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Gateway Environmental K-8 Learning Center

PublicElementaryGrades PK–8

955 SE 18th Ave, Homestead, FL 33035 · (305) 257-6000 · Part of Dade County School District

Homestead’s School Grade B+ better than 72% of Florida school districts

Directions
Students
1,165
Students per teacher
19:1
Free or reduced lunch
67%
Setting
Suburb
Grades
PK–8
The gist

What stands out about Gateway Environmental K-8 Learning Center

  • Its own letter, C−: better results than 16% of Florida’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 25 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 18 pts below the state
  • Enrollment down 18.4% since 2020–21
  • Next stop for Homestead kids: 3 high schools

On the path

Where Homestead kids come from and go next. The whole path →

PK–8Gateway Environmental K-8 Learning CenterYou are here
9–123 high schoolsDepends on your address

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency23%
State average 48%
Reading / language arts34%
State average 52.1%

Its own letter, C−, places these results among Florida’s 3,542 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

Directions ↗

955 SE 18th Ave, Homestead

Students

Enrollment by grade
Pre-K24
Kindergarten89
Grade 1108
Grade 2103
Grade 3141
Grade 4131
Grade 5141
Grade 6131
Grade 7147
Grade 8150
Enrollment over time
1,427’20
1,477’21
1,355’22
1,315’23
1,165’24

Down 18.4% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Hispanic 51%Black 45%White 3%Two or more races <1%Asian <1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%

As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Gateway Environmental K-8 Learning Center from Homestead families.

Other schools in Dade County School District

The district →
Aventura Waterways K-8 Center
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Miami
B+
2,063 students19:1
Norman S. Edelcup/Sunny Isles Beach K-8
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Sunny Isles Beach
A−
1,729 students19:1
Citrus Grove K-8 Center
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Miami
C−
1,583 students15:1
Palm Springs North Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Hialeah
B+
1,422 students18:1
Bob Graham Education Center
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Miami Lakes
A−
1,404 students17:1
Ruth K. Broad Bay Harbor K-8 Center
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Bay Harbor Islands
A
1,257 students20:1

School facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), 2024–2025 school year. Test scores: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). A school’s letter is our own summary of its reading and math results against Florida’s other public schools; Homestead’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.