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Gateway Preparatory Academy

Q: Is Gateway Preparatory Academy a good school?

Gateway Preparatory Academy ranks 396 th of 547 Utah elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

Public, Magnet, Charter Grades K-8

396^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 547 Utah Elementary Schools

Better than 28% of Utah elementary schools

Summary

Gateway Preparatory Academy is a public magnet charter elementary and middle school located in Enoch, Utah, serving 672 students in grades K-8. While the school is part of the Gateway Preparatory Academy District, which is ranked 75 out of 93 districts in Utah and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger, the school itself consistently ranks in the bottom half of Utah elementary schools, ranking between 396-496 out of 547-572 schools over the past 10 years.

Gateway Preparatory Academy's academic performance is significantly below the state average across all grade levels and subjects, with proficiency rates on RISE assessments ranging from just 10.4% in 6th grade math to 41.2% in 7th grade math, compared to state averages of 36.4% to 49.6%. In contrast, nearby schools like Enoch School, Fiddlers Canyon School, and several Cedar City schools perform much better, often exceeding the state averages.

Additionally, Gateway Preparatory Academy has consistently high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 19.5% to 25.2% over the past few years, which is significantly higher than the state average and the nearby schools. However, despite the school's overall low performance, its low-income students appear to be performing relatively well compared to their peers statewide, ranking 13th out of 109 Utah elementary schools for this subgroup in 2024-2025. This could indicate that the school has some effective strategies or programs in place to support and engage its economically disadvantaged student population.

732

Students ?

22.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$6,866

Per pupil spending ?

53.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

201 E Thoroughbred Way
Enoch, UT 84721

(435) 867-5558

District: Gateway Preparatory Academy

Racial breakdown:

White:

77.7%

Hispanic:

14.8%

Two or more races:

4.6%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 8th percentile in 2015 → 28th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 20 percentile points since 2015

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Utah average (36% vs 47% meeting standards)

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

!Mathematics scores 14 pts below the Utah average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school36%

District avg36%

Utah avg47%

Elementary school

396^th of 547

Utah public elementary schools ?

Bottom 28%▲ up 20 pts since 2015

From bottom 8% (2015) to bottom 28% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

144^th of 182

Utah public middle schools ?

Bottom 21%▲ up 10 pts since 2015

From bottom 11% (2015) to bottom 21% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

75^th of 93Gateway Preparatory Academy among Utah districts

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

Elementary school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Utah percentile	Rating
2025	28.1	396 of 547	27.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	28.0	415 of 561	26.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	28.6	402 of 561	28.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	28.6	399 of 551	27.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	23.6	433 of 559	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	31.6	405 of 572	29.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	32.2	376 of 528	28.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	25.2	415 of 526	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	12.7	480 of 533	9.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	10.0	496 of 537	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	7.1	562 of 576	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	15.8	523 of 579	9.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	8.9	546 of 563	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	5.2	512 of 518	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	8.8	494 of 509	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Utah percentile	Rating
2025	79.5	13 of 109	88.1%	★★★★☆
2022	26.4	87 of 111	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Utah percentile	Rating
2025	14.4	370 of 408	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	13.9	393 of 429	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	17.9	368 of 428	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	9.7	412 of 435	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Utah percentile	Rating
2025	22.2	144 of 182	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	34.8	143 of 210	31.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	38.1	144 of 216	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	33.6	137 of 209	34.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	16.5	184 of 213	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	12.0	194 of 222	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	13.0	150 of 172	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	14.3	180 of 206	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	10.2	188 of 209	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	15.0	187 of 210	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	21.1	220 of 243	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	36.6	187 of 238	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	25.8	195 of 222	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	21.4	179 of 201	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	31.7	173 of 205	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Utah percentile	Rating
2025	17.3	138 of 159	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	30.1	137 of 183	25.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	42.7	113 of 191	40.8%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Elementary school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)88th percentile+60 vs school

White (2025)9th percentile-18 vs school

Middle school

White (2025)13th percentile-8 vs school

By subject vs Utah (2024-2025) ?

Science42%-9 vs state

Mathematics30%-14 vs state

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What people are saying

by a parent
Thursday, January 19, 2012

If you value your child's education I would stay away from this school. The only children who do well are those that can teach themselves and never disrupt a classroom. If your child struggles at all they will be left behind or ignored. The staff is overwhelmed and struggle to make it through each day. Close Quote

by a parent
Wednesday, June 1, 2011

This school is actually quite good. They are still learning how to teach the Montessori Method but they are doing a great job. If your child is not self motivated they have a hard time integrating youth who do not pick it up naturally. I would recommend this school and its staff in level 3 7th and 8th grade. Close Quote

