Gateway to College
Federal Way · WA · Federal Way School District · Public
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Federal Way Running Start Home School → Fife Open Doors → Remann Hall Juvenile Detention Center → H.O.M.E. Program → The School at Pearl Youth Residence → Puget Sound High School → Employment Transition Program → Gateway to College →How Gateway to College compares for families
What families should know about Gateway to College.
- ▸ LocallyWA sits right at the US average on NAEP 8th-grade math — local school quality will set your kid apart.
- ▸ vs Similar SchoolsThe closest comparables nearby: Federal Way Running Start Home School, Fife Open Doors, Remann Hall Juvenile Detention Center and 5 more. See the sidebar to compare side-by-side.
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📊 State assessment · WA Smarter Balanced · grade 10
SBAC grade 10 — met or exceeded standard
School year 2024-25. Levels 3 + 4 combined ("at or above grade level"). Cells suppressed by the state when sample is small.
Source: WA state DOE Smarter Balanced results. Levels 1–2 = below standard, 3 = met, 4 = exceeded. Headline = level 3 + level 4 combined.
🏛️ Federal Title I context
Title I Schoolwide eligible
≥40% FRPL — qualifies for Title I Schoolwide program
40-74% of students qualify for free/reduced lunch. The district can use Title I funds across the whole school under federal Schoolwide Program rules.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, free/reduced-price lunch eligibility. The actual Title I designation is a district decision and may differ from eligibility — but the federal eligibility math is what we show here. We don't claim to assert whether the district formally chose to enroll this school in Title I.
🏛️ Your state's public flagship
University of Washington-Seattle Campus
The in-state tuition gap is the flagship's biggest draw — most in-state families pay far less than the out-of-state sticker. Average net price after aid runs about $14,091/yr. Admission odds depend on your student's GPA and test scores, not which high school they attend.
Source: IPEDS admissions, tuition & enrollment + College Scorecard net price. Flagship = the state's primary public research university.
Enrollment trend & projection
Total enrollment + grade 12, NCES Common Core of Data (2021–2024).
If the recent trend holds…
At its recent rate of +44.6%/year, projecting from 2024's 23 students:
An extrapolation of the recent trajectory, not a forecast of the school's plans; ignores one-off shocks.
Most similar nearby high schools
The schools most like this one — same type, blended on distance and size — and where their enrollment is heading. These are the schools families here weigh against each other.
| School | Type | Miles | HS enrollment | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Federal Way Running Start Home School Federal Way |
Public | 0.0 | 17 | — |
| Fife Open Doors Tacoma |
Public | 4.8 | 25 | — |
| Remann Hall Juvenile Detention Center Tacoma |
Public | 9.4 | 20 | — |
| H.O.M.E. Program Renton |
Public | 12.0 | 21 | — |
| The School at Pearl Youth Residence Tacoma |
Public | 9.6 | 16 | — |
| Puget Sound High School Burien |
Public | 9.4 | 34 | — |
| Employment Transition Program Federal Way |
Public | 1.7 | 62 | +24.0% |
| Gateway to College Des Moines |
Public | 5.9 | — | — |