Gateway Middle School

Set in Everett, Washington, Gateway Middle School is a big middle-grades school, one of the schools within Everett School District. It enrolls 1,057 students across grades 6 through 8. Compared to the state average of about 577 students per school, that is 83% above typical.

Everett School District runs 32 schools in total, collectively educating 20,489 students. Gateway Middle School is one of those campuses.

On the student-mix side, Gateway Middle School records that 45% of students identify as Asian, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. Beyond that, the school shows 34% White, 11% Hispanic, 6% multiracial, 3% Black. That is noticeably more Asian than the county at large, where the share is closer to 14%.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Staff filings list 44 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 24.1:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 18.9:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. Roughly 18% of students at Gateway Middle School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. By comparison, Snohomish County runs at roughly 41%, so the school's eligibility rate is meaningfully below the surrounding baseline.

After controlling for student poverty, Gateway Middle School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 68.4%; this one delivers 74.4%.

In the broader community, community-level numbers for Snohomish County indicate median household earnings sit near $111,246, roughly 38% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 6% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Snohomish County runs 227 public schools (combined enrollment of about 118,688 students), of which Gateway Middle School is one.

The closest other public school is Forest View Elementary School, roughly 0.2 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Gateway Middle School ranks 6th on composite proficiency, behind the local average of 76.3%.

Geographically, the school is in an outer-ring area.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count expanded 18%: 892 students in 2018 compared to 1,057 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 56% to 34% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio widened from 21.8:1 in 2018 to 24.1:1 today.

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