The Gateway School vs. The Churchill School & Center
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School Overview
Top Rankings
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Student Body
Overview
The Gateway School is a K-8, independent day school that transforms the lives of bright students with language-based learning disabilities and attention deficits.
At Gateway, our students become skilled, strategic learners and confident self-advocates.
Relying on direct, multisensory instruction and guided by an integrated curriculum, expert faculty teach students the language, literacy, and critical thinking skills that are the foundations for success in mainstream educational settings and beyond.
Gateway believes a close relationship between the school and parents provides essential support as students grow and seek to realize their potential.
The Churchill School and Center, a K-12 coeducational college preparatory day school, is dedicated to working collaboratively with students, educators, and families to help children with language based learning disabilities realize their full potential.
Grades Offered
K-8
K-12
Blue Ribbon School
No
No
Offers Post-Graduate Year
No
No
Learning Difference Programs
Yes
Yes
Learning Programs Supported
Language-based learning disability, ADHD, executive function disorder
Dyslexia / Language-based Learning Differences
Year Founded
1965
1972
Students Body
Total Students
143 students
398 students
Student Body Type
Co-ed
Co-ed
% Students of Color
19%
25%
Students by Grade
Students by Grade
Kindergarten Students
3
8
Grade 1 Students
3
12
Grade 2 Students
9
24
Grade 3 Students
11
26
Grade 4 Students
17
36
Grade 5 Students
15
36
Grade 6 Students
39
37
Grade 7 Students
23
37
Grade 8 Students
23
36
Grade 9 Students
-
39
Grade 10 Students
-
37
Grade 11 Students
-
37
Grade 12 Students
-
33
Academics and Faculty
Total Classroom Teachers
34 teachers
53 teachers
Average Class Size
n/a
12
Teacher : Student Ratio
1:4
1:8
Classroom Dress Code
Casual
(Gateway polo shirt and/or navy blue top)
(Gateway polo shirt and/or navy blue top)
Casual
Finances and Admission
Admission Deadline
None / Rolling
Dec. 18 / Feb. 5 / rolling
Tuition Cost
$71,500
$63,500
Tuition Notes
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Tuition includes all related services. Most families pursue reimbursement and/or direct payment of tuition through the Department of Education.
Admissions Director
Ellen Grayson
Sarah Szen
Admissions Associate
Paula Wallace
Lizzie Ross
Sports
Total Sports Offered
3
10
Extracurriculars
Total Extra-curric.Total Extracurriculars
16
9
Extra-curric.Extracurriculars
After School Clubs, All Sports, Art Club, Board Game Club, Book Club, Chess Club, Creative Writing Club, Digital Graphic Design, Eye to Eye Mentoring, Gateway TV, Homework Club, Karate Club, Kindness Club, Lego Club, Musical Theatre Production, Running Club
Choral, Digital Art, Diversity Alliance, Girls on the Run, Instrumental Music Lessons, LGBTQ Alliance, Performing Arts, Student Government, Visual Arts