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Gateway Middle

Public Grades 6-8

427^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 438 Missouri Middle Schools

Better than 3% of Missouri middle schools

Summary

Gateway Middle is a public middle school in Saint Louis, Missouri, serving 487 students in grades 6-8. The school is part of the St. Louis City School District, which is ranked 329 out of 367 districts in the state and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Gateway Middle has consistently ranked among the lowest-performing middle schools in Missouri, with a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger for the past several years. The school faces significant challenges, including extremely high chronic absenteeism rates ranging from 50.1% to 65.9% over the past few years, well above the district and state averages. Academically, Gateway Middle students perform far below state and district averages on the Missouri Assessment Program (MAP) tests, with only 4.8% of 8th-graders proficient or better in Math, compared to 11.9% for the district and 32.7% statewide.

Interestingly, the nearby middle schools, such as Yeatman-Liddell, Compton-Drew ILC, and Academy of Entre Stdy@Louverture, also have very low academic performance and high chronic absenteeism rates, similar to Gateway Middle. These schools serve predominantly low-income student populations and are all ranked among the lowest-performing middle schools in Missouri. Despite relatively high per-student spending and a low student-teacher ratio, the academic outcomes at Gateway Middle and these nearby schools remain extremely poor, highlighting the significant challenges faced by the St. Louis City School District in serving its students.

382

Students ?

12.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$23,035

Per pupil spending ?

100%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1200 N Jefferson Ave
Saint Louis, MO 63106-2131

(314) 241-2295

District: St. Louis City

Racial breakdown:

African American:

96.6%

Hispanic:

2.4%

White:

1.0%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 3rd percentile in 2015 → 3rd in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Missouri average (9% vs 41% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (3rd percentile)

!Mathematics scores 35 pts below the Missouri average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school9%

District avg17%

Missouri avg41%

427^th of 438

Missouri public middle schools ?

Bottom 3%▬ steady since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

4^th of 8Middle 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	5.5	427 of 438	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	5.3	440 of 451	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	3.8	456 of 459	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	3.0	456 of 459	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	3.3	452 of 454	0.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	3.2	569 of 587	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	3.2	541 of 552	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	1.2	565 of 568	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	4.7	422 of 435	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	5.8	568 of 585	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	7.7	601 of 633	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	9.5	614 of 649	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	9.3	592 of 623	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	11.8	591 of 625	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	10.9	582 of 614	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	4.8	579 of 601	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	5.3	606 of 624	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	9.2	595 of 619	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Missouri percentile	Rating
2025	20.2	129 of 143	9.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	17.6	136 of 144	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	13.5	146 of 153	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	12.6	143 of 148	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	12.1	131 of 135	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	10.2	146 of 149	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	13.1	124 of 129	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Missouri percentile	Rating
2019	14.5	183 of 204	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	17.7	146 of 162	9.9%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Missouri percentile	Rating
2022	17.7	63 of 68	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Missouri percentile	Rating
2025	9.7	356 of 369	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	8.4	369 of 378	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	5.7	379 of 382	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	5.7	362 of 365	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	6.2	368 of 371	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	6.2	469 of 482	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	5.6	416 of 422	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

Disabled (2019)10th percentile+7 vs school

African American (2025)10th percentile+7 vs school

English Language Learner (2022)7th percentile+7 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)4th percentile~ school

By subject vs Missouri (2024-2025) ?

Algebra I28%-18 vs state

English Language Arts12%-28 vs state

Mathematics6%-35 vs state

Science5%-34 vs state

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by a parent
Sunday, May 31, 2009

Excellent school, though the rating has droped its grades are amazing and how students excel is impressive. Many people would chose a private or gifted 1 but this is just as good, such as Mckin Close Quote

