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Gateway Elementary School

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Gateway Elementary School ranks 883 rd of 1558 Ohio elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 3-6

883^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,558 Ohio Elementary Schools

Better than 43% of Ohio elementary schools

Summary

Gateway Elementary School is a public elementary school serving grades 3-5 in Conneaut, Ohio, which is part of the Conneaut Area City School District. With 349 students, Gateway Elementary has consistently been rated 2 out of 5 stars by SchoolDigger over the past 10 years.

Gateway Elementary faces several significant challenges. It has had very high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 22.9% to 34.4% over the past few years, which is much higher than the state average and the rates of nearby schools like Lakeshore Primary (28.4%) and Austinburg Elementary (31.7%). Additionally, the school's test scores on the Ohio State Tests are generally below the state averages and the scores of nearby schools.

Gateway Elementary also has an extremely high percentage of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch, ranging from 63.94% to 92.26% over the past few years, which is much higher than the rates at nearby schools like Austinburg Elementary (50.45%) and Jefferson Elementary (60%). Despite these challenges, Gateway Elementary is located relatively close to several higher-performing elementary schools, which presents an opportunity for potential collaboration and improvement.

343

Students ?

16.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$11,548

Per pupil spending ?

92.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

229 Gateway Av
Conneaut, OH 44030

(440) 593-7280

District: Conneaut Area City

Students who attend Gateway Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Conneaut Middle School
High:	Conneaut High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

89.2%

Two or more races:

7.6%

Hispanic:

2.3%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 33rd percentile in 2015 → 43rd in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 10 percentile points since 2015

Worth a look

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school60%

District avg60%

Ohio avg64%

883^rd of 1,558

Ohio public elementary schools ?

Bottom 43%▲ up 11 pts since 2015

From bottom 33% (2015) to bottom 43% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

518^th of 828Conneaut Area City among Ohio 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	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	50.9	883 of 1558	43.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	48.7	942 of 1577	40.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	37.4	1073 of 1596	32.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	49.2	937 of 1588	41.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	41.3	1023 of 1610	36.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	54.6	935 of 1676	44.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	50.2	983 of 1636	39.9%	★★☆☆☆
2017	50.6	1020 of 1651	38.2%	★★☆☆☆
2016	45.8	1065 of 1678	36.5%	★★☆☆☆
2015	41.6	1136 of 1684	32.5%	★★☆☆☆
2014	46.6	1131 of 1687	33.0%	★★☆☆☆
2013	51.0	1085 of 1701	36.2%	★★☆☆☆
2012	45.8	1170 of 1709	31.5%	★★☆☆☆
2011	51.8	1070 of 1686	36.5%	★★☆☆☆
2010	51.1	1051 of 1662	36.8%	★★☆☆☆
2009	49.3	1059 of 1610	34.2%	★★☆☆☆
2008	34.9	1193 of 1582	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	47.5	1052 of 1609	34.6%	★★☆☆☆
2006	38.4	1118 of 1504	25.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	35.2	1118 of 1501	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2022	56.1	276 of 824	66.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	42.6	403 of 765	47.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	54.5	376 of 956	60.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	35.0	704 of 1021	31.0%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	48.1	858 of 1452	40.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	42.1	948 of 1466	35.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	32.4	1037 of 1483	30.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	44.4	928 of 1488	37.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	31.2	1017 of 1467	30.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	52.3	877 of 1502	41.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	50.9	897 of 1518	40.9%	★★☆☆☆

Foster Care

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2023	70.9	1 of 4	75.0%	★★★★★
2022	84.1	1 of 3	66.7%	★★★★★
2021	65.2	1 of 1	0.0%	★★★★★
2019	65.3	2 of 3	33.3%	★★★★☆
2018	62.1	5 of 11	54.5%	★★★☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2022	70.9	20 of 128	84.4%	★★★★☆
2021	41.6	168 of 219	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	46.9	596 of 759	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	62.2	575 of 1473	61.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	47.3	873 of 1484	41.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	31.6	1047 of 1447	27.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	52.4	718 of 1419	49.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	39.9	864 of 1404	38.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	56.3	719 of 1465	50.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	49.1	861 of 1465	41.2%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	50.5	847 of 1466	42.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	51.4	848 of 1485	42.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	35.7	1032 of 1498	31.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	48.0	900 of 1518	40.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	41.4	947 of 1499	36.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	56.4	814 of 1535	47.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	43.1	1015 of 1536	33.9%	★★☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	80.1	34 of 218	84.4%	★★★★☆
2024	52.8	93 of 202	54.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	40.6	105 of 183	42.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	48.8	66 of 139	52.5%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	37.6	559 of 935	40.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	19.8	785 of 900	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	18.3	778 of 856	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	28.6	941 of 1175	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	25.3	992 of 1190	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	13.3	1101 of 1215	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	27.3	999 of 1242	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	20.1	1055 of 1249	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	34.7	980 of 1271	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	28.0	1052 of 1309	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Multi-racial (2025)84th percentile+41 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2022)84th percentile+43 vs school

Foster Care (2023)75th percentile+42 vs school

Disabled (2022)67th percentile+26 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)61st percentile+18 vs school

Male (2025)42nd percentile~ school

Female (2025)41st percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)40th percentile-3 vs school

White (2025)20th percentile-23 vs school

By subject vs Ohio (2024-2025) ?

