Summit Elementary School
- Summit Elementary School serves 401 students in grades Prekindergarten-5.
- The percentage of students achieving proficiency in math is 20-24% (which is lower than the Colorado state average of 35%) for the 2017-18 school year. The percentage of students achieving proficiency in reading/language arts is 35-39% (which is lower than the Colorado state average of 44%) for the 2017-18 school year.
- Summit Elementary School placed in the bottom 50% of all schools in Colorado for overall test scores (math proficiency is bottom 50%, and reading proficiency is bottom 50%) for the 2017-18 school year.
- The student:teacher ratio of 16:1 is lower than the Colorado state level of 17:1.
- Minority enrollment is 56% of the student body (majority Hispanic), which is higher than the Colorado state average of 47% (majority Hispanic).
Top Placements
Summit Elementary School places among the top 20% of public schools in Colorado for:
- Category Attribute
- Diversity Most diverse schools (Top 5%)
School Overview
- Summit Elementary School's student population of 401 students has stayed relatively flat over five school years.
- The teacher population of 25 teachers has stayed relatively flat over five school years.
| Grades Offered | Grades Prekindergarten-5 |
| Total Students | 401 students |
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| Total Classroom Teachers | 25 teachers |
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School Comparison
- Summit Elementary School is ranked within the bottom 50% of all 1,768 schools in Colorado (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data) for the 2017-18 school year.
- The diversity score of Summit Elementary School is 0.68, which is more than the diversity score at state average of 0.60. The school's diversity has stayed relatively flat over five school years.
| Definition of Terms 2017-2018 School Year Data | This School | State Level (CO) |
| Overall Testing Rank | #1114 out of 1768 schools (Bottom 50%) | |
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| Math Test Scores (% Proficient) | 20-24% | 35% |
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| Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient) | 35-39% | 44% |
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| Student : Teacher Ratio | 16:1 | 17:1 |
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| American Indian | n/a | 1% |
| Asian | 4% | 3% |
| Hispanic | 33% | 34% |
| Black | 10% | 5% |
| White | 44% | 53% |
| Hawaiian | n/a | n/a |
| Two or more races | 9% | 4% |
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| Diversity Score | 0.68 | 0.60 |
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| Eligible for Free Lunch | 34% | 34% |
| Eligible for Reduced Lunch | 16% | 8% |
| School Statewide Testing | View Education Department Test Scores | |
| School District Name | Cherry Creek School District No. 5 In The County Of Arapah School District | |
Source: 2017-2018 (latest school year available) NCES, CO Dept. of Education
Nearby Public Schools
- The nearest high school to Summit Elementary School is Options School (1.4 miles away)
- The nearest middle school and elementary school is Horizon Middle School (0.5 miles away)
Show me:
- School Location Miles Grades Students
- Aurora Horizon Middle School Grades: 6-8 | 958 students
0.5 miles
3981 South Reservoir Road
Aurora, CO 80013
(720) 886-6100 0.5 6-8 958 - Aurora Cimarron Elementary School Grades: PK-5 | 501 students
0.8 miles
17373 East Lehigh Pl
Aurora, CO 80013
(720) 886-8100 0.8 PK-5 501 - Aurora Meadow Point Elementary School Grades: PK-5 | 586 students
0.9 miles
17901 East Grand Avenue
Aurora, CO 80015
(720) 886-8600 0.9 PK-5 586 - Aurora Sunrise Elementary School Grades: PK-5 | 582 students
1.0 miles
4050 South Genoa Way
Aurora, CO 80013
(720) 886-2900 1.0 PK-5 582 - Aurora Independence Elementary School Grades: PK-5 | 504 students
1.3 miles
4700 South Memphis Street
Aurora, CO 80015
(720) 886-8200 1.3 PK-5 504
School Reviews
| 2 The person who posted the previous review obviously needs more schooling, due to the fact that their review was one huge Run-on sentence. Summit Elementary/Cherry Creek Schools are outstanding. The teachers are great, the nurse is great, and Ms. Rubio is great. They DO include parents in decision making, but you DO have to look in your child's backpack after they get home. It sounds like this individual is of the few parents to whom steadfast involvement in a child's academic career is just too much after a hard day of waiting tables or selling pencils from a cup. - Posted by Parent - Rob |
| 2 The teachers at this school seem to be nice, however as a parent I do not feel that they have the best interest of the child in mind. They have art class, music class and gym, and as far as I can see those programs are wonderful. The 'homeroom' teachers do not include parents on choices such as sending a child into a 'special' reading class and showing them that they will get ice cream parties and stickers that they do not get in their normal classes, when the child does not need the class in the first place. Then of course the child wants to be in that class, because they get ice cream and stickers and they laugh and play, who wouldn't want to do that instead of regular class work? I myself went to a Cherry Creek School, as did three of my sibling, I was in high school, one sibling was in middle school and the other two were in elementary school and all four of us had problems with the schools. There is a reason Cherry Creek Schools get so much funding, but are you really sure you want to be the one to find out why I should have known better then to trust the Cherry Creek Schools, but after 10 years I thought maybe they had changed. I was wrong and now I get to fight the battle with the school like my mother did so many years ago. I would NOT recommend ANY Cherry Creek School, to any one, ever. - Posted by Parent - becmu |
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