Gateway College Preparatory School
Public school, kindergarten to grade 12 · Georgetown, Texas
Gateway College Preparatory School in Georgetown, Texas enrolled 1,681 students in 2024-25 with 92.9 full-time teachers, 18.1 students per teacher against the Texas median of 12.2. It was not a Title I school in 2021-22; it does not take part in the National School Lunch Program (2024-25). On the state tests, 78-82% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 60% proficient in math in 2022-23 (Texas: 52% and 43.7%). Its four-year graduation rate for the class of 2023 was 95% or more (Texas: 90.3%).
NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method
Enrollment rose 9% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers rose 10%
1,540 students in 2022-23, 1,626 students in 2023-24, 1,681 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 84.7 to 92.9.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 1,540 | 84.7 | 18.2 |
| 2023-24 | 1,626 | 84.0 | 19.3 |
| 2024-25 | 1,681 | 92.9 | 18.1 |
18.1 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 83 of every 100 Texas schools of this kind
Among the 440 Texas schools of this kind that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 12.2; the national median for schools of this kind is 13.8. 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).
12 AP courses and one counselor per 633 students in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Gateway College Preparatory School enrolled 1,520 students and had 2.4 counselors (full-time equivalent); it reported 40 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement courses12
- Gifted and talented programNo
- Counselors (FTE)2.4, one per 633 of the 1,520 students enrolled in 2021-22
- Out-of-school suspensions40
- Chronically absent8.1% (2022-23)
Who attends
44.1% of students were White, 22.2% Hispanic, 18.8% Asian in 2024-25.
- White44.1%
- Hispanic22.2%
- Asian18.8%
- Two or more races7.4%
- Black6.9%
- Pacific Islander0.4%
- American Indian0.2%
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, 2021-22 and 2022-23
The students tested at Gateway College Preparatory School scored proficient or above: 78-82% in reading in 2021-22 and 60% in math in 2022-23, against 52% in reading in 2021-22 and 43.7% in math in 2022-23 across Texas. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Texas, not across states. ED Data Express holds no district results after 2021-22, so the district column gives its 2021-22 figure. Where a state published results by grade only, the grades tested are combined, weighted by the students tested in each.
| Subject and year | This school | Its district | Texas |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading and language arts, 2021-22 | 78‑82% | 72‑76% | 52% |
| Math, 2022-23 | 60% | 53‑57% (2021-22) | 43.7% |
Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22 and 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
95% or more of the 89 students in Gateway College Preparatory School's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 90.3% across Texas. 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 | Texas | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Four-year graduation rate | 95% or more | 90‑94% | 90.3% |
| Students in the class | 89 | 117 | 403,301 |
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.
Schools of this kind in Georgetown
4 public schools of this kind in Georgetown report 2024-25 enrollment; Gateway College Preparatory School is the largest.
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gateway College Preparatory School | 1,681 | 18.1 | not reported |
| Georgetown Charter Academy | 90 | 14.7 | 44.4% |
| Georgetown Behavioral Health Institute | 27 | 9.2 | not reported |
| Step - Detention | 2 | not reported | not reported |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.
What to look at next about Gateway College Preparatory School
- Step - DetentionThe nearest public school of this kind, 2.2 miles away: 2 students (2024-25).2.2 mi
- Georgetown Behavioral Health InstituteThe next nearest public school of this kind, 3.1 miles away: 27 students, 9.2 per teacher (2024-25).3.1 mi
- Compare Gateway College Preparatory School with Step - DetentionStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- How much Orenda Education District Office spends per student$8,759 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$8,759
- The largest public schools in TexasGateway College Preparatory School is the number 9 by size of 501 Texas schools of this kind open in 2024-25.#9 of 501
- Texas schools by students per teacher18.1 students per teacher here against the Texas median of 12.2 for schools of this kind.18.1:1
- 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 Gateway College Preparatory School
How many students attend Gateway College Preparatory School?
1,681 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 1,540 in 2022-23. It is a public school in Georgetown, TX.What is the student-teacher ratio at Gateway College Preparatory School?
18.1 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Texas median for schools of this kind is 12.2. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.Is Gateway College Preparatory School a Title I school?
Gateway College Preparatory School was not a Title I school in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.How do students at Gateway College Preparatory School do on state tests?
The students tested at Gateway College Preparatory School scored proficient or above: 78-82% in reading in 2021-22 and 60% in math in 2022-23, against 52% in reading in 2021-22 and 43.7% in math in 2022-23 across Texas. Texas'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, 2021-22 and 2022-23; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.What is the graduation rate at Gateway College Preparatory School?
95% or more of the 89 students in Gateway College Preparatory School's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 90.3% across Texas. 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 Gateway College Preparatory School in?
Orenda Education District Office, NCES district ID 4800235. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 480023512294 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, 2021-22 and 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.