Gateway High School (Colorado)

Gateway High School
Address
1300 South Sable Boulevard Aurora, Colorado 80012 United States
Coordinates	39°41′37″N104°49′3″W / 39.69361°N 104.81750°W / 39.69361; -104.81750
Information
Established	1973(52 years ago) (1973)
School district	Aurora Public Schools
Superintendent	Rico Munn
CEEB code	060071
Principal	Scott Fiske
Staff	73.00 (on an FTE basis) [1]
Grades	9-12
Enrollment	1,641 (2023–2024) [1]
•  Grade 9	432
•  Grade 10	409
•  Grade 11	346
•  Grade 12	454
Student to teacher ratio	22.48 [1]
Campus type	Urban
Color(s)	Orange, yellow, black     [2]
Athletics	5A [3]
Athletics conference	East Metro 5A [3]
Mascot	Olympian
Website	gateway.aurorak12.org

Gateway High School is a public high school in Aurora, Colorado, United States. It is one of five high schools in Aurora Public Schools, and the school offers a variety of Advanced Placement courses.

Gateway's student newspaper is The Gateway Medallion and the yearbook is The Olympiad.

Performing arts

Percussion:

• State champions, ^[4] 1994-1999, 2003-2004 (Rocky Mountain Percussion Association, Concert Class)
• World champions, ^[5] 1996, 1997 (Winter Guard International (WGI) Percussion Scholastic Concert World Class)

Athletics

Softball:

• 1992 6A State champions ^[6]

Demographics

The demographic breakdown of the 1438 students enrolled in 2020–2021 was as follows: ^[1]

• Native American: 0.9%
• Asian: 4.1%
• Black: 17.5%
• Hispanic: 59.5%
• White: 11.8%
• Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander: 2.2%
• Two or more races: 3.9%

54.3% of the students were male, and 45.7% were female. 71.2% of the students were eligible for free or reduced lunch. ^[1]

Notable alumni

• Bill Ritter, 41st Governor of Colorado ^[7]
• Zack Golditch, Professional football player for the Kansas City Chiefs ^[8]
• Michelle Howard, Vice Chief of Naval Operations, United States Navy ^[9]
• Tia Fuller, Grammy-nominated jazz musician ^{[10] [11] [12]}
• Clyde Rucker, CEO of Quiznos ^[7]
• David Von Drehle, journalist ^[7]

References

1. "GATEWAY HIGH SCHOOL". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved December 12, 2024.
2. "Student Life". Gateway High School.
3. Colorado High School Activities Association profile for Gateway High School Archived 2007-03-02 at the Wayback Machine . Accessed January 9, 2008.
4. "RMPA".
5. "Scholastic Concert World Percussion Champions".
6. Oakes, Courtney (December 30, 2016). "We are the (Aurora) champions: Cherokee Trail softball team". Sentinel Colorado.
7. Dale et al. The History of the Aurora Public Schools District - Adams/Arapahoe 28J. Publication. 2008. Print.
8. Williams, Eric D. (August 30, 2018). "Aurora shooting survivor Zack Golditch gets chance to stick with Chargers". ESPN.com . Retrieved November 29, 2018.
9. Sentinel, The (July 3, 2014). "Gateway grad makes Navy history". Sentinel Colorado.
10. "Tia Fuller Has Sax Appeal".
11. "The Tia Fuller Quartet at Jazz Standard".
12. "Pan-African News Wire: Tia Fuller Quartet Plays Jazz Standard on February 4 in New York". February 2, 2008.

External links

• Official website