Overview of West Gate K-8 School: West Gate K-8 School is a public school situated in Port St Lucie, FL, which is in a mid-size city environment. The learner population of West Gate K-8 School is 1,310, and the school serves PK-8. At West Gate K-8 School, 70% of learners scored above or at the proficient (mastery) level for math, and 62% scored above or at that level for reading.

The school’s minority learner population is 60%. The learner-teacher ratio is 16:1, which is better than that of the district.

The learner population is made up of 46% female learners and 54% male learners. The school serves 50% economically disadvantaged learners. There are 80 equivalent full-time teachers and 4 full-time school counselors.

Test Scores at West Gate K-8 School: At West Gate K-8 School, 70% of learners scored above or at the proficient (mastery) level for math, and 62% scored above or at that level for reading.

Juxtaposed with the district, the school performed better in math and better in reading, according to this measure. In St. Lucie, 48% of learners tested above or at the proficient (mastery) level for reading, and 52% tested above or at that level for math.

West Gate K-8 School performed better in math and better in reading in this measure juxtaposed with learners around the state. In Florida, 51% of learners tested above or at the proficient (mastery) level for reading, and 56% tested above or at that level for math.