Gateway Charter Academy - Middle -Charter
- Elementary/secondary school in Gateway Charter Academy
- Dallas, TX
- 6th grade - 12th grade
Accountability rating (2018-2019)
C
Gateway Charter Academy: C
Total students
264
Avg. teacher experience
9 years
Gateway Charter Academy: 8.1 years
Statewide: 11.2 years
Four-year graduation rate
100 %
Gateway Charter Academy: 100%
Statewide: 90.3%
Gateway Charter Academy - Middle - is an charter elementary/secondary school in Dallas, TX, in the Gateway Charter Academy school district. As of the 2020-2021 school year, it had 264 students. 38.6% of students were considered at risk of dropping out of school. 0% of students were enrolled in bilingual and English language learning programs.
Because of the coronavirus pandemic, the state waived accountability ratings for the 2020-2021 school year. The school received an accountability rating of C for the 2018-2019 school year.
In the Class of 2020, 100% of students received their high school diplomas on time or earlier.
The average ACT score was 17.1.
As of the 2020-2021 school year, an average teacher's salary was $46,894, which is $10,747 less than the state average. On average, teachers had 9 years of experience.
Contact information
Website
Address
1015 E Wheatland RdDallas, TX 75241
Office phone number
Principal
- Raymond Edward
- redward@gatewaycharter.org
- (214) 375-1921
Higher Ed Outcomes
Students in Gateway Charter Academy - Middle - are part of the Texas Education Agency’s Region 10. Students who started eighth grade in 2008 in this region had a college graduation rate of 22.4 percent. View a more comprehensive breakdown of the higher education outcomes in Region 10.
Demographics
Race and ethnicity
Total students
264
African American
257 (97.3%)
Gateway Charter Academy: 97.3%
Statewide: 12.7%
American Indian
1 (0.4%)
Gateway Charter Academy: 0.5%
Statewide: 0.3%
Asian
0 (0%)
Gateway Charter Academy: 0%
Statewide: 4.7%
Hispanic
5 (1.9%)
Gateway Charter Academy: 1.9%
Statewide: 52.9%
Pacific Islander
0 (0%)
Gateway Charter Academy: 0%
Statewide: 0.2%
White
0 (0%)
Gateway Charter Academy: 0%
Statewide: 26.5%
Two or more races
1 (0.4%)
Gateway Charter Academy: 0.3%
Statewide: 2.7%
Risk factors
A student is identified as being at risk of dropping out of school based on state-defined criteria. A student is defined as "economically disadvantaged" if he or she is eligible for free or reduced-price lunch or other public assistance.
At-risk students
38.6 %
Gateway Charter Academy: 47.9%
Statewide: 49.2%
Economically disadvantaged
76.9 %
Gateway Charter Academy: 87.6%
Statewide: 60.3%
Limited English proficiency
0 %
Gateway Charter Academy: 0%
Statewide: 20.7%
Enrollment by program
A look at the percentage of students enrolled in certain programs offered at schools for the 2020-2021 school year. A student can be enrolled in more than one program.
Bilingual/ESL
0 %
Gateway Charter Academy: 0%
Statewide: 21%
Gifted and Talented
2.3 %
Gateway Charter Academy: 0.8%
Statewide: 8.3%
Special Education
9.5 %
Gateway Charter Academy: 5%
Statewide: 11.1%
Academics
Accountability ratings
Texas assigns ratings to districts and campuses that designate their performance in relation to the state's accountability system.
Because of the coronavirus pandemic, the state waived accountability ratings for the 2020-2021 school year. All Texas public school districts and campuses received the label “Not Rated: Declared State of Disaster.” Our schools explorer shows the accountability ratings from the 2018-2019 school year when available.
Overall (2018-2019)
C
Gateway Charter Academy: C
Student achievement (2018-2019)
D
Gateway Charter Academy: D
School progress (2018-2019)
C
Gateway Charter Academy: C
Closing the gaps (2018-2019)
D
Gateway Charter Academy: D
The overall grades are based on three categories: student achievement (how well students perform academically), school progress (how well students perform over time and compared to students in similar schools) and closing the gaps (how well schools are boosting performance for subgroups such as students with special needs).
