📍 501 S. Gateway, Ridgecrest, Kern County, 93555
Gateway Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Ridgecrest, Kern County. The school has 348 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Shelley Mackenzie. It is part of the Sierra Sands Unified school district. It serves grades K–5 in a small-town setting. The school employs 15 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 23.2:1.
Gateway Elementary enrolls 348 students across grades K–5. The student body is 48% male and 52% female. A teaching staff of 15 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 23.2:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 51% White, 29% Hispanic or Latino and 9.2% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 177 | 51% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 102 | 29% |
| Two or more races | 32 | 9.2% |
| Black or African American | 20 | 5.7% |
| Asian | 8 | 2.3% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 7 | 2% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
162 of the school's 348 students (47%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Gateway Elementary is located in a small-town setting (NCES locale: Town, Remote). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families.
Gateway Elementary is one of 11 schools in Sierra Sands Unified, based in Ridgecrest, California. The district serves 4,974 students district-wide and employs 238 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 348 students, Gateway Elementary is smaller than the district average of about 452 students per school.