Science69%+6 vs state

English Language Arts62%~ state avg

Mathematics56%-7 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				Ohio State Tests Science (2025)	Ohio State Tests Mathematics (2025)				Ohio State Tests 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	Ohio State Tests Science 5th Grade	Ohio State Tests Mathematics 3rd Grade	Ohio State Tests Mathematics 4th Grade	Ohio State Tests Mathematics 5th Grade	Ohio State Tests Mathematics 6th Grade	Ohio State Tests English Language Arts 3rd Grade	Ohio State Tests English Language Arts 4th Grade	Ohio State Tests English Language Arts 5th Grade	Ohio State Tests English Language Arts 6th Grade	Total
Gateway Elementary School	Public	3-6	229 Gateway Av	Conneaut	44030	Ashtabula County	Conneaut Area City	No	(n/a)	No	No	(440) 593-7280	343	21	16.3		306 (89.2%)	2 (0.6%)	8 (2.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (7.6%)	50.9	883^rd of 1558 public elementary schools	43.3%		48.7	942^nd of 1577 public elementary schools	40.3%	59	68.9	61.2	57.7	48.9		54.7	61.5	70.3		$11,548
Lakeshore Primary Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-2	755 Chestnut St	Conneaut	44030	Ashtabula County	Conneaut Area City	No	(n/a)	No	No	(440) 593-7250	466	26	17.9		399 (85.6%)	3 (0.6%)	22 (4.7%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (8.4%)								(n/a)										$10,824
Kingsville Elementary School	Public	K-5	5875 State Route 193	Kingsville	44048	Ashtabula County	Buckeye Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(440) 224-0281	394	23	17.1		336 (85.3%)	13 (3.3%)	22 (5.6%)	1 (0.3%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (4.8%)	63.5	652^nd of 1558 public elementary schools	58.2%		55.4	841^st of 1577 public elementary schools	46.7%	189	64.4	75.9	85.3	78.0		65.5	58.8	57.6		$9,522
Ridgeview Elementary School	Public	K-5	3456 Liberty St	Ashtabula	44004	Ashtabula County	Buckeye Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(440) 997-7321	397	22	18.0		301 (75.8%)	5 (1.3%)	43 (10.8%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	46 (11.6%)	52.1	858^th of 1558 public elementary schools	44.9%		59.5	764^th of 1577 public elementary schools	51.6%	94	57.5	48.6	80.7	58.9		58.6	61.4	64.4		$10,082
Ontario Primary School	Public	K-2	2302 Wade Ave	Ashtabula	44004	Ashtabula County	Ashtabula Area City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(440) 992-1240	192	11	17.4		94 (49.0%)	15 (7.8%)	39 (20.3%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	43 (22.4%)								(n/a)										$10,358
Michigan Primary School	Public	K-1	2304 Wade Ave	Ashtabula	44004	Ashtabula County	Ashtabula Area City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(440) 992-1250	353	22	16.0		160 (45.3%)	30 (8.5%)	88 (24.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.6%)	72 (20.4%)								(n/a)										$14,617
Superior Intermediate School	Public	3-6	2308 Wade Ave	Ashtabula	44004	Ashtabula County	Ashtabula Area City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(440) 992-1270	369	21	17.5		186 (50.4%)	26 (7.0%)	92 (24.9%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	63 (17.1%)	15.1	1326^th of 1558 public elementary schools	14.9%		12.5	1365^th of 1577 public elementary schools	13.4%	39		38.0	44.0			36.3	34.4			$12,957
Jefferson Elementary	Public	K-6	204 W Mulberry St	Jefferson	44047	Ashtabula County	Jefferson Area Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(440) 576-9180	654	35	18.9	54.4%	590 (90.2%)	1 (0.2%)	30 (4.6%)	3 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	28 (4.3%)	62.4	687^th of 1558 public elementary schools	55.9%		58.6	782^nd of 1577 public elementary schools	50.4%	95	65.7	71.1	74.7	53.9	47.9	72.3	70.5	68.6	56.7	$9,446
Austinburg Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	3030 State Route 307	Austinburg	44010	Ashtabula County	Geneva Area City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(440) 466-4831	216	16	13.6		198 (91.7%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.3%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (5.6%)	76.2	409^th of 1558 public elementary schools	73.7%		73.6	466^th of 1577 public elementary schools	70.5%	57	70.6	79.3	85.2	67.6		75.9	77.8	79.4		$11,865

Frequently Asked Questions about Gateway Elementary School

What is the racial makeup of Gateway Elementary School?

Students at Gateway Elementary School are 89% White, 8% Two or more races, 2% Hispanic.

Is Gateway Elementary School a good school?

Gateway Elementary School ranks 883^rd of 1558 Ohio elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Gateway Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 343 students attended Gateway Elementary School.

What district is Gateway Elementary School in?

Conneaut Area City

What schools do graduates of Gateway Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Gateway Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Conneaut Middle School
High : Conneaut High School

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