Gateway College Preparatory SchoolCharter

Accountability rating (2021-2022)

A

Orenda Charter School: A

Total students

1,534

Avg. teacher experience

9 years

Orenda Charter School: 9.4 years

Statewide: 11.1 years

Four-year graduation rate

100 %

Orenda Charter School: 91.8%

Statewide: 90%

Gateway College Preparatory School is an charter elementary/secondary school in Georgetown, TX, in the Orenda Charter School school district. As of the 2021-2022 school year, it had 1,534 students. 33.8% of students were considered at risk of dropping out of school. 1.7% of students were enrolled in bilingual and English language learning programs.

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

In the Class of 2021, 100% of students received their high school diplomas on time or earlier.

The average SAT score at Gateway College Preparatory School was 1111 for 2020-2021 graduates. The average ACT score was 25.7.

As of the 2021-2022 school year, an average teacher's salary was $53,417, which is $5,470 less than the state average. On average, teachers had 9 years of experience.

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Contact information

Website

www.gatewaycps.org

Address

3360 Westinghouse Rd
Georgetown, TX 78626

Office phone number

(512) 868-4947

Principal

Higher Ed Outcomes

Students in Gateway College Preparatory School are part of the Texas Education Agency’s Region 12. Students who started eighth grade in 2011 in this region had a college graduation rate of 22.0 percent. View a more comprehensive breakdown of the higher education outcomes in Region 12.

Demographics

Race and ethnicity

Total students

1,534

African American

85 (5.5%)

Orenda Charter School: 5.6%

Statewide: 12.8%

American Indian

3 (0.2%)

Orenda Charter School: 0.3%

Statewide: 0.3%

Asian

123 (8%)

Orenda Charter School: 6.6%

Statewide: 4.8%

Hispanic

339 (22.1%)

Orenda Charter School: 22.4%

Statewide: 52.8%

Pacific Islander

5 (0.3%)

Orenda Charter School: 0.3%

Statewide: 0.2%

White

898 (58.5%)

Orenda Charter School: 59.8%

Statewide: 26.3%

Two or more races

81 (5.3%)

Orenda Charter School: 5.2%

Statewide: 2.9%

African American

5.5%

American Indian

0.2%

Asian

8.0%

Hispanic

22.1%

Pacific Islander

0.3%

White

58.5%

Two or more races

5.3%

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 %

Orenda Charter School: 40.2%

Statewide: 53.5%

Economically disadvantaged

5.1 %

Orenda Charter School: 11.3%

Statewide: 60.7%

Limited English proficiency

2.3 %

Orenda Charter School: 2.6%

Statewide: 21.7%

At-risk students

33.8%

Econ. disadvantaged

5.1%

Limited Eng. proficiency

2.3%

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

1.7 %

Orenda Charter School: 2.1%

Statewide: 21.9%

Gifted and Talented

0 %

Orenda Charter School: 0%

Statewide: 8%

Special Education

7.4 %

Orenda Charter School: 11.2%

Statewide: 11.6%

Bilingual/ESL

1.7%

Gifted and talented

0%

Special education

7.4%

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)

A

Orenda Charter School: A

Student achievement (2021-2022)

A

Orenda Charter School: A

School progress (2021-2022)

B

Orenda Charter School: B

Closing the gaps (2021-2022)