For a detailed explanation of this year’s accountability system, see the 2021 Accountability Manual.
Four-year graduation rates
The percentage of students who started ninth grade in 2016-2017 and received a high school diploma on time — by Aug. 31, 2021. Learn more about how four-year graduation rates are defined.
All students
100 %
Gateway Charter Academy: 100%
Statewide: 90.3%
African American
100 %
Gateway Charter Academy: 100%
Statewide: 87%
American Indian
N/A
Gateway Charter Academy: N/A
Statewide: 86.3%
Asian
N/A
Gateway Charter Academy: N/A
Statewide: 96.7%
Hispanic
Masked
Gateway Charter Academy: Masked
Statewide: 88.6%
Pacific Islander
N/A
Gateway Charter Academy: N/A
Statewide: 89.2%
White
N/A
Gateway Charter Academy: N/A
Statewide: 94%
Two or more races
N/A
Gateway Charter Academy: N/A
Statewide: 91.1%
Dropout rates
The dropout rate for students in grades 9-12 during the 2019-2020 school year. It is calculated by dividing the number of dropouts by the number of students who were in attendance at any time during the school year.
All students
0 %
Gateway Charter Academy: 0%
Statewide: 1.6%
American Indian
N/A
Gateway Charter Academy: N/A
Statewide: 2.3%
African American
0 %
Gateway Charter Academy: 0%
Statewide: 2.5%
Asian
N/A
Gateway Charter Academy: N/A
Statewide: 0.3%
Hispanic
0 %
Gateway Charter Academy: 0%
Statewide: 1.9%
Pacific Islander
N/A
Gateway Charter Academy: N/A
Statewide: 1.5%
White
Masked
Gateway Charter Academy: Masked
Statewide: 0.9%
Two or more races
Masked
Gateway Charter Academy: Masked
Statewide: 1.5%
Chronic absenteeism
The chronic absenteeism rate for students during the 2019-2020 school year. It measures the number of students who were absent for at least ten percent of the school year.
All students
9.1 %
Gateway Charter Academy: 8.7%
Statewide: 6.7%
American Indian
N/A
Gateway Charter Academy: Masked
Statewide: 7.8%
African American
8.2 %
Gateway Charter Academy: 8.3%
Statewide: 8.9%
Asian
N/A
Gateway Charter Academy: N/A
Statewide: 1.8%
Hispanic
22.2 %
Gateway Charter Academy: 11.8%
Statewide: 7.4%
Pacific Islander
N/A
Gateway Charter Academy: N/A
Statewide: 7.2%
White
Masked
Gateway Charter Academy: Masked
Statewide: 5.2%
Two or more races
Masked
Gateway Charter Academy: 0%
Statewide: 6.7%
College readiness
AP/IB participation
The percentage of students in grades 11 and 12 taking at least one Advanced Placement (AP) or International Baccalaureate (IB) exam in any subject during the 2019-2020 school year.
All students
0 %
Gateway Charter Academy: 0%
Statewide: 22%
African American
0 %
Gateway Charter Academy: 0%
Statewide: 13.3%
American Indian
N/A
Gateway Charter Academy: N/A
Statewide: 17.2%
Asian
N/A
Gateway Charter Academy: N/A
Statewide: 59.1%
Hispanic
Masked
Gateway Charter Academy: Masked
Statewide: 18.6%
Pacific Islander
N/A
Gateway Charter Academy: N/A
Statewide: 19.5%
White
Masked
Gateway Charter Academy: Masked
Statewide: 25.4%
Two or more races
Masked
Gateway Charter Academy: Masked
Statewide: 25.8%
AP/IB performance
The percentage of test-taking students in grades 11 and 12 who passed at least one AP or IB exam in the 2019-2020 school year. A passing score on the AP exam is a 3, 4 or 5. On an IB exam, it is a 4, 5, 6 or 7.
