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Gateway Elementary

Public, Magnet Grades PK, KG-5

857^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 900 Missouri Elementary Schools

Better than 5% of Missouri elementary schools

Summary

Gateway Elementary is a public magnet elementary school in Saint Louis, Missouri, serving 484 students in grades PK-5. The school is part of the St. Louis City School District, which has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Gateway Elementary faces significant challenges, including consistently high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 49.5% to 53.7% over the past few years, which is much higher than the state and district averages. Academically, the school's performance, as measured by the percentage of students proficient or better on the Missouri Assessment Program (MAP) tests, is consistently lower than the state and St. Louis City averages across all grade levels and subject areas. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, only 13.4% of 3rd-grade students at Gateway Elementary were proficient or better in mathematics, compared to 41.4% statewide and 16.5% in St. Louis City. Additionally, Gateway Elementary has a very high percentage of students from low-socioeconomic status backgrounds, with 99.42% to 100% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch over the past few years.

The nearby schools in the St. Louis City School District, such as George Washington Carver Elementary, Columbia Elementary Community Education Center, and Henry Elementary, also face similar challenges with low academic performance, high chronic absenteeism, and high percentages of students from low-socioeconomic backgrounds. This suggests that the issues facing Gateway Elementary are not unique and are likely systemic within the district. However, Ames Visual/Perf. Arts, another public magnet school in the district, has slightly better academic performance and a lower chronic absenteeism rate, indicating that the magnet school model may be more effective in supporting student achievement.

426

Students ?

10.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$22,107

Per pupil spending ?

100%

Free/discounted lunch ?

4 Gateway Dr
Saint Louis, MO 63106-2131

(314) 241-8255

District: St. Louis City

Racial breakdown:

African American:

95.3%

Two or more races:

1.6%

White:

1.2%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 19th percentile in 2015 → 5th in 2025

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 11 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Missouri average (11% vs 42% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (5th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 14 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school11%

District avg18%

Missouri avg42%

857^th of 900

Missouri public elementary schools ?

Bottom 5%▼ down 14 pts since 2015

From bottom 19% (2015) to bottom 5% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

17^th of 31Elementary 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	6.8	857 of 900	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	6.7	866 of 906	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	9.1	832 of 898	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	6.5	870 of 908	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	5.3	869 of 901	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	7.7	981 of 1052	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	18.5	899 of 1045	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	22.3	869 of 1032	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	38.0	585 of 865	32.4%	★★☆☆☆
2015	25.1	858 of 1058	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	26.5	891 of 1089	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	27.0	910 of 1108	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	15.4	982 of 1085	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	27.3	902 of 1088	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	25.2	897 of 1066	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	11.4	985 of 1053	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	17.6	999 of 1084	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	26.8	915 of 1080	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	31.3	848 of 1074	21.0%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Missouri percentile	Rating
2025	31.8	139 of 190	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	33.9	133 of 191	30.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	41.9	104 of 185	43.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	34.3	128 of 184	30.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	26.6	136 of 163	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	33.5	174 of 250	30.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	54.5	92 of 243	62.1%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Missouri percentile	Rating
2025	15.5	589 of 638	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	15.7	581 of 625	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	21.8	528 of 611	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	17.1	488 of 532	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	13.1	543 of 574	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	15.2	842 of 907	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	33.1	675 of 887	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆

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)27th percentile+22 vs school

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

By subject vs Missouri (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts12%-32 vs state

Science12%-30 vs state

Mathematics11%-31 vs state

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Schools Near Gateway Elementary

