Gateway Secondary School
1800 Grand Ave
Des Moines IA, 50309, Polk County
Phone: 515-242-7846
Ranking: 
(364 out of 696, bottom 48%)*
(364 out of 696, bottom 48%)*Type: Regular Other School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 6 to Grade 12
School District: Des Moines Independent Community School District
Title I Eligible School: Yes School-Wide Title I: NA
Magnet: NA
Charter: NA
Shared-Time School: NA
Students and Teachers
| 2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | |||||
| Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
| Total Teachers: | 11 | 11 | 5 | 3 | ||||
| Total Students: | 118 | 171 | 128 | 70 | ||||
| Grade 6: | 11 | 9.3% | 53 | 31.0% | 58 | 45.3% | 53 | 75.7% |
| Grade 7: | 37 | 31.4% | 57 | 33.3% | 50 | 39.1% | 17 | 24.3% |
| Grade 8: | 46 | 39.0% | 49 | 28.7% | 20 | 15.6% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Grade 9: | 13 | 11.0% | 12 | 7.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Grade 10: | 11 | 9.3% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Grade 11: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Grade 12: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||
| Male: | 60 | 50.8% | 84 | 49.1% | 60 | 46.9% | 29 | 41.4% |
| Female: | 58 | 49.2% | 87 | 50.9% | 68 | 53.1% | 41 | 58.6% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Asian: | 3 | 2.5% | 6 | 3.5% | 4 | 3.1% | 3 | 4.3% |
| Hispanic: | 20 | 16.9% | 24 | 14.0% | 20 | 15.6% | 8 | 11.4% |
| Black: | 14 | 11.9% | 20 | 11.7% | 13 | 10.2% | 5 | 7.1% |
| White: | 76 | 64.4% | 111 | 64.9% | 85 | 66.4% | 48 | 68.6% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 1 | 0.8% | 1 | 0.6% | 1 | 0.8% | 1 | 1.4% |
| Two or More Races: | 4 | 3.4% | 9 | 5.3% | 5 | 3.9% | 5 | 7.1% |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 50 | 42.4% | 61 | 35.7% | 38 | 29.7% | 17 | 24.3% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 11 | 9.3% | 18 | 10.5% | 15 | 11.7% | 6 | 8.6% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 10.73 | 15.67 | 25.05 | 23.33 | ||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| IA | ||||||
| 2012 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 66.67% | 54.00% | 71.48% |
| 2013 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 65.96% | 54.71% | 73.04% |
| 2012 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 70.37% | 47.87% | 64.44% |
| 2013 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 64.58% | 48.41% | 65.78% |
| 2012 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 84.00% | 61.83% | 78.81% |
| 2013 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 73.58% | 62.65% | 78.31% |
| 2012 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 64.00% | 49.42% | 67.39% |
| 2013 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 77.36% | 52.96% | 68.56% |
| 2012 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 72.22% | 56.00% | 74.62% |
| 2013 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 78.72% | 58.58% | 74.59% |
| 2012 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 72.22% | 48.74% | 66.08% |
| 2013 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 70.21% | 47.35% | 66.34% |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
* Gateway Secondary School was rated 3 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.