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Gate City Charter

Gate City Charter Academy · Guilford County

Address
123 Flemingfield Road, Greensboro, NC 27405
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Grades served
K-8
NCES school ID
370040803404
715
Students
32.4
Teachers (FTE)
22.1:1
Student–teacher ratio
C
Performance grade
58
Performance score
Not Met
Academic growth
24.2%
Chronically absent
84.8%
Economically disadvantaged

School calendar

Gate City Charter's own events for the year — school events, holidays, breaks and teacher workdays — with a printable PDF and a calendar file you can subscribe to.

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Location and nearby schools

10 nearest

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  1. Middle College at GTCC-GreensboroHigh · Grades 9-13 · Guilford County Schools0.9 mi
  2. Gateway Education CenterOther · Grades PK-12 · Guilford County Schools1.5 mi
  3. Bessemer ElementaryElementary · Grades PK-5 · Guilford County Schools1.5 mi
  4. Waldo C Falkener Sr ElementaryElementary · Grades PK-5 · Guilford County Schools1.5 mi
  5. Herbin Metz Education CenterElementary · Grades K-8 · Guilford County Schools1.5 mi
  6. Otis L Hairston Sr MiddleMiddle · Grades 6-8 · Guilford County Schools1.6 mi
  7. Guilford Preparatory AcademyElementary · Grades K-8 · Guilford Preparatory Academy · Charter2.2 mi
  8. Aggie AcademyElementary · Grades 3-5 · Aggie Academy2.5 mi
  9. McLeansville ElementaryElementary · Grades PK-5 · Guilford County Schools3.0 mi
  10. George C Simkins Jr ElementaryElementary · Grades PK-5 · Guilford County Schools3.2 mi

How Gate City Charter compares

Its 2024–25 performance score of 58 against comparable schools. Percentile is the share of that group scoring lower.

All North Carolina public schools40th percentile
Higher than 40% · rank 1,424 of 2,483
North Carolina elementary schools42nd percentile
Higher than 42% · rank 783 of 1,419

Chronic absence is lower here than at 43% of the 2,482 North Carolina schools reporting it.

Performance score since 2017

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Score up 15 points since 2017 (43 → 58). Met or exceeded expected growth in 4 of 7 years, exceeding it in 1. No grades were issued for 2020 or 2021.

YearScoreGradeGrowthAchievement
202558CNot Met54.7
202455CMet48.7
202347DMet41.3
202244DNot Met38.4
201951DMet44
201859CExceeded49.7
201743DNot Met39

Rankings and trends are calculated by Back To School NC from NC DPI report card results; NC DPI publishes each school's own figures but not its standing among peers. See Gate City Charter Academy for district totals.

Student Demographics

Black 70.77%Hispanic 18.88%White 4.76%Two+ Races 2.38%Asian 1.82%Native Am. 0.84%Pacific Isl. 0.56%
Black: 70.77% (506) Hispanic: 18.88% (135) White: 4.76% (34) Two+ Races: 2.38% (17) Asian: 1.82% (13) Native Am.: 0.84% (6) Pacific Isl.: 0.56% (4)
Black70.77%
Hispanic18.88%
White4.76%
Two+ Races2.38%
Asian1.82%
Native Am.0.84%
Pacific Isl.0.56%

Gender Distribution

Total Students: 715
51.75%370 Female
48.25%345 Male

Student counts for Gate City Charter, 2024-2025, from the NCES Common Core of Data. Percentages are of 715 students and may not total 100% because of rounding.

Students

Regular attendance 75.8%Chronically absent 24.2%
Regular attendance: 75.8% (569) Chronically absent: 24.2% (182)
Regular attendance75.8%
Chronically absent24.2%

Student Population

Students Counted: 751
84.8%Economically disadvantaged
8.39%60 English learners

Student indicators for Gate City Charter, 2024-2025, from the North Carolina School Report Cards. Attendance is out of the 751 students DPI counted. A student is chronically absent after missing 10% or more of the days enrolled; the other measures overlap it and each other.

Teachers

Experienced 35.71%Beginning 64.29%
Experienced: 35.71% (5) Beginning: 64.29% (9)
Experienced35.71%
Beginning64.29%

Licensing & Certification

Total Teachers: 14 FTE
64.29%Fully licensed
35.71%Emergency or provisional
0%0 teachers certified

Teacher figures for Gate City Charter, 2024-2025, from the North Carolina School Report Cards. Counts are full-time equivalents, not headcount. Licensing and certification percentages are each out of 14 FTE.

NC School Report Card

2024-2025

Student performance by subject

SubjectGrade-level proficientCareer & college ready
Reading (grades 3–8)58%30.7%
Science (grades 5 & 8)53.5%34.6%
Mathematics (grades 3–8)50.2%27.5%

Grade-level proficient is levels 3–5; career and college ready is the higher bar of levels 4–5.

Achievement levels

SubjectNot ProficientLevel 3Level 4Level 5
Mathematics (grades 3–8)49.8%22.7%23.9%--
Reading (grades 3–8)42%27.3%20.5%10.1%
Science (grades 5 & 8)46.5%18.9%28.3%6.3%

Academic growth

MeasureStatusGrowth indexScore
OverallDoes Not Meet Expected Growth-2.0669.7

Teachers

Reported as full-time-equivalent staff, so figures carry decimals.

MeasureValue
Total teachers14
Experienced teachers5 (36%)
Beginning teachers9 (64%)
Holding a standard license9 (64%)
Emergency or provisional licenses5 (36%)

Students

MeasureValue
Chronically absent (182 of 751)24.2%
Economically disadvantaged84.8%
English learners making progress (of 60)65%

School environment

MeasureValue
Devices per student0.85
Library books per student92.7
Students have device accessYes
Devices may go homeYes
Wireless access points per classroom0.79

Federal & state designations

DesignationApplies
Low-performing schoolNo
Recurring low-performingNo
CSI — low performingNo
CSI — low graduation rateNo
TSI — at riskYes
TSI — consistently underperformingNo

CSI is Comprehensive Support and Improvement; TSI is Targeted Support and Improvement, both federal ESSA categories.

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First page of the Gate City Charter report card PDF

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Gate City Charter's 2024-2025 report card as an interactive PDF — bookmarked sections, donut and bar charts for performance, attendance and achievement levels, and the NC DPI and NCES sources cited with working links.

Enrollment and staffing come from the NCES Common Core of Data (CCD), U.S. Department of Education for 2024-2025; performance, attendance and economic-need figures are the state's NC School Report Card for the same year. Contact the school to confirm current details.