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Gateway School

Q: How many students attend Gateway School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 53 students attended Gateway School.

Q: What is the racial makeup of Gateway School?

Students at Gateway School are 62% White, 17% Hispanic, 15% Two or more races, 4% African American, 2% American Indian.

Public Grades 6-12

Summary

Gateway School is a small public high school serving grades 6-12 in Granite Falls, North Carolina, which is part of the Caldwell County Schools district.

Despite its small size of just 58 students, Gateway School has struggled academically for over a decade, consistently ranking in the bottom 20% of North Carolina high schools. The school's proficiency rates on state standardized tests are significantly lower than the Caldwell County and North Carolina averages across all subjects and grade levels. For example, in 8th grade math, Gateway School had only 9.1% proficiency compared to 42% for Caldwell County and 46.9% for the state. This stark disparity in academic outcomes suggests that students at Gateway are not receiving the same quality of education as their peers at other schools in the area.

Further, Gateway School has an extremely high percentage of economically disadvantaged students, ranging from 93.88% to 94.83% over the past 3 years - much higher than the surrounding schools. This high concentration of poverty likely contributes to the school's struggles, as research shows that poverty can be a significant barrier to academic achievement. Despite the low performance, Gateway School spends $28,313 per student, which is substantially higher than the spending at other nearby high schools like East Burke High, Alexander Central High, and Hickory High. This raises questions about how resources are being utilized and whether they are being effectively targeted to support student learning.

Students ?

5.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$28,313

Per pupil spending ?

94.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1889 Dudley Shoals Road
Granite Falls, NC 28630-8431

(828) 396-8373

District: Caldwell County Schools

Racial breakdown:

White:

62.3%

Hispanic:

17.0%

Two or more races:

15.1%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 10th percentile in 2007 → 5th in 2024

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 6 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the North Carolina average (16% vs 48% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped — down 5 percentile points since 2007

!Mathematics scores 46 pts below the North Carolina average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school16%

District avg44%

North Carolina avg48%

Not ranked this year

Gateway School did not have enough recent test-score data to be ranked. Check the trend below for past years.

141^st of 242Caldwell County Schools among North Carolina districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2024	2.9	777 of 793	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	6.2	745 of 784	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	2.7	774 of 786	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	7.6	713 of 741	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	7.1	696 of 737	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	1.0	682 of 691	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	7.5	656 of 694	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	8.4	641 of 692	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	4.0	675 of 705	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	4.2	660 of 673	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	24.2	553 of 662	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	16.4	586 of 648	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	5.6	594 of 630	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	10.7	568 of 620	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	14.9	540 of 598	9.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2021	26.1	492 of 633	22.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2022	6.8	719 of 748	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	12.4	636 of 697	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	2.1	655 of 665	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2021	1.6	632 of 632	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	1.6	621 of 624	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	0.0	596 of 596	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

High school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2024	8.2	608 of 640	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	10.5	577 of 626	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	18.6	410 of 531	22.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	5.6	484 of 505	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	2.8	469 of 502	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	9.2	453 of 506	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	11.0	448 of 499	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	18.5	421 of 490	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	22.2	398 of 477	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	12.1	408 of 453	9.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	14.0	386 of 431	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2024	12.1	579 of 613	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	18.3	516 of 597	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2024	15.2	534 of 607	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	8.3	574 of 602	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2023	1.6	532 of 537	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

Middle school

Low Socio Economic Status (2021)22nd percentile+18 vs school

Male (2022)4th percentile~ school

White (2021)<1st percentile-4 vs school

High school

Male (2024)12th percentile+7 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2024)6th percentile~ school

White (2023)1st percentile-7 vs school

By subject vs North Carolina (2024-2025) ?

