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Gateway STEM Academy Charter School

Public, Charter Grades K-8

836^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 872 Minnesota Elementary Schools

Better than 4% of Minnesota elementary schools

Summary

Gateway STEM Academy Charter School is a public charter school located in Burnsville, Minnesota that serves 140 students in grades K-8. The school 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.

Despite its focus on STEM education, Gateway STEM Academy consistently ranks in the bottom 20% of Minnesota elementary schools, with proficiency rates on state assessments that are significantly lower than the state averages across all grades and subjects. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, the school's math proficiency rate was just 7.29%, compared to the state average of 45.21%. When compared to nearby schools like Gideon Pond Elementary, which had a 63.76% math proficiency rate, Gateway STEM Academy lags behind in academic performance.

The school faces several challenges that may be contributing to its struggles, including a high percentage of students from low-income backgrounds (97.86% qualify for free or reduced-price lunch) and a relatively high student-teacher ratio ranging from 16.1 to 20 students per teacher. While the school's demographic makeup may present unique challenges, the data suggests that Gateway STEM Academy needs to re-evaluate its educational approach and strategies to better support its students and improve academic outcomes.

121

Students ?

20.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$16,434

Per pupil spending ?

91.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

12119 16th Avenue South
Burnsville, MN 55337-8888

(952) 206-4050

District: Gateway STEM Academy

Racial breakdown:

African American:

100.0%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 9th percentile in 2019 → 4th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Minnesota average (12% vs 47% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (4th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 5 percentile points since 2019

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school12%

District avg12%

Minnesota avg47%

Elementary school

836^th of 872

Minnesota public elementary schools ?

Bottom 4%▼ down 5 pts since 2019

From bottom 9% (2019) to bottom 4% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

490^th of 519

Minnesota public middle schools ?

Bottom 6%▼ down 5 pts since 2023

From bottom 10% (2023) to bottom 6% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

431^st of 446Gateway STEM Academy among Minnesota districts

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	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	5.2	836 of 872	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	17.2	744 of 881	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	7.6	778 of 845	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	4.9	821 of 858	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	4.7	819 of 869	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	8.3	793 of 870	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	20.4	254 of 298	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	41.4	175 of 310	43.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	31.1	203 of 279	27.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	22.5	234 of 282	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	23.0	192 of 227	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	31.8	207 of 283	26.9%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	39.4	172 of 303	43.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	54.9	96 of 276	65.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	25.0	218 of 256	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	19.8	172 of 175	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	17.6	233 of 239	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2023	6.1	744 of 787	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	5.1	767 of 799	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	2.9	768 of 783	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	12.3	708 of 764	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	28.5	614 of 793	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	16.0	683 of 774	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	14.7	611 of 663	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	14.2	623 of 683	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	18.1	644 of 740	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	5.2	781 of 812	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	7.6	725 of 784	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	2.4	787 of 798	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	8.1	490 of 519	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	12.4	475 of 529	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	19.5	146 of 169	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	30.6	121 of 164	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	28.9	117 of 162	27.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	14.5	397 of 432	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	22.3	380 of 459	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	23.1	337 of 404	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆

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

English Language Learner (2025)43rd percentile+39 vs school

African American (2025)15th percentile+11 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)7th percentile+3 vs school

Female (2023)5th percentile~ school

Male (2025)4th percentile~ school

Middle school

African American (2025)14th percentile+8 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)8th percentile+3 vs school

By subject vs Minnesota (2024-2025) ?

