Gateway Charter Academy - Middle - High SchoolCharter

Accountability rating (2021-2022)

B

Gateway Charter Academy: Not Rated: Data Under Review

Total students

227

Avg. teacher experience

7 years

Gateway Charter Academy: 6.2 years

Statewide: 11.1 years

Four-year graduation rate

97.7 %

Gateway Charter Academy: 97.7%

Statewide: 90%

Gateway Charter Academy - Middle - High School is an charter elementary/secondary school in Dallas, TX, in the Gateway Charter Academy school district. As of the 2021-2022 school year, it had 227 students. 33% of students were considered at risk of dropping out of school. 0% of students were enrolled in bilingual and English language learning programs.

The school received an accountability rating of B for the 2021-2022 school year.

In the Class of 2021, 97.7% of students received their high school diplomas on time or earlier.

The average ACT score was 15.1.

As of the 2021-2022 school year, an average teacher's salary was $49,190, which is $9,697 less than the state average. On average, teachers had 7 years of experience.

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Contact information

Website

www.gatewaycharter.org

Address

1015 E Wheatland Rd
Dallas, TX 75241

Office phone number

(214) 375-1921

Principal

Higher Ed Outcomes

Students in Gateway Charter Academy - Middle - High School are part of the Texas Education Agency’s Region 10. Students who started eighth grade in 2011 in this region had a college graduation rate of 21.0 percent. View a more comprehensive breakdown of the higher education outcomes in Region 10.

Demographics

Race and ethnicity

Total students

227

African American

216 (95.2%)

Gateway Charter Academy: 96.5%

Statewide: 12.8%

American Indian

1 (0.4%)

Gateway Charter Academy: 0.3%

Statewide: 0.3%

Asian

0 (0%)

Gateway Charter Academy: 0%

Statewide: 4.8%

Hispanic

9 (4%)

Gateway Charter Academy: 2.8%

Statewide: 52.8%

Pacific Islander

0 (0%)

Gateway Charter Academy: 0%

Statewide: 0.2%

White

0 (0%)

Gateway Charter Academy: 0.2%

Statewide: 26.3%

Two or more races

1 (0.4%)

Gateway Charter Academy: 0.3%

Statewide: 2.9%

African American

95.2%

American Indian

0.4%

Asian

0%

Hispanic

4.0%

Pacific Islander

0%

White

0%

Two or more races

0.4%

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

33 %

Gateway Charter Academy: 31.2%

Statewide: 53.5%

Economically disadvantaged

61.2 %

Gateway Charter Academy: 74.5%

Statewide: 60.7%

Limited English proficiency

0 %

Gateway Charter Academy: 0%

Statewide: 21.7%

At-risk students

33.0%

Econ. disadvantaged

61.2%

Limited Eng. proficiency

0%

Enrollment by program

A look at the percentage of students enrolled in certain programs offered at schools for the 2021-2022 school year. A student can be enrolled in more than one program.

Bilingual/ESL

0 %

Gateway Charter Academy: 0%

Statewide: 21.9%

Gifted and Talented

1.8 %

Gateway Charter Academy: 0.6%

Statewide: 8%

Special Education

7.9 %

Gateway Charter Academy: 4.7%

Statewide: 11.6%

Bilingual/ESL

0%

Gifted and talented

1.8%

Special education

7.9%

Academics

Accountability ratings

Texas assigns ratings to districts and campuses that designate their performance in relation to the state's accountability system.

A-F ratings for the 2022-2023 school year have not yet been released. Many school districts have sued the Texas Education Agency after the agency made changes to the way ratings would be calculated. The ratings won’t be released until the case is resolved.

Overall (2021-2022)

B

Gateway Charter Academy: Not Rated: Data Under Review

Student achievement (2021-2022)

B

Gateway Charter Academy: B

School progress (2021-2022)

A

Gateway Charter Academy: A

Closing the gaps (2021-2022)

B

Gateway Charter Academy: C

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 2022 Accountability Manual.

Four-year graduation rates

The percentage of students who started ninth grade in 2017-2018 and received a high school diploma on time — by Aug. 31, 2021. Learn more about how four-year graduation rates are defined.

All students

97.7 %

Gateway Charter Academy: 97.7%

Statewide: 90%

African American

97.5 %

Gateway Charter Academy: 97.5%

Statewide: 86.3%

American Indian

N/A

Gateway Charter Academy: N/A

Statewide: 87.4%

Asian

N/A

Gateway Charter Academy: N/A

Statewide: 96.7%

Hispanic

Masked

Gateway Charter Academy: Masked

Statewide: 88.1%

Pacific Islander

N/A

Gateway Charter Academy: N/A

Statewide: 88.3%

White

N/A

Gateway Charter Academy: N/A

Statewide: 93.8%

Two or more races

Masked

Gateway Charter Academy: Masked

Statewide: 90.8%

African American

97.5%

American Indian

N/A

Asian

N/A

Hispanic

Masked

Pacific Islander

N/A

White

N/A

Two or more races

Masked

Dropout rates

The dropout rate for students in grades 9-12 during the 2020-2021 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: 2.4%

African American

0 %

Gateway Charter Academy: 0%

Statewide: 3.5%

American Indian

N/A

Gateway Charter Academy: N/A

Statewide: 3.1%

Asian

N/A

Gateway Charter Academy: N/A

Statewide: 0.5%

Hispanic

Masked

Gateway Charter Academy: Masked

Statewide: 2.8%

Pacific Islander

N/A

Gateway Charter Academy: N/A

Statewide: 2.6%

White

N/A

Gateway Charter Academy: N/A

Statewide: 1.3%

Two or more races

Masked

Gateway Charter Academy: Masked

Statewide: 2%

Chronic absenteeism

The chronic absenteeism rate for students during the 2020-2021 school year. It measures the number of students who were absent for at least ten percent of the school year.

