Gateway Elementary is a public elementary school located in Ridgecrest, California, serving grades K-5 with a total enrollment of 348 students. It is part of the Sierra Sands Unified School District, which is ranked 893 out of 1,568 districts in California and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.
Gateway Elementary's academic performance is generally on par with or slightly above the district average, but below the state average in most grade levels and subject areas. The school's Hispanic students and Special Education students performed exceptionally well compared to the school's overall performance and the state averages for those subgroups. However, the school's White students and Low Socioeconomic Status (SES) students performed below the state averages for those subgroups. Additionally, Gateway Elementary has experienced a significant increase in chronic absenteeism, rising from 11.9% in 2018-2019 to 26.5% in 2022-2023, which is notably higher than the state average.
Comparing Gateway Elementary to nearby schools, Inyokern Elementary outperformed Gateway Elementary in both English Language Arts and Mathematics proficiency rates across most grade levels, while Trona Elementary, a school in the Trona Joint Unified School District, had significantly lower academic performance compared to Gateway Elementary and the state average. Ridgecrest Elementary Academy for Language Music and Sci, a public charter school, also had lower academic performance than Gateway Elementary across most grade levels and subject areas.
Sierra Sands Unified
Students at Gateway Elementary are 45% White, 34% Hispanic, 9% African American, 8% Two or more races, 2% Asian, 1% Pacific Islander, 1% American Indian.
Gateway Elementary ranks 2773rd of 5862 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.
In the 2023-24 school year, 371 students attended Gateway Elementary.
Students who attend Gateway Elementary usually go on to attend:Middle : Murray MiddleHigh : Burroughs High