Reading18%-32 vs state

Math7%-38 vs state

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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
William Byrne Elementary	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	11608 River Hills Dr	Burnsville	55337	Dakota County	Burnsville-Eagan-Savage Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(952) 707-3500	569	37	15.5	52.0%	229 (40.2%)	137 (24.1%)	107 (18.8%)	48 (8.4%)	6 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	42 (7.4%)	51.6	461^st of 872 public elementary schools	47.1%		43.1	557^th of 881 public elementary schools	36.8%	96	50.6	44.4	54.8				49.6	44.8	36.4	64.3				47.8	$13,629
Gideon Pond Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	613 E 130th St	Burnsville	55337	Dakota County	Burnsville-Eagan-Savage Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(952) 707-3000	361	26	14.0	53.2%	119 (33.0%)	155 (42.9%)	40 (11.1%)	11 (3.0%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (9.4%)	70.4	264^th of 872 public elementary schools	69.7%		60.6	367^th of 881 public elementary schools	58.3%	103	47.9	72.9	69.8				63.8	51.1	39.6	84.9				59.5	$13,024
ONE91 Virtual Academy Elementary	Public, Virtual	K-5	200 Burnsville Pkwy W	Burnsville	55337	Dakota County	Burnsville-Eagan-Savage Schools	No	No	Yes	Yes	(952) 707-3401	34	2	20.4	73.5%	10 (29.4%)	15 (44.1%)	4 (11.8%)	1 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (11.8%)								(n/a)
Sky Oaks Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	100 E 134th St	Burnsville	55337	Dakota County	Burnsville-Eagan-Savage Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(952) 707-3700	524	39	13.5	74.0%	73 (13.9%)	151 (28.8%)	242 (46.2%)	18 (3.4%)	5 (1.0%)	1 (0.2%)	34 (6.5%)	13.8	760^th of 872 public elementary schools	12.8%		12.7	774^th of 881 public elementary schools	12.1%	14	31.2	20.5	20.3				23.9	27.3	20.5	34.6				27.5	$17,241
Universal Academy South Elementary	Public, Charter	K-6	600 W Travelers Trl	Burnsville	55337	Dakota County	Universal Academy Charter School	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(651) 442-3124	103	6	16.8	92.2%	0 (0.0%)	102 (99.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)
Rahn Elementary	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	4424 Sandstone Dr	Eagan	55122	Dakota County	Burnsville-Eagan-Savage Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(952) 707-3600	383	26	14.9	58.5%	116 (30.3%)	114 (29.8%)	88 (23.0%)	14 (3.7%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.3%)	48 (12.5%)	45	520^th of 872 public elementary schools	40.4%		44.1	552^nd of 881 public elementary schools	37.3%	32	50.0	33.9	60.0				47.4	39.3	32.3	60.0				43.4	$17,573
Echo Park Leadership Engineer/Technical	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	14100 County Road 11	Burnsville	55337	Dakota County	Rosemount-Apple Valley-Eagan	No	Yes	No	Yes	(952) 431-8390	732	57	12.8	48.4%	283 (38.7%)	181 (24.7%)	155 (21.2%)	28 (3.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	85 (11.6%)	48.7	488^th of 872 public elementary schools	44.0%		42.5	561^st of 881 public elementary schools	36.3%	73	43.2	50.9	34.9				42.7	45.4	48.2	57.1				50.4	$14,079
Compass Academy	Public, Charter	PK, KG-5	10640 Lyndale Ave S	Bloomington	55420	Hennepin County	New Century School	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(952) 245-0865	245	14	17.5	89.0%	2 (0.8%)	240 (98.0%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	29.9	647^th of 872 public elementary schools	25.8%		16.7	750^th of 881 public elementary schools	14.9%	103	38.2	75.0	5.0				42.7	24.2	34.5	35.0				30.5
Greenleaf Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	13333 Galaxie Ave	Apple Valley	55124	Dakota County	Rosemount-Apple Valley-Eagan	No	No	No	Yes	(952) 431-8270	747	54	13.7	40.0%	354 (47.4%)	107 (14.3%)	179 (24.0%)	20 (2.7%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	86 (11.5%)	54.8	427^th of 872 public elementary schools	51.0%		70.6	248^th of 881 public elementary schools	71.9%	179	44.9	51.5	48.4				48.2	41.0	49.2	66.7				51.9	$13,560

Frequently Asked Questions about Gateway STEM Academy Charter School

Is Gateway STEM Academy Charter School a good school?

Gateway STEM Academy Charter School ranks in the bottom 4.1% of Minnesota elementary schools.

What district is Gateway STEM Academy Charter School in?

Gateway STEM Academy

How many students attend Gateway STEM Academy Charter School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 121 students attended Gateway STEM Academy Charter School.

What is the racial makeup of Gateway STEM Academy Charter School?

Students at Gateway STEM Academy Charter School are 100% African American.

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2024–25 dropout rates & graduation ratesJun 13, 2026

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