Gateway Center
San Mateo · CA · San Mateo County Office of Education · Public · K-12 combined
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Hillcrest at Youth Services Center → Margaret J. Kemp → Hillsdale High → Fusion Academy - San Mateo → Junipero Serra High School → Carlmont High → Notre Dame High School → Compass High School →📋 At a glance
- 🎓 AP rigor: Bottom 18% of US high schools
Composed from federal CRDC offerings, EDFacts ACGR, and other public data. Full breakdowns below.
How Gateway Center compares for families
What families should know about Gateway Center.
- ▸ LocallyCA trails the US average on NAEP 8th-grade math (−4 points). Stronger local schools matter even more.
- ▸ vs Similar SchoolsThe closest comparables nearby: Hillcrest at Youth Services Center, Margaret J. Kemp, Hillsdale High and 5 more. See the sidebar to compare side-by-side.
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SAT / ACT participation
CRDC federal data · 2020-21Source: federal Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC 2020-21). Volume — not score — is what's reported here. A higher count means more students at this school are entering the college admissions pipeline. Note: 2020-21 was COVID-disrupted; some districts (especially those that stayed remote longer) report unusually low or zero takers.
👩🏫 Teacher workforce · federal CRDC
Teacher experience & reliability
Source: federal Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC 2017-18 — the most recent vintage that publishes per-school teacher quality fields; the 2020-21 sweep had them suppressed). "Inexperienced" = teachers in their first or second year. "Chronic absence" = teachers absent 10+ days/year.
🏛️ Federal Title I context
Title I Schoolwide eligible
≥40% FRPL — qualifies for Title I Schoolwide program
40-74% of students qualify for free/reduced lunch. The district can use Title I funds across the whole school under federal Schoolwide Program rules.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, free/reduced-price lunch eligibility. The actual Title I designation is a district decision and may differ from eligibility — but the federal eligibility math is what we show here. We don't claim to assert whether the district formally chose to enroll this school in Title I.
Counselor capacity
Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2020-2021. Counselor ratio = the school's most recent total enrollment ÷ counselor FTE. The American School Counselor Association (ASCA) recommends a 250:1 maximum; the US national median across schools with on-staff counselors is roughly 430:1.
Enrollment trend & projection
Total enrollment + grade 12, NCES Common Core of Data (2021–2024).
If the recent trend holds…
At its recent rate of +3.2%/year, projecting from 2024's 11 students:
An extrapolation of the recent trajectory, not a forecast of the school's plans; ignores one-off shocks.
Nearby high schools — the local competition
The closest high schools families here also consider, and where their enrollment is heading.
| School | Type | Miles | HS enrollment | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hillcrest at Youth Services Center San Mateo |
Public | 0.2 | 13 | — |
| Margaret J. Kemp San Mateo |
Public | 0.3 | 3 | — |
| Hillsdale High San Mateo |
Public | 1.8 | 1,585 | -3.8% |
| Fusion Academy - San Mateo San Mateo |
Private | 2.3 | 71 | +12.7% |
| Junipero Serra High School San Mateo |
Private | 2.4 | 860 | +3.2% |
| Carlmont High Belmont |
Public | 2.5 | 2,360 | +2.5% |
| Notre Dame High School Belmont |
Private | 2.6 | 417 | -11.1% |
| Compass High School San Mateo |
Private | 2.6 | 24 | — |