Talk:Gateway Academy (Scottsdale, Arizona)

This school undoubtably exists, but there is next to nothing published else ware. As a private school, we need more than just a reference to the school website to verify the claims made within. The article seems very focused on self-promotion, but nothing backs these claims. Andrew Z. Colvin • Talk 16:12, 10 April 2026 (UTC)

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I'd like to propose the following updates for an uninvolved editor to verify and implement: 1. Outdated framing/terminology — The article describes the school as specializing in "students with autism spectrum disorders and other pervasive developmental disorders" and references "high functioning autism spectrum disorders." The school's current official description (its own website, gatewayacademy.us) positions itself around serving "twice-exceptional" (2e) students — academically strong students who also have a co-occurring learning difference — rather than framing the school specifically around autism-spectrum diagnoses. Suggest updating the lead and body to reflect this. 2. Student-to-teacher ratio — The infobox states 7:1 and the body states 5:1 (inconsistent with each other). Current school-published figures are approximately 12:1 for middle school and 14:1 for high school. 3. Enrollment cap — The article states a maximum of 32 students. This appears outdated; the school does not currently publish a fixed enrollment cap. Suggest removing this figure unless a current source can confirm it. 4. Age range / grade levels — The infobox and body give conflicting age ranges (11-19 and 5-18). Grades served are 6th-12th (Middle School 6th-8th, High School 9th-12th); suggest an editor verify the current age range directly against the school's site and correct both figures to match each other. 5. Leadership title — The infobox lists "Executive director: O. Robin Sweet." Per the school's own site, her current title is Founder & CEO. 6. Accreditation (currently missing) — The school states it holds WASC accreditation (announced March 2025) and Cognia accreditation, in addition to the NASET School of Excellence recognition already cited. It is also an Arizona Department of Education-approved private day school. 7. Sourcing — The article's only citation is a 2014 NASET listing with a dead link. For the basic, non-contentious facts above, the school's own official website can be used per WP:ABOUTSELF; independent secondary sourcing (local news coverage, accreditation-body listings, etc.) would meaningfully strengthen the article if any editor is able to locate it. Happy to answer questions or provide additional detail here. Thank you for reviewing. Andrewgateway123 (talk) 17:25, 16 July 2026 (UTC)

Not done: your request appears to have been generated by a large language model. Day Creature (talk) 16:13, 22 July 2026 (UTC)

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Hello! I work at Gateway Academy as Director of Social Media and Outreach, so obviously I have a conflict of interest and I'm not going to edit this page myself. This wiki is pretty out of date. The school moved from Scottsdale to Phoenix back in 2016 for example, among other changes. Can a editor please look at some of these comments I have? I've added a source after each, but there are other sources online as well, and our website, gatewayacademy.us is updated often with the correct info.

The first sentence says we're in Scottsdale, as well as the title, but we moved to Phoenix in 2016 and we're at 3939 East Shea Blvd now. Would it be possible for it to say Phoenix instead? Source: https://nces.ed.gov/surveys/pss/privateschoolsearch/school_detail.asp?ID=A0900126

Also in the first sentence, and kind of throughout, our students are described with old clinical terms. Here is a more accurate statement: Gateway Academy is a private school in Phoenix, Arizona for twice-exceptional students in grades 6-12. Every student has an autism diagnosis or a current Individualized Education Program (IEP). Source: https://gatewayacademy.us/about

The "About" section says "age five to eighteen," but that's wrong because our students are grades 6-12. It also says we take up to 32 students, which is very incorrect because enrollment is about 107 in the federal data, and we're at about 140 now. Sources: https://nces.ed.gov/surveys/pss/privateschoolsearch/school_detail.asp?ID=A0900126 and https://gatewayacademy.us

It's also important to mention that we're accredited by Cognia and WASC and approved by the Arizona Department of Education, and I don't think any of this is mentioned. Source: https://gatewayacademy.us/about

I think we should remove the "Private elementary schools" category because we're 6-12. And I’d lean toward "special education school" as my replacement suggestion. and the "Mental health organizations" category doesn't really make sense because we're a school. Source: https://nces.ed.gov/surveys/pss/privateschoolsearch/school_detail.asp?ID=A0900126

Also the programs list is very old. We don't do yoga or Deeksha anymore, and the weekly occupational/speech/music therapy line isn't very accurate. Most of the correct info is on our website. Some of these aren't "programs" exactly, but we have equine therapy through Hunkapi, therapy dogs on site, full-time counselors, and more. Source: https://gatewayacademy.us

There's also some independent news coverage about the school that might help as sources: https://www.abc15.com/news/local-news/north-phoenix-school-invests-in-tech-to-help-students-with-autism-thrive , https://azbigmedia.com/business/education-news/gateway-academy-invests-325000-in-school-for-high-functioning-autism-students/ , and https://ktar.com/arizona-education/students-with-autism-asu/5709330/

Thank you very much for taking a look! Andrewgateway123 (talk) 20:41, 18 August 2026 (UTC)