Background
Gateway Academy was established in 2005 and offers a private education for students in preschool through 12th grade with a diagnosis on the Autism spectrum. The average ratio of students to teachers is 6:1, resulting in individualized attention for every student.
The general curriculum includes math, English, history, science, physical education and Spanish, with Occupational Therapy, Speech Therapy and Music Therapy sessions once each week. Gateway Academy's first graduating class was back in 2008, with one student, and with each year, the graduating class gets bigger and bigger.
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