A

Orenda Charter School: B

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

100 %

Orenda Charter School: 91.8%

Statewide: 90%

African American

Masked

Orenda Charter School: Masked

Statewide: 86.3%

American Indian

N/A

Orenda Charter School: N/A

Statewide: 87.4%

Asian

Masked

Orenda Charter School: Masked

Statewide: 96.7%

Hispanic

100 %

Orenda Charter School: 95.8%

Statewide: 88.1%

Pacific Islander

N/A

Orenda Charter School: Masked

Statewide: 88.3%

White

100 %

Orenda Charter School: 88.3%

Statewide: 93.8%

Two or more races

100 %

Orenda Charter School: 100%

Statewide: 90.8%

African American

Masked

American Indian

N/A

Asian

Masked

Hispanic

100.0%

Pacific Islander

N/A

White

100.0%

Two or more races

100.0%

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 %

Orenda Charter School: 0%

Statewide: 2.4%

African American

0 %

Orenda Charter School: 0%

Statewide: 3.5%

American Indian

Masked

Orenda Charter School: Masked

Statewide: 3.1%

Asian

0 %

Orenda Charter School: 0%

Statewide: 0.5%

Hispanic

0 %

Orenda Charter School: 0%

Statewide: 2.8%

Pacific Islander

N/A

Orenda Charter School: N/A

Statewide: 2.6%

White

0 %

Orenda Charter School: 0%

Statewide: 1.3%

Two or more races

0 %

Orenda Charter School: 0%

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

2.2 %

Orenda Charter School: 6.2%

Statewide: 15%

African American

0 %

Orenda Charter School: 5.6%

Statewide: 20.7%

American Indian

Masked

Orenda Charter School: Masked

Statewide: 16.4%

Asian

2.1 %

Orenda Charter School: 2.1%

Statewide: 3.3%

Hispanic

3.3 %

Orenda Charter School: 7.1%

Statewide: 16.9%

Pacific Islander

Masked

Orenda Charter School: Masked

Statewide: 17.9%

White

1.9 %

Orenda Charter School: 6.1%

Statewide: 10.7%

Two or more races

2.7 %

Orenda Charter School: 8.3%

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

38.2 %

Orenda Charter School: 29.6%

Statewide: 21.1%

African American

25 %

Orenda Charter School: 25%

Statewide: 13%

American Indian

N/A

Orenda Charter School: N/A

Statewide: 16.8%

Asian

40 %

Orenda Charter School: 33.3%

Statewide: 55.4%

Hispanic

29.4 %

Orenda Charter School: 20.4%

Statewide: 18%

Pacific Islander

N/A

Orenda Charter School: N/A

Statewide: 17.9%

White

40.2 %

Orenda Charter School: 31%

Statewide: 24.3%

Two or more races

53.8 %

Orenda Charter School: 50%

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

60 %

Orenda Charter School: 60%

Statewide: 48.6%

African American

Masked

Orenda Charter School: Masked

Statewide: 29%

American Indian

N/A

Orenda Charter School: N/A

Statewide: 52.8%

Asian

Masked

Orenda Charter School: Masked

Statewide: 73.6%

Hispanic

20 %

Orenda Charter School: 20%

Statewide: 34.6%

Pacific Islander

N/A

Orenda Charter School: N/A

Statewide: 43.9%

White

66.7 %

Orenda Charter School: 66.7%

Statewide: 61.2%

Two or more races

71.4 %

Orenda Charter School: 71.4%

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

1111

Orenda Charter School: 1103

Statewide: 1002

ACT

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

Avg. ACT score

25.7

Orenda Charter School: 25.7

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

84.9 %

Orenda Charter School: 81.4%

Statewide: 56.1%

Math

67.1 %

Orenda Charter School: 62.8%

Statewide: 45.7%

Reading + Math

64.4 %

Orenda Charter School: 60.5%

Statewide: 40.4%

Reading

84.9%

Math

67.1%

Reading + Math

64.4%

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

82.9

African American

6 (7.2%)

Orenda Charter School: 8.1%

Statewide: 11.2%

American Indian

0.9 (1.1%)

Orenda Charter School: 0.8%

Statewide: 0.3%

Asian

1 (1.2%)

Orenda Charter School: 1.6%

Statewide: 1.9%

Hispanic

12 (14.5%)

Orenda Charter School: 10.9%

Statewide: 28.9%

Pacific Islander

0 (0%)

Orenda Charter School: 0%

Statewide: 0.1%

White

63 (76%)

Orenda Charter School: 78.6%

Statewide: 56.4%

Two or more races

0 (0%)

Orenda Charter School: 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%)

Orenda Charter School: 0%

Statewide: 1.4%

Bachelor's

67.3 (81.1%)

Orenda Charter School: 80.4%

Statewide: 72.6%

Master's

15.7 (18.9%)

Orenda Charter School: 19.6%

Statewide: 25.2%

Doctorate

0 (0%)

Orenda Charter School: 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

18.5

Orenda Charter School: 17.2

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

9 years

Orenda Charter School: 9.4 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

$53,417

Orenda Charter School: $53,578

Statewide: $58,887

Beginner

$50,323

Orenda Charter School: $50,145

Statewide: $51,054

1 to 5 years

$50,556

Orenda Charter School: $50,624

Statewide: $54,577

6 to 10 years

$52,491

Orenda Charter School: $52,220

Statewide: $57,746

11 to 20 years

$56,491

Orenda Charter School: $56,618

Statewide: $61,377

21 to 30 years

$62,520

Orenda Charter School: $60,219

Statewide: $65,949

30+ years

$59,705

Orenda Charter School: $64,271

Statewide: $71,111

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