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Class of 2027 seniors at senior sunrise
HOSA - A large group of young people dressed in formal attire, posing together on stairs at the HOSA International Conference.
5th Grade Class at Camp Timberline
HS Volleyball girls team after game
MS Robotics Team winning at state
Group photo of a high school soccer team, featuring players in black and purple uniforms.
HS girls soccer team after a win
HS Orchestra Winning at ASTA Nationals
3rd grade students at Economics Fair
MS Math Counts Team winning at state
Elementary Music Students with instruments

Elementary Music

Students in Color run powder throw
Elementary students with Eddie the Eagle mascot
High School students on Ecuador trip in jungle

Ecuador/Galapagos Islands Trip - 2024

Battle of the Books Champion Team

Battle of the Books Champions

5th Grade Class

5th Grade Class

Our Stargate Mission

Stargate School will provide a differentiated program designed specifically to meet the needs of identified intellectually gifted learners in order to challenge each student’s academic abilities, support their unique emotional needs, promote individual character development and encourage a life-long love of learning.

At A Glance

  • K-12 charter school serving identified gifted and talented community of over 1500 students.
  • Celebrating 30 years! K-8 school was founded in 1994. Stargate High School opened in the Fall of 2015.
  • Differentiated: instructional strategies tailored to each student’s abilities, with an emphasis on both academic and social/emotional needs.
  • Rich learning environment: multi-age classrooms, needs-based groupings.
  • Excellence: John J. Irwin School of Excellence Awards - every year for the past 24 years.
  • Expertise: highly qualified staff participates regularly in gifted education training and development.
  • Parent volunteers: are vital members of our community, active in classrooms, with community events and fundraising and leadership committees.
  • Governance: provided by a parent-elected governing board.
  • Location: modern, technology-enabled campus located at 144th and Washington in Thornton, Colorado.
  • Chartered by Adams 12 Five Star School district; independent curriculum structure.