Gateway College and Career Academy: This school runs ahead of the state average. The bar itself is the harder conversation.

Gateway College and Career Academy has a Scope Score of 42 out of 100, placing it in the 41st percentile of California high schools and ranked #1,278 statewide. 12.1% of students exceeded the state standard on the 2025 CAASPP assessment, which is 3.8 percentage points below the California average of 15.8%. The Scope Score weights six dimensions for high schools: exceeded standard (43%), met or exceeded (22%), grade 3-to-5 growth (15%), chronic absenteeism (10%), ELPAC English Learner proficiency (5%), and suspension rate (5%). Data source: California Department of Education CAASPP 2025, analyzed by SchoolScope.

On the 2025 CAASPP Smarter Balanced Assessment, 40.7% of students at Gateway College and Career Academy met or exceeded the state standard in ELA and Math combined, and 12.1% exceeded it. The gap between those numbers matters: 28.7% of students are at the proficiency floor, while 12.1% pushed past it. Most rating sites report only the combined "proficient" number. SchoolScope surfaces the exceeded-vs-met split because it reveals whether a school's curriculum challenges students beyond minimum proficiency or paces toward it. 150 student-subject combinations were assessed.

Gateway College and Career Academy ranks #1,278 among California high schools by Scope Score, placing it in the 41st percentile. This ranking is based on a weighted composite of 2025 CAASPP test performance (exceeded and met rates), chronic absenteeism, and suspension rate. Unlike single-number ratings, the Scope Score shows what drives the ranking so parents can decide what matters most to their family. See full methodology.

51.4% of students at Gateway College and Career Academy are chronically absent (missing 10% or more of school days), compared to the California average of 30.2%. The suspension rate is 1.3%, indicating a low-discipline-incident environment. SchoolScope includes these culture metrics in the Scope Score because they reflect day-to-day school experience in ways test scores alone cannot.

Gateway College and Career Academy scores 42/100 (41st percentile) among California high schools. To compare with nearby schools, SchoolScope shows the same metrics side by side: exceeded rate, proficiency, growth trajectory, and school culture indicators. The school serves 394 students. Use the schools in Riverside page or the map view to compare all high schools nearby.

At Gateway College and Career Academy in Riverside, 36.7% of low-income students met or exceeded the ELA standard in 2025, compared to 14.6% district-wide and 38.2% statewide. Gateway College and Career Academy outperforms its district average for low-income students by 22.1 percentage points in ELA. Other subgroups: Low-Income students (51.1% Math proficient); Hispanic students (36.2% ELA proficient). The largest proficiency gap is 15.5 percentage points for english learner students. Data source: California Department of Education, CAASPP 2024-25. 50 students tested. SchoolScope shows disaggregated test scores by demographic subgroup so you can see how a school performs for your child's specific group — not just the school-wide average. Subgroup data is context, not part of the Scope Score: we don't penalize schools for who they serve. See our equity approach.