Gateway College Preparatory SchoolCharter

Accountability rating (2023-2024)

N/A

Orenda Charter School: N/A

Total students

1,626

Avg. teacher experience

7.4 years

Orenda Charter School: 8.8 years

Statewide: 11.1 years

Four-year graduation rate

100 %

Orenda Charter School: 94%

Statewide: 90.3%

Gateway College Preparatory School is an charter elementary/secondary school in Georgetown, TX, in the Orenda Charter School school district. As of the 2023-2024 school year, it had 1,626 students. 26.4% of students were considered at risk of dropping out of school. 5% of students were enrolled in bilingual and English language learning programs.

The school received an accountability rating of None for the 2023-2024 school year.

In the Class of 2023, 100% of students received their high school diplomas on time or earlier.

The average SAT score at Gateway College Preparatory School was 1092 for 2022-2023 graduates. The average ACT score was 22.7.

As of the 2023-2024 school year, an average teacher's salary was $57,225, which is $5,249 less than the state average. On average, teachers had 7.4 years of experience.

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Contact information

Website

www.gatewaycps.org

Address

3360 Westinghouse Rd
Georgetown, TX 78626

Office phone number

(512) 868-4947

Principal

Higher Ed Outcomes

Students in Gateway College Preparatory School are part of the Texas Education Agency’s Region 12. Students who started eighth grade in 2011 in this region had a college graduation rate of 22.0 percent. View a more comprehensive breakdown of the higher education outcomes in Region 12.

Demographics

Race and ethnicity

Total students

1,626

African American

105 (6.5%)

Orenda Charter School: 6.6%

Statewide: 12.8%

American Indian

2 (0.1%)

Orenda Charter School: 0.1%

Statewide: 0.3%

Asian

243 (14.9%)

Orenda Charter School: 12.7%

Statewide: 5.4%

Hispanic

357 (22%)

Orenda Charter School: 23.1%

Statewide: 53.2%

Pacific Islander

6 (0.4%)

Orenda Charter School: 0.3%

Statewide: 0.2%

White

802 (49.3%)

Orenda Charter School: 50.3%

Statewide: 25%

Two or more races

111 (6.8%)

Orenda Charter School: 6.8%

Statewide: 3.1%

African American

6.5%

American Indian

0.1%

Asian

14.9%

Hispanic

22.0%

Pacific Islander

0.4%

White

49.3%

Two or more races

6.8%

Risk factors

A student is identified as being at risk of dropping out of school based on state-defined criteria. A student is defined as "economically disadvantaged" if he or she is eligible for free or reduced-price lunch or other public assistance.

At-risk students

26.4 %

Orenda Charter School: 31%

Statewide: 53.2%

Economically disadvantaged

7.4 %

Orenda Charter School: 12.8%

Statewide: 62.3%

Limited English proficiency

6.6 %

Orenda Charter School: 6.4%

Statewide: 24.4%

At-risk students

26.4%

Econ. disadvantaged

7.4%

Limited Eng. proficiency

6.6%

Enrollment by program

A look at the percentage of students enrolled in certain programs offered at schools for the 2023-2024 school year. A student can be enrolled in more than one program.

Bilingual/ESL

5 %

Orenda Charter School: 4.9%

Statewide: 24.5%

Gifted and Talented

0 %

Orenda Charter School: 0%

Statewide: 8.5%

Special Education

11.9 %

Orenda Charter School: 13.5%

Statewide: 13.9%

Bilingual/ESL

5.0%

Gifted and talented

0%

Special education

11.9%

Academics

Accountability ratings

Texas assigns ratings to districts and campuses that designate their performance in relation to the state's accountability system.

A-F ratings have not been released since the 2021-2022 school year. Many school districts have sued the Texas Education Agency after the agency made changes to the way ratings would be calculated. The ratings won’t be released until the case is resolved.

Overall (2023-2024)

N/A

Orenda Charter School: N/A

Student achievement (2023-2024)

N/A

Orenda Charter School: N/A

School progress (2023-2024)

N/A

Orenda Charter School: N/A

Closing the gaps (2023-2024)

N/A

Orenda Charter School: N/A

The overall grades are based on three categories: student achievement (how well students perform academically), school progress (how well students perform over time and compared to students in similar schools) and closing the gaps (how well schools are boosting performance for subgroups such as students with special needs).

For a detailed explanation of this year’s accountability system, see the 2024 Accountability Manual.

Four-year graduation rates

The percentage of students who started ninth grade in 2019-2020 and received a high school diploma on time — by Aug. 31, 2023. Learn more about how four-year graduation rates are defined.

All students

100 %

Orenda Charter School: 94%

Statewide: 90.3%

African American

Masked

Orenda Charter School: 80%

Statewide: 86.7%

American Indian

Masked

Orenda Charter School: Masked

Statewide: 89.3%

Asian

100 %

Orenda Charter School: 100%

Statewide: 96.9%

Hispanic

100 %

Orenda Charter School: 96.4%

Statewide: 88.6%

Pacific Islander

Masked

Orenda Charter School: Masked

Statewide: 88.3%

White

100 %

Orenda Charter School: 92.8%

Statewide: 94.2%

Two or more races

Masked

Orenda Charter School: Masked

Statewide: 91.7%

African American

Masked

American Indian

Masked

Asian

100.0%

Hispanic

100.0%

Pacific Islander

Masked

White

100.0%

Two or more races

Masked

Dropout rates

The dropout rate for students in grades 9-12 during the 2022-2023 school year. It is calculated by dividing the number of dropouts by the number of students who were in attendance at any time during the school year.

All students

0 %

Orenda Charter School: 0%

Statewide: 2%

African American

0 %

Orenda Charter School: 0%

Statewide: 3.2%

American Indian

Masked

Orenda Charter School: Masked

Statewide: 2.3%

Asian

0 %

Orenda Charter School: 0%

Statewide: 0.5%

Hispanic

0 %

Orenda Charter School: 0%

Statewide: 2.4%

Pacific Islander

Masked

Orenda Charter School: Masked

Statewide: 1.8%

White

0 %

Orenda Charter School: 0%

Statewide: 1%

Two or more races

0 %

Orenda Charter School: 0%

Statewide: 1.7%

Chronic absenteeism

The chronic absenteeism rate for students during the 2022-2023 school year. It measures the number of students who were absent for at least ten percent of the school year.

All students

7.1 %

Orenda Charter School: 10.9%

Statewide: 20.3%

African American

3.4 %

Orenda Charter School: 8.7%

Statewide: 24.8%

American Indian

Masked

Orenda Charter School: Masked

Statewide: 21.3%

Asian

8.4 %

Orenda Charter School: 8.3%

Statewide: 7.6%

Hispanic

8.6 %

Orenda Charter School: 12.9%

Statewide: 23.2%

Pacific Islander

20 %

Orenda Charter School: 20%

Statewide: 23.7%

White

6.2 %

Orenda Charter School: 10.3%

Statewide: 14.5%

Two or more races

11.1 %

Orenda Charter School: 14.3%

Statewide: 18.7%

College readiness

AP/IB participation

The percentage of students in grades 11 and 12 taking at least one Advanced Placement (AP) or International Baccalaureate (IB) exam in any subject during the 2022-2023 school year.

All students

57.4 %

Orenda Charter School: 48.5%

Statewide: 24.2%

African American

72.7 %

Orenda Charter School: 72.7%

Statewide: 15.9%

American Indian

Masked

Orenda Charter School: Masked

Statewide: 19.8%

Asian

76.9 %

Orenda Charter School: 76.9%

Statewide: 61.5%

Hispanic

53.5 %

Orenda Charter School: 39%

Statewide: 21.4%

Pacific Islander

Masked

Orenda Charter School: Masked

Statewide: 19.5%

White

54.1 %

Orenda Charter School: 46.9%

Statewide: 26.3%

Two or more races

60 %

Orenda Charter School: 50%

Statewide: 26.9%

AP/IB performance

The percentage of test-taking students in grades 11 and 12 who passed at least one AP or IB exam in the 2022-2023 school year. A passing score on the AP exam is a 3, 4 or 5. On an IB exam, it is a 4, 5, 6 or 7.

All students

34.9 %

Orenda Charter School: 34.5%

Statewide: 53.3%

African American

12.5 %

Orenda Charter School: 12.5%

Statewide: 34.1%

American Indian

Masked

Orenda Charter School: Masked

Statewide: 53.6%

Asian

30 %

Orenda Charter School: 30%

Statewide: 79.5%

Hispanic

26.1 %

Orenda Charter School: 26.1%

Statewide: 39.9%

Pacific Islander

Masked

Orenda Charter School: Masked

Statewide: 47.4%

White

41.7 %

Orenda Charter School: 41%

Statewide: 67%

Two or more races

50 %

Orenda Charter School: 50%

Statewide: 66%

SAT

The average SAT score for students graduating in 2022-2023, with critical reading, writing and mathematics results combined. The maximum score is 2400. For the small percentage of students who took the redesigned SAT with a maximum score of 1600, their scores were converted to the equivalent scores on the previous SAT using College Board concordance tables.

Avg. SAT score

1092

Orenda Charter School: 1080

Statewide: 978

ACT

The average ACT composite score for students graduating in 2022-2023. The maximum score is 36.

Avg. ACT score

22.7

Orenda Charter School: 21.8

Statewide: 19.2

College-ready graduates

A graduate is considered college ready in Reading or Math if he or she has met or exceeded the college-ready criteria on the Texas Success Initiative Assessment (TSIA) test, the SAT or the ACT test. These figures are for students graduating in 2022-2023.

Reading

82.8 %

Orenda Charter School: 78.2%

Statewide: 62.8%

Math

60.9 %

Orenda Charter School: 55.5%

Statewide: 54.3%

Reading + Math

60.9 %

Orenda Charter School: 54.5%

Statewide: 48.4%

Reading

82.8%

Math

60.9%

Reading + Math

60.9%

Staff

Teacher ethnicities

These figures are expressed as a percentage of the total teacher full-time equivalent (FTE) as of the 2023-2024 school year.

Total teacher FTEs

83.9

African American

8 (9.5%)

Orenda Charter School: 10.4%

Statewide: 12.6%

American Indian

0.9 (1.1%)

Orenda Charter School: 0.8%

Statewide: 0.3%

Asian

1 (1.2%)

Orenda Charter School: 1.9%

Statewide: 2.1%

Hispanic

13 (15.5%)

Orenda Charter School: 13.2%

Statewide: 30.1%

Pacific Islander

0 (0%)

Orenda Charter School: 0%

Statewide: 0.1%

White

61 (72.7%)

Orenda Charter School: 73.7%

Statewide: 53.4%

Two or more races

0 (0%)

Orenda Charter School: 0%

Statewide: 1.3%

Highest degree held by teachers

These figures are expressed as a percentage of the total teacher full-time equivalent.

No degree

1 (1.2%)

Orenda Charter School: 0.9%

Statewide: 2.5%

Bachelor's

61.9 (73.8%)

Orenda Charter School: 75%

Statewide: 71.7%

Master's

21 (25%)

Orenda Charter School: 24.1%

Statewide: 24.9%

Doctorate

0 (0%)

Orenda Charter School: 0%

Statewide: 0.8%

Students per teacher

The total number of students divided by the total full-time equivalent count of teachers for 2023-2024.

Students per teacher

19.4

Orenda Charter School: 18.1

Statewide: 14.7

Teacher experience

This figure for the 2023-2024 school year refers to tenure — the number of years a teacher has been employed in any district, whether or not there was an interruption in service.

Avg. teacher experience

7.4 years

Orenda Charter School: 8.8 years

Statewide: 11.1 years

Teacher salaries

The average salaries listed here are for regular duties only and do not include supplemental pay. For teachers who also have nonteaching roles, only the portion of time and pay dedicated to classroom responsibilities is factored into the calculation.

Base average

$57,225

Orenda Charter School: $57,289

Statewide: $62,474

Beginner

$53,925

Orenda Charter School: $53,722

Statewide: $54,272

1 to 5 years

$55,246

Orenda Charter School: $55,285

Statewide: $58,185

6 to 10 years

$57,601

Orenda Charter School: $56,981

Statewide: $61,494

11 to 20 years

$59,585

Orenda Charter School: $59,573

Statewide: $65,219

21 to 30 years

$64,248

Orenda Charter School: $62,755

Statewide: $69,723

30+ years

$74,553

Orenda Charter School: $71,943

Statewide: $74,014

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