Gateway 6th Grade Center
Public middle school in Kansas City, Missouri · North Kansas City 74 School District · Grades 6
Gateway 6th Grade Center serves 882 students in grade 6 in Kansas City (Clay County). It is one of 33 schools in North Kansas City 74 School District. By enrollment it is the 27th largest of 395 public middle schools in Missouri (median 426 students). With 15 students per full-time teacher, it has more students per teacher than the typical Missouri middle school (13).
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Rank and medians compare all 395 Missouri middle schools with enrollment listed on this site.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Students per teacher = students ÷ 58.84 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | Middle |
| Grades | 6 |
| District | North Kansas City 74 School District |
| County | Clay County |
| Area type | City, large |
| School meals | National School Lunch Program, free or reduced price for eligible students |
| NCES school ID | 292280003321 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Missouri
| This school | North Kansas City 74 | Missouri middle schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 882 | 21,252 | 426 |
| Students per teacher | 15 | 14.1 | 13 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 36.1% | 45.5% | 48.6% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 85% of Missouri middle schools have fewer students per teacher than this school (share of schools with a lower ratio). State test results aren't published here yet.
Gateway 6th Grade Center in context
Size
Gateway 6th Grade Center is the 3rd largest of North Kansas City 74 School District's 6 middle schools; its 882 students are 4.2% of district enrollment. Its 8 closest middle schools sit a median 4.7 miles away with a median enrollment of 684; Gateway 6th Grade Center is larger than most of them.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 enrollment and school type. Share of district students = this school's students ÷ the district's students. Nearest schools by straight-line distance between NCES EDGE locations.
Grades
Gateway 6th Grade Center serves a single grade, grade 6, with 882 students.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.
Students
The largest group is White students: 55% here and 49% across North Kansas City 74. Hispanic students are next, at 16.1%. Students from 6 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
36.1% of its students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, against 45.5% across North Kansas City 74 and a median of 48.6% for Missouri middle schools. 11.8% are directly certified for free meals, meaning their families take part in programs such as SNAP or TANF, so no application was needed. Families apply for free or reduced-price meals, and eligibility depends on household income.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership and school lunch program data. District shares weight each school by its enrollment.
Teachers
With 58.84 full-time-equivalent teachers for 882 students, Gateway 6th Grade Center has 15 students per teacher. At the median Missouri middle school ratio of 13, a school with 882 students would have about 67.8 teachers, so Gateway 6th Grade Center has 9 fewer.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Expected teachers = this school's students ÷ the median students per teacher of Missouri middle schools (13).
Location
Gateway 6th Grade Center is inside a principal city of 250,000 people or more, which NCES calls city, large. The nearest other middle school is New Mark Middle School, 2.5 miles away in the same district. Within 10 miles there are 16 other middle schools, 5 of them within 5 miles.
Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.
Students by race and ethnicity
| White | 55% |
| Hispanic | 16.1% |
| Black | 13.7% |
| Two or more races | 11% |
| Asian | 3.2% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1% |
48.3% of students are girls and 51.7% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
9201 N Indiana Ave, Kansas City, MO 64156
Phone: (816)321-5360
Website: nkcschools.org
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Gateway 6th Grade Center. Blue: the nearest middle schools.
Nearby middle schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Mark Middle School | North Kansas City 74 | 2.5 mi | 965 | 15.4 | 23.3% |
| Antioch Middle School | North Kansas City 74 | 3.6 mi | 886 | 14.9 | 40.1% |
| Platte Purchase Middle School | Platte County R-III | 3.6 mi | 368 | 12.6 | 35.6% |
| Discovery Middle School | Liberty 53 | 4.6 mi | 678 | 13.9 | 18.3% |
| South Valley Middle School | Liberty 53 | 4.7 mi | 809 | 14.2 | 19.7% |
| Maple Park Middle School | North Kansas City 74 | 5.2 mi | 585 | 10.6 | 63.4% |
| Northgate Middle School | North Kansas City 74 | 5.7 mi | 689 | 12.7 | 66.6% |
| Liberty Middle School | Liberty 53 | 5.8 mi | 609 | 12.1 | 35.5% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.