Gateway STEM Academy

Schools in Gateway STEM Academy come down to a single school: Gateway STEM Academy Charter School, a K–8 elementary charter at 1885 University Ave W in Saint Paul, Minnesota, serving 121 students in a district — Gateway STEM Academy — that contains no other schools. Because the district is just this one school, its district numbers are the school's numbers.

Performance is far below Minnesota averages in every subject. In 2025–26, math proficiency was 7.6% against a state rate of 44.9%, reading was 8.4% against 48.6%, and science was 0% against 25.5%. Not one grade-and-subject result met its state benchmark, with gaps running from 26.9 points (8th grade reading) to 50.4 points (4th grade math). The strongest result — 8th grade reading at 23.1% — is still under half the state's 50%. Science, tested only in grades 5 and 8, came in at 0% both times.

Trends are mixed but mostly downward. Reading fell from 17.53% to 8.4% in a year while the state barely moved, and math edged up slightly (7.29% to 7.6%). The school's statewide rank slid from the 16th percentile (2023–24) to the 1st (863 of 869), losing its single star. One encouraging pattern: reading proficiency climbs with grade level, from 0% in grade 3 to 23.1% in grade 8. Keep in mind the school has 91.74% free/reduced lunch, cohorts average roughly a dozen students, and the student–teacher ratio is blank — so small shifts in a handful of students can move these percentages noticeably.