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Gateway Science Academy-South Ele

Public, Charter Grades PK, KG-5

726^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 900 Missouri Elementary Schools

Better than 19% of Missouri elementary schools

Summary

Gateway Science Academy-South Ele is a public charter elementary school serving 414 students in grades PK-5 in Saint Louis, Missouri. The school is part of the Gateway Science Academy/St Louis district, which is ranked 108 out of 367 districts in the state and has a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Despite being part of a higher-performing district, Gateway Science Academy-South Ele has consistently ranked in the bottom half of Missouri elementary schools, with a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger. The school's proficiency rates on state assessments are significantly below the state and district averages across all grade levels and subject areas. For example, in 2024-2025, only 13.3% of 3rd graders were proficient in English Language Arts, compared to 29.7% for the district and 41.8% statewide. The school has also struggled with high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 27% to 37.7% over the past few years.

Compared to nearby schools, Gateway Science Academy-South Ele performs significantly worse than the higher-performing Bayless Elementary in the Bayless district, as well as the nearby magnet schools like Mallinckrodt A.B.I. Elementary and Betty Wheeler Classical Junior Ac, which have much higher proficiency rates and statewide rankings. The school's high poverty rate, with 75.6% of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, likely contributes to these challenges, though the school's higher spending per student does not appear to be translating into improved academic outcomes.

402

Students ?

10.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$13,910

Per pupil spending ?

79.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

6651 Gravois Ave.
Saint Louis, MO 63116-1125

(314) 669-9000

District: Gateway Science Academy/St Louis

Racial breakdown:

African American:

47.3%

White:

30.3%

Two or more races:

10.2%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 33rd percentile in 2015 → 19th in 2025

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 11 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Missouri average (24% vs 42% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (19th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 14 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school24%

District avg38%

Missouri avg42%

726^th of 900

Missouri public elementary schools ?

Bottom 19%▼ down 13 pts since 2015

From bottom 33% (2015) to bottom 19% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 2Elementary Schools in the Gateway Science Academy/St Louis

108^th of 367Gateway Science Academy/St Louis among Missouri 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	Missouri percentile	Rating
2025	21.3	726 of 900	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	32.4	637 of 906	29.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	28.9	671 of 898	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	27.3	673 of 908	25.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	23.9	701 of 901	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	15.8	926 of 1052	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	13.8	935 of 1045	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	31.3	766 of 1032	25.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	47.6	487 of 865	43.7%	★★☆☆☆
2015	39.6	714 of 1058	32.5%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Missouri percentile	Rating
2025	60.6	46 of 190	75.8%	★★★★☆
2024	60.1	50 of 191	73.8%	★★★★☆
2023	70.5	25 of 185	86.5%	★★★★☆
2022	56.8	60 of 184	67.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	49.3	70 of 163	57.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	17.8	225 of 250	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	17.6	218 of 243	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Missouri percentile	Rating
2025	41.0	372 of 638	41.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	30.2	470 of 625	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	31.5	444 of 611	27.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	38.4	333 of 532	37.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	36.1	367 of 574	36.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	14.9	844 of 907	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	18.0	799 of 887	9.9%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Missouri percentile	Rating
2024	44.5	368 of 668	44.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	24.7	546 of 675	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	16.3	611 of 691	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	12.3	879 of 917	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	14.0	855 of 898	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

African American (2025)76th percentile+56 vs school

White (2024)45th percentile+15 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)42nd percentile+22 vs school

By subject vs Missouri (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics28%-13 vs state

Science27%-15 vs state

English Language Arts15%-28 vs state

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Better than any other SLPS nearby. Best choice for the area. Close Quote

