Gateway Elementary (Sierra Sands Unified SCH DIST.), California - School Profile in 2023-2024 School Year

Updated on August 8, 2025.

Gateway Elementary is a Elementary in Ridgecrest, CA. It currently serves 371 students (grades KG-05). The school is part of the Sierra Sands Unified School District.

Below, we provide details about the school including the population per grade, the racial demography of the student population, the racial demography of the student population per gender/sex, and the racial demography per grade level.

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Other Details

School Type: Regular School

School Level: Elementary

Number of Students:371

Number of Teachers: 15

Student/Teacher Ratio: 24.73

Location Info

Location: 501 South Gateway, Ridgecrest, CA 93555

Mailing Address: 501 South Gateway, Ridgecrest, CA 93555-8245

Phone: (760)499-1850

Website:

Data Source: NCES.

Student Population Per Grade

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Grade	Population
Grade 1	57
Grade 2	56
Grade 3	74
Grade 4	58
Grade 5	53
Kindergarten	73

Gender/Sex of Gateway Elementary Student Population

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Gender	Population	Percent of Population (%)
Male	179	48.25
Female	192	51.75

Race/Ethnicity Demography of Gateway Elementary Student Population

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Race/Ethnicity	Population	Percent of Population (%)
American Indian or Alaska Native	4	1.08
Asian	8	2.16
Black or African American	32	8.63
Hispanic/Latino	126	33.96
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	5	1.35
Two or more races	28	7.55
White	168	45.28

Male - Race/Ethnicity Demography of Student Population

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Race/Ethnicity	Population	Percent of Population (%)
American Indian or Alaska Native	3	1.68
Asian	7	3.91
Black or African American	15	8.38
Hispanic/Latino	49	27.37
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	2	1.12
Two or more races	17	9.50
White	86	48.05

Female - Race/Ethnicity Demography of Student Population

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Race/Ethnicity	Population	Percent of Population (%)
American Indian or Alaska Native	1	0.52
Asian	1	0.52
Black or African American	17	8.85
Hispanic/Latino	77	40.10
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	3	1.56
Two or more races	11	5.73
White	82	42.71

Race Demography Per Grade

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Grade 1 - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders

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Race/Ethnicity	Population	Percent of Population (%)
Black or African American	4	7.02
Hispanic/Latino	21	36.84
Two or more races	5	8.77
White	27	47.37

Grade 2 - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders

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Race/Ethnicity	Population	Percent of Population (%)
Asian	1	1.79
Black or African American	5	8.93
Hispanic/Latino	14	25.00
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	1	1.79
Two or more races	4	7.14
White	31	55.36

Grade 3 - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders

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Race/Ethnicity	Population	Percent of Population (%)
Asian	1	1.35
Black or African American	10	13.51
Hispanic/Latino	18	24.32
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	2	2.70
Two or more races	7	9.46
White	36	48.65

Grade 4 - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders

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Race/Ethnicity	Population	Percent of Population (%)
American Indian or Alaska Native	1	1.72
Asian	1	1.72
Black or African American	3	5.17
Hispanic/Latino	21	36.21
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	2	3.45
Two or more races	3	5.17
White	27	46.55

Grade 5 - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders

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Race/Ethnicity	Population	Percent of Population (%)
American Indian or Alaska Native	1	1.89
Asian	2	3.77
Black or African American	2	3.77
Hispanic/Latino	24	45.28
Two or more races	4	7.55
White	20	37.74

Kindergarten - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders

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Race/Ethnicity	Population	Percent of Population (%)
American Indian or Alaska Native	2	2.74
Asian	3	4.11
Black or African American	8	10.96
Hispanic/Latino	28	38.36
Two or more races	5	6.85
White	27	36.99