For many years it resided in the Sunset District at Laguna Honda before moving to its permanent location, at the corner of Geary and Scott, in the building that formerly housed Benjamin Franklin Middle School.

The building is also shared with the KIPP SF Bay Academy,[2] a 5-8th grade charter school.

Gateway focuses on small class sizes, high standards, and a close student-to-faculty relationship.

It has also been officially nominated by the United States Department of Education in December 2006 as one of eight acclaimed charter schools in the nation.

Gateway runs as a college preparatory, liberal arts education high school.