Summary:
The Orenda Charter School district contains a single high school, Gateway Technical High School, located in Georgetown, TX, serving grades 9 through 12 with a very small enrollment of just 49 students.
Gateway Technical High School is facing significant academic challenges that set it apart from its district and state averages. The most alarming metric is its 2023-2024 graduation rate of just 40.0%, compared to the district's 94.7%—a gap of nearly 55 percentage points. The school's dropout rate of 1.5% is 15 times higher than the district's 0.1%. State ranking trends confirm a downward trajectory, dropping from the 55th percentile (3-star rating) in 2023-2024 to the 38th percentile (2-star rating) by 2025-2026. The school also has an extremely high student-teacher ratio of 48.5:1, suggesting very few instructional staff for its small student body.
Academic performance is inconsistent and generally poor. In the 2025-2026 school year, Algebra I proficiency was 0%, meaning no tested student met the state standard. U.S. History proficiency was 42.86% (vs. 70.17% state), and Biology was 33.33% (state average not provided). The only bright spot was English I Reading, where 80% of students were proficient, exceeding the state average of 55.43% and nearly matching the district's 84.21%. However, this strength is isolated, as English II Reading proficiency was 63.64% (vs. 59.88% state). The school's spending per student is $5,138 (2020-2021 data), and the overall picture is one of a small school struggling with foundational academics, particularly in math, while showing flashes of competence in specific subjects.
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