Gateway STEM Academy

Summary:

Gateway STEM Academy Charter School is the sole school in the data set, serving grades K-8 with a total enrollment of 140 students. The school is located in Burnsville, Minnesota and is part of the Gateway STEM Academy district, which is ranked 431 out of 446 districts in the state and has a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Gateway STEM Academy Charter School has consistently performed poorly on the MCA-III assessments in both Math and Reading over the past three school years, with proficiency rates significantly lower than the state averages. For example, the school's overall Math proficiency rate was 7.29% compared to the state average of 45.21%. The school's lowest performance was in 7th grade Math, where 0% of students were proficient or better.

The data also shows that Gateway STEM Academy Charter School has a very high percentage of students (97.86%) eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, indicating a high-poverty student population. This demographic factor may contribute to the school's low academic performance, and the consistently low proficiency rates suggest that the school may benefit from targeted interventions and additional support to improve student learning and achievement.

District Detail

12119 16th Avenue South
Burnsville, MN 55337-8888

(952) 206-4050

SchoolDigger Rank:
431^st of 446 Minnesota districts

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Grades served: K-8
Students: 121

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

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				MCA-III Math (2025)							MCA-III Reading (2025)							Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)
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	MCA-III Math 3rd Grade	MCA-III Math 4th Grade	MCA-III Math 5th Grade	MCA-III Math 6th Grade	MCA-III Math 7th Grade	MCA-III Math 8th Grade	MCA-III Math All Grades	MCA-III Reading 3rd Grade	MCA-III Reading 4th Grade	MCA-III Reading 5th Grade	MCA-III Reading 6th Grade	MCA-III Reading 7th Grade	MCA-III Reading 8th Grade	MCA-III Reading All Grades	Total
Gateway STEM Academy Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	12119 16th Avenue South	Burnsville	55337	Dakota County	Gateway STEM Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(952) 206-4050	121	0	20.0	91.7%	0 (0.0%)	121 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5.2	836^th of 872 public elementary schools	4.1%		17.2	744^th of 881 public elementary schools	15.6%	92	25.0	6.3	0.0	9.1	0.0	7.7	7.3	18.8	18.8	21.4	9.1	0.0	30.8	17.5	$16,434

Districts nearby

District	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Burnsville-Eagan-Savage Schools	0.76 mi	20	334^th
Mercy Community Academy	1.71 mi	1
Universal Academy Charter School	1.96 mi	4	210^th
Rosemount-Apple Valley-Eagan	2.45 mi	41	108^th
New Century School	2.67 mi	5	388^th

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

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