Reading23%-29 vs state

Math I18%-16 vs state

Mathematics8%-46 vs state

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Schools Near Gateway School

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				EOC Biology (2025)	EOC English II (2025)	EOC Math I (2025)	EOC Math III (2025)	EOG Mathematics (2025)	EOG 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	EOC Biology End of Course	EOC English II End of Course	EOC Math I End of Course	EOC Math III End of Course	EOG Mathematics 7th Grade	EOG Reading 7th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Gateway School	Public	6-12	1889 Dudley Shoals Road	Granite Falls	28630	Caldwell County	Caldwell County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(828) 396-8373	53	9	5.9	94.3%	33 (62.3%)	2 (3.8%)	9 (17.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (15.1%)								(n/a)			18.2		7.7	23.1	$28,313	$1,830	$26,484
South Caldwell High	Public	9-12	7035 Spartan Drive	Hudson	28638	Caldwell County	Caldwell County Schools	No	No	No	No	(828) 396-2188	1,272	67	19.0	99.1%	1,030 (81.0%)	25 (2.0%)	151 (11.9%)	7 (0.6%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	58 (4.6%)	51	288^th of 641 public high schools	55.1%		46.9	318^th of 640 public high schools	50.3%	30	40.5	62.7	35.7	79.0			$9,486	$729	$8,757
Caldwell Early College	Public	9-12	2859 Hickory Blvd SW	Hudson	28638	Caldwell County	Caldwell County Schools	No	No	No	No	(828) 759-4636	387	16	24.9	39.0%	285 (73.6%)	8 (2.1%)	68 (17.6%)	8 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (4.7%)	87.2	95^th of 641 public high schools	85.2%		81.7	126^th of 640 public high schools	80.3%	31	89.8	92.5	55.4	93.4			$7,027	$517	$6,510
Caldwell Applied Sciences Academy	Public	9-12	2857 Hickory Boulevard	Hudson	28638	Caldwell County	Caldwell County Schools	No	No	No	No	(828) 759-4640	218	10	21.1	33.9%	173 (79.4%)	4 (1.8%)	25 (11.5%)	4 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (5.5%)	84.4	113^th of 641 public high schools	82.4%		80.9	130^th of 640 public high schools	79.7%	17	78.2	87.3	60.0	85.2			$8,388	$210	$8,178
Hickory High	Public	9-12	1234 3rd Street NE	Hickory	28601	Catawba County	Hickory City Schools	No	No	No	No	(828) 322-5860	1,024	38	26.6	99.7%	358 (35.0%)	196 (19.1%)	297 (29.0%)	47 (4.6%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (0.6%)	120 (11.7%)	26.1	486^th of 641 public high schools	24.2%		37.8	390^th of 640 public high schools	39.1%	96	23.9	49.0	25.6	57.9			$8,704	$694	$8,010
Hibriten High	Public	9-12	1350 Panther Trail SE	Lenoir	28645	Caldwell County	Caldwell County Schools	No	No	No	No	(828) 758-7376	818	39	21.0	98.7%	538 (65.8%)	71 (8.7%)	147 (18.0%)	7 (0.9%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	53 (6.5%)	39	383^rd of 641 public high schools	40.2%		38.2	382^nd of 640 public high schools	40.3%	1	31.9	54.4	30.3	72.5			$10,067	$942	$9,125
Saint Stephens High	Public	9-12	3205 34th Street Drive NE	Hickory	28601	Catawba County	Catawba County Schools	No	No	No	No	(828) 256-9841	1,268	57	22.0	99.8%	560 (44.2%)	109 (8.6%)	442 (34.9%)	62 (4.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	95 (7.5%)	58	243^rd of 641 public high schools	62.1%		50.2	297^th of 640 public high schools	53.6%	54	52.3	58.1	52.4	74.7			$8,502	$740	$7,761
Hickory Career Arts Magnet High School	Public	9-12	409 8th Avenue NE	Hickory	28601	Catawba County	Hickory City Schools	No	No	No	No	(828) 328-6738	201	13	15.2	98.5%	107 (53.2%)	22 (10.9%)	45 (22.4%)	6 (3.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (10.4%)	56.6	253^rd of 641 public high schools	60.5%		61.7	224^th of 640 public high schools	65.0%	29	47.4	78.4	22.2	80.4			$15,342	$1,043	$14,299
Alexander Central High	Public	9-12	223 School Drive	Taylorsville	28681	Alexander County	Alexander County Schools	No	No	No	No	(828) 632-7063	1,254	79	15.9	99.8%	992 (79.1%)	59 (4.7%)	129 (10.3%)	10 (0.8%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	62 (4.9%)	48.8	310^th of 641 public high schools	51.6%		54.2	269^th of 640 public high schools	58.0%	41	41.5	57.1	39.9	76.0			$10,255	$776	$9,479
Alexander Early College	Public	9-12	345 Industrial Blvd	Taylorsville	28681	Alexander County	Alexander County Schools	No	No	No	No	(828) 632-8221	172	6	28.6	98.3%	122 (70.9%)	3 (1.7%)	34 (19.8%)	9 (5.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.3%)	87.2	96^th of 641 public high schools	85.0%		86.3	106^th of 640 public high schools	83.4%	10	66.7	85.4	78.1	97.5			$6,455	$116	$6,339

Frequently Asked Questions about Gateway School

What is the racial makeup of Gateway School?

Students at Gateway School are 62% White, 17% Hispanic, 15% Two or more races, 4% African American, 2% American Indian.

What district is Gateway School in?

Caldwell County Schools

How many students attend Gateway School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 53 students attended Gateway School.

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