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Gateway High

Public, Magnet Grades 9-12

345^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 367 Missouri High Schools

Better than 6% of Missouri high schools

Summary

Gateway High is a public magnet high school located in Saint Louis, Missouri, serving grades 9-12 with an enrollment of 816 students. The school is part of the St. Louis City School District, which is ranked 329 out of 367 districts in Missouri and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Gateway High consistently performs poorly on state assessments, with only 16.3% of students proficient or better in Algebra I, 6.5% in Biology I, 16.3% in English II, and 7.5% in Government, significantly lower than the state and district averages. The school's four-year graduation rate is around 70-80%, lower than the state average, and its dropout rate ranges from 7-14%, higher than the state and district. Additionally, Gateway High has had extremely high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 50.1% to 66.3% in recent years, which is significantly higher than the state and district averages.

When comparing Gateway High to other nearby schools in the St. Louis City School District, it becomes evident that the school is performing significantly worse academically. For example, the nearby Metro High, a public magnet school, consistently ranks among the top schools in the state and has much higher academic proficiency rates, graduation rates, and lower chronic absenteeism. Despite the school's poor performance, Gateway High spends a relatively high amount per student, ranging from $14,598 to $17,544 in recent years, suggesting that the issue may not be solely a lack of funding, but rather how the resources are being utilized and allocated.

860

Students ?

9.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$24,643

Per pupil spending ?

100%

Free/discounted lunch ?

5101 McRee Ave
Saint Louis, MO 63110-2019

(314) 776-3300

District: St. Louis City

Racial breakdown:

African American:

67.1%

Hispanic:

17.2%

White:

9.4%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 7th percentile in 2015 → 6th in 2025

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 9 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Missouri average (12% vs 44% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (6th percentile)

!English II scores 37 pts below the Missouri average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school12%

District avg24%

Missouri avg44%

345^th of 367

Missouri public high schools ?

Bottom 6%▼ down 1 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

4^th of 9High Schools in the St. Louis City

329^th of 367St. Louis City 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	7.0	345 of 367	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	5.7	361 of 378	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	5.3	333 of 352	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	10.5	328 of 361	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	11.4	323 of 358	9.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	7.2	439 of 460	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	17.6	418 of 468	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	17.3	372 of 404	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	9.6	381 of 401	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	15.0	469 of 504	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	7.0	496 of 521	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	12.5	489 of 523	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	41.0	356 of 522	31.8%	★★☆☆☆
2011	23.8	461 of 528	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	12.7	483 of 516	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	7.8	483 of 507	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	15.7	489 of 539	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	20.5	480 of 538	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	25.9	459 of 534	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Missouri percentile	Rating
2025	26.4	84 of 105	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	22.1	97 of 105	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	25.2	82 of 99	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	47.7	55 of 105	47.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	35.9	61 of 96	36.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	22.4	86 of 106	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	40.6	61 of 111	45.0%	★★☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Missouri percentile	Rating
2021	18.3	15 of 20	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	28.6	28 of 38	26.3%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Missouri percentile	Rating
2025	22.6	44 of 53	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	28.8	35 of 45	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	37.1	27 of 42	35.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	32.7	24 of 33	27.3%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Missouri percentile	Rating
2025	16.2	71 of 74	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	10.8	67 of 70	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	29.0	47 of 64	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	18.8	53 of 57	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	28.9	27 of 40	32.5%	★★☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Missouri percentile	Rating
2025	37.6	14 of 20	30.0%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Missouri percentile	Rating
2025	15.5	253 of 279	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	15.6	251 of 274	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	18.3	241 of 268	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	31.3	186 of 250	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	30.4	191 of 255	25.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	14.8	346 of 368	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	33.9	269 of 382	29.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Missouri percentile	Rating
2025	14.3	136 of 138	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	14.2	130 of 135	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Missouri percentile	Rating
2021	19.2	262 of 309	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	4.5	427 of 430	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	25.4	353 of 440	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Homeless (2025)30th percentile+24 vs school

Asian (2021)25th percentile+15 vs school

African American (2025)20th percentile+14 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)17th percentile+11 vs school

White (2021)15th percentile+5 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)9th percentile+3 vs school

Hispanic (2025)4th percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)1st percentile-5 vs school

By subject vs Missouri (2024-2025) ?

