Gateway Preparatory Academy

Gateway Preparatory Academy is an average-sized K-5 school in ENOCH, Utah, operated by Gateway Preparatory Academy. The school serves 732 students in grades K through 8. By comparison, Utah's public schools average about 491 students each, so Gateway Preparatory Academy sits 49% larger than that benchmark.

Gateway Preparatory Academy sits inside Gateway Preparatory Academy, the local public-school operator responsible for the campus.

Demographically, Gateway Preparatory Academy shows that 78% of the student body identifies as White. Other groups include 15% Hispanic, 5% multiracial. That is noticeably less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 87%.

In terms of school funding signals, The school lists 32 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 22.7:1. The state averages around 21.8:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. An estimated 54% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. By comparison, Iron County runs at roughly 30%, so the school's eligibility rate is above the surrounding baseline.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Gateway Preparatory Academy performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 33.6%, the actual is 37.1%, a residual of +3.5 points.

In the broader community, Iron County reports that median household earnings sit near $66,247, roughly 32% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 9% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Gateway Preparatory Academy is one of 21 public schools in Iron County (combined enrollment of about 15,285 students).

The closest other public school is Three Peaks Pre School, roughly 1.7 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Gateway Preparatory Academy. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Gateway Preparatory Academy at 7th of 7; the average score across the group is 47.7%.

The school occupies an outlying site. Gateway Preparatory Academy operates as a public charter school, meaning it is publicly funded but governed independently of the surrounding district's traditional schools.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count rose 8%: 676 students in 2018 compared to 732 in 2025.

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