Urban Assembly Gateway School for Technology
Grades: 9-12Our Insights
What’s Special
A friendly haven for tech-inclined teens
The Downside
Metal detectors
Urban Assembly Gateway School for Technology is a dynamic, effective school where teens can learn to take apart a computer and put it back together, develop web pages, or learn coding and programming. It offers three pathways along with regular high school courses: Information Technology & Systems, Digital Design & Animation, and Software Engineering & Programming.
Freshmen study each of the three pathways, then choose one field of concentration. All students take four years of math and science. Course options include calculus and many other Advanced Placement (AP) courses. Spanish speakers may take AP Spanish in their freshman year, even if they are still building grade-level skills in other subjects.
Opened in 2011, the school has built a supportive community and strong programs that help most students graduate ready for college or careers. It has special math and reading classes for 9th-graders who need to catch up on skills. Students who fall behind stay for small group instruction during the last period of the day. There are four guidance counselors, a good number for a school of its size.
The school has strong traditions and works hard to foster positive relationships. Teachers visit incoming students at their homes before the school year starts. At the end of the summer, new students participate in “Gateaway,” an overnight camping trip with staff to make friends and try new challenges. During the year, parents wear silly hats and join the annual “Holi-gate” celebration with cookies and crafts. The school band performs singing telegrams on Valentine’s Day.
Students are encouraged to take leadership roles at Gateway. They design and print posters and flyers for school events. They lead their own club fair and student conferences. Clubs may include robotics, gaming, guitar and photography, depending on the year. A current list is available on the school’s user-friendly website.
Gateway is one of more than 20 schools created and run by the nonprofit Urban Assembly. It shares the Graphics Educational Campus with the Business of Sports School, Mather Building Arts & Craftsmanship High School, Success Academy Hell’s Kitchen Charter, and Success Academy Midtown West Charter Middle School. Sports are campus-wide
The building has a metal detector. Students are scanned several days a week for random checks rather than every time they enter the building. (Lydie Raschka, official reports, April 2026)
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School Stats
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Programs & Admissions
From the 2024 High School DirectoryUA Gateway (A23A)
Program Description:
Digital Design & Animation, Information Technology & Systems, Software Engineering.
Offerings
From the 2024 High School DirectoryLanguage Courses
Spanish
Advanced Courses
Algebra II (Advanced Math), AP Calculus AB, AP Calculus BC, AP Computer Science A, AP English Language and Composition, AP English Literature and Composition, AP Pre-Calculus, AP Psychology, AP Spanish Language and Culture, AP United States History, Calculus (Advanced Placement), Chemistry (Advanced Science), Physics (Advanced Science)
Boys PSAL teams
Baseball, Basketball, Bowling, Handball, Indoor Track, Outdoor Track, Soccer, Table Tennis, Volleyball
Girls PSAL teams
Basketball, Flag Football, Indoor Track, Outdoor Track, Soccer, Softball, Volleyball
Coed PSAL teams
Stunt
Read about admissions, academics, and more at this school on NYCDOE’s MySchools
Contact & Location
Location
439 West 49Th Street
Manhattan
NY
10019
Buses: BxM2, M10, M104, M11, M12, M20, M31, M34A-SBS, M42, M50, M57, M7, SIM22, SIM25, SIM26, SIM30, SIM8, SIM8X
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This school shares the Graphics Educational Campus with four other schools
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