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Academics & CurriculumChallenge, met
with support.

A full college-prep education, built around how twice-exceptional students actually learn. We develop the talent and support the difference at the same time.

Our approach

No single method works for every student.

Teachers figure out how each student learns best: visual, auditory, or hands-on. Then they match the strategy to the student, not the other way around. Classes of 12:1 in middle school and 14:1 in high school make that possible.

  • Rebuild confidence with work that finally fits
  • Rekindle curiosity, because engagement beats compliance
  • Prepare for what's next: college, careers, and independence
A lively Gateway classroom
What students study

A full college-prep program.

Everything a college-bound transcript needs, plus the skills that make it stick.

Rigorous Core

English, math, science and history

Advanced Coursework

College-level rigor, supported

World Languages

22 languages, self-paced

Minecraft Education

The class they’d never skip

Learning How to Learn

Executive function, taught directly

Life Skills

Independence, practiced weekly

Career-Connected Learning

Internships that match interests

Global Partnerships

The wider world, brought to the table.

Language and history come alive when students can taste them. Through our Global Partnerships program, classes pair the World Language Lab with hands-on cultural exploration, sampling dishes from the regions they study and connecting a place's food, language, and history in a single afternoon.

The curiosity sticks because students lived it, not just read about it.

A Gateway teacher walks students through dishes from around the world during a Global Partnerships food tasting
Early college

Most of our students are already in college!

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College classes per student, per year

The Arizona average for dual enrollment is 25%. Gateway sits at 100%, with some Warriors earning credit as early as junior high and a few finishing an Associate’s degree before they leave us.

Gateway students touring Paradise Valley Community College
100%Earn College Credit, Gr. 8–12
~$250Per class, vs. $1,400+
80College courses completed last year
240College credits earned last year
In high school

Three pathways to graduation.

Traditional Diploma
College-Prep Track
Dual Enrollment
ASU Accelerate
Career-Technical
Penn Foster

Common questions

Students take the same core subjects they would take anywhere. What changes is how it's taught: work is differentiated to the student, pacing follows mastery, and the support a student needs sits inside the school day instead of bolted onto the end of it.

Yes. Gateway is accredited by WASC and COGNIA, and approved by the Arizona Department of Education.

About 12 students per class in middle school and 14 in high school, taught by subject expert teachers.

A VR lab, 3D printers, drones, and Minecraft Education are part of the STEM program.

22, taken at the student's own pace.

See the classrooms in action.

The best way to understand how Gateway teaches is to watch it happen. Schedule a visit.