Gateway Charter Schools

For parents looking for another option for educating their child, Gateway Charter School in Fort Myers is a tuition-free charter school educating children in grades K through 8.  For high school age, there is Gateway Charter High School for grades 9-12.  These schools provide an alternative to your neighborhood schools in Lee County. A charter school must demonstrate success or it will lose its charter.  Gateway Charter School is a member of Charter Schools USA.  Its mission is to foster student learning and growth.  As part of its charter, the school believes in providing a diverse curriculum that addresses student needs, and believes active participation on the part of students is required for them to learn.  Gateway Charter High School supports students to meet and exceed rigorous academic standards, promote life-long learning skills and believes parental involvement and partnership is key to students’ educational success. Gateway Charter Elementary School, located at 12850 Commonwealth Drive in Fort Myers, is one of 62 elementary schools in the Lee County Public Schools.  It serves 1,400 students from grades K-5th grade with a student teacher ratio of 21:1.  Gateway Charter Elementary School also offers gifted and talented classes in addition to meeting standard statewide class curriculum. The Gateway Charter Schools are located in the master-planned Gateway neighborhood of Fort Myers.  If you would like to explore home ownership in this neighborhood, here is a resource to view active Gateway real estate listings.