Admissions for Grades 6–12Different.
By design.
Gateway accepts applications year-round for bright, neurodivergent students in grades 6–12. Tell us your child's story, and we'll walk you through the visit, the funding, and the fit, one step at a time.
Momentum is easy to promise.
Making it hold is the hard part!
Plenty of schools will propel a bright child. Fewer will tell you the truth: for a twice-exceptional student, raw rigor without daily executive-function, social, and emotional support isn't a challenge, it's a setup for the next crisis.
The child who thrives in September stalls in November when the scaffolding was never there. Gateway is built the other way around. We start with genuine momentum, ASU credit, college outcomes, and engineer the support directly into every school day.
Not as an add-on. As the reason the momentum lasts. A beautiful campus is a wonderful thing. It is not the same as a school built, from the ground up, for how your child learns.
A fit looks like this.
Every student is different, but the families who thrive here usually recognize their student in these.
- Bright and capable, but struggling or unhappy in a traditional classroom
- Is bright and neurodivergent, and does best with support built into the day
- Has felt bullied, anxious, or shut down at a previous school
- Needs smaller classes and teachers who understand twice-exceptional students
- Is ready to be challenged academically in a place that feels safe
Five steps, on your timeline.
Applications are reviewed as they arrive, year-round, including mid-year transfers.
Reach out
Call us or request information. We'll talk through your student's story and whether Gateway is the right fit.
Visit campus
Tour the school, meet the team, and see the Warrior Village firsthand.
Shadow day
Your student spends a day with us, attending classes, meeting peers, and getting a real feel for the rhythm of school.
Apply & assess
Submit your application any time of year. We complete an assessment to build the right individualized plan.
Enroll
We finalize ESA or scholarship funding together and welcome your student to Gateway.
Health & immunizations: At Gateway, every student must be fully immunized to attend, Gateway does not accept exemptions. Review the current Arizona School Immunization Requirements (PDF).
Good to know.
Everything families ask us before they visit.
Let's start the conversation.
Tours run throughout the school year, on your timeline.