The 1982-83 school year was the second year of the New York City (New York) Public Schools Promotional Gates Program. Under this program students in grades four and seven who failed to attain their promotional criteria (in both reading and mathematics) were retained for a year of intensive remedial instruction. This report is the result of a longitudinal study of these "Gates" students. Findings are presented in the following areas: (1) student achievement; (2) attainment of the seventh-grade criterion (for the fourth grade students); (3) progress towards high school graduation (for the seventh-grade students); and (4) participation in the Attendance Improvement/Dropout Prevention Program (AIDP) and the Dropout Prevention Program (D.P.P.). The majority of the Gates students made significant gains during the Gates year, particularly in reading achievement. Unfortunately, after the Gates year, students received few, if any educational or social services to assist them in building on these gains, and they failed to continue to make adequate progress. Recommendations for improving the Promotional Gate Program are offered. Data are presented on 24 tables and figures. (BJV)