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“Our mission is to provide children an individualized education emphasizing practical life skills and demonstrations of student learning in a safe, respectful, and supportive environment.”

Gateway Preparatory Academy provides Iron County students from Kindergarten to 8th grade an education that focuses on individual skills, abilities, and needs.

Established in 2008, we provide an individualized experience focused on student growth while preparing students to be productive members of the community.

Our strengths include our child centered approach through the application of a Montessori philosophy and method as well as a focus on the arts and technology.

Upcoming Events & News

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Gateway Preparatory Academy
Gateway Preparatory Academy7 hours ago
This week, our amazing lunch heroes traded the serving lines for learning sessions at the SNAU Conference! 🍎💙
They spent the week diving into classes, discovering fresh ideas, and sharing plenty of laughs. They also got to celebrate two incredible milestones at the Gala: 75 years of SNAU and 80 years of the National School Lunch Program! 🎉
🌟 A huge shoutout to our nutrition director, Cindy! She stepped up as a featured presenter at the conference, sharing her expertise and best practices with school nutrition colleagues from all across the state.
They’re coming home inspired, energized, and so excited to bring these fresh ideas straight to our students' plates! ❤️🍽️
#GatewayIsAGreatWay #KORE #SchoolNutrition #FuelingStudents #LunchHeroes #SNAU
Gateway Preparatory Academy
Gateway Preparatory Academy9 hours ago
Spot the Raptor gear! 🦀✈️ Remember those end-of-the-year drink floaties we gave our amazing staff? Well, one of our fabulous friends took hers on a serious summer vacation!
Can you guess where this little pink crab is soaking up the sun? 🏝️🌊 Drop your best guesses in the comments below!
We love seeing our staff relaxing and recharging. Wherever you are, we hope you're having a wonderful, restful summer!
#Gatewayisagreatway
#RaptorNation #SummerVibes #WhereInTheWorld #SipSipSummertime
Gateway Preparatory Academy
Gateway Preparatory Academy23 hours ago
Caption: 🚨 FLAT RAPTOR ALERT! 🚨
Our favorite surfing mascot has been spotted cooling off at a very popular local soda shop! 🥤✨ Rumor has it he’s looking for an awesome GPA family to pick him up and take him along on their next summer vacation!

Rules of the game:
1. If you recognize this spot, head over there!
2. Grab the Flat Raptor.
3. Take him on your summer adventures and send us your photos! 📸✈️

Will YOU be the one to find him? Go, go, go! 👇

#RaptorNation #Gatewayisagreatway #FlatRaptorAdventures #RaptorsOnTheRoad #LocalSpots #SummerVibes #FindTheRaptor
Gateway Preparatory Academy
Gateway Preparatory Academy6 days ago
Check out our own Mr. Fergason!! #Gatewayisagreatway #Gatewayteachersrock
Gateway Preparatory Academy
Gateway Preparatory Academy6 days ago
🚀 THIS IS THE WAY... TO AN AMAZING LIBRARY! 📚✨
We are over the moon! 🌙 Our very own school library was featured in a national video for Perma-Bound Books! 🎬🍿
Last year, their sales rep dropped by, absolutely fell in love with our library space, and snapped some photos. Fast forward to now, and they used our beautiful library to help launch their awesome new Mandalorian release video! ⚔️🌌
We always knew our library was a magical place for our students to explore, but now the whole world gets to see it, too! A huge shoutout to our librarian, who makes our library such an incredible, welcoming hub for our readers every single day. 🦖❤️

#GatewayIsAGreatWay #PermaBoundBooks #SchoolLibrary #Mandalorian
Gateway Preparatory Academy

School Hotline Reporting

Gateway Preparatory Academy is committed to transparency, accountability, and ethical practices. A hotline is maintained by the Internal Audit Department of the Utah State Board of Education, and it is a venue for citizens, educators, employees, and other stakeholders to request audits or report concerns related to any of the agencies governed by or provided resources by the Utah State Board of Education.

To submit a complaint to the USBE Internal Audit Department, using their Public Education Hotline system, click the link below:

Submit a Hotline Complaint to USBE

Complaints or concerns can be filed by following the process as outlined here. Hotline complaints go directly to the State Board of Education Internal Audit Department and may be referred back to the LEA.

Gateway Preparatory Academy also encourages anyone concerned to reach out to the school administration when appropriate. All complaints are handled with discretion, and any individual submitting a concern may remain anonymous through the USBE hotline system.