All students
N/A
Gateway Charter Academy: N/A
Statewide: 59%
African American
N/A
Gateway Charter Academy: N/A
Statewide: 40.4%
American Indian
N/A
Gateway Charter Academy: N/A
Statewide: 57.6%
Asian
N/A
Gateway Charter Academy: N/A
Statewide: 81.2%
Hispanic
N/A
Gateway Charter Academy: N/A
Statewide: 47.4%
Pacific Islander
N/A
Gateway Charter Academy: N/A
Statewide: 58.9%
White
N/A
Gateway Charter Academy: N/A
Statewide: 69%
Two or more races
N/A
Gateway Charter Academy: N/A
Statewide: 69.1%
SAT
The average SAT score for students graduating in 2019-2020, with critical reading, writing and mathematics results combined. The maximum score is 2400. For the small percentage of students who took the redesigned SAT with a maximum score of 1600, their scores were converted to the equivalent scores on the previous SAT using College Board concordance tables.
Avg. SAT score
N/A
Gateway Charter Academy: N/A
Statewide: 1019
ACT
The average ACT composite score for students graduating in 2019-2020. The maximum score is 36.
Avg. ACT score
17.1
Gateway Charter Academy: 17.1
Statewide: 20.2
College-ready graduates
A graduate is considered college ready in Reading or Math if he or she has met or exceeded the college-ready criteria on the Texas Success Initiative Assessment (TSIA) test, the SAT or the ACT test. These figures are for students graduating in 2019-2020.
Reading
30.4 %
Gateway Charter Academy: 30.4%
Statewide: 59.7%
Math
4.3 %
Gateway Charter Academy: 4.3%
Statewide: 47.9%
Reading + Math
4.3 %
Gateway Charter Academy: 4.3%
Statewide: 43.2%
Staff
Teacher ethnicities
These figures are expressed as a percentage of the total teacher full-time equivalent (FTE) as of the 2020-2021 school year.
Total teacher FTEs
16.6
African American
15.6 (94%)
Gateway Charter Academy: 94.5%
Statewide: 11.1%
American Indian
0 (0%)
Gateway Charter Academy: 0%
Statewide: 0.3%
Asian
0 (0%)
Gateway Charter Academy: 0%
Statewide: 1.8%
Hispanic
1 (6%)
Gateway Charter Academy: 5.5%
Statewide: 28.4%
Pacific Islander
0 (0%)
Gateway Charter Academy: 0%
Statewide: 0.2%
White
0 (0%)
Gateway Charter Academy: 0%
Statewide: 56.9%
Two or more races
0 (0%)
Gateway Charter Academy: 0%
Statewide: 1.2%
Highest degree held by teachers
These figures are expressed as a percentage of the total teacher full-time equivalent.
No degree
0 (0%)
Gateway Charter Academy: 3%
Statewide: 1.2%
Bachelor's
13.9 (83.5%)
Gateway Charter Academy: 80.1%
Statewide: 73%
Master's
2.7 (16.5%)
Gateway Charter Academy: 16.9%
Statewide: 25%
Doctorate
0 (0%)
Gateway Charter Academy: 0%
Statewide: 0.7%
Students per teacher
The total number of students divided by the total full-time equivalent count of teachers for 2020-2021.
Students per teacher
15.9
Gateway Charter Academy: 23.6
Statewide: 14.5
Teacher experience
This figure for the 2020-2021 school year refers to tenure — the number of years a teacher has been employed in any district, whether or not there was an interruption in service.
Avg. teacher experience
9 years
Gateway Charter Academy: 8.1 years
Statewide: 11.2 years
Teacher salaries
The average salaries listed here are for regular duties only and do not include supplemental pay. For teachers who also have nonteaching roles, only the portion of time and pay dedicated to classroom responsibilities is factored into the calculation.
Base average
$46,894
Gateway Charter Academy: $43,945
Statewide: $57,641
Beginner
N/A
Gateway Charter Academy: $40,000
Statewide: $50,849
1 to 5 years
$46,066
Gateway Charter Academy: $43,510
Statewide: $53,288
6 to 10 years
$41,686
Gateway Charter Academy: $40,219
Statewide: $56,282
11 to 20 years
$51,047
Gateway Charter Academy: $47,088
Statewide: $59,900
21 to 30 years
$49,440
Gateway Charter Academy: $49,440
Statewide: $64,637
30+ years
N/A
Gateway Charter Academy: N/A
Statewide: $69,974