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Gateway Charter Elementary School

Serves grades PK - 4

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
12850 Commonwealth Dr
Fort Myers, FL 33913
Phone
(239) 768-5048
District
LEE
County
LEE COUNTY
Type of School
Regular elementary or secondary
Magnet School
No
Charter School
Yes
Students Enrolled
1245
Classroom Teachers
62

School Quality Ratings

School Quality Compared to Florida

7

(10 is best)

Better than 63.7% of all FL schools.

School Quality Compared to U.S.

7

(10 is best)

Better than 67.5% of all U.S. schools.


Gateway Charter Elementary School Test Scores (No Child Left Behind Tests)

Grade 3

70 60 50 40 30 20 10 0
80 60 40 20 0
43%
55%
42%
50%
43%
59%
43%
55%
42%
50%
43%
59%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 4

80 60 40 20 0
72%
59%
67%
58%
77%
61%
    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
20
20
18
16
    AVG FOR THIS SCHOOL
    AVG FOR DISTRICT
    AVG FOR STATE
    AVG FOR NATION
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT BY GRADE NUMBER OF STUDENTS PERCENTAGE
Grade pk 129 10.4%
Kindergarten 202 16.2%
Grade 1 226 18.2%
Grade 2 230 18.5%
Grade 3 261 21.0%
Grade 4 197 15.8%
Total 1245 100%

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This School This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 20.4% 35.6% 37.2%
Black 29.1% 14.1% 21.8%
Hispanic 48.6% 48.4% 37.6%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 1.6% 1.7% 3.0%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.3% 0.2% 0.4%
Economic Groups This School This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 67.9% 49.7% 52.2%
Free lunch eligible 62.9% 49.0% 48.4%
Reduced lunch eligible 5.0% 0.6% 3.8%
POPULATION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
POPULATION 772,902 22,244,823
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile) 989.6 409
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW 4.4% 5.1%
5-19 YEARS OLD 15.0% 16.9%
20-44 YEARS OLD 26.3% 31.1%
45-64 YEARS OLD 25.4% 26.1%
65 OR OLDER 28.9% 20.9%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
Number Of Households 311,348 8,353,441
Single Parent Households With Children 6.7% 8.0%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma 90.1% 89.3%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree 30.1% 32.3%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
$150,000 or more 15.4% 16.3%
$100,000 - $149,999 16.6% 16.0%
$75,000 - $99,999 14.2% 13.2%
$50,000 - $74,999 18.7% 17.6%
$30,000 - $49,999 15.4% 16.2%
$15,000 - $29,999 11.2% 11.8%
$15,000 or less 8.5% 8.9%

Education Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $5,471 $543,580,000 47.2%
Support Expenditures
Student $487 $48,382,000 4.2%
Staff $526 $52,282,000 4.5%
General Administration $103 $10,244,000 0.9%
School Administration $543 $53,934,000 4.7%
Operation $1,000 $99,353,000 8.6%
Transportation $501 $49,789,000 4.3%
Other $249 $24,727,000 2.1%
Total Support $3,409 $338,711,000 29.4%
Non-instructional Expenditures $2,708 $269,038,000 23.4%
Total Expenditures $11,588 $1,151,329,000 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $6,069 $17,407,883,000 52.2%
Support Expenditures
Student $527 $1,512,050,000 4.5%
Staff $633 $1,814,776,000 5.4%
General Administration $105 $300,687,000 0.9%
School Administration $536 $1,538,939,000 4.6%
Operation $1,086 $3,114,724,000 9.3%
Transportation $337 $967,831,000 2.9%
Other $284 $815,478,000 2.4%
Total Support $3,509 $10,064,485,000 30.2%
Non-instructional Expenditures $2,051 $5,882,029,000 17.6%
Total Expenditures $11,628 $33,354,397,000 100.0%
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%