Gateway Christian School

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Gateway Christian School
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Gateway Christian School
1900 N Sycamore

Roswell
,
New Mexico
88201
Coordinates 33°25′01″N104°33′41″W / 33.41701218151771°N 104.56139281353497°W / 33.41701218151771; -104.56139281353497
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School typePrivate
DenominationNondenominational
Established1981
Years offeredPre-K - 12
Enrollment446
Color(s)Purple
Tuition$5,250
Website https://www.gatewaychristianschool.us/

Gateway Christian School (GCS) is a private nondenominational Christian school located in Roswell, New Mexico.

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Founded in 1981, the school states their own goal is "for each student to develop a personal relationship with Jesus Christ and grow in Christian maturity". [1]

Enrollment

According to Niche, Gateway Christian has 446 students. Of those 446 students, about 41% are Hispanic, 40% are White, with 19% being of other races. [2]

Gateway Christian offers enrollment to students of pre-kindergarten until their graduation. [3] They are accredited by the Association of Christian Schools. [4]

Awards

Gateway Christian was deemed as one of the best private schools in New Mexico by the Albuquerque Journal in 2024. [5]

Athletics

Football

In recent years, Gateway Christian has established themselves as relative powerhouses in the six-man football scene in New Mexico. In 2021 and 2022, they won the state title, and in 2023, placed runners-up against Roy-Mosquero. [6]

During half-time in the 2021 championship game against Ramah High School, assistant coach Mickey Reeves, who himself was a star athlete for Roswell High School and was later selected by the Chicago Cubs in the 1991 draft, [7] collapsed suddenly in the locker room and later died. [8] [9] Gateway Christian went on to win the championship game 70–28. Their 2022 season, in which they also won the championship, was dedicated to Reeves' memory. [10]

Volleyball

The Gateway Christian volleyball team won the Class 1A championship in 2022. [11]

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