Gateway Charter School

12850 Commonwealth Dr, Fort Myers, FL 33913 | (239) 738-5048
  • Grades: KG-4
  • Student Enrollment: 999
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School Description

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School Operational Details
  • Charter School
School District Details
  • Lee County School District
  • Per-Pupil Spending: $8,706
  • Graduation Rate: 71.0%
  • Dropout Rate: 2.3%
  • Students Per Teacher: 16.2
  • Enrolled Students: 80,484

Faculty Details and Student Enrollment

Students and Faculty
  • Total Students Enrolled: 999
  • Total Full Time "Equivalent" Teachers: 54.0
  • Average Student-To-Teacher Ratio: 18.5
Students Gender Breakdown
  • Males: 479 (47.9%)
  • Females: 505 (50.6%)
Free Lunch Student Eligibility Breakdown
  • Eligible for Reduced Lunch: 3 (0.3%)
  • Eligible for Free Lunch: 172 (17.2%)
  • Eligible for Either Reduced or Free Lunch: 175 (17.5%)
Student Enrollment Distribution by Race / Ethnicity
Gateway Charter School Student Race Distribution
  Number Percent
American Indian50.5%
Black16116.1%
Asian181.8%
Hispanic28128.1%
White51952.0%
Number of Students Per Grade
Number of Students Per Grade For Gateway Charter School
  Number Percent
Kindergarten17317.3%
1st Grade22222.2%
2nd Grade20820.8%
3rd Grade19219.2%
4th Grade20420.4%
Teacher Educational Background (2010)
Percent of Teachers with a Bachelor's Degree
School:
84.4%
District:
67.9%
State:
65.3%
Percent of Teachers with a Ph.D.
School:
2.2%
District:
1.3%
State:
1.0%
Source: FL Department of Education, Source: NCES 2009-2010

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Test Scores and Performance Information

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How is this determined?
The overall school rating shows that Gateway Charter School performed on average about the same as other schools across the state on FCAT state exams in the following subjects:
  • Math
  • Reading
  • Science
AYP and Flordia State School Grades (2010)
Florida School Grade: A
Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP) Status: NO
Percent Criteria Met
School:
97.0%
District:
64.0%

FCAT - Test Proficiency by Grade and Subject

Grade 3 - % of students at or above proficiency

SchoolDistrictState
Math Test
201084.0%79.0%77.0%
200977.0%81.0%78.0%
200877.0%77.0%76.0%
 
Reading Test
201083.0%75.0%72.0%
200970.0%76.0%72.0%
200877.0%77.0%72.0%
 

Grade 4 - % of students at or above proficiency

SchoolDistrictState
Math Test
201075.0%76.0%75.0%
200973.0%75.0%75.0%
200873.0%68.0%70.0%
 
Reading Test
201068.0%75.0%72.0%
200981.0%78.0%74.0%
200876.0%72.0%70.0%
 

Grade 5 - % of students at or above proficiency

SchoolDistrictState
Math Test
200858.0%62.0%62.0%
 
Reading Test
200872.0%69.0%67.0%
 
Science Test
200838.0%41.0%44.0%
 

Grade 6 - % of students at or above proficiency

SchoolDistrictState
Math Test
200855.0%49.0%53.0%
 
Reading Test
200868.0%61.0%64.0%
 

Grade 7 - % of students at or above proficiency

SchoolDistrictState
Math Test
200879.0%58.0%60.0%
 
Reading Test
200881.0%63.0%64.0%
 

Grade 8 - % of students at or above proficiency

SchoolDistrictState
Math Test
200875.0%65.0%67.0%
 
Reading Test
200856.0%52.0%53.0%
 
Science Test
200841.0%38.0%40.0%
 
Source: FL Department of Education 2009-2010

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