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Gateway High School

Public Grades 9-12

318^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 340 Colorado High Schools

Better than 6% of Colorado high schools

Summary

Gateway High School is a large comprehensive public high school in Aurora, Colorado, serving 1,748 students in grades 9–12 as part of the Aurora Joint District No. 28. The school serves a high-poverty population, with 83.1% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. Gateway has faced significant challenges: its 2024–2025 graduation rate of 65.4% falls well below the district average of 77.0% and the state average of 85.6%. Chronic absenteeism is also critically high, with 64.9% of students missing significant school time—more than double the state rate of 28.4%—and the dropout rate of 5.3% is roughly double the district rate of 3.0%.

Academic proficiency at Gateway High School remains far below state averages, though there are signs of improvement. On the 2025–2026 SAT, only 27% of 11th graders were proficient in reading and writing (versus 60% statewide) and 13% in math (versus 32% statewide). Science proficiency was 11.4% compared to 24.8% statewide. These numbers improved from the previous year but still leave Gateway behind most nearby traditional high schools. For example, Rangeview High School posted 42% SAT reading/writing proficiency, and Smoky Hill High School posted 59%. Graduation rates also trail most neighbors: Rangeview High School (85.3%), Hinkley High School (79.3%), Overland High School (83.8%), and Smoky Hill High School (88.1%) all outperform Gateway.

One striking comparison is with William Smith High School, which serves a nearly identical share of low-income students (81.5% free/reduced lunch) yet graduates 96.7% of its students and has just a 16.6% chronic absenteeism rate. This suggests that poverty alone does not explain Gateway's outcomes and that school-level practices and culture matter. Gateway has shown some academic gains over the past year, but its graduation and dropout rates have not improved, and the school has ranked below the 12th percentile statewide for the past decade. For parents considering Gateway, these are important factors to weigh. The challenges are substantial, but the improvements in test scores offer a small sign of possible progress ahead.

1,748

Students ?

20.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$17,986

Per pupil spending ?

83.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1300 South Sable Blvd
Aurora, CO 80012-4631

(303) 755-7160

District: Aurora Joint District No. 28

Feeder schools for Gateway High School:

Elementary:	Clara Brown Entrepreneurial Academy
	Iowa Elementary School
	Jewell Elementary School
	Tollgate Elementary School of Expeditionary Learning
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	Virginia Court Elementary School
Middle:	Aurora Hills Middle School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

63.6%

African American:

18.4%

White:

8.1%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 9th percentile in 2015 → 6th in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Colorado average (19% vs 48% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (6th percentile)

!Graduation rate below the Colorado average (65% vs 86%)

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school19%

District avg27%

Colorado avg48%

318^th of 340

Colorado public high schools ?

Bottom 6%▲ up 2 pts since 2016

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SchoolDigger rating ?

6^th of 7High Schools in the Aurora Joint District No. 28

105^th of 114Aurora Joint District No. 28 among Colorado districts

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

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2026	8.0	318 of 340	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	6.2	319 of 328	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	7.1	326 of 349	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	6.7	329 of 349	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	1.7	217 of 221	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	9.1	364 of 411	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	9.7	341 of 388	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	8.2	249 of 256	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	9.4	243 of 255	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	13.3	265 of 292	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	13.4	312 of 369	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	17.5	286 of 349	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	15.5	278 of 334	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	15.0	285 of 337	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	16.2	273 of 327	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	13.9	269 of 310	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	18.4	250 of 301	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	20.0	245 of 298	17.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	15.0	249 of 286	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	18.5	238 of 280	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	16.5	241 of 279	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2026	13.9	29 of 31	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	19.1	27 of 30	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	16.9	32 of 38	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	17.2	33 of 36	8.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	13.6	31 of 34	8.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	13.9	29 of 29	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2026	2.9	41 of 43	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	1.4	43 of 43	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	0.5	42 of 43	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2026	15.5	18 of 20	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	14.2	19 of 20	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	15.1	33 of 36	8.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	27.7	23 of 32	28.1%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2026	7.8	229 of 246	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	5.8	238 of 247	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	6.2	243 of 257	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	6.4	241 of 254	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	6.8	242 of 257	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	7.2	226 of 239	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2026	21.2	124 of 143	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	18.6	123 of 136	9.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	7.6	129 of 140	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	8.0	130 of 135	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2026	12.9	185 of 198	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	8.7	179 of 187	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	9.0	192 of 199	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	9.9	189 of 198	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	11.1	190 of 205	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	14.0	165 of 181	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2026	12.4	192 of 209	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	9.7	182 of 194	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	8.7	205 of 211	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	9.4	193 of 200	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	11.4	187 of 203	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	9.7	180 of 188	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2026	6.2	233 of 244	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	4.7	240 of 246	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	6.7	240 of 256	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	5.5	244 of 252	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	6.3	240 of 253	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	5.7	229 of 240	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2022	12.6	72 of 77	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2026	4.1	216 of 221	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	2.3	207 of 209	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	3.8	222 of 229	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	2.9	228 of 234	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	5.1	220 of 228	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	3.7	219 of 225	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

