Houston Gateway Academy
Public elementary school (charter) in Houston, Texas · Houston Gateway Academy Inc · Grades Pre-K–8
Houston Gateway Academy serves 613 students in grades Pre-K–8 in Houston (Harris County). It is one of 3 schools in Houston Gateway Academy Inc. By enrollment it is the 1511th largest of 4,726 public elementary schools in Texas (median 516 students). With 18 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 ÷ 34 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School, charter |
| Level | Elementary |
| Grades | Pre-K–8 |
| District | Houston Gateway Academy Inc |
| County | Harris County |
| Area type | City, large |
| School meals | Free meals for every student (Community Eligibility Provision) |
| NCES school ID | 480011808242 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Texas
| This school | Houston Gateway Academy Inc | Texas elementary schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 613 | 2,157 | 516 |
| Students per teacher | 18 | 21.4 | 14.8 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 85.6% | 84.9% | 72% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 91% 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.
Houston Gateway Academy in context
Size
Houston Gateway Academy is the largest of Houston Gateway Academy Inc's 2 elementary schools; its 613 students are 28.4% of district enrollment. Its 8 closest elementary schools sit a median 1 miles away with a median enrollment of 439; Houston Gateway Academy is larger 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 76 students, and its smallest is grade 7 with 50, against an average of 61 per grade. This year grade 8 has 15% more students than kindergarten (63 against 55). Each grade is a different group of students, so the gap is not a dropout or growth rate. It also enrolls 76 children in pre-K.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.
Students
The largest group is Hispanic students: 96.1% here and 96.8% across Houston Gateway Academy Inc. Students from 4 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
85.6% of its students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, against 84.9% across Houston Gateway Academy Inc 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
With 34 full-time-equivalent teachers for 613 students, Houston Gateway Academy has 18 students per teacher. At the median Texas elementary school ratio of 14.8, a school with 613 students would have about 41.4 teachers, so Houston Gateway Academy has 7.4 fewer.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Expected teachers = this school's students ÷ the median students per teacher of Texas elementary schools (14.8).
Location
Houston Gateway Academy is inside a principal city of 250,000 people or more, which NCES calls city, large. The nearest other elementary school is Golfcrest Elementary School, 0.4 miles away in Houston ISD. Within 10 miles there are 188 other elementary schools, 62 of them within 5 miles.
Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.
Students by race and ethnicity
| Hispanic | 96.1% |
| Black | 2.3% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 0.8% |
| White | 0.8% |
49.3% of students are girls and 50.7% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Pre-K | 76 |
| Kindergarten | 55 |
| Grade 1 | 60 |
| Grade 2 | 59 |
| Grade 3 | 59 |
| Grade 4 | 66 |
| Grade 5 | 65 |
| Grade 6 | 60 |
| Grade 7 | 50 |
| Grade 8 | 63 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
3400 Evergreen Dr., Houston, TX 77087
Phone: (713)649-2706
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Houston Gateway Academy. Blue: the nearest elementary schools.
Nearby elementary schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Golfcrest Elementary School | Houston ISD | 0.4 mi | 372 | 13.3 | 96.8% |
| Crespo Elementary School | Houston ISD | 0.5 mi | 526 | 16.4 | 94.1% |
| Sanchez Elementary School | Houston ISD | 0.8 mi | 378 | 14.5 | 95.5% |
| Pstem Academy | Raul Yzaguirre Schools for Success | 0.9 mi | 482 | 19.2 | 96.3% |
| Southmayd Elementary School | Houston ISD | 1.1 mi | 321 | 12.3 | 96.3% |
| Cornelius Elementary School | Houston ISD | 1.2 mi | 763 | 17.7 | 95% |
| Park Place Elementary School | Houston ISD | 1.3 mi | 686 | 16 | 92.1% |
| Seguin Elementary School | Houston ISD | 1.3 mi | 395 | 14.6 | 97.2% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.
Other schools in Houston Gateway Academy Inc
| School | Level | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| Houston Gateway Academy - Coral Campus | Other | Pre-K–12 | 961 |
| Houston Gateway Academy Inc Elite College Prep | Elementary | Pre-K–8 | 583 |