ALC Gateway to College
Public high school, grades 8 to 12 · Saint Paul, Minnesota
ALC Gateway to College in Saint Paul, Minnesota enrolled 107 students in 2024-25 with 3.4 full-time teachers, 31.5 students per teacher against the Minnesota high-school median of 14.6. It ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22; it does not take part in the National School Lunch Program (2024-25). On the state tests, under 50% of its students tested were proficient in math in 2022-23 (Minnesota: 45.5%). Its four-year graduation rate for the class of 2023 was 40-44% (Minnesota: 83.3%).
NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method
Enrollment fell 27% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 23%
146 students in 2022-23, 143 students in 2023-24, 107 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 4.4 to 3.4.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 146 | 4.4 | 33.3 |
| 2023-24 | 143 | 7.2 | 19.9 |
| 2024-25 | 107 | 3.4 | 31.5 |
31.5 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 97 of every 100 Minnesota high schools
Among the 672 Minnesota high schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 14.6; the national median for high schools is 14.5. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).
Programs and staff in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection ALC Gateway to College enrolled 133 students and reported no counselor; it reported 11 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement coursesNone
- Gifted and talented programYes
- Counselors (FTE)0.0
- Out-of-school suspensions11
- Chronically absent93.8% (2022-23)
Who attends
37.4% of students were Black, 19.6% Hispanic, 13.1% Asian in 2024-25.
- Black37.4%
- Hispanic19.6%
- Asian13.1%
- Two or more races13.1%
- White11.2%
- American Indian5.6%
Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.
State test results, 2022-23
In 2022-23, the students tested at ALC Gateway to College scored proficient or above: under 50% in math, against 45.5% in math across Minnesota. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Minnesota, not across states. ED Data Express holds no district results after 2021-22, so the district column gives its 2021-22 figure. No whole-school reading result is shown: ED's files give none for this school for 2021-22 or 2022-23.
| Subject | This school | Its district | Minnesota |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math | under 50% | 25% (2021-22) | 45.5% |
Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express (2021-22 through the Data Rescue Project archive); for 2022-23 ED published math by school and reading only by state: ED shows school and district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.
Graduation rate, class of 2023
40-44% of the 97 students in ALC Gateway to College's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 83.3% across Minnesota. The four-year rate follows the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out, and counts those who earned a regular diploma by 2023. Every state computes it the same way under federal law, though each sets its own diploma requirements.
| This school | Its district | Minnesota | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Four-year graduation rate | 40‑44% | 68% | 83.3% |
| Students in the class | 97 | 2,610 | 69,945 |
Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express: ED shows school and district rates as ranges (for example 90-94%) and leaves out small classes.
High schools in Saint Paul
42 public high schools in Saint Paul report 2024-25 enrollment.
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch |
|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Connections Academy 7-12 | 3,536 | 41.2 | 55.7% |
| Central Senior High | 1,682 | 26.3 | 35.9% |
| Harding Senior High | 1,591 | 20.4 | 61.1% |
| Highland Park Senior High | 1,392 | 24.6 | 34.4% |
| Johnson Senior High | 1,076 | 19.1 | 64.4% |
| Washington Tech Secondary Magnet | 1,063 | 19.8 | 72.5% |
| Como Park Senior High | 1,034 | 19.8 | 63.1% |
| Humboldt High School | 955 | 18.3 | 76.8% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.
What to look at next about ALC Gateway to College
- St. Paul City High SchoolThe nearest public high school, 0.5 miles away: 152 students, 14.1 per teacher (2024-25).0.5 mi
- Journeys Secondary SchoolThe next nearest public high school, 0.7 miles away: 73 students, 5.2 per teacher (2024-25).0.7 mi
- Compare ALC Gateway to College with St. Paul City High SchoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- How much Saint Paul Public Schools spends per student$21,634 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$21,634
- The largest public schools in MinnesotaALC Gateway to College is the number 453 by size of 781 Minnesota high schools open in 2024-25.#453 of 781
- Minnesota schools by students per teacher31.5 students per teacher here against the Minnesota median of 14.6 for high schools.31.5:1
- Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.
Questions about ALC Gateway to College
How many students attend ALC Gateway to College?
107 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 146 in 2022-23. It is a high school in Saint Paul, MN.What is the student-teacher ratio at ALC Gateway to College?
31.5 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Minnesota median for high schools is 14.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.Is ALC Gateway to College a Title I school?
ALC Gateway to College ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.How do students at ALC Gateway to College do on state tests?
In 2022-23, the students tested at ALC Gateway to College scored proficient or above: under 50% in math, against 45.5% in math across Minnesota. Minnesota's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2022-23; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.What is the graduation rate at ALC Gateway to College?
40-44% of the 97 students in ALC Gateway to College's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 83.3% across Minnesota. The rate counts the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out, and the share of them with a regular diploma by 2023. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23; ED publishes school rates as ranges to protect small groups.What district is ALC Gateway to College in?
Saint Paul Public Schools, NCES district ID 2733840. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 273384004792 are the district's.
Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.
Sources
Every federal file behind this record
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
- Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
- EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
- EDFacts state assessment results, 2022-23: reading and math proficiency for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
- EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23: the class of 2023 for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
- NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
- U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov
Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25
Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22
District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.