All students

5.2 %

Gateway Charter Academy: 10%

Statewide: 15%

African American

5 %

Gateway Charter Academy: 10.2%

Statewide: 20.7%

American Indian

Masked

Gateway Charter Academy: Masked

Statewide: 16.4%

Asian

N/A

Gateway Charter Academy: N/A

Statewide: 3.3%

Hispanic

16.7 %

Gateway Charter Academy: 7.1%

Statewide: 16.9%

Pacific Islander

N/A

Gateway Charter Academy: N/A

Statewide: 17.9%

White

N/A

Gateway Charter Academy: N/A

Statewide: 10.7%

Two or more races

Masked

Gateway Charter Academy: Masked

Statewide: 13.9%

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 2020-2021 school year.

All students

0 %

Gateway Charter Academy: 0%

Statewide: 21.1%

African American

0 %

Gateway Charter Academy: 0%

Statewide: 13%

American Indian

N/A

Gateway Charter Academy: N/A

Statewide: 16.8%

Asian

N/A

Gateway Charter Academy: N/A

Statewide: 55.4%

Hispanic

Masked

Gateway Charter Academy: Masked

Statewide: 18%

Pacific Islander

N/A

Gateway Charter Academy: N/A

Statewide: 17.9%

White

N/A

Gateway Charter Academy: N/A

Statewide: 24.3%

Two or more races

Masked

Gateway Charter Academy: Masked

Statewide: 23.5%

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 2020-2021 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: 48.6%

African American

N/A

Gateway Charter Academy: N/A

Statewide: 29%

American Indian

N/A

Gateway Charter Academy: N/A

Statewide: 52.8%

Asian

N/A

Gateway Charter Academy: N/A

Statewide: 73.6%

Hispanic

N/A

Gateway Charter Academy: N/A

Statewide: 34.6%

Pacific Islander

N/A

Gateway Charter Academy: N/A

Statewide: 43.9%

White

N/A

Gateway Charter Academy: N/A

Statewide: 61.2%

Two or more races

N/A

Gateway Charter Academy: N/A

Statewide: 60.8%

SAT

The average SAT score for students graduating in 2020-2021, 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: 1002

ACT

The average ACT composite score for students graduating in 2020-2021. The maximum score is 36.

Avg. ACT score

15.1

Gateway Charter Academy: 15.1

Statewide: 20.0

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 2020-2021.

Reading

23.8 %

Gateway Charter Academy: 23.8%

Statewide: 56.1%

Math

9.5 %

Gateway Charter Academy: 9.5%

Statewide: 45.7%

Reading + Math

7.1 %

Gateway Charter Academy: 7.1%

Statewide: 40.4%

Reading

23.8%

Math

9.5%

Reading + Math

7.1%

Staff

Teacher ethnicities

These figures are expressed as a percentage of the total teacher full-time equivalent (FTE) as of the 2021-2022 school year.

Total teacher FTEs

16.9

African American

14.9 (88.2%)

Gateway Charter Academy: 91.9%

Statewide: 11.2%

American Indian

0 (0%)

Gateway Charter Academy: 0%

Statewide: 0.3%

Asian

0 (0%)

Gateway Charter Academy: 0%

Statewide: 1.9%

Hispanic

2 (11.8%)

Gateway Charter Academy: 8.1%

Statewide: 28.9%

Pacific Islander

0 (0%)

Gateway Charter Academy: 0%

Statewide: 0.1%

White

0 (0%)

Gateway Charter Academy: 0%

Statewide: 56.4%

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

0.9 (5.1%)

Gateway Charter Academy: 8.8%

Statewide: 1.4%

Bachelor's

14.3 (84.7%)

Gateway Charter Academy: 70.6%

Statewide: 72.6%

Master's

1.7 (10.2%)

Gateway Charter Academy: 20.6%

Statewide: 25.2%

Doctorate

0 (0%)

Gateway Charter Academy: 0%

Statewide: 0.8%

Students per teacher

The total number of students divided by the total full-time equivalent count of teachers for 2021-2022.

Students per teacher

13.5

Gateway Charter Academy: 17.7

Statewide: 14.6

Teacher experience

This figure for the 2021-2022 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

7 years

Gateway Charter Academy: 6.2 years

Statewide: 11.1 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

$49,190

Gateway Charter Academy: $45,990

Statewide: $58,887

Beginner

$40,813

Gateway Charter Academy: $41,365

Statewide: $51,054

1 to 5 years

$48,835

Gateway Charter Academy: $45,619

Statewide: $54,577

6 to 10 years

$50,176

Gateway Charter Academy: $49,074

Statewide: $57,746

11 to 20 years

$54,696

Gateway Charter Academy: $49,007

Statewide: $61,377

21 to 30 years

$50,951

Gateway Charter Academy: $46,177

Statewide: $65,949

30+ years

N/A

Gateway Charter Academy: N/A

Statewide: $71,111

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