mi · 515
- Canyon View Middle2.5 mi · 948
Frequently asked questions
About Gateway Preparatory AcademyHow many students attend Gateway Preparatory Academy?
Gateway Preparatory Academy enrolls approximately 732 students in grades KG-08.
What grades does Gateway Preparatory Academy serve?
Gateway Preparatory Academy serves grades KG-08.
How many teachers does Gateway Preparatory Academy have?
Gateway Preparatory Academy employs 32 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 22.7:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Gateway Preparatory Academy?
At Gateway Preparatory Academy, the student body is approximately 78% White, 15% Hispanic, 1% Black, 0% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Is Gateway Preparatory Academy public or private?
Gateway Preparatory Academy is a public K-12 school operated as a charter, overseen by Gateway Preparatory Academy.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.