Gateway To Success Academy

Summary:

Gateway To Success Academy is the sole public charter high school serving grades 6-12 in Scottville, Michigan. Based on the available data, this school appears to be underperforming compared to other high schools in the state, with consistently below-average test scores and a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

With an enrollment of 124 students, Gateway To Success Academy has a four-year graduation rate of 82.8% and a dropout rate of 7.6%. The school's performance on standardized tests, such as the M-Step and SAT, is below the state average in most subject areas. For example, only 28.57% of 11th-grade students scored proficient or better on the M-Step/Science and M-Step/Social Studies exams, compared to the statewide averages of 34.9% and 42.1%, respectively.

The school serves a high-need population, with 83.87% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch. Additionally, the school has a chronic absenteeism rate of 29.5%, which is significantly higher than the state average. Despite the school's relatively high spending of $11,670 per student, these challenges appear to be impacting the school's overall performance, as evidenced by its declining statewide ranking from 419 out of 735 Michigan high schools in 2022-2023 to 487 out of 739 in 2024-2025.

District Detail

526 N Scottville Rd
Scottville, MI 49454-9572

(231) 845-0922

SchoolDigger Rank:
430^th of 613 Michigan districts

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Grades served: 6-12
Students: 124

Primary Schools: 0
Middle Schools: 0
High Schools: 1
Alternative Schools: 0

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				M-Step Science (2025)	M-Step Social Studies (2025)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
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	M-Step Science 11th Grade	M-Step Social Studies 11th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Gateway To Success Academy	Public, Charter	6-12	526 N Scottville Rd	Scottville	49454	Mason County	Gateway To Success Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(231) 845-0922	124	10	12.9	77.4%	100 (80.6%)	7 (5.6%)	3 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (9.7%)	33.3	487^th of 739 public high schools	34.1%		39.1	433^rd of 743 public high schools	41.7%	54	28.6	28.6	$11,670	$1,716	$9,953

Districts nearby

District	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Mason County Eastern Schools	0.55 mi	2	361^st
Mason County Central Schools	3.15 mi	5	467^th
Ludington Area School District	5.7 mi	4	137^th
West Shore Educational Service District	5.71 mi	5
Pentwater Public School District	16.01 mi	1

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

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