The brief
A Federal Way School District high school serving grades 9th – 12th.
Gateway to College is listed in Federal Way School District, and a district label does not verify attendance for an address: confirm the zoned campus with the district before you commit to a street.
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About this school's data3 sources, 2012–2024
Every number on this page comes from a published source with a stated period. Where a source is partial, aging, an estimate, or describes a surrounding area rather than the school, that limitation is named here.
- Based on limited data: 0% component coverage.
- We don't have enough verified data to rate this school fairly. This can happen when a school is very new, very small, or has limited test score reporting to the state. Our rating model requires at least 2 of 4 data components (academics, student progress, college readiness, and resources) to generate a meaningful score. Schools below this threshold receive a Limited Profile to avoid misleading ratings. Learn more about our methodology
Multi-year averages used by the rating model: reading/ELA 75% (2012 EdFacts).
- School directory (enrollment, grades, staff, contact)
- NCES Common Core of Data (CCD) · SY 2023–24 · Medium confidence
- Source period: SY 2023–24. A newer release may be available.
- Reading/ELA proficiency
- State department of education · 2012 EdFacts · Low confidence
- Older source: 2012 EdFacts. Use as historical context.
- Available for part of the eligible units; results may not represent the full area.
- Derived from source records rather than read directly from one field.
- Neighborhood (income, housing, education)
- U.S. Census ACS 5-year estimates · ACS 2019–2023 5-year estimates · Low confidence
- Older source: ACS 2019–2023 5-year estimates. Use as historical context.
- Reported for the ZCTA for ZIP 98003; this does not measure the attendance area.
Evidence periods: Rating not displayed; assessments 2012 EdFacts; directory SY 2023–24
The neighborhood
Where it sits, and what the area looks like.Open the Seattle school map to see school quality against home prices across the metro.
The area
- Median income
- $70,800
- Median home value
- $428,500
- Median rent
- $1,650/mo
- College educated
- 27.7%
- Homeownership
- 47.6%
- Poverty rate
- 14.3%
U.S. Census ACS 5-year estimates · ACS 2019–2023 5-year estimates for the ZCTA associated with school ZIP 98003; this is area context, not an attendance boundary.
Getting around
- Walk Score
- 51
- Somewhat Walkable
- Transit Score
- 40
- Some Transit
- Bike Score
- 50
- Bikeable
- City reported crime
- 3,016/100K
- Reported Part-1 offenses (violent + property + arson) per 100,000 residents, from the FBI Uniform Crime Reporting program for Federal Way. This is a city-level reported-crime measure, not a school safety rating.
Walk, transit and bike scores by
FBI Uniform Crime Reporting · 2025 · city context (Federal Way), not school-level safety or attendance eligibility. Source details
Source period: 2025. Freshness not available.
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Enrollment path unverified: Potential public school; its attendance or application path has not been classified.
The record
What is on file, and where each number came from.Questions families ask
What grades does Gateway to College serve?
Gateway to College serves students in grades 9th through 12th.
How many students attend Gateway to College?
Gateway to College has an enrollment of approximately 12 students.
What are the test scores at Gateway to College?
Based on loaded state assessment records, Gateway to College has 75% reading/ELA proficiency (2012 EdFacts).
Is Gateway to College a charter school?
No, Gateway to College is not a charter school. It is a traditional public school operated by the local school district.
Is Gateway to College a Title I school?
No, Gateway to College is not currently a Title I school.
What does the Free & Reduced Lunch percentage mean for Gateway to College?
75.0% of students at Gateway to College qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. This is a commonly used indicator of economic need and provides important context when interpreting test scores.
School facts
- Grades
- 9th – 12th
- Enrollment
- 12
- Free or reduced lunch
- 75.0%
- Type
- Regular
- Title I
- No
- Setting
- Large Suburb
- County
- King County
- Phone
- (253) 945-2000
- Schools in district
- 46
- District spending per student
- $17,898
- NCES F-33 · FY 2023 · This annual source is three years behind the current year.
- District child poverty rate
- 16.9%
- Census SAIPE · 2024
- Area population (ZIP 98003)
- 52,210
- Area average commute
- 30.7 min
- Area median age
- 36.4
NCES Common Core of Data (CCD) (SY 2023–24).
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Data from NCES Common Core of Data, Washington Dept. of Education, and U.S. Census ACS for the 2023–24 school year. Rankings computed by MySchoolScout. See all data sources.