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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 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	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Gateway Elementary	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	4 Gateway Dr	Saint Louis	63106	St. Louis city	St. Louis City	No	Yes	No	Yes	(314) 241-8255	426	40	10.7	100.0%	5 (1.2%)	406 (95.3%)	4 (0.9%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	7 (1.6%)	6.8	857^th of 900 public elementary schools	4.8%		6.7	866^th of 906 public elementary schools	4.4%	9	13.4	15.4	5.4		11.8		10.1	12.4	12.7		$22,107	$546	$21,562
Elias Michael Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	2 Gateway Dr	Saint Louis	63106	St. Louis city	St. Louis City	No	No	No	Yes	(314) 241-0993	43	9	5.0	100.0%	2 (4.7%)	36 (83.7%)	2 (4.7%)	3 (7.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)											$54,742	$1,557	$53,184
Jefferson Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1301 Hogan St	Saint Louis	63106	St. Louis city	St. Louis City	No	No	No	Yes	(314) 231-2459	125	11	11.3	100.0%	0 (0.0%)	124 (99.2%)	1 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8.3	837^th of 900 public elementary schools	7.0%					(n/a)			17.7		6.0		10.6				$22,228	$301	$21,927
St Louis Lang Immersion School	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	1881 Pine St	Saint Louis	63103	St. Louis city	St. Louis Lang Immersion School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(314) 533-0975	493	41	12.0	49.9%	25 (5.1%)	330 (66.9%)	84 (17.0%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	50 (10.1%)	17.5	755^th of 900 public elementary schools	16.1%		13.6	795^th of 906 public elementary schools	12.3%	40	14.6	15.2	24.6	20.9	24.6	16.8	11.0	20.9	38.7	7.3	$16,534	$1,796	$14,738
George Washington Carver Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3325 Bell	Saint Louis	63106	St. Louis city	St. Louis City	No	No	No	Yes	(314) 932-1464	103	14	7.3	100.0%	0 (0.0%)	102 (99.0%)	1 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)									14.4		$24,291	$301	$23,990
Columbia Elementary Community Education Center	Public	PK, KG-6	3120 St Louis Ave	Saint Louis	63106	St. Louis city	St. Louis City	No	No	No	Yes	(314) 533-2750	216	15	14.8	100.0%	0 (0.0%)	211 (97.7%)	4 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)								(n/a)					6.3			6.5			$17,981	$301	$17,680
St. Louis Voices Academy	Public, Charter	PK, KG-2	1220 Olive Street Suite 200	Saint Louis	63103	St. Louis city	St. Louis Voices Academy	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(314) 949-6733	135	9	14.6	97.8%	3 (2.2%)	130 (96.3%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.7%)								(n/a)											$20,085	$6,494	$13,591
Atlas Elementary	Public, Charter	PK, KG-4	400 S. 18th Street	Saint Louis	63103	St. Louis city	Atlas Public Schools	Yes	No	No	Yes	(314) 226-8896	431	28	15.3	100.0%	45 (10.4%)	345 (80.0%)	17 (3.9%)	2 (0.5%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (4.6%)	37.1	598^th of 900 public elementary schools	33.6%					(n/a)	27.7	30.7					47.1	26.9			$18,765	$3,154	$15,611
Henry Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	1220 N Tenth St	Saint Louis	63106	St. Louis city	St. Louis City	No	No	No	Yes	(314) 231-7284	165	19	8.6	100.0%	3 (1.8%)	160 (97.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)								(n/a)								10.7	4.6		$22,192	$301	$21,891
Ames Visual/Perf. Arts	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	2900 Hadley	Saint Louis	63107	St. Louis city	St. Louis City	No	Yes	No	Yes	(314) 241-7165	131	14	9.3	100.0%	3 (2.3%)	128 (97.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7	855^th of 900 public elementary schools	5.0%		13.5	796^th of 906 public elementary schools	12.1%	59	9.6						4.8	16.7	16.8		$25,052	$546	$24,506

Frequently Asked Questions about Gateway Elementary

What is the racial makeup of Gateway Elementary?

Students at Gateway Elementary are 95% African American, 2% Two or more races, 1% White.

Is Gateway Elementary a good school?

Gateway Elementary ranks in the bottom 4.8% of Missouri elementary schools.

What district is Gateway Elementary in?

St. Louis City

How many students attend Gateway Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 426 students attended Gateway Elementary.

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