Gateway Charter AcademyCharter

Accountability rating (2018-2019)

D

Gateway Charter Academy: C

Total students

519

Avg. teacher experience

7.2 years

Gateway Charter Academy: 8.1 years

Statewide: 11.2 years

Four-year graduation rate

N/A

Gateway Charter Academy: 100%

Statewide: 90.3%

Gateway Charter Academy is an charter elementary school in Dallas, TX, in the Gateway Charter Academy school district. As of the 2020-2021 school year, it had 519 students. 52.6% 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 D for the 2018-2019 school year.

As of the 2020-2021 school year, an average teacher's salary was $40,999, which is $16,642 less than the state average. On average, teachers had 7.2 years of experience.

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Contact information

Website

www.gatewaycharter.org

Address

6103 Univeristy Hills Blvd
Dallas, TX 75241

Office phone number

(214) 375-2039

Principal

Higher Ed Outcomes

Students in Gateway Charter Academy 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

519

African American

505 (97.3%)

Gateway Charter Academy: 97.3%

Statewide: 12.7%

American Indian

3 (0.6%)

Gateway Charter Academy: 0.5%

Statewide: 0.3%

Asian

0 (0%)

Gateway Charter Academy: 0%

Statewide: 4.7%

Hispanic

10 (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 (0.2%)

Gateway Charter Academy: 0.3%

Statewide: 2.7%

African American

97.3%

American Indian

0.6%

Asian

N/A

Hispanic

1.9%

Pacific Islander

N/A

White

N/A

Two or more races

0.2%

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

52.6 %

Gateway Charter Academy: 47.9%

Statewide: 49.2%

Economically disadvantaged

93.1 %

Gateway Charter Academy: 87.6%

Statewide: 60.3%

Limited English proficiency

0 %

Gateway Charter Academy: 0%

Statewide: 20.7%

At-risk students

52.6%

Econ. disadvantaged

93.1%

Limited Eng. proficiency

N/A

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

0 %

Gateway Charter Academy: 0.8%

Statewide: 8.3%

Special Education

2.7 %

Gateway Charter Academy: 5%

Statewide: 11.1%

Bilingual/ESL

N/A

Gifted and talented

N/A

Special education

2.7%

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)

D

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.

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

8.1 %

Gateway Charter Academy: 8.7%

Statewide: 6.7%

American Indian

Masked

Gateway Charter Academy: Masked

Statewide: 7.8%

African American

8.5 %

Gateway Charter Academy: 8.3%

Statewide: 8.9%

Asian

N/A

Gateway Charter Academy: N/A

Statewide: 1.8%

Hispanic

0 %

Gateway Charter Academy: 11.8%

Statewide: 7.4%

Pacific Islander

N/A

Gateway Charter Academy: N/A

Statewide: 7.2%

White

N/A

Gateway Charter Academy: Masked

Statewide: 5.2%

Two or more races

Masked

Gateway Charter Academy: 0%

Statewide: 6.7%

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

15.8 (94.9%)

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

0.8 (5.1%)

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

1 (6%)

Gateway Charter Academy: 3%

Statewide: 1.2%

Bachelor's

12.8 (76.8%)

Gateway Charter Academy: 80.1%

Statewide: 73%

Master's

2.9 (17.2%)

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

31.2

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

7.2 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

$40,999

Gateway Charter Academy: $43,945

Statewide: $57,641

Beginner

$40,000

Gateway Charter Academy: $40,000

Statewide: $50,849

1 to 5 years

$41,619

Gateway Charter Academy: $43,510

Statewide: $53,288

6 to 10 years

$37,854

Gateway Charter Academy: $40,219

Statewide: $56,282

11 to 20 years

$41,079

Gateway Charter Academy: $47,088

Statewide: $59,900

21 to 30 years

N/A

Gateway Charter Academy: $49,440

Statewide: $64,637

30+ years

N/A

Gateway Charter Academy: N/A

Statewide: $69,974

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