The 2024-2025 application is now open!

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Middle School

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Why Gateway?

• No Tuition Fee
• No Admissions Test
• Technology and Performing Arts Curriculum

• Diverse Staff
• Free After-Care Program
• Transportation Available (K-3)

More than a school

Through our partnership with the BRICK Education Network, we offer comprehensive support services for our students and their families. From prenatal care for expectant mothers to career services for our alumni, we are much more than a school.

Mandisa Brudey

Principal

Althea Chambers

Vice Principal

Delsheka Palmer

Dean of Instruction

Patrice Norwood

Dean of Culture

Parent Portal

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Clever Portal

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South Ward Promise

South Ward Promise Neighborhood serves as BRICK Education Network’s two-generation support division. It provides families in the South Ward of Newark with financial, food, housing, employment, medical and mental health resources, and services. Should Gateway scholars and parents need assistance, please click here to learn more about the various ways they can help.

PerformCare Contact

PerformCare is a primary resource for parents who are concerned about their children’s mental health. Parents interested in services should contact PerformCare at 877-652-7624 or visit performcarenj.org

Calendar

January

1

School Closed | New Year’s Day

All Campuses

January

15

School Closed | Martin Luther King Jr. Holiday

All Campuses

Newark Common App is a new school application and enrollment process that is available to all Newark families looking to access some of our city’s great school options.

docs & info

Curriculum

Chapter 27

In April 2020, Governor Phil Murphy issued an executive order that became P.L.2020, c.27. This law provides guidance for the continuity of instruction in the event of a public-health-related district closure so that LEAs can utilize virtual or remote instruction to satisfy the 180-day requirement pursuant to N.J.S.A. 18A:7F-9.

Below, please find a link to the Remote Plan in the event of a closure due to a health

Learn About Gateway

Mission

Gateway Academy builds innovators who graduate college ready to solve the world’s next set of challenges.

Vision

The vision of Gateway Academy is to provide a K-8 continuum that fosters the individual needs of students as they develop the skills, character, and values that will prepare them for college and empower them to use their unique perspective as an asset to shape our country’s future.

STUDENTS OWN THEIR STORY AND ARE EMPOWERED TO LEAVE THEIR MARK ON SOCIETY.

STUDENTS SHOW UP IN THE WORLD READY TO LEAD BY DEMONSTRATING THE BEST POSSIBLE VERSION OF THEMSELVES.

STUDENTS EXPERIMENT USING CREATIVE THINKING SKILLS TO TAKE ACTION.

STUDENTS SEEK KNOWLEDGE AND TRUTH BY OBSERVING THE WORLD.

Admissions Process

Eligibility

Achieve Community Charter School is open to all Newark residents. We do accept applications for non-Newark residents, however, preference will be given to Newark residents in the lottery.

FAQS

WHAT ARE THE NEXT STEPS AFTER I COMPLETE MY APPLICATION?

Applicants who apply by the March 10th deadline will receive their match letters by mid-April. Families can begin registering at their new school immediately. Any applications submitted once the application reopens in April will be processed via waitlist pulls. All results will be accessible online in mid-April on your Newark Common App account. Initial matches and waitlist pull acceptances will be relayed to families by telephone and/or email from our Scholar Enrollment team. Once families accept their seat(s), our team will reach out to collect the required documentation to complete enrollment.

WILL MY STUDENT RECEIVE THEIR FIRST CHOICE?

The only reason a Newark student would not get into his or her first choice would be if the school does not have enough seats for all applicants. When a student does not receive his or her first choice, the matching process will move down the student’s list of schools in order to place the student in his or her highest-ranked school with available seats.

CAN MY SCHOLAR BE MATCHED TO A SCHOOL THAT ISN’T LISTED ON HIS/HER APPLICATION?

No, students receive a single offer to the highest-ranked school on their list possible. If you do not receive a match, your scholar will be added to the waitlist for schools ranked on your application.

I WOULD LIKE MY SCHOLARS TO ATTEND THE SAME SCHOOL AS Their SIBLINGS. WHAT SHOULD I DO?

Applications for each scholar should be submitted. If one of the students is matched to a school of choice, his/her sibling(s) will be given a preference to be matched to the same school . The school will determine availability and connect with the family directly around sibling matches.