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				MAP Mathematics (2025)				MAP Science (2025)		MAP English Language Arts (2025)				MAP Algebra I (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 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 5th Grade	MAP English Language Arts 6th Grade	MAP English Language Arts 7th Grade	MAP English Language Arts 8th Grade	MAP Algebra I End of Course	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Gateway Middle	Public	6-8	1200 N Jefferson Ave	Saint Louis	63106	St. Louis city	St. Louis City	No	No	No	Yes	(314) 241-2295	382	31	12.3	100.0%	4 (1.0%)	369 (96.6%)	9 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5.5	427^th of 438 public middle schools	2.5%		5.3	440^th of 451 public middle schools	2.4%	13		10.8	4.4	4.8		4.9		13.3	8.6	16.2	27.9	$23,035	$554	$22,481
Carr Lane Vpa Middle	Public, Magnet	6-8	1004 N Jefferson Ave	Saint Louis	63106	St. Louis city	St. Louis City	No	Yes	No	Yes	(314) 231-0413	396	33	12.0	100.0%	16 (4.0%)	371 (93.7%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.3%)	4.2	433^rd of 438 public middle schools	1.1%		5.5	439^th of 451 public middle schools	2.7%	6		2.5	8.2	3.2		0.9		10.6	12.9	4.8		$21,823	$546	$21,278
KIPP Inspire Academy	Public, Charter	5-8	1212 N 22nd St	Saint Louis	63106	St. Louis city	KIPP St Louis Public Schools	Yes	No	No	Yes	(314) 296-3502	409	36	11.2	100.0%	8 (2.0%)	385 (94.1%)	15 (3.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	10.9	402^nd of 438 public middle schools	8.2%		10.8	422^nd of 451 public middle schools	6.4%	20	3.4	17.4	12.9	17.9	4.5	15.9	7.8	11.8	12.7	17.0		$15,604	$3,985	$11,618
Grand Center Arts Academy Middle	Public, Charter	6-8	711 North Grand Avenue	Saint Louis	63103	St. Louis city	Confluence Academies	Yes	No	No	Yes	(314) 533-1791	218	19	11.3	100.0%	36 (16.5%)	171 (78.4%)	4 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.3%)	24.6	342^nd of 438 public middle schools	21.9%		31.7	317^th of 451 public middle schools	29.7%	25		13.2	20.1	20.3		24.9		19.8	26.0	37.4		$22,725	$2,119	$20,605
North Side Community-Grand Center	Public, Charter	6-8	620 North Grand Blvd.	Saint Louis	63103	St. Louis city	North Side Community School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(314) 499-2009	134	17	7.8	81.3%	3 (2.2%)	129 (96.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.5%)	18.5	370^th of 438 public middle schools	15.5%		14	406^th of 451 public middle schools	10.0%	36		19.3	18.9	14.0		16.8		17.1	35.3	16.8		$27,440	$3,234	$24,206
Academy Of Entre Stdy@louverture	Public	6-8	3021 Hickory St	Saint Louis	63104	St. Louis city	St. Louis City	No	No	No	Yes	(314) 932-1465	289	26	11.1	100.0%	13 (4.5%)	156 (54.0%)	88 (30.4%)	31 (10.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	2.9	437^th of 438 public middle schools	0.2%		3.5	448^th of 451 public middle schools	0.7%	11			3.4	1.0				1.5	6.1	2.6		$23,195	$546	$22,650
Lift For Life Academy	Public, Charter	5-8	1731 S Broadway	Saint Louis	63104	St. Louis city	Lift For Life Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(314) 231-2337	260	28	9.2	100.0%	2 (0.8%)	250 (96.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.7%)	11	401^st of 438 public middle schools	8.4%		11.4	419^th of 451 public middle schools	7.1%	18	8.8	27.5	13.1	20.0	8.6	6.8	2.2	8.7	8.8	13.3		$21,743	$1,689	$20,054
Yeatman-Liddell Middle School	Public	6-8	4265 Athlone Ave	Saint Louis	63115	St. Louis city	St. Louis City	No	No	No	Yes	(314) 261-8132	300	22	13.6	100.0%	4 (1.3%)	287 (95.7%)	4 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.7%)	2.7	438^th of 438 public middle schools	0.0%		3.2	450^th of 451 public middle schools	0.2%	12		1.3	1.0	1.2		1.8		6.3	5.0	5.4		$20,795	$547	$20,248
Compton-Drew ILC Middle	Public, Magnet	6-8	5130 Oakland Ave	Saint Louis	63110	St. Louis city	St. Louis City	No	Yes	No	Yes	(314) 652-9282	419	32	13.0	100.0%	15 (3.6%)	370 (88.3%)	31 (7.4%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	6	425^th of 438 public middle schools	3.0%		8.2	429^th of 451 public middle schools	4.9%	4		4.6	9.6	11.0		10.3		6.8	5.6	13.1		$21,615	$549	$21,065
Kairos Academies	Public, Charter	5-8	2315 Miami St.	Saint Louis	63118	St. Louis city	Kairos Academies	Yes	No	No	Yes	(314) 252-0602	228	17	13.4	73.2%	28 (12.3%)	165 (72.4%)	13 (5.7%)	1 (0.4%)	3 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (7.9%)	13.4	393^rd of 438 public middle schools	10.3%		21.2	367^th of 451 public middle schools	18.6%	26		6.9	13.9	15.8		22.2	11.9	13.7	18.0	21.3		$18,222	$3,311	$14,911

Frequently Asked Questions about Gateway Middle

Is Gateway Middle a good school?

Gateway Middle ranks in the bottom 2.5% of Missouri middle schools.

What is the racial makeup of Gateway Middle?

Students at Gateway Middle are 97% African American, 2% Hispanic, 1% White.

How many students attend Gateway Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 382 students attended Gateway Middle.

What district is Gateway Middle in?

St. Louis City

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