Gateway Charter Academy
Dallas, Texas · Dallas County · Grades Pre-K–12 · Charter
Gateway Charter Academy runs 2 schools (1 elementary, 1 high) with 511 students. By enrollment it is the 795th largest of 1210 districts in Texas, where the median district has 886 students. NCES classifies its area as city, large.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Rank compares the 1210 Texas districts listed on this site.
District at a glance
| Schools | 2 |
| Students | 511 |
| Teachers (full-time equivalent) | 25.8 |
| Students per teacher | 19.8 (state 14.9) |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 95.1% (state 61.6%) |
| County | Dallas County |
| Area type | City, large |
| NCES district ID | 4800184 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25, totals of the district's schools. Students per teacher = students ÷ full-time-equivalent teachers.
Schools in Gateway Charter Academy
| School | Level | Grades | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gateway Charter Academy | Elementary | Pre-K–5 | 315 | 29.8 | 93.7% |
| Gateway Charter Academy - Middle - High School | High | 6–12 | 196 | 12.9 | 97.4% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25.
Map of Gateway Charter Academy schools
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Gateway Charter Academy in context
Size
Gateway Charter Academy enrolls less than 0.1% of Texas' 5,544,769 public school students and is smaller than the median district (886 students). The largest of its schools is Gateway Charter Academy with 315 students, and the smallest is Gateway Charter Academy - Middle - High School with 196; the average is 256, against 626 statewide. NCES lists Gateway Charter Academy as an independent charter district: a charter school operator that is its own local education agency rather than part of a geographic school district.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 enrollment. Share = district students ÷ all students in Texas schools listed here; averages = students ÷ schools.
Grades
Its largest grade this year is grade 2, with 40 students. Grade 12 has 22 students and kindergarten has 37, 41% fewer in the later grade. Each grade is a different group of students, so this is not a dropout or growth rate. Gateway Charter Academy enrolls 104 children in pre-K.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade, all schools in the district.
Students
Black students are the largest group in Gateway Charter Academy at 91.2%, above their 12.8% share of Texas public school students. Hispanic students make up 6.5%.
95.1% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, against 61.6% statewide. By school, the share runs from 93.7% at Gateway Charter Academy to 97.4% at Gateway Charter Academy - Middle - High School. All 2 of its schools serve free breakfast and lunch to every student under the Community Eligibility Provision or Provision 2 or 3, with no application.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership and school lunch program data. District and state shares weight each school by its enrollment.
Staff
Its 25.8 full-time-equivalent teachers work out to 19.8 students per teacher, more than the state's 14.9. Gateway Charter Academy reports no school counselors to NCES. It reports no librarians or media specialists.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 district staff file (full-time equivalents). Students per counselor = district students ÷ counselors. Benchmark: American School Counselor Association, 250 students per counselor.
Location
Gateway Charter Academy is based inside a principal city of 250,000 people or more, an area NCES calls city, large. The nearest district is Golden Rule Charter School, 3 miles away with 1,298 students. 57 districts are within 25 miles, and 46 of them enroll more students than Gateway Charter Academy. Dallas County has 41 districts on this site.
Source: NCES EDGE locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines between the average locations of each district's schools.
Staff
| Role | Full-time equivalent | Students per staff member |
|---|---|---|
| Teachers | 22.4 | 23 |
| School counselors | 0 | – |
| Librarians and media specialists | 0 | – |
| School psychologists | 0 | – |
| Instructional aides | 6.6 | 77 |
| Other student support staff | 0.8 | 639 |
| School administrators | 1.1 | 465 |
| District administrators | 2 | 256 |
| All staff | 53.5 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 district staff file. Students per staff member = district students ÷ full-time-equivalent staff in that role. The median Texas district has 379 students per counselor.
Students by race and ethnicity
| Black | 91.2% |
| Hispanic | 6.5% |
| Two or more races | 2% |
| Asian | 0.2% |
| White | 0.2% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership, all schools in the district.
Students by grade
| Pre-K | 104 |
| Kindergarten | 37 |
| Grade 1 | 33 |
| Grade 2 | 40 |
| Grade 3 | 38 |
| Grade 4 | 36 |
| Grade 5 | 27 |
| Grade 6 | 36 |
| Grade 7 | 25 |
| Grade 8 | 35 |
| Grade 9 | 18 |
| Grade 10 | 32 |
| Grade 11 | 28 |
| Grade 12 | 22 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Nearby school districts
| District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Calendar 2026–2027 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Golden Rule Charter School | 3 mi | 1,298 | 11.9 | – |
| Life School | 3 mi | 5,735 | 18 | – |
| Lancaster ISD | 4 mi | 6,822 | 14.8 | – |
| Academy of Dallas | 5 mi | 220 | – | – |
| Desoto ISD | 5 mi | 5,708 | 18.7 | – |
| Faith Family Academy | 6 mi | 3,036 | 19.9 | – |
| Village Technical Schools | 6 mi | 1,335 | 19.8 | – |
| La Academia De Estrellas | 7 mi | 1,024 | 16.2 | – |
Distance between the average locations of each district's schools (NCES EDGE).
Other school districts in Dallas County
- Dallas ISD (139,802 students)
- Garland ISD (51,021 students)
- Mesquite ISD (37,930 students)
- Richardson ISD (36,971 students)
- Irving ISD (30,767 students)
- Grand Prairie ISD (26,129 students)
- Carrollton-Farmers Branch ISD (24,165 students)
- Uplift Education (23,384 students)
- Coppell ISD (13,233 students)
- Duncanville ISD (11,562 students)
- Harmony Public Schools - North Texas (11,042 students)
- Lancaster ISD (6,822 students)
- Highland Park ISD (6,350 students)
- Cedar Hill ISD (6,253 students)
- Life School (5,735 students)
- Desoto ISD (5,708 students)
- Texans Can Academies (3,479 students)
- Pioneer Technology & Arts Academy (2,328 students)
- Sunnyvale ISD (2,306 students)
- Universal Academy (2,036 students)
- Ume Preparatory Academy (1,703 students)
- A+ Academy (1,678 students)
- Village Technical Schools (1,335 students)
- Golden Rule Charter School (1,298 students)
- Cityscape Schools (1,259 students)
- Legacy Preparatory (1,138 students)
- Inspired Vision Academy (1,136 students)
- Winfree Academy Charter Schools (1,098 students)
- La Academia De Estrellas (1,024 students)
- Advantage Academy (972 students)
All Texas districts (10 more in Dallas County).
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25, county of each district's office.
Contact
6103 University Hills Blvd, Dallas, TX 75241
Phone: (214)375-1921
Website: gatewaycharter.org
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory.