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Gateway Lab School District ranks among the top 20% of public school district in Delaware for:
Category
Attribute
Student Attention
Lowest student:teacher ratio (Top 1%)
For the 2024 school year, there is 1 public middle school serving 178 students in Gateway Lab School District. This district's average middle testing ranking is 1/10, which is in the bottom 50% of public middle schools in Delaware.
Public Middle School in Gateway Lab School District have an average math proficiency score of 5% (versus the Delaware public middle school average of 26%), and reading proficiency score of 8% (versus the 44% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 76% of the student body (majority Black), which is more than the Delaware public middle school average of 60% (majority Black).
Overview
This School District
This State (DE)
# Schools
1 School
72 Schools
# Students
178 Students
47,908 Students
# Teachers
21 Teachers
3,432 Teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
8:1
8:1
District Rank
Gateway Lab School District, which is ranked within the bottom 50% of all 42 school districts in Delaware (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data) for the 2020-2021 school year.
Overall District Rank
#42 out of 42 school districts
(Bottom 50%)
(Bottom 50%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
≤5%
27%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
6-9%
42%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.59
0.71
# American Indian Students
n/a
162 Students
% American Indian Students
n/a
n/a
# Asian Students
n/a
2,359 Students
% Asian Students
n/a
5%
# Hispanic Students
20 Students
8,434 Students
% Hispanic Students
11%
18%
# Black Students
104 Students
15,388 Students
% Black Students
59%
32%
# White Students
43 Students
19,308 Students
% White Students
24%
40%
# Hawaiian Students
n/a
73 Students
% Hawaiian Students
n/a
n/a
# Two or more races Students
11 Students
2,184 Students
% of Two or more races Students
6%
5%
Students by Grade:
# Students in PK Grade:
-
377
# Students in K Grade:
-
1,412
# Students in 1st Grade:
-
1,507
# Students in 2nd Grade:
-
1,511
# Students in 3rd Grade:
12
1,564
# Students in 4th Grade:
21
1,582
# Students in 5th Grade:
27
1,752
# Students in 6th Grade:
29
9,678
# Students in 7th Grade:
51
10,884
# Students in 8th Grade:
38
11,082
# Students in 9th Grade:
-
1,915
# Students in 10th Grade:
-
1,597
# Students in 11th Grade:
-
1,490
# Students in 12th Grade:
-
1,557
# Ungraded Students:
-
-
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $22,820 is higher than the state median of $20,598. The school district revenue/student has declined by 14% over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $23,337 is higher than the state median of $18,652. The school district spending/student has declined by 13% over four school years.
Total Revenue
$4 MM
$2,882 MM
Spending
$4 MM
$2,610 MM
Revenue / Student
$22,820
$20,598
Spending / Student
$23,337
$18,652
Best Gateway Lab School District Public Middle Schools (2024)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
Gateway Charter School
Charter School
(Math: ≤5% | Reading: 6-9%)
Rank:
Rank:
1/
Bottom 50%10
2501 Centerville Road
Wilmington, DE 19808
(302) 633-4091
Wilmington, DE 19808
(302) 633-4091
Grades: 3-8
| 178 students
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