Gateway Elementary School
Public elementary school in St Louis, Missouri · St. Louis City School District · Grades Pre-K–5
Gateway Elementary School serves 426 students in grades Pre-K–5 in St Louis (St. Louis city). It is one of 62 schools in St. Louis City School District. By enrollment it is the 307th largest of 1,202 public elementary schools in Missouri (median 327 students). With 10.8 students per full-time teacher, it has fewer students per teacher than the typical Missouri elementary school (12.3).
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Rank and medians compare all 1,202 Missouri elementary schools with enrollment listed on this site.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Students per teacher = students ÷ 39.5 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | Elementary |
| Grades | Pre-K–5 |
| District | St. Louis City School District |
| County | St. Louis city |
| Area type | City, large |
| School meals | Free meals for every student (Community Eligibility Provision) |
| NCES school ID | 292928001587 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Missouri
| This school | St. Louis City | Missouri elementary schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 426 | 17,933 | 327 |
| Students per teacher | 10.8 | 11.4 | 12.3 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 100% | 100% | 53.6% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 24% of Missouri elementary 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 Elementary School in context
Size
Of the 42 elementary schools in St. Louis City School District, Gateway Elementary School is the 2nd largest, with 2.4% of the district's students. Its 8 closest elementary schools sit a median 0.9 miles away with a median enrollment of 150; Gateway Elementary School 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
Its largest grade is grade 5 with 101 students, and its smallest is pre-K with 21, against an average of 61 per grade. This year grade 5 has 71% more students than kindergarten (101 against 59). Each grade is a different group of students, so the gap is not a dropout or growth rate. It also enrolls 21 children in pre-K.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.
Students
The largest group is Black students: 95.3% here and 74.8% across St. Louis City. Students from all 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
100% of its students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, against 100% across St. Louis City and a median of 53.6% for Missouri elementary schools. 65.7% are directly certified for free meals, meaning their families take part in programs such as SNAP or TANF, so no application was needed. Under the Community Eligibility Provision, every student can eat breakfast and lunch at no charge, and families fill out no meal application.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership and school lunch program data. District shares weight each school by its enrollment.
Teachers
With 39.5 full-time-equivalent teachers for 426 students, Gateway Elementary School has 10.8 students per teacher. At the median Missouri elementary school ratio of 12.3, a school with 426 students would have about 34.6 teachers, so Gateway Elementary School has 4.9 more.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Expected teachers = this school's students ÷ the median students per teacher of Missouri elementary schools (12.3).
Location
Gateway Elementary School is inside a principal city of 250,000 people or more, which NCES calls city, large. Elias Michael Elementary School (in the same district) is listed at the same location. Within 10 miles there are 120 other elementary schools, 54 of them within 5 miles.
Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.
Students by race and ethnicity
| Black | 95.3% |
| Two or more races | 1.6% |
| White | 1.2% |
| Hispanic | 0.9% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 0.5% |
| Asian | 0.2% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0.2% |
50.2% of students are girls and 49.8% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Pre-K | 21 |
| Kindergarten | 59 |
| Grade 1 | 59 |
| Grade 2 | 53 |
| Grade 3 | 64 |
| Grade 4 | 69 |
| Grade 5 | 101 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
4 Gateway Dr., St Louis, MO 63106
Phone: (314)241-8255
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Gateway Elementary School. Blue: the nearest elementary schools.
Nearby elementary schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elias Michael Elementary School | St. Louis City | 0.0 mi | 43 | 5.1 | 100% |
| Jefferson Elementary School | St. Louis City | 0.4 mi | 125 | 11.4 | 100% |
| St Louis Language Immersion School | St. Louis Language Immersion School | 0.7 mi | 493 | 12 | 49.9% |
| George Washington Carver Elementary School | St. Louis City | 0.8 mi | 103 | 7.4 | 100% |
| Columbia Elementary Comm. Education Center | St. Louis City | 0.9 mi | 216 | 14.9 | 100% |
| St. Louis Voices Academy | St. Louis Voices Academy | 1.1 mi | 135 | 14.7 | 97.8% |
| Atlas Elementary School | Atlas Public Schools | 1.1 mi | 431 | 15.4 | 100% |
| Henry Elementary School | St. Louis City | 1.1 mi | 165 | 8.7 | 100% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.