📍 1889 Dudley Shoals Road, Granite Falls, Caldwell County, 28630
Gateway School is an Alternative/PRU serving high age pupils, located in Granite Falls, Caldwell County. The school has 58 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Caldwell County Schools school district. It serves grades 6–12 in a rural setting. The school employs 12.0 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 4.8:1. 15% of students are proficient in reading. 15% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi.
Gateway School enrolls 58 students across grades 6–12. The student body is 83% male and 17% female. A teaching staff of 12.0 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 4.8:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 67% White, 14% Two or more races and 12% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 39 | 67% |
| Two or more races | 8 | 14% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 7 | 12% |
| Black or African American | 4 | 6.9% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
55 of the school's 58 students (95%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 55 qualify for free lunch and 0 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 rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, 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 NC-50, state senate district 46, state house district 87.
Gateway School is one of 24 schools in Caldwell County Schools, based in Lenoir, North Carolina. The district serves 10,667 students district-wide and employs 738 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 58 students, Gateway School is smaller than the district average of about 444 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Fringe