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Gateway Elementary

Regular School · Ridgecrest, CA

Gateway Elementary is a regular school school in Ridgecrest, California, serving grades KG–05 with 346 students enrolled (SY 2024-2025). The student-teacher ratio is 24.6:1.

Level
Elementary
Grades
KG – 05
Enrollment
346
Teachers (FTE)
14.1
Student–Teacher Ratio
24.6:1
Status
Open
Lunch Program Participation
Yes under Community Eligibility Option (CEO)

Student Demographics (SY 2024-2025)

Race / Ethnicity Students Share
White 161 47%
Hispanic/Latino 117 34%
Black or African American 29 8%
Two or more races 25 7%
Asian 7 2%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander 5 1%
American Indian / Alaska Native 2 1%
Total enrollment 346 163M / 183F

English Language Learners: 15 (4% of enrollment) · SY 2021–22

Academic Performance (SY 2021-2022)

Metric This School State Avg Tested
Math Proficiency 25-29% 33.9% 161
Reading Proficiency 30-34% 48.7% 162
Science Proficiency 20-29% 53

Source: EDFacts, SY 2020–2021. Suppressed values (e.g. <=10%) indicate fewer than the minimum reportable threshold.

Stanford Achievement Estimate

Pooled score across SY 2009–2022 (grades 3–8), expressed in grade levels relative to the national average. Positive = above average.

Overall (Math + ELA)
-0.13 grade levels
Math
-0.05 grade levels

Programs & Discipline

Gifted & Talented
None offered
Out-of-School Suspensions
8
2.3% of enrollment · SY 2021–22
Chronically Absent
83
24% of enrollment · SY 2019–20

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC), Office for Civil Rights & EDFacts.

Lunch Program (SY 2024-2025)

Category Students % of School
Total enrollment (est.) 346 100%

Contact & Location

501 South Gateway

Ridgecrest, CA 93555

Phone: (760)499-1850

District

Sierra Sands Unified

Per-pupil expenditure: $19,504

District enrollment: 5,087

NCES ID

063680000434

Data sources: NCES CCD SY 2024-2025 (directory, staff, lunch), EDFacts SY 2020-21 (assessments), CRDC SY 2021-22 (programs & discipline), SEDA v6.0 (achievement estimates). Updated annually. NCES CCD