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Gateway Unified School District ranks among the top 20% of public school district in California for:
Category
Attribute
Student Attention
Lowest student:teacher ratio (Top 1%)
For the 2025 school year, there are 4 public middle schools serving 1,258 students in Gateway Unified School District. This district's average middle testing ranking is 4/10, which is in the bottom 50% of public middle schools in California.
Public Middle Schools in Gateway Unified School District have an average math proficiency score of 24% (versus the California public middle school average of 31%), and reading proficiency score of 29% (versus the 46% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 36% of the student body (majority Hispanic), which is less than the California public middle school average of 78% (majority Hispanic).
Overview
This School District
This State (CA)
# Schools
8 Schools
3,526 Schools
# Students
2,216 Students
1,861,634 Students
# Teachers
127 Teachers
88,139 Teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
17:1
17:1
District Rank
Gateway Unified School District, which is ranked #1228 of all 1,930 school districts in California (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data) for the 2021-2022 school year.
The school district's graduation rate of 80-84% has stayed relatively flat over five school years.
Overall District Rank
#1241 out of 1941 school districts
(Bottom 50%)
(Bottom 50%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
25%
33%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
32%
47%
Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
21%
29%
Graduation Rate
80-84%
87%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.55
0.64
# American Indian Students
112 Students
9,917 Students
% American Indian Students
5%
1%
# Asian Students
83 Students
202,024 Students
% Asian Students
4%
11%
# Hispanic Students
381 Students
1,014,155 Students
% Hispanic Students
17%
55%
# Black Students
35 Students
98,397 Students
% Black Students
2%
5%
# White Students
1,425 Students
414,486 Students
% White Students
64%
22%
# Hawaiian Students
3 Students
7,615 Students
% Hawaiian Students
n/a
n/a
# Two or more races Students
177 Students
109,601 Students
% of Two or more races Students
8%
6%
Students by Grade:
# Students in PK Grade:
-
83
# Students in K Grade:
197
90,709
# Students in 1st Grade:
145
70,981
# Students in 2nd Grade:
173
73,660
# Students in 3rd Grade:
166
73,305
# Students in 4th Grade:
165
76,272
# Students in 5th Grade:
175
82,401
# Students in 6th Grade:
164
289,924
# Students in 7th Grade:
157
440,542
# Students in 8th Grade:
173
442,797
# Students in 9th Grade:
152
60,072
# Students in 10th Grade:
207
52,344
# Students in 11th Grade:
155
51,647
# Students in 12th Grade:
187
56,897
# Ungraded Students:
-
-
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $19,558 in this school district is less than the state median of $19,942. The school district revenue/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $16,615 is less than the state median of $18,366. The school district spending/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.
Total Revenue
$43 MM
$116,387 MM
Spending
$37 MM
$107,188 MM
Revenue / Student
$19,558
$19,942
Spending / Student
$16,615
$18,366
Best Gateway Unified School District Public Middle Schools (2025)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
Shasta Lake
(Math: 28% | Reading: 34%)
Rank:
Rank:
5/
Bottom 50%10
4620 Vallecito St.
Redding, CA 96003
(530) 275-7020
Redding, CA 96003
(530) 275-7020
Grades: K-8
| 614 students
Rank: #22.
Buckeye School Of The Arts
(Math: 23% | Reading: 27%)
Rank:
Rank:
4/
Bottom 50%10
3407 Hiatt Dr.
Redding, CA 96003
(530) 225-0420
Redding, CA 96003
(530) 225-0420
Grades: K-8
| 451 students
Rank: #33.
Gateway Community Day
Alternative School
(Math: ≤20% | Reading: ≤20%)
Rank:
Rank:
2/
Bottom 50%10
17752 Shasta Dam Blvd.
Redding, CA 96003
(530) 275-7000
Redding, CA 96003
(530) 275-7000
Grades: 7-12
| 18 students
Rank: #44.
Gateway Educational Options
Alternative School
(Math: ≤10% | Reading: 11-19%)
Rank:
Rank:
1/
Bottom 50%10
17752 Shasta Dam Blvd.
Shasta Lake, CA 96019
(530) 275-7000
Shasta Lake, CA 96019
(530) 275-7000
Grades: K-12
| 77 students
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