Alternative/PRU High Open

Gateway to Graduation Academy

๐Ÿ“ 450 S Dowling St, San Benito, Cameron County, 78586

76
Pupils
17.9
Pupil:teacher ratio

About this school

Gateway to Graduation Academy is an Alternative/PRU serving high age pupils, located in San Benito, Cameron County. The school has 76 pupils enrolled. It is part of the San Benito Cisd school district. It serves grades 9โ€“12 in a suburban setting. The school employs 4.2 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 17.9:1. 25% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.

School details

School district
San Benito Cisd

Enrollment & staffing

Gateway to Graduation Academy enrolls 76 students across grades 9โ€“12. The student body is 57% male and 43% female. A teaching staff of 4.2 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 17.9:1.

Male students
43 (57%)
Female students
33 (43%)
Teachers (FTE)
4.2
Student-teacher ratio
17.9:1
Grade span
9โ€“12

Student demographics

By race and ethnicity, the student body is 97% Hispanic or Latino and 2.6% Black or African American.

Race / ethnicityStudentsShare
Hispanic or Latino7497%
Black or African American22.6%

Source: NCES Common Core of Data.

Free & reduced-price lunch

68 of the school's 76 students (89%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 67 qualify for free lunch and 1 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.

School setting & status

Suburb, MidsizeGrades 9โ€“12Title I

Gateway to Graduation Academy is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Midsize). 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 TX At-Large (non-voting delegate), state senate district 27, state house district 38.

School district: SAN BENITO CISD

Gateway to Graduation Academy is one of 23 schools in SAN BENITO CISD, based in SAN BENITO, Texas. The district serves 9,073 students district-wide and employs 634 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 76 students, Gateway to Graduation Academy is smaller than the district average of about 394 students per school.

9,073
District students
23
Schools
634
Teachers (FTE)

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Academic Performance

25%
Math proficient
27%
Poverty rate

Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.

Technology & Programs

๐Ÿ“ถ Fiber internet ๐Ÿ“ก Campus Wi-Fi ๐Ÿ’ป Provides devices

Setting: Suburb - Midsize

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