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Grades 1-5 Admissions Checklist

Please call Gateway’s admissions office to check space availability. If your child’s grade is waitlisted, we still encourage you to submit an application! When families relocate in the summer, we may have spaces open up. When space is available, we accept mid-year enrollments.

1

Campus Visit

Call our Admissions Director, Colleen Sullivan, at 423-0341 ext 302, to schedule a visit! You can tour the school and/or observe a classroom. Tours are usually scheduled on Tuesday and Wednesday mornings.

2

Application

Complete the Application for Admission, Parent Questionnaire, and Outside Assessments/ Records Form and submit with your fee:

$75 for grades 1-3
$125 for grades 4-8

3

School Records

Please sign the Records Release form, and give it to your child’s current school. Please also deliver the two Teacher Report forms, one to your child’s current teacher, and one to another teacher or an administrator who knows your child well. The teacher reports must be mailed directly to Gateway School; please give the teachers stamped envelopes addressed to: Gateway School Admissions, 126 Eucalyptus Avenue, Santa Cruz CA 95060.

4

Academic Assessment and School Visit/Interview

Schedule your child for a visit to his/her grade for half-day or full-day:

8:45-12:00 for grade 1-2 applicants
8:45-2:45 for grade 3-4 applicants
8:45-3:00 for grade 5 applicants

5

Evaluation and Notification

Applications will be evaluated and admissions letters mailed once steps 1-4 are complete.

 

Grades 1-5 Admissions Forms

Application for Admission

Parent Questionnaire

Outside Assessments Questionnaire

Records Release

Teacher Report (2)

 

“At Gateway, teachers and students bring education to life. Every student is seen as a budding scholar and as a potential community leader.”

—Johanna E., Gateway parent

Upcoming Events

Open House
Open Houses are scheduled Oct.-Feb.
Please contact Admissions Director for a weekday tour.


Contact Admissons

Call anytime to set up a tour or get more information!
Colleen Sullivan
(831) 423-0341 ext 302


Call our business office if you have financial aid questions:
Rima Dunton
(831) 423-0341 ext 308

Quicklinks: Schedule a Tour

Request Tour


 

Key Features of a Gateway Education

  • A Rich and Challenging Academic Experience
  • Meaningful, Engaged Learning
  • An Emphasis on Communication and Reasoning Skills
  • A Passion for Learning
  • Character Education
  • A Collaborative Learning Community

Key Features

CAIS Accreditation

Find out more about the high standards of CAIS schools!

CAIS Website


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126 Eucalyptus Ave   Santa Cruz, California 95060
Main office: (831) 423-0341 · Fax: (831) 454-0843