Gateway Charter AcademyCharter
- Elementary school in Gateway Charter Academy
- Dallas, TX
- Pre-kindergarten - 5th grade
Accountability rating
D
Gateway Charter Academy: C
Total students
470
Avg. teacher experience
4.9 years
Gateway Charter Academy: 5.8 years
Statewide: 11.1 years
Four-year graduation rate
N/A
Gateway Charter Academy: 97.1%
Statewide: 90%
Gateway Charter Academy is an charter elementary school in Dallas, TX, in the Gateway Charter Academy school district. As of the 2018-2019 school year, it had 470 students. The school received an accountability rating of D. 33.8% of students were considered at risk of dropping out of school. 0% of students were enrolled in bilingual and English language learning programs.
An average teacher's salary was $39,822, which is $14,300 less than the state average.
Contact information
Website
Address
6103 Univeristy Hills BlvdDallas, TX 75241
Office phone number
Principal
- Nichole Ward
- nward@gatewaycharter.org
- (214) 375-2039
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 22.1 percent. View a more comprehensive breakdown of the higher education outcomes in Region 10.
Demographics
Ethnicity
Total students
470
African American
451 (96%)
Gateway Charter Academy: 94.9%
Statewide: 12.6%
American Indian
1 (0.2%)
Gateway Charter Academy: 0.1%
Statewide: 0.4%
Asian
0 (0%)
Gateway Charter Academy: 0%
Statewide: 4.5%
Hispanic
15 (3.2%)
Gateway Charter Academy: 4%
Statewide: 52.6%
Pacific Islander
0 (0%)
Gateway Charter Academy: 0%
Statewide: 0.2%
White
0 (0%)
Gateway Charter Academy: 0.4%
Statewide: 27.4%
Two or more races
3 (0.6%)
Gateway Charter Academy: 0.7%
Statewide: 2.4%
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
33.8 %
Gateway Charter Academy: 46.4%
Statewide: 50.1%
Economically disadvantaged
92.1 %
Gateway Charter Academy: 90.8%
Statewide: 60.6%
Limited English proficiency
0.2 %
Gateway Charter Academy: 0.1%
Statewide: 19.5%
Enrollment by program
A look at the percentage of students enrolled in certain programs offered at schools for the 2018-2019 school year. A student can be enrolled in more than one program.
Bilingual/ESL
0 %
Gateway Charter Academy: 0%
Statewide: 19.7%
Career and Technical
0 %
Gateway Charter Academy: 21.4%
Statewide: 26.3%
Gifted and Talented
0.2 %
Gateway Charter Academy: 0.9%
Statewide: 8.1%
Special Education
1.3 %
Gateway Charter Academy: 4.2%
Statewide: 9.6%
Academics
Accountability ratings
Texas assigns ratings to districts and campuses that designate their performance in relation to the state's accountability system.
Overall
D
Gateway Charter Academy: C
Student achievement
D
Gateway Charter Academy: D
School progress
C
Gateway Charter Academy: C
Closing the gaps
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 2019 Accountability Manual.
Staff
Teacher ethnicities
These figures are expressed as a percentage of the total teacher full-time equivalent (FTE).
Total teacher FTEs
21.9
African American
21.6 (99%)
Gateway Charter Academy: 92.4%
Statewide: 10.6%
American Indian
0 (0%)
Gateway Charter Academy: 0%
Statewide: 0.3%
Asian
0 (0%)
Gateway Charter Academy: 0.2%
Statewide: 1.7%
Hispanic
0 (0%)
Gateway Charter Academy: 5%
Statewide: 27.7%
Pacific Islander
0 (0%)
Gateway Charter Academy: 0%
Statewide: 0.2%
White
0.2 (1%)
Gateway Charter Academy: 2.5%
Statewide: 58.4%
Two or more races
0 (0%)
Gateway Charter Academy: 0%
Statewide: 1.1%
Highest degree held by teachers
These figures are expressed as a percentage of the total teacher full-time equivalent.
No degree
0.9 (4%)
Gateway Charter Academy: 2.2%
Statewide: 1.4%
Bachelor's
17.1 (78.2%)
Gateway Charter Academy: 83.6%
Statewide: 73.6%
Master's
3.4 (15.7%)
Gateway Charter Academy: 13.1%
Statewide: 24.3%
Doctorate
0.4 (2.1%)
Gateway Charter Academy: 1.1%
Statewide: 0.7%
Students per teacher
The total number of students divided by the total full-time equivalent count of teachers for 2018-2019.
Students per teacher
21.5
Gateway Charter Academy: 18.8
Statewide: 15.1
Teacher experience
This figure for the 2018-2019 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
4.9 years
Gateway Charter Academy: 5.8 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
$39,822
Gateway Charter Academy: $42,101
Statewide: $54,122
Beginner
$35,506
Gateway Charter Academy: $41,753
Statewide: $47,218
1 to 5 years
$39,929
Gateway Charter Academy: $40,570
Statewide: $50,408
6 to 10 years
$38,611
Gateway Charter Academy: $41,220
Statewide: $52,786
11 to 20 years
$39,856
Gateway Charter Academy: $45,691
Statewide: $56,041
20+ years
$45,500
Gateway Charter Academy: $49,500
Statewide: $62,039