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Gateway School

Public Grades PK, KG-8

Summary

Gateway School is an elementary school serving grades PK-8 in the Creighton Elementary District in Phoenix, Arizona, with a student population of 543. The school has consistently ranked among the lowest-performing elementary schools in the state, with a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger for the past several years.

Gateway School's academic performance is significantly below state and district averages across all grade levels and subject areas. For example, in the 2022-2023 school year, only 22% of 3rd-grade students were proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to the state average of 41%. In mathematics, only 19% of 3rd-grade students were proficient or better, compared to the state average of 43%. The school's performance is particularly low for certain student subgroups, such as Hispanic students, who have struggled to meet state benchmarks.

While Gateway School faces significant challenges, there are some bright spots within the school. For instance, the school's Native American and Pacific Islander students have outperformed their peers in the school and, in some cases, the state averages for those subgroups. Additionally, when comparing Gateway School to other nearby schools within the Creighton Elementary District, such as Excelencia School and Papago School, the performance gap is evident, with these schools generally outperforming Gateway School on state assessments and having higher rankings from SchoolDigger.

577

Students ?

16.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$12,761

Per pupil spending ?

91.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1100 N 35th St
Phoenix, AZ 85008-5210

(602) 381-4665

District: Creighton Elementary District

Students who attend Gateway School usually attend:

High:

Camelback High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

85.4%

African American:

7.3%

American Indian:

2.6%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 7th percentile in 2014 → 2nd in 2024

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Arizona average (18% vs 43% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped — down 5 percentile points since 2014

!Mathematics scores 27 pts below the Arizona average

Students meeting standards (2023-2024) ?

This school18%

District avg18%

Arizona avg43%

Not ranked this year

Gateway School did not have enough recent test-score data to be ranked. Check the trend below for past years.

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

Elementary school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2024	6.9	898 of 912	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	14.7	1122 of 1245	9.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	5.9	988 of 1000	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	10.8	1196 of 1226	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	6.5	1026 of 1039	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	12.8	1031 of 1109	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	6.3	1096 of 1106	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	6.9	1056 of 1079	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	8.6	935 of 955	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	13.3	1001 of 1079	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	27.1	941 of 1158	18.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	21.6	1016 of 1141	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	20.7	926 of 1075	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	23.6	909 of 1090	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	14.7	987 of 1062	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	29.6	711 of 895	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	39.3	545 of 975	44.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	50.1	54 of 155	65.2%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	13.9	1131 of 1219	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	6.1	815 of 824	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	12.2	1174 of 1219	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	3.5	858 of 862	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	11.0	977 of 1023	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	17.3	1063 of 1170	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	7.6	715 of 716	0.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	13.7	1173 of 1198	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	8.4	701 of 709	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	19.6	808 of 911	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	7.6	98 of 102	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	32.1	296 of 423	30.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2024	11.2	542 of 556	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	18.3	1009 of 1116	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	6.9	617 of 618	0.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	20.9	714 of 820	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	17.2	1055 of 1216	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	11.7	1186 of 1220	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	19.3	866 of 1032	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	15.1	947 of 1027	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Native American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	85.6	14 of 219	93.6%	★★★★★
2021	40.3	337 of 654	48.5%	★★☆☆☆

Pacific Islander

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	60.8	3 of 20	85.0%	★★★★☆
2021	39.1	99 of 171	42.1%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	23.7	1053 of 1201	12.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2022	45.8	426 of 800	46.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	52.0	542 of 1161	53.3%	★★★☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	10.5	834 of 854	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	14.3	789 of 832	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	9.9	576 of 605	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	12.2	657 of 711	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	9.5	679 of 695	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	10.3	649 of 677	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	14.1	477 of 521	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	17.8	598 of 690	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	32.6	589 of 787	25.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	29.5	602 of 772	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	17.4	602 of 685	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	20.5	589 of 692	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	19.6	571 of 663	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	27.5	462 of 573	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	41.7	298 of 606	50.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	10.4	791 of 806	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	14.5	775 of 820	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	12.6	576 of 624	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	11.4	751 of 760	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	19.1	742 of 802	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	14.1	360 of 387	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	18.7	478 of 543	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	42.4	112 of 257	56.4%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	12.7	697 of 717	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	20.6	431 of 503	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	11.8	781 of 810	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	16.2	763 of 818	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	14.8	559 of 617	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	25.3	521 of 650	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Native American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	28.3	309 of 390	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Pacific Islander

