Summer math and reading assignments have been published for rising 6th, 7th, and 8th-grade students.
Gates Summer Assignments ~ 2025READ MORE 
The Gates 2025-2026 Supply Lists for students grades 6, 7 and 8 are here.
2025-2026 Supply Lists are HereREAD MORE 
Gates PTO and SHS Shore team up to provide the Gates and SHS campus’ outdoor challenge course, a new addition of a Gaga Ball Pit, which brings even more fun and excitement to our already adventurous curriculum!
Gaga for Gaga Ball!READ MORE 
New lunch menus are now available.
June Lunch Menus are here!READ MORE 
Seventh graders designed interactive games to explore Hindu Principles.
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Congratulations to our Honor Roll students
Gates Honor RollREAD MORE 
7th grade scientists develop an understanding of forces and their interactions by investigating various ways that electricity and magnetism.
Playing with ElectricityREAD MORE 
Our Home Away From Home
Our schools are a place where everyone has a seat at the table, is treated with respect, treated fairly, and appreciated. We strive for a culture of excellence where academic and personal excellence is an expectation for all.
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(LIT) Love, Inclusion and Trust
Our pledge: We are Lester J. Gates Middle School. We reflect family, education and each other. We are the present and the future. We are always WE. Unified by love, inclusion and trust. We are scholars, family and TOGETHER.
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