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				RISE Mathematics (2025)						RISE Science (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	RISE Mathematics 3rd Grade	RISE Mathematics 4th Grade	RISE Mathematics 5th Grade	RISE Mathematics 6th Grade	RISE Mathematics 7th Grade	RISE Mathematics 8th Grade	RISE Science 4th Grade	RISE Science 5th Grade	RISE Science 6th Grade	RISE Science 7th Grade	RISE Science 8th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Gateway Preparatory Academy	Public, Magnet, Charter	K-8	201 E Thoroughbred Way	Enoch	84721	Iron County	Gateway Preparatory Academy	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	(435) 867-5558	732	32	22.6	53.6%	569 (77.7%)	6 (0.8%)	108 (14.8%)	3 (0.4%)	6 (0.8%)	6 (0.8%)	34 (4.6%)	28.1	396^th of 547 public elementary schools	27.6%		28	415^th of 561 public elementary schools	26.0%	19	33.8	38.8	38.4	10.4	41.2	19.6	46.3	50.8	34.0	39.3	41.3	$6,866	$1,019	$5,848
Three Peaks School	Public	K-5	1685 W Midvalley Road	Cedar City	84721	Iron County	Iron District	No	No	No	Yes	(435) 586-8871	646	32	20.3	40.6%	542 (83.9%)	0 (0.0%)	71 (11.0%)	2 (0.3%)	6 (0.9%)	4 (0.6%)	21 (3.3%)	38	349^th of 547 public elementary schools	36.2%		54.5	256^th of 561 public elementary schools	54.4%	93	43.8	48.2	35.4				48.2	37.9				$7,679	$892	$6,787
Enoch School	Public	K-5	4701 N Wagon Wheel Dr	Enoch	84721	Iron County	Iron District	No	No	No	Yes	(435) 586-2855	516	31	16.9	37.6%	448 (86.8%)	3 (0.6%)	49 (9.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (2.7%)	78.4	102^nd of 547 public elementary schools	81.4%		55.1	254^th of 561 public elementary schools	54.7%	152	58.8	60.2	57.1				64.5	68.5				$7,902	$835	$7,067
Fiddlers Canyon School	Public	K-5	475 E 1935 N	Cedar City	84721	Iron County	Iron District	No	No	No	Yes	(435) 586-2860	515	24	21.4	51.5%	396 (76.9%)	3 (0.6%)	62 (12.0%)	9 (1.7%)	8 (1.6%)	5 (1.0%)	32 (6.2%)	77.7	111^th of 547 public elementary schools	79.7%		71	153^rd of 561 public elementary schools	72.7%	42	65.0	59.1	60.9				55.7	68.2				$7,865	$517	$7,348
American Principles Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	782 North Main St	Cedar City	84721	Iron County	American Principles Academy	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(435) 586-5372	204	0		30.9%	164 (80.4%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (11.8%)	6 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.5%)	7 (3.4%)								(n/a)
Cedar North School	Public	K-5	550 W 200 N	Cedar City	84720	Iron County	Iron District	No	No	No	Yes	(435) 586-2845	578	29	19.9	47.6%	417 (72.1%)	12 (2.1%)	95 (16.4%)	5 (0.9%)	13 (2.2%)	9 (1.6%)	27 (4.7%)	43.7	319^th of 547 public elementary schools	41.7%		42.4	339^th of 561 public elementary schools	39.6%	20	50.0	40.8	47.6				39.2	48.5				$8,012	$933	$7,079
Cedar East School	Public	K-5	255 E College Ave	Cedar City	84720	Iron County	Iron District	No	No	No	Yes	(435) 586-2840	598	30	20.2	53.2%	379 (63.4%)	5 (0.8%)	173 (28.9%)	4 (0.7%)	21 (3.5%)	6 (1.0%)	10 (1.7%)	33.9	377^th of 547 public elementary schools	31.1%		51.2	282^nd of 561 public elementary schools	49.7%	95	47.2	41.5	32.4				42.5	40.4				$8,145	$1,057	$7,088
Cedar South School	Public	K-5	499 W 400 S	Cedar City	84720	Iron County	Iron District	No	No	No	No	(435) 586-2850	545	30	18.1	33.6%	449 (82.4%)	7 (1.3%)	41 (7.5%)	11 (2.0%)	17 (3.1%)	10 (1.8%)	10 (1.8%)	49.1	283^rd of 547 public elementary schools	48.3%		52.1	273^rd of 561 public elementary schools	51.3%	10	35.3	54.5	40.0				52.5	55.0				$7,666	$382	$7,284
Iron Springs School	Public	K-5	235 N 4050 W	Cedar City	84720	Iron County	Iron District	No	No	No	No	(435) 586-9485	636	32	19.7	33.3%	537 (84.4%)	0 (0.0%)	78 (12.3%)	2 (0.3%)	6 (0.9%)	2 (0.3%)	11 (1.7%)	66.3	179^th of 547 public elementary schools	67.3%		72.5	139^th of 561 public elementary schools	75.2%	40	47.9	62.0	53.8				60.7	53.7				$6,992	$447	$6,546
Parowan School	Public	K-6	128 W 100 N	Parowan	84761	Iron County	Iron District	No	No	No	Yes	(435) 477-3368	418	23	18.0	47.6%	364 (87.1%)	1 (0.2%)	37 (8.9%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	11 (2.6%)	69.5	159^th of 547 public elementary schools	70.9%		54.2	257^th of 561 public elementary schools	54.2%	98	70.5	56.0	42.2	61.3			58.0	42.9	76.0			$8,990	$886	$8,104

Frequently Asked Questions about Gateway Preparatory Academy

Is Gateway Preparatory Academy a good school?

Gateway Preparatory Academy ranks 396^th of 547 Utah elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Gateway Preparatory Academy?

Students at Gateway Preparatory Academy are 78% White, 15% Hispanic, 5% Two or more races.

How many students attend Gateway Preparatory Academy?

In the 2024-25 school year, 732 students attended Gateway Preparatory Academy.

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