English II16%-37 vs state

Algebra I16%-29 vs state

Government8%-33 vs state

Biology I6%-31 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				MAP Algebra I (2025)	MAP Biology I (2025)	MAP English II (2025)	MAP Algebra II (2025)	MAP English I (2025)	MAP Government (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 Algebra I End of Course	MAP Biology I End of Course	MAP English II End of Course	MAP Algebra II End of Course	MAP English I End of Course	MAP Government End of Course	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Gateway High	Public, Magnet	9-12	5101 McRee Ave	Saint Louis	63110	St. Louis city	St. Louis City	No	Yes	No	Yes	(314) 776-3300	860	94	9.1	100.0%	81 (9.4%)	577 (67.1%)	148 (17.2%)	42 (4.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (1.4%)	7	345^th of 367 public high schools	6.0%		5.7	361^st of 378 public high schools	4.5%	16	16.3	6.5	16.3			7.5	$24,643	$853	$23,790
Collegiate School Of Med/Bio	Public	9-12	4939 Kemper Ave.	Saint Louis	63139	St. Louis city	St. Louis City	No	No	No	No	(314) 696-2290	332	23	14.4	100.0%	133 (40.1%)	143 (43.1%)	26 (7.8%)	19 (5.7%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.7%)	96.7	4^th of 367 public high schools	98.9%		88.4	11^th of 378 public high schools	97.1%	7	88.4	87.4	83.7	87.4	98.7		$20,628	$423	$20,205
Central Visual/Perf. Arts High	Public, Magnet	9-12	3125 S Kingshighway Blvd	Saint Louis	63139	St. Louis city	St. Louis City	No	Yes	No	Yes	(314) 771-2772	314	29	10.8	100.0%	42 (13.4%)	217 (69.1%)	44 (14.0%)	6 (1.9%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.0%)	8.1	340^th of 367 public high schools	7.4%		6.8	355^th of 378 public high schools	6.1%	15	11.6	9.2	23.8				$24,667	$485	$24,182
Gateway Science Academy High	Public, Charter	9-12	5049 Fyler Avenue	Saint Louis	63139	St. Louis city	Gateway Science Academy/St Louis	Yes	No	No	Yes	(314) 261-4361	461	35	13.1	57.7%	230 (49.9%)	111 (24.1%)	51 (11.1%)	19 (4.1%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	47 (10.2%)	75.3	46^th of 367 public high schools	87.5%		67.5	68^th of 378 public high schools	82.0%	22	56.6	46.2	66.3				$16,804	$325	$16,479
MO School for the Blind - High School	Public	9-12	3815 Magnolia Ave	Saint Louis	63110	St. Louis city	Mo School For The Blind	No	No	No	No	(314) 776-4320	35	11	3.0	8.6%	23 (65.7%)	10 (28.6%)	1 (2.9%)	1 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)
Metro High	Public, Magnet	9-12	4015 McPherson Ave	Saint Louis	63108	St. Louis city	St. Louis City	No	Yes	No	No	(314) 534-3894	317	24	13.2	100.0%	166 (52.4%)	78 (24.6%)	27 (8.5%)	31 (9.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (4.7%)	98.5	2^nd of 367 public high schools	99.5%		98.7	1^st of 378 public high schools	99.7%	1	85.4	90.1	98.6			91.4	$21,643	$370	$21,273
Roosevelt High	Public	9-12	3230 Hartford St	Saint Louis	63118	St. Louis city	St. Louis City	No	No	No	Yes	(314) 776-6040	734	61	12.0	100.0%	61 (8.3%)	454 (61.9%)	164 (22.3%)	49 (6.7%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	4 (0.5%)	4.7	358^th of 367 public high schools	2.5%		5.6	362^nd of 378 public high schools	4.2%	4	7.3	3.8	14.7			6.4	$20,098	$856	$19,242
Soldan International Studies	Public, Magnet	9-12	918 N Union Blvd	Saint Louis	63108	St. Louis city	St. Louis City	No	Yes	No	Yes	(314) 367-9222	337	39	8.6	100.0%	3 (0.9%)	301 (89.3%)	28 (8.3%)	4 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	4.7	357^th of 367 public high schools	2.7%		5.4	366^th of 378 public high schools	3.2%	9		4.3	18.9			11.9	$25,443	$486	$24,957
Griscom Juvenile Detention Center	Public	5-12	3847 Enright Avenue	Saint Louis	63108	St. Louis city	St. Louis City	No	No	No	Yes	(314) 552-2219	27	6	4.5	88.9%	0 (0.0%)	27 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)							$34,995	$317	$34,678
Grand Center Arts Academy High	Public, Charter	9-12	711 North Grand Avenue	Saint Louis	63103	St. Louis city	Confluence Academies	Yes	No	No	Yes	(314) 533-1791	402	36	11.0	100.0%	57 (14.2%)	314 (78.1%)	14 (3.5%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (3.5%)	26.9	279^th of 367 public high schools	24.0%		22.9	293^rd of 378 public high schools	22.5%	14	21.0	15.6	48.9				$20,272	$2,161	$18,111

Frequently Asked Questions about Gateway High

How many students attend Gateway High?

In the 2024-25 school year, 860 students attended Gateway High.

What is the racial makeup of Gateway High?

Students at Gateway High are 67% African American, 17% Hispanic, 9% White, 5% Asian, 1% Two or more races.

What district is Gateway High in?

St. Louis City

Is Gateway High a good school?

Gateway High ranks in the bottom 6.0% of Missouri high schools.

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