1
Which teacher or staff member at New Summit Charter Academy deserves more recognition?
Community prompt from u/allk12. Replies below.
Enrollment
628
Elementary
DISTRICT 506 · STATE 379
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ACADEMY DISTRICT 20·NCES 080192006745
New Summit Charter Academy
7899 LEXINGTON DRIVE, COLORADO SPRINGS, CO 80920 · (719) 283-1731 · El Paso County
GRADES KG–08ELEMENTARY11-CITYCHARTERREGULAR SCHOOL628 STUDENTS
B-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 50% of Colorado public elementary schools
- BTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C+Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Colorado public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
17.2:1
37 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.8:1 · STATE 16.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
38%
238 students
DISTRICT 24% · STATE 50%
Community
6
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 57 | 9% |
| Grade 1 | 86 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 75 | 12% |
| Grade 3 | 80 | 13% |
| Grade 4 | 82 | 13% |
| Grade 5 | 80 | 13% |
| Grade 6 | 77 | 12% |
| Grade 7 | 43 | 7% |
| Grade 8 | 48 | 8% |
This year's kindergarten class (57) is 19% larger than its 8th grade class (48).
Student demographics
56%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 53% · STATE 62% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
CMAS 2024-25 . % Met or Exceeded ExpectationsEnglish Language Arts
43.7%
CO avg 44.9% . -9.2pp since 2023
Math
31.2%
CO avg 36.1% . -3.3pp since 2023
What this means: On the CMAS, Colorado's statewide test, about 44 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 31 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Colorado schools, those numbers are about 45 and 36. Reading and writing scores are down about 9 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 3 points.
CMAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 43.7% | 31.2% |
| 2023-24 | 52.9% | 34.5% |
% Met or Exceeded Expectations, all students and all tested grades.
Source: CMAS. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
42.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
43.8%
based on CO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-1.0pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 43% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 44% typical for Colorado schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Colorado's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like New Summit Charter Academy
New Summit Charter Academy's state test result (42.8% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| New Summit Charter Academy this school | 628 | 37.9% | 42.8% |
| Grand Peak Academy COLORADO SPRINGS | 608 | 33.1% | 35.2% |
| Cherokee Trail Elementary School PARKER | 553 | 34.2% | 42.9% |
| Centennial Elementary FIRESTONE | 525 | 33.9% | 42.3% |
| High Plains School LOVELAND | 495 | 34.1% | 47.6% |
| Woodmen Hills Elementary School FALCON | 613 | 33.0% | 44.6% |
Matched among Colorado elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where New Summit Charter Academy ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Colorado | In El Paso County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 42.8% | #398 of 931 | #56 of 128 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 31.2% | #525 of 940 ▼ 61 | #74 of 126 ▼ 3 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 43.7% | #457 of 946 ▼ 136 | #63 of 127 ▼ 21 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 628 | #95 of 1,056 | #12 of 137 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.2:1 | #681 of 896 | #101 of 122 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 56.4% | #275 of 896 | #85 of 122 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 37.9% | #612 of 983 | #85 of 134 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
628
+23 (+4%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
17.2:1
was 16.8:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 628 | 36.5 | 17.2:1 | 38% (238) |
| 2023-24 | 637 | 39.3 | 16.2:1 | 32% (207) |
| 2022-23 | 628 | 34.6 | 18.2:1 | 16% (102) |
| 2020-21 | 605 | 36 | 16.8:1 | 21% (128) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for New Summit Charter Academy.
About New Summit Charter Academy
The public elementary school New Summit Charter Academy is located in COLORADO SPRINGS, Colorado. The grade span is kindergarten through 8, and enrollment is 628 students. Average enrollment for elementary schools in Colorado is about 379, so this school runs 66% larger than that.
Academy District 20 serves 25,607 students across 39 schools.
By race and ethnicity, New Summit Charter Academy is 61% White. After that, the student body is 22% Hispanic, 10% multiracial, