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Schools in Gates

Gates’s public schools

Santiam Canyon School District 129J has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Gates. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?0/1schools above Oregon’s middle

Tests spring 2022, when 60% of students in Oregon’s tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s graduation rate (U.S. Department of Education). How TownRatings grades schools

Reading proficiency
49%
2021–22
Math proficiency
32%
2021–22
Graduate on time
70%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$4.4K
▼ 75% vs OR $17.7K
FY2024
Students per teacher
18.9
OR 17.9 · larger classes
Schools in town
0
568 students on the public path
In brief

Gates’s schools, in brief

School by school

0 of Gates’s 1 district schools with test results score above the middle of Oregon’s 753 public schools. Santiam Junior/Senior High School places highest (better than 46%); Santiam Junior/Senior High School lowest (46%). See the path ↓

Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools in Gates, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
K–5Santiam Elementary Schoolin Mill CityNo scores
6–12Santiam Junior/Senior High Schoolin Mill CityB−

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Santiam Canyon School District 129J.

The district

Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.

Santiam Canyon School District 129JGrades K–12 · 3 schools · 2,913 students, down 44% since 2020–21 · 18.9 per teacher (OR 17.9)
$4,391OR $17,749 · FY2024
B−
Test scores · 2021–22

Well above the state in reading

Reading49%
State average 44% · 1098 students tested
Math32%
State average 30.6% · 1066 students tested

Gates vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the Oregon towns that share Gates’s borders.

Schools next door
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Gates—Santiam Canyon School District 129J

Every school in Gates

2 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Oregon’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).

Also serving Gatesin other towns
Santiam Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Mill City
249 students14:1Rate it →
Santiam Junior/Senior High School
High · Grades 6–12 · Mill City
B−
319 students14:1Rate it →

Questions about Gates’s schools

Are Gates’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Gates. Santiam Canyon School District 129J has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Gates. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 0 of its 1 district schools with test results score above the middle of Oregon’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Gates in?

Santiam Canyon School District 129J.

Where do Gates kids go to high school?

Santiam Junior/Senior High School.

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What Gates families are saying about school.

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School data: state test results (2021–22, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2023) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). Stars are from neighbors.