Elementary school (grades K-5) · Enoch, UT

Gateway Preparatory Academy

Federal NCES profile for Gateway Preparatory Academy, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 30/100.

2024-25 NCES dataElementary school (grades K-5)NCES 490012201214Charter school
0/100100/10030/100
👥 S:T ratio
6
🌟 Gifted program
70
🎓 Counselors
0
📋 Attendance
43
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →

The verdict

Gateway Preparatory Academy earns 30/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes larger than 72% of Utah schools.

30
Resource Index · Lower
23.6:1
large classes for Utah
39.0%
free-lunch eligible
732
students enrolled

Gateway Preparatory Academy has class sizes larger than 72% of Utah schools. Computed live against every Utah school reporting to NCES.

School address

CCD year-over-year · 2022-23 → 2023-24

-15 students YoY

Gateway Preparatory Academy held near 672 students from 2022-23 to 2023-24 (-15 headcount).

Teacher FTE added 31.9 → 32.3 across the same CCD years.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data public-school universe (2022-23, 2023-24).

Steady CCD campus

-15 students YoY 490012201214 · Enoch, UT Elementary · MID · CHARTER

732 enr · 23.6:1 · 39.0% lunch · RII 30

Nearest enrollment peer: Highgate Elementary (732 students)

Gateway Preparatory Academy held near 672 students from 2022-23 to 2023-24 (-15 headcount). Teacher FTE added 31.9 → 32.3 across the same CCD years. Read with this school → · District book → · Utah schools → · Find another →

How Gateway Preparatory Academy compares

Gateway Preparatory Academy held steady on CCD headcount: ratios and free-lunch share vs Utah and U.S. means.

Metric This school vs Utah Utah avg U.S. avg
Students per teacher 23.6:1 ▲ 10% 21.4:1 15.7:1
Free-lunch eligible 39.0% ▲ 39% 28.0% 51.7%
Enrollment 732 top 25% - -

Source: NCES Common Core of Data School-level CCD + state/national means from Public School Universe · 2024-25

23.6:1
Leaner classes than 7% of US schools, heavier class loads than most.
732
Bigger than 82% of US schools by enrollment, a large campus nationally.

Equity indicators methodology

Economic need
39.0%
free-lunch eligible - 39% above the Utah average of 28.0%
Below the 40% Title I threshold; federal aid targets individual qualifying students rather than schoolwide programs.
Staffing depth
23.6:1
students per teacher - 10% above state mean
Top 72% in Utah - lower ratio than 28% of state schools
Above 20:1, running heavier than the typical U.S. public school; staffing is comparatively stretched.
Engagement
22.8%
chronically absent (missed 10%+ of school days)
At or above 20%, the commonly used threshold for "high" chronic absenteeism, signaling significant barriers to regular attendance.
Funding equity
$8,837
per pupil, district-wide - below Utah avg of $10,678
Well below the U.S. average per-pupil spend, a notably leaner funding position that may affect programs, facilities, and staffing.
Support staff
Counselors1.0 FTE
Per 732 students, the combined health-and-guidance staffing load for this school.
Discipline context
4
in-school suspensions + 14 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 0.5 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 2.5 per 100 students. Reported via the Civil Rights Data Collection.

Student demographics

White 77.7%
Hispanic or Latino 14.8%
Two or More 4.6%
African American 0.8%
American Indian / Alaska Native 0.8%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander 0.8%
Asian 0.4%

Largest group: White at 77.7% of enrollment.

Student-body diversity index 37.2/100

Simpson diversity index - at 37.2, Gateway Preparatory Academy is less mixed than the Utah school average of 40.9.

Programs

Gifted & talented Yes

District finance for Gateway Preparatory Academy reports $8,837 per pupil (NCES F-33) - open the district page for the full revenue mix.

Nationwide elementary schools with similar size or staffing

Out-of-state peers matched by enrollment and by student-teacher ratio, not the same-city or same-district lists above.

Frequently asked questions about Gateway Preparatory Academy

How many students attend Gateway Preparatory Academy?

Gateway Preparatory Academy has 732 students enrolled. It is an elementary school in Enoch, UT. CCD year-over-year: 687 (2022-23) → 672 (2023-24), nearly flat (-15).

What is the student-teacher ratio at Gateway Preparatory Academy?

The student-teacher ratio at Gateway Preparatory Academy is 23.6:1, which is 10% higher than the Utah average of 21.4:1 and 50% higher than the national average of 15.7:1.

What percentage of students receive free lunch at Gateway Preparatory Academy?

39.0% of students at Gateway Preparatory Academy are eligible for free lunch, compared to the Utah average of 28.0%.

What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Gateway Preparatory Academy?

The largest demographic group at Gateway Preparatory Academy is White at 77.7% of enrollment, in Enoch, UT.

What is the Resource Investment Index for Gateway Preparatory Academy?

Gateway Preparatory Academy has a Resource Investment Index of 30/100 (lower reported resources relative to schools nationally) based on 4 factors: student-teacher ratio, gifted-program reporting, counselor availability, chronic absenteeism. Not a test-score or academic measure (national median ~41/100, see methodology).

What other schools are in Gateway Preparatory Academy?

None; Gateway Preparatory Academy is a single-school charter district, and Gateway Preparatory Academy is its only campus.

Source: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) CCD + Public School Universe (2024-25), CRDC (2021-22), F-33 District Finance Survey (FY 2022-23) · 2024-25 Data as of the 2024-25 school year. Coverage from U.S. Department of Education NCES Common Core of Data. Varies by entity type; administrative districts and certain charter networks may report only a subset of fields.

All federal data sources used on this page

Full source list and how we compute each figure: methodology page.

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