Gateway Charter Academy
Public elementary school (charter) in Dallas, Texas · Gateway Charter Academy · Grades Pre-K–5
Gateway Charter Academy serves 315 students in grades Pre-K–5 in Dallas (Dallas County). It is one of 2 schools in Gateway Charter Academy. By enrollment it is the 4039th largest of 4,726 public elementary schools in Texas (median 516 students). With 29.8 students per full-time teacher, it has more students per teacher than the typical Texas elementary school (14.8).
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Rank and medians compare all 4,726 Texas elementary schools with enrollment listed on this site.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Students per teacher = students ÷ 10.58 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School, charter |
| Level | Elementary |
| Grades | Pre-K–5 |
| District | Gateway Charter Academy |
| County | Dallas County |
| Area type | City, large |
| School meals | Free meals for every student (Community Eligibility Provision) |
| NCES school ID | 480018408507 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Texas
| This school | Gateway Charter Academy | Texas elementary schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 315 | 511 | 516 |
| Students per teacher | 29.8 | 19.8 | 14.8 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 93.7% | 95.1% | 72% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 100% of Texas 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 Charter Academy in context
Size
Gateway Charter Academy is the only elementary school in Gateway Charter Academy. Its 315 students are 61.6% of the district's 511. The 8 nearest elementary schools are a median 1.7 miles away and have a median of 410 students, so Gateway Charter Academy is smaller than most of them.
As a charter school it is publicly funded and charges no tuition, but it is run under a charter rather than directly by a local school board.
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 pre-K with 104 students, and its smallest is grade 5 with 27, against an average of 45 per grade. This year grade 5 has 27% fewer students than kindergarten (27 against 37). Each grade is a different group of students, so the gap is not a dropout or growth rate. It also enrolls 104 children in pre-K.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.
Students
Black students are the largest group, at 92.4% of enrollment, about the same share as across Gateway Charter Academy (91.2%). Students from 4 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
93.7% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, against 95.1% across Gateway Charter Academy and a median of 72% for Texas elementary schools. 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
Gateway Charter Academy has 10.58 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 29.8 students per teacher. At the median Texas elementary school ratio of 14.8, a school with 315 students would have about 21.3 teachers, so Gateway Charter Academy has 10.7 fewer.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Expected teachers = this school's students ÷ the median students per teacher of Texas elementary schools (14.8).
Location
NCES classifies its location as city, large, which means it is inside a principal city of 250,000 people or more. The nearest other elementary school is Martin Weiss Elementary School, 1.3 miles away in Dallas ISD. There are 36 elementary schools within 5 miles and 124 within 10 miles.
Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.
Students by race and ethnicity
| Black | 92.4% |
| Hispanic | 4.8% |
| Two or more races | 2.5% |
| White | 0.3% |
53.3% of students are girls and 46.7% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Pre-K | 104 |
| Kindergarten | 37 |
| Grade 1 | 33 |
| Grade 2 | 40 |
| Grade 3 | 38 |
| Grade 4 | 36 |
| Grade 5 | 27 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
6103 University Hills Blvd, Dallas, TX 75241
Phone: (214)375-2039
Website: gatewaycharter.org
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Gateway Charter Academy. Blue: the nearest elementary schools.
Nearby elementary schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Martin Weiss Elementary School | Dallas ISD | 1.3 mi | 427 | 14.5 | 98.4% |
| Uplift Wisdom Prep Ps | Uplift Education | 1.4 mi | 593 | 22.7 | 90.4% |
| Umphrey Lee Elementary School | Dallas ISD | 1.6 mi | 447 | 13.8 | 97.8% |
| T G Terry Elementary School | Dallas ISD | 1.7 mi | 352 | 14 | 96.3% |
| Houston Elementary School | Lancaster ISD | 1.7 mi | 613 | 15.2 | 87.3% |
| Otto M Fridia Elementary School | Dallas ISD | 1.9 mi | 212 | 13.2 | 98.1% |
| Thomas L Marsalis El STEAM Academy | Dallas ISD | 2.0 mi | 392 | 14 | 96.2% |
| Birdie Alexander Elementary School | Dallas ISD | 2.3 mi | 259 | 11.5 | 96.1% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.
Other schools in Gateway Charter Academy
| School | Level | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gateway Charter Academy - Middle - High School | High | 6–12 | 196 |