Gifted and Talented (2026)13th percentile+7 vs school

English Language Learner (2026)10th percentile+4 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)8th percentile~ school

Female (2026)7th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2026)7th percentile~ school

Special Education (2022)6th percentile+5 vs school

African American (2026)6th percentile~ school

Asian (2026)5th percentile~ school

Male (2026)5th percentile~ school

White (2026)2nd percentile-4 vs school

By subject vs Colorado (2025-2026) ?

Reading and Writing26%-39 vs state

Mathematics13%-19 vs state

Science11%-13 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				PSAT10 Reading and Writing (2026)	PSAT10 Mathematics (2026)	PSAT9 Reading and Writing (2026)	PSAT9 Mathematics (2026)	SAT Reading and Writing (2026)	SAT Mathematics (2026)	CMAS English Language Arts (2026)				CMAS Math (2026)				CMAS Science (2026)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
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 (2025)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	PSAT10 Reading and Writing 10th Grade	PSAT10 Mathematics 10th Grade	PSAT9 Reading and Writing 9th Grade	PSAT9 Mathematics 9th Grade	SAT Reading and Writing 11th Grade	SAT Mathematics 11th Grade	CMAS English Language Arts 6th Grade	CMAS English Language Arts 7th Grade	CMAS English Language Arts 8th Grade	CMAS English Language Arts All Grades	CMAS Math 6th Grade	CMAS Math 7th Grade	CMAS Math 8th Grade	CMAS Math All Grades	CMAS Science 8th Grade	CMAS Science 11th Grade	Total
Gateway High School	Public	9-12	1300 South Sable Blvd	Aurora	80012	Arapahoe County	Aurora Joint District No. 28	No	No	No	No	(303) 755-7160	1,748	83	20.9	83.1%	141 (8.1%)	322 (18.4%)	1,111 (63.6%)	73 (4.2%)	18 (1.0%)	17 (1.0%)	66 (3.8%)	8	318^th of 340 public high schools	6.5%		6.2	319^th of 328 public high schools	2.7%	1	26.2	12.5	30.3	13.8	26.7	12.8										11.4	$17,986
Colorado Early Colleges Aurora	Public, Charter	9-12	1400 S Abilene St.	Aurora	80012	Arapahoe County	State Charter School Institute	Yes	No	No	Yes	(720) 572-5040	567	23	24.1	77.1%	69 (12.2%)	73 (12.9%)	375 (66.1%)	16 (2.8%)	3 (0.5%)	3 (0.5%)	28 (4.9%)	10.5	313^th of 340 public high schools	7.9%		10.9	301^st of 328 public high schools	8.2%	12	39.9	13.0	40.2	27.4	21.8	4.2										6.3	$12,118
Overland High School	Public	9-12	12400 East Jewell Avenue	Aurora	80012	Arapahoe County	Cherry Creek School District No. 5	No	No	No	No	(720) 747-3700	2,228	124	17.9	64.8%	371 (16.7%)	538 (24.1%)	1,005 (45.1%)	120 (5.4%)	9 (0.4%)	8 (0.4%)	174 (7.8%)	19	278^th of 340 public high schools	18.2%		20.6	266^th of 328 public high schools	18.9%	12	47.7	21.4	41.8	19.3	41.9	18.8										21.3	$17,882
Rangeview High School	Public	9-12	17599 East Iliff Ave	Aurora	80013	Arapahoe County	Aurora Joint District No. 28	No	No	No	No	(303) 695-6848	2,078	102	20.2	69.6%	345 (16.6%)	426 (20.5%)	1,021 (49.1%)	95 (4.6%)	9 (0.4%)	18 (0.9%)	164 (7.9%)	30.8	235^th of 340 public high schools	30.9%		32.1	224^th of 328 public high schools	31.7%	11	53.2	33.4	52.7	33.2	42.2	22.9										25.2	$17,293
William Smith High School	Public	9-12	400 Airport Blvd	Aurora	80011	Arapahoe County	Aurora Joint District No. 28	No	No	No	No	(303) 364-8715	410	24	17.0	81.5%	42 (10.2%)	25 (6.1%)	318 (77.6%)	8 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	16 (3.9%)	21.3	271^st of 340 public high schools	20.3%		18.9	272^nd of 328 public high schools	17.1%	1	60.6	16.0	57.4	27.7	32.2	11.1										6.7	$18,535
Hinkley High School	Public	9-12	1250 Chambers Road	Aurora	80011	Arapahoe County	Aurora Joint District No. 28	No	No	No	No	(303) 340-1500	1,527	70	21.8	87.8%	68 (4.5%)	176 (11.5%)	1,155 (75.6%)	53 (3.5%)	17 (1.1%)	24 (1.6%)	34 (2.2%)	10.5	312^th of 340 public high schools	8.2%		9.8	304^th of 328 public high schools	7.3%	8	27.0	13.8	30.2	18.7	25.7	22.2										8.8	$17,963
New America School - Aurora	Public, Charter	9-12	9125 E Seventh Place Building	Denver	80010	Arapahoe County	State Charter School Institute	Yes	No	No	Yes	(303) 320-9854	82	5	16.7	92.7%	1 (1.2%)	8 (9.8%)	62 (75.6%)	9 (11.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.2%)	1 (1.2%)								(n/a)																	$19,130
Aurora Science & Technical High School	Public, Charter	9-12	2540 North Scranton Court	Aurora	80045	Adams County	Aurora Joint District No. 28	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(303) 524-6397	434	33	13.1	84.1%	37 (8.5%)	36 (8.3%)	336 (77.4%)	8 (1.8%)	3 (0.7%)	2 (0.5%)	12 (2.8%)	17.5	283^rd of 340 public high schools	16.8%					(n/a)	38.8	22.5	34.1	21.5	38.7	25.0										17.7	$17,392
Aurora West College Preparatory Academy	Public	6-12	10100 East 13th Ave	Aurora	80010	Arapahoe County	Aurora Joint District No. 28	No	No	No	Yes	(303) 366-2671	927	46	20.1	94.1%	26 (2.8%)	124 (13.4%)	685 (73.9%)	59 (6.4%)	10 (1.1%)	8 (0.9%)	15 (1.6%)	6.4	327^th of 340 public high schools	3.8%		6.9	312^th of 328 public high schools	4.9%	15	29.0	15.1	32.7	363.0	26.2	413.0	9.4	7.3	6.3	7.7	5.5	707.0	694.0	3.0	691.0	7.3	$18,492
Smoky Hill High School	Public	9-12	16100 East Smoky Hill Road	Aurora	80015	Arapahoe County	Cherry Creek School District No. 5	No	No	No	No	(720) 886-5300	2,297	115	19.9	48.6%	785 (34.2%)	374 (16.3%)	765 (33.3%)	127 (5.5%)	7 (0.3%)	12 (0.5%)	219 (9.5%)	42.9	181^st of 340 public high schools	46.8%		44.6	174^th of 328 public high schools	47.0%	7	59.8	34.2	61.4	34.3	58.6	28.5										725.0	$17,533

Frequently Asked Questions about Gateway High School

What district is Gateway High School in?

Aurora Joint District No. 28

What schools feed into Gateway High School?

Gateway High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Clara Brown Entrepreneurial Academy
Elementary : Iowa Elementary School
Elementary : Jewell Elementary School
Elementary : Tollgate Elementary School of Expeditionary Learning
Elementary : Virginia Court Elementary School
Middle : Aurora Hills Middle School

How many students attend Gateway High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,748 students attended Gateway High School.

Is Gateway High School a good school?

Gateway High School ranks in the bottom 6.5% of Colorado high schools.

What is the racial makeup of Gateway High School?

Students at Gateway High School are 64% Hispanic, 18% African American, 8% White, 4% Asian, 4% Two or more races, 1% American Indian.

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2025–26 CMAS, PSAT10, PSAT9 & SAT test scoresAug 19, 2026

2024–25 school spending dataJun 13, 2026

2024–25 dropout rates & graduation ratesJan 13, 2026

2024–25 attendance dataAug 27, 2025

SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Colorado Department of Education.

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