Gateway School
Public high school in Joplin, Missouri · Division of Youth Service · Grades 5–12
Gateway School serves 11 students in grades 5–12 in Joplin (Jasper County). It is one of 24 schools in Division of Youth Service. By enrollment it is the 553rd largest of 558 public high schools in Missouri (median 268 students). With 5.5 students per full-time teacher, it has fewer students per teacher than the typical Missouri high school (12.2).
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Rank and medians compare all 558 Missouri high schools with enrollment listed on this site.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Students per teacher = students ÷ 2 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | High |
| Grades | 5–12 |
| District | Division of Youth Service |
| County | Jasper County |
| Area type | City, small |
| School meals | National School Lunch Program, free or reduced price for eligible students |
| NCES school ID | 290000902211 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Missouri
| This school | Division of Youth Service | Missouri high schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 11 | 496 | 268 |
| Students per teacher | 5.5 | 6.7 | 12.2 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 72.7% | 84.8% | 46.2% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 4% of Missouri high 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 School in context
Size
Gateway School is the 19th largest of Division of Youth Service's 24 high schools; its 11 students are 2.2% of district enrollment. Its 8 closest high schools sit a median 13.8 miles away with a median enrollment of 1,153; Gateway School is smaller 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 11 with 5 students, and its smallest is grade 9 with 2, against an average of 4 per grade. This year grade 11 has 25% more students than grade 8 (5 against 4). Each grade is a different group of students, so the gap is not a dropout or growth rate.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.
Students
The largest group is White students: 90.9% here and 60.5% across Division of Youth Service.
72.7% of its students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, against 84.8% across Division of Youth Service and a median of 46.2% for Missouri high schools. 54.5% 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 2 full-time-equivalent teachers for 11 students, Gateway School has 5.5 students per teacher. At the median Missouri high school ratio of 12.2, a school with 11 students would have about 0.9 teachers, so Gateway School has 1.1 more.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Expected teachers = this school's students ÷ the median students per teacher of Missouri high schools (12.2).
Location
Gateway School is inside a principal city of fewer than 100,000 people, which NCES calls city, small. The nearest other high school is Joplin High School, 1.5 miles away in Joplin Schools. Within 10 miles there are 3 other high schools, 1 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 | 90.9% |
| Black | 9.1% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Grade 8 | 4 |
| Grade 9 | 2 |
| Grade 11 | 5 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
1823 W 20th St, Joplin, MO 64804
Phone: (417)629-3410
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Gateway School. Blue: the nearest high schools.
Nearby high schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joplin High School | Joplin Schools | 1.5 mi | 2,288 | 18.4 | 58.8% |
| Webb City High School | Webb City R-VII | 6.6 mi | 1,381 | 15.6 | 40% |
| Carl Junction High School | Carl Junction R-I | 7.8 mi | 924 | 14.3 | 31.3% |
| Diamond High School | Diamond R-IV | 13.5 mi | 243 | 11 | 44.9% |
| Carthage High School | Carthage R-IX | 14.0 mi | 1,626 | 18.4 | 56.9% |
| Seneca High School | Seneca R-VII | 16.5 mi | 450 | 13 | 45.8% |
| Neosho High School | Neosho School District | 16.7 mi | 1,530 | 18.1 | 53.7% |
| East Newton High School | East Newton County R-VI | 21.5 mi | 445 | 14.8 | 57.8% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.
Other schools in Division of Youth Service
| School | Level | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bissell Hall | High | 6–12 | 22 |
| Camp Avery Park Camp | High | 6–12 | 18 |
| Datema House | High | 5–12 | 10 |
| Excel School | High | 6–12 | 23 |
| Fort Bellefontaine Campus | High | 6–12 | 12 |
| Fulton Treatment Center | High | 6–12 | 30 |
| Gentry Residential Treat. Fac. | High | 6–12 | 22 |
| Girardot Center for Youth | High | 5–12 | 24 |
| Hogan St Regional Youth Center | High | 6–12 | 17 |
| Langsford House | High | 5–12 | 11 |
| Lewis and Clark Hall | High | 6–12 | 14 |
| Met Day Treatment Center | High | 6–12 | 11 |
| Mt. Vernon Treatment Center | High | 6–12 | 26 |
| New Day - Day Treatment | High | 6–12 | 22 |
| Northwest Reg. Youth Center | High | 6–12 | 20 |
| Riverbend Treatment Center | High | 6–12 | 17 |
| Sierra-Osage Treatment Center | High | 5–12 | 14 |
| Sikeston Hope Center | High | 6–12 | 11 |
| Twin Rivers | High | 6–12 | 10 |
| W. E. Sears Youth Center | High | 5–12 | 54 |
| Watkins Mill Park Camp | High | 6–12 | 46 |
| Waverly Regional Youth Center | High | 6–12 | 28 |
| Wilson Creek Group Home | High | 6–12 | 12 |