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				MAP Mathematics (2025)						MAP Science (2025)		MAP English Language Arts (2025)						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	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	MAP Mathematics 3rd Grade	MAP Mathematics 4th Grade	MAP Mathematics 5th Grade	MAP Mathematics 6th Grade	MAP Mathematics 7th Grade	MAP Mathematics 8th Grade	MAP Science 5th Grade	MAP Science 8th Grade	MAP English Language Arts 3rd Grade	MAP English Language Arts 4th Grade	MAP English Language Arts 5th Grade	MAP English Language Arts 6th Grade	MAP English Language Arts 7th Grade	MAP English Language Arts 8th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Gateway Science Academy-South Ele	Public, Charter	PK, KG-5	6651 Gravois Ave.	Saint Louis	63116	St. Louis city	Gateway Science Academy/St Louis	Yes	No	No	Yes	(314) 669-9000	402	37	10.8	79.1%	122 (30.3%)	190 (47.3%)	37 (9.2%)	10 (2.5%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	41 (10.2%)	21.3	726^th of 900 public elementary schools	19.3%		32.4	637^th of 906 public elementary schools	29.7%	89	30.1	28.0	26.7				26.9		13.3	17.4					$13,910	$408	$13,502
Woerner Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	6131 Leona St	Saint Louis	63116	St. Louis city	St. Louis City	No	No	No	Yes	(314) 481-8585	349	28	12.4	100.0%	90 (25.8%)	157 (45.0%)	46 (13.2%)	38 (10.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	17 (4.9%)	8.7	833^rd of 900 public elementary schools	7.4%		11	824^th of 906 public elementary schools	9.1%	9	15.7	4.2	6.5				11.2		24.0	14.6	13.7				$22,490	$546	$21,944
Buder Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	5319 Lansdowne Ave	Saint Louis	63109	St. Louis city	St. Louis City	No	No	No	Yes	(314) 352-4343	359	34	10.5	100.0%	132 (36.8%)	126 (35.1%)	60 (16.7%)	19 (5.3%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (5.3%)	29.3	668^th of 900 public elementary schools	25.8%		23.8	702^nd of 906 public elementary schools	22.5%	34	13.6	16.8	38.0				46.2		24.9	14.3	40.4				$23,363	$546	$22,817
Oak Hill Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	4300 Morganford Rd	Saint Louis	63116	St. Louis city	St. Louis City	No	No	No	Yes	(314) 481-0420	256	20	12.8	100.0%	26 (10.2%)	118 (46.1%)	85 (33.2%)	19 (7.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (3.1%)	8.4	836^th of 900 public elementary schools	7.1%		5.8	873^rd of 906 public elementary schools	3.6%	37	14.4	20.0	5.9						16.7	8.0					$21,014	$546	$20,468
Bayless Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	4531 Weber Rd	Saint Louis	63123	St. Louis County	Bayless	No	No	No	Yes	(314) 256-8620	858	59	14.5	56.9%	547 (63.8%)	93 (10.8%)	54 (6.3%)	92 (10.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	71 (8.3%)	72.5	226^th of 900 public elementary schools	74.9%		66	291^st of 906 public elementary schools	67.9%	65	63.9	44.5	46.8				57.8		63.8	38.1	53.1				$11,633	$657	$10,976
Momentum Academy Tower Grve South	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	3716 Morganford Rd.	Saint Louis	63116	St. Louis city	Momentum Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(314) 571-5762	240	16	15.4	100.0%	4 (1.7%)	162 (67.5%)	34 (14.2%)	17 (7.1%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (8.8%)	12.3	803^rd of 900 public elementary schools	10.8%		20.8	726^th of 906 public elementary schools	19.9%	77		30.6		30.5			4.0	7.3	11.6	8.4	16.0		28.0	18.0	$21,513	$1,168	$20,345
Mallinckrodt A.B.I. Elementary	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	6020 Pernod Ave	Saint Louis	63139	St. Louis city	St. Louis City	No	Yes	No	No	(314) 352-9212	313	22	14.0	100.0%	210 (67.1%)	50 (16.0%)	14 (4.5%)	13 (4.2%)	2 (0.6%)	1 (0.3%)	23 (7.3%)	99.5	1^st of 900 public elementary schools	99.9%		99.6	1^st of 906 public elementary schools	99.9%		94.0	85.1	91.7				93.7		88.0	98.0	89.7				$18,555	$239	$18,316
Betty Wheeler Classical Junior Ac	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	5031 Potomac	Saint Louis	63139	St. Louis city	St. Louis City	No	Yes	No	No	(314) 353-8875	260	23	11.4	100.0%	129 (49.6%)	75 (28.8%)	10 (3.8%)	20 (7.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (10.0%)	99.3	2^nd of 900 public elementary schools	99.8%		99.4	2^nd of 906 public elementary schools	99.8%		84.3	88.8	88.0				92.0		82.3	90.7	94.0				$21,330	$239	$21,091
Woodward Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	725 Bellerive Blvd	Saint Louis	63111	St. Louis city	St. Louis City	No	No	No	Yes	(314) 353-1346	319	22	14.5	100.0%	22 (6.9%)	183 (57.4%)	86 (27.0%)	20 (6.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.5%)	4.2	891^st of 900 public elementary schools	1.0%		5.9	872^nd of 906 public elementary schools	3.8%	19	1.6		7.3						4.8		14.7				$21,700	$547	$21,153
Lyon At Blow Elementary	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-8	516 Loughborough Ave	Saint Louis	63111	St. Louis city	St. Louis City	No	Yes	No	Yes	(314) 353-1353	243	29	8.3	100.0%	19 (7.8%)	190 (78.2%)	25 (10.3%)	4 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.1%)	6.6	861^st of 900 public elementary schools	4.3%		12.1	812^th of 906 public elementary schools	10.4%	49	4.7			17.4	13.4	12.0		20.0	13.7	6.7	5.4	13.9	19.7	24.0	$25,764	$546	$25,218

Frequently Asked Questions about Gateway Science Academy-South Ele

How many students attend Gateway Science Academy-South Ele?

In the 2024-25 school year, 402 students attended Gateway Science Academy-South Ele.

Is Gateway Science Academy-South Ele a good school?

Gateway Science Academy-South Ele ranks in the bottom 19.3% of Missouri elementary schools.

What district is Gateway Science Academy-South Ele in?

Gateway Science Academy/St Louis

What is the racial makeup of Gateway Science Academy-South Ele?

Students at Gateway Science Academy-South Ele are 47% African American, 30% White, 10% Two or more races, 9% Hispanic, 2% Asian.

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