Houston Gateway Academy, Houston TX

Original Research by School Decision on Houston Gateway Academy

Houston Gateway Academy is a charter school serving Pre-K through 8th grade in the Evergreen campus location on Houston's southeast side. The school is part of Houston Gateway Academy Inc, a multi-campus charter network, and draws its student body almost entirely from the immediate neighborhood—roughly nine out of ten students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, and the enrollment is overwhelmingly Hispanic. The school carries the structure of a traditional public charter, with core academics and state testing in the measured grades.

State test results show a mixed academic picture. In math, performance is strongest in middle grades: 6th grade shows solid proficiency, while 7th and 8th grades fall noticeably lower. English Language Arts follows a similar arc—6th grade is strong, 7th grade dips, and 8th grade rebounds sharply. Fourth and 5th grades show moderate proficiency in both subjects. Science and social studies, tested only in 5th and 8th grades, are weaker, with fewer than half the students meeting proficiency in either subject at either grade level. Across all tested subjects and grades, the school's overall proficiency index places it in the top quartile among Harris County school districts, a strength that reflects solid performance in the core tested grades even as some subjects and levels lag.

A parent considering this school should understand the daily structure: the school day runs from 7:45 am to 4:15 pm (changed in the 2024-25 school year from 5:00 pm), and supper is no longer provided. This extended day is longer than neighborhood public schools and requires family planning around work and other commitments. The student body is highly economically disadvantaged and predominantly Hispanic, which shapes peer composition and community context. The school's enrollment is small to moderate for its grade span, just over six hundred students across ten grades.

The network has recently expanded with a fourth campus opening in southeast Harris County, though data for this report come from the Evergreen campus alone. Civil-rights data on special education and English learner populations were not available in the school data, so a parent may want to ask the school directly about support services, including how the school serves students with IEPs and those still learning English. The school's website and office can clarify program specifics, the range of academic support offered, and enrollment policies.

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Academic performance

How students perform on state tests, by grade, set against the district.

Math

Grade 683%

School 83% · District 71% · ▲ 12 pts above district

▲ 49 pts above state median · ▲ 50 pts above county median

Grade 766%

School 66% · District 76% · ▼ 10 pts below district

▲ 39 pts above state median · ▲ 39 pts above county median

Grade 864%

School 64% · District 71% · ▼ 7 pts below district

▲ 22 pts above state median · ▲ 21 pts above county median

English language arts

Grade 459%

School 59% · district not reported

▲ 10 pts above state median · ▲ 11 pts above county median

Grade 560%

School 60% · district not reported

▲ 6 pts above state median · ▲ 8 pts above county median

Grade 669%

School 69% · District 69%

▲ 17 pts above state median · ▲ 20 pts above county median

Grade 755%

School 55% · District 61% · ▼ 6 pts below district

▲ 6 pts above state median · ▲ 7 pts above county median

Grade 879%

School 79% · District 83% · ▼ 4 pts below district

▲ 24 pts above state median · ▲ 25 pts above county median

Science

Grade 532%

School 32% · district not reported

▲ 9 pts above state median · ▲ 11 pts above county median

Grade 838%

School 38% · District 54% · ▼ 16 pts below district

▼ 4 pts below state median · ▼ 5 pts below county median

Social studies

Grade 838%

School 38% · District 49% · ▼ 11 pts below district

▲ 14 pts above state median · ▲ 16 pts above county median

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Graduation rate (ACGR) reflects the federally published Adjusted Cohort Graduation Rate for the most recent year available. We refresh this data annually at the close of each academic year in June. The federal source publishes a banded rate (for example, "90-94%") instead of an exact number for cohorts small enough to risk identifying individual students. The state distribution chart, where shown, plots every school in the state with a published rate or band; schools whose rate is federally suppressed are excluded. Where the federal source publishes a band rather than an exact rate, the school is placed within its band using a stable, ID-derived offset, so its position is consistent across visits.

Proficiency by household income

English language arts

Grade 3Lower-income53%Higher-income60%7 pp gap

Grade 4Lower-income62%Higher-income44%18 pp gap

Grade 5Lower-income60%Higher-income57%3 pp gap

Grade 6Lower-income69%Higher-income67%2 pp gap

Grade 7Lower-income56%Higher-income58%2 pp gap

Grade 8Lower-income80%Higher-income75%5 pp gap

Mathematics

Grade 3Lower-income41%Higher-income20%21 pp gap

Grade 4Lower-income65%Higher-income44%21 pp gap

Grade 5Lower-income60%Higher-income57%3 pp gap

Grade 6Lower-income84%Higher-income78%6 pp gap

Grade 7Lower-income71%Higher-income58%13 pp gap

Grade 8Lower-income68%Higher-income50%18 pp gap