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	58.8	23 of 108	78.7%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	32.9	565 of 789	28.4%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	7.8	746 of 780	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Elementary school

Native American (2023)94th percentile+84 vs school

Pacific Islander (2023)85th percentile+75 vs school

White (2022)47th percentile+46 vs school

English Language Learner (2021)44th percentile+42 vs school

African American (2021)21st percentile+18 vs school

Male (2023)13th percentile+3 vs school

Special Education (2021)12th percentile+10 vs school

Hispanic (2023)9th percentile~ school

Multi-racial (2021)8th percentile+5 vs school

Female (2023)7th percentile-3 vs school

Homeless (2023)4th percentile-6 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2024)3rd percentile~ school

Middle school

Pacific Islander (2021)79th percentile+74 vs school

Homeless (2021)56th percentile+51 vs school

English Language Learner (2021)51st percentile+46 vs school

Special Education (2021)28th percentile+23 vs school

Native American (2021)21st percentile+16 vs school

Multi-racial (2021)20th percentile+15 vs school

African American (2021)19th percentile+14 vs school

White (2021)4th percentile~ school

Male (2023)4th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2023)3rd percentile~ school

Female (2023)2nd percentile~ school

Hispanic (2023)1st percentile~ school

By subject vs Arizona (2023-2024) ?

English Language Arts20%-23 vs state

Mathematics16%-27 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				AASA English Language Arts (2025)						AASA Mathematics (2025)						AzSCI Science (2025)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2022)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	AASA English Language Arts 3rd Grade	AASA English Language Arts 4th Grade	AASA English Language Arts 5th Grade	AASA English Language Arts 6th Grade	AASA English Language Arts 7th Grade	AASA English Language Arts 8th Grade	AASA Mathematics 3rd Grade	AASA Mathematics 4th Grade	AASA Mathematics 5th Grade	AASA Mathematics 6th Grade	AASA Mathematics 7th Grade	AASA Mathematics 8th Grade	AzSCI Science 5th Grade	AzSCI Science 8th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures: Total	Personnel Spending from Federal Funds	Non-Personnel Spending from Federal Funds	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Personnel Spending from State and Local Funds	Non-Personnel from State and Local Funds	Sub-total Spending from State and Local Funds
Gateway School	Public	PK, KG-8	1100 N 35th St	Phoenix	85008	Maricopa County	Creighton Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(602) 381-4665	577	35	16.3		13 (2.3%)	42 (7.3%)	493 (85.4%)	2 (0.3%)	15 (2.6%)	2 (0.3%)	10 (1.7%)								(n/a)															$12,761	$2,203	$671	$5,077	$7,644	$2,243	$9,887
David Crockett Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	501 N 36th St	Phoenix	85008	Maricopa County	Balsz Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(602) 629-6600	466	27	17.2		18 (3.9%)	169 (36.3%)	239 (51.3%)	8 (1.7%)	18 (3.9%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (3.0%)	13.7	814^th of 909 public elementary schools	10.5%		15.8	769^th of 912 public elementary schools	15.7%	45		25.0	27.0					15.0					24.0			$00			$00
Papago School	Public	PK, KG-8	2013 N 36th St	Phoenix	85008	Maricopa County	Creighton Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(602) 381-6100	757	42	18.2		38 (5.0%)	43 (5.7%)	642 (84.8%)	10 (1.3%)	15 (2.0%)	1 (0.1%)	8 (1.1%)	6.4	903^rd of 909 public elementary schools	0.7%		6.7	899^th of 912 public elementary schools	1.4%	4		16.0		14.0	20.0	15.0	20.0				12.0	16.0			$11,287	$1,761	$375	$3,896	$6,961	$2,190	$9,151
Wilson Primary School	Public	PK, KG-3	415 N 30th St	Phoenix	85008	Maricopa County	Wilson Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(602) 683-2500	413	25	16.5		10 (2.4%)	62 (15.0%)	316 (76.5%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (3.6%)	1 (0.2%)	9 (2.2%)								(n/a)	13.0						31.0								$26,100	$4,896	$1,860	$11,652	$16,280	$3,065	$19,345
The Creighton Academy	Public	PK, KG-8	2802 E. McDowell Roaad	Phoenix	85008	Maricopa County	Creighton Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(602) 381-6060	411	24	17.4		12 (2.9%)	13 (3.2%)	369 (89.8%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (3.6%)								(n/a)					26.0	28.0	29.0								$13,562	$2,220	$625	$5,064	$8,225	$2,493	$10,718
Pat Tillman Middle School	Public	PK, KG-8	4309 E Belleview Street	Phoenix	85008	Maricopa County	Balsz Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(602) 629-6500	598	35	17.2		21 (3.5%)	99 (16.6%)	404 (67.6%)	3 (0.5%)	52 (8.7%)	6 (1.0%)	13 (2.2%)								(n/a)				14.0	17.0	17.0				8.0				15.0		$00			$00
Great Hearts Academies - Archway Lincoln	Public, Charter	K-5	701 N 44th St	Phoenix	85008	Maricopa County	Archway Classical Academy Lincoln	Yes	(n/a)	No	No	(480) 424-1798	712	47	15.1		269 (37.8%)	37 (5.2%)	163 (22.9%)	168 (23.6%)	3 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	71 (10.0%)	93	50^th of 909 public elementary schools	94.5%		95.5	26^th of 912 public elementary schools	97.1%	24	60.0	76.0	77.0				65.0	78.0	92.0				66.0			$00			$00
Griffith Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	4505 E Palm Ln	Phoenix	85008	Maricopa County	Balsz Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(602) 629-6700	422	29	14.5		16 (3.8%)	61 (14.5%)	297 (70.4%)	3 (0.7%)	27 (6.4%)	3 (0.7%)	15 (3.6%)	13.9	809^th of 909 public elementary schools	11.0%		14.5	790^th of 912 public elementary schools	13.4%	19	16.0						30.0	23.0								$00			$00
Brunson-Lee Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	1350 N 48th St	Phoenix	85008	Maricopa County	Balsz Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(602) 629-6900	412	26	15.8		11 (2.7%)	71 (17.2%)	283 (68.7%)	1 (0.2%)	31 (7.5%)	3 (0.7%)	12 (2.9%)	7.8	893^rd of 909 public elementary schools	1.8%					(n/a)	17.0	21.0					17.0									$00			$00
Career Success School - Sage Campus	Public, Charter	K-8	3120 N 32nd St	Phoenix	85016	Maricopa County	Career Success Schools	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(602) 955-0355	128	17	7.5		2 (1.6%)	7 (5.5%)	105 (82.0%)	6 (4.7%)	5 (3.9%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.3%)								(n/a)															$9,911	$1,616	$798	$4,030	$6,213	$1,284	$7,497

Frequently Asked Questions about Gateway School

What schools do graduates of Gateway School attend?

Students who attend Gateway School usually go on to attend:

High : Camelback High School

What is the racial makeup of Gateway School?

Students at Gateway School are 85% Hispanic, 7% African American, 3% American Indian, 2% White, 2% Two or more races.

What district is Gateway School in?

Creighton Elementary District

How many students attend Gateway School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 577 students attended Gateway School.

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