Gateway Technical High School
Public high school (charter) in Georgetown, Texas · Orenda Charter School · Grades 9–12
Gateway Technical High School serves 49 students in grades 9–12 in Georgetown (Williamson County). It is one of 4 schools in Orenda Charter School. By enrollment it is the 1748th largest of 1,920 public high schools in Texas (median 457 students). With 48.5 students per full-time teacher, it has more students per teacher than the typical Texas high school (14).
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Rank and medians compare all 1,920 Texas high schools with enrollment listed on this site.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Students per teacher = students ÷ 1.01 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Alternative School, charter |
| Level | High |
| Grades | 9–12 |
| District | Orenda Charter School |
| County | Williamson County |
| Area type | City, small |
| School meals | Not in the National School Lunch Program |
| NCES school ID | 480023512289 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Texas
| This school | Orenda Charter School | Texas high schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 49 | 1,984 | 457 |
| Students per teacher | 48.5 | 17.6 | 14 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | – | – | 63.8% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 99% of Texas 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 Technical High School in context
Size
Gateway Technical High School is the only high school in Orenda Charter School. Its 49 students are 2.5% of the district's 1,984. The 8 nearest high schools are a median 6.1 miles away and have a median of 1,212 students, so Gateway Technical High School is smaller than most of them.
NCES lists it as an alternative school: one that serves students whose needs a regular school may not meet, or that offers a non-traditional program alongside regular schools. 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 grade 11 with 17 students, and its smallest is grade 12 with 4, against an average of 12 per grade. This year grade 12 has 73% fewer students than grade 9 (4 against 15). 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
White students are the largest group, at 44.9% of enrollment, about the same share as across Orenda Charter School (45.2%). Hispanic students are next, at 36.7%. Students from 5 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
It does not take part in the National School Lunch Program.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership and school lunch program data. District shares weight each school by its enrollment.
Teachers
Gateway Technical High School has 1.01 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 48.5 students per teacher. At the median Texas high school ratio of 14, a school with 49 students would have about 3.5 teachers, so Gateway Technical High School has 2.5 fewer.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Expected teachers = this school's students ÷ the median students per teacher of Texas high schools (14).
Location
NCES classifies its location as city, small, which means it is inside a principal city of fewer than 100,000 people. The nearest other high school is Georgetown High School, 1.4 miles away in Georgetown ISD. There are 4 high schools within 5 miles and 8 within 10 miles.
Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.
Students by race and ethnicity
| White | 44.9% |
| Hispanic | 36.7% |
| Black | 12.2% |
| Asian | 4.1% |
| Two or more races | 2% |
55.1% of students are girls and 44.9% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Grade 9 | 15 |
| Grade 10 | 13 |
| Grade 11 | 17 |
| Grade 12 | 4 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
2951 Williams Dr., Georgetown, TX 78628
Phone: (512)868-5299
Website: gatewayhs.org
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Gateway Technical High School. Blue: the nearest high schools.
Nearby high schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Georgetown High School | Georgetown ISD | 1.4 mi | 2,059 | 15.5 | 23.9% |
| Chip Richarte High School | Georgetown ISD | 2.1 mi | 92 | 7.9 | 34.8% |
| East View High School | Georgetown ISD | 4.5 mi | 2,206 | 15.7 | 37.9% |
| Georgetown Alternative Program | Georgetown ISD | 4.9 mi | 28 | 3.5 | 46.4% |
| Rrisd Early College High School | Round Rock ISD | 7.3 mi | 364 | 17.4 | 24.5% |
| Round Rock Opport Center DAEP | Round Rock ISD | 8.1 mi | 76 | 3.5 | 44.7% |
| Stony Point High School | Round Rock ISD | 9.3 mi | 2,508 | 17 | 33.3% |
| Rouse High School | Leander ISD | 10.0 mi | 2,260 | 16 | 8.1% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.
Other schools in Orenda Charter School
| School | Level | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gateway College Preparatory School | Other | K–12 | 1,681 |
| Kingsland School | Other | K–12 | 145 |
| Nolan Creek School | Elementary | K–7 | 109 |