📍 45 Kate Wagner Road, Westminster, Carroll County, 21157
Gateway School is an Alternative/PRU serving high age pupils, located in Westminster, Carroll County. The school has 75 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Carroll County Public Schools school district. It serves grades 9–12 in a small-town setting. The school employs 19 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 4.0:1. 25% of students are proficient in reading. 25% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 64%. The school offers dual enrollment. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Gateway School enrolls 75 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 55% male and 45% female. A teaching staff of 19 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 4.0:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 77% White, 11% Black or African American and 8% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 58 | 77% |
| Black or African American | 8 | 11% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 6 | 8% |
| Two or more races | 2 | 2.7% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | 1.3% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
47 of the school's 75 students (63%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 46 qualify for free lunch and 1 for a reduced price. The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Gateway School is located in a small-town setting (NCES locale: Town, Fringe). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district MD-20, state senate district 5, state house district 5.
Gateway School is one of 44 schools in Carroll County Public Schools, based in Westminster, Maryland. The district serves 26,141 students district-wide and employs 1,855 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 75 students, Gateway School is smaller than the district average of about 594 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Town - Fringe