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Gateway Polytechnic Academy School

Serves grades PK - 6

Analytics built by:   Location, Inc.

Raw data sources:
  • Test Scores: Edfacts (U.S. Department of Education), State departments of education.
  • Expenditures: National Center for Education Statistics.
  • Educational Environment: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau).
Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Test data: Reflects 2022 – 2023 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2021
  • Educational Environment: 2022 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated July 2024

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School Overview

Address
5149 S Signal Butte Rd
Mesa, AZ 85212
Phone
(480) 987-7440
District
Queen Creek Unified District (4245)
County
MARICOPA COUNTY
Type of School
Regular elementary or secondary
Magnet School
No
Charter School
No
Students Enrolled
1034
Classroom Teachers
54

School Quality Ratings

School Quality Compared to Arizona

8

(10 is best)

Better than 72.7% of all AZ schools.

School Quality Compared to U.S.

8

(10 is best)

Better than 70.4% of all U.S. schools.


Gateway Polytechnic Academy School Test Scores (No Child Left Behind Tests)

Grade 3

60 50 40 30 20 10 0
55%
45%
54%
43%
55%
46%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 4

60 50 40 30 20 10 0
53%
45%
52%
47%
53%
42%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 5

60 50 40 30 20 10 0
43%
41%
38%
40%
48%
41%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 6

70 60 50 40 30 20 10 0
80 60 40 20 0
55%
40%
50%
44%
59%
36%
55%
40%
50%
44%
59%
36%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Class Size (number of students per classroom teacher)

25 20 15 10 5 0
19
21
22
16
    AVG FOR THIS SCHOOL
    AVG FOR DISTRICT
    AVG FOR STATE
    AVG FOR NATION
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT BY GRADE NUMBER OF STUDENTS PERCENTAGE
Grade pk 187 18.1%
Kindergarten 117 11.3%
Grade 1 102 9.9%
Grade 2 122 11.8%
Grade 3 119 11.5%
Grade 4 129 12.5%
Grade 5 115 11.1%
Grade 6 143 13.8%
Total 1034 100%

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This School This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 73.0% 68.8% 36.4%
Black 2.3% 3.1% 5.9%
Hispanic 22.7% 25.0% 49.0%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 1.5% 2.1% 3.2%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.5% 1.1% 5.5%
Economic Groups This School This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 9.9% 14.6% 44.8%
Free lunch eligible 7.9% 9.6% 37.8%
Reduced lunch eligible 1.9% 5.0% 7.0%
POPULATION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
POPULATION 66,507 7,359,197
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile) 1,450.2 64
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW 6.5% 5.6%
5-19 YEARS OLD 25.9% 19.4%
20-44 YEARS OLD 31.2% 33.2%
45-64 YEARS OLD 25.4% 23.8%
65 OR OLDER 10.9% 18.1%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
Number Of Households 20,323 2,739,136
Single Parent Households With Children 8.2% 8.8%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma 96.8% 88.7%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree 43.5% 31.8%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
$150,000 or more 41.4% 17.5%
$100,000 - $149,999 25.4% 17.3%
$75,000 - $99,999 11.8% 13.7%
$50,000 - $74,999 11.7% 17.6%
$30,000 - $49,999 3.9% 15.2%
$15,000 - $29,999 2.6% 10.6%
$15,000 or less 3.3% 8.1%

Education Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $3,584 $49,530,000 36.9%
Support Expenditures
Student $523 $7,221,000 5.4%
Staff $225 $3,104,000 2.3%
General Administration $123 $1,697,000 1.3%
School Administration $285 $3,945,000 2.9%
Operation $739 $10,217,000 7.6%
Transportation $336 $4,640,000 3.5%
Other $241 $3,330,000 2.5%
Total Support $2,472 $34,154,000 25.4%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,660 $50,578,000 37.7%
Total Expenditures $9,716 $134,262,000 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $5,028 $5,737,989,000 45.1%
Support Expenditures
Student $769 $877,539,000 6.9%
Staff $469 $535,813,000 4.2%
General Administration $189 $215,431,000 1.7%
School Administration $504 $575,332,000 4.5%
Operation $1,055 $1,204,512,000 9.5%
Transportation $289 $329,985,000 2.6%
Other $428 $488,733,000 3.8%
Total Support $3,704 $4,227,345,000 33.2%
Non-instructional Expenditures $2,420 $2,761,833,000 21.7%
Total Expenditures $11,151 $12,727,167,000 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,505 $421,432,149,000 50.1%
Support Expenditures
Student $912 $45,189,184,320 5.4%
Staff $715 $35,442,027,000 4.2%
General Administration $282 $13,997,625,000 1.7%
School Administration $800 $39,661,338,000 4.7%
Operation $1,302 $64,530,934,000 7.7%
Transportation $501 $24,826,324,680 3.0%
Other $567 $28,090,428,000 3.3%
Total Support $5,081 $251,737,861,000 29.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,383 $167,614,653,000 19.9%
Total Expenditures $16,969 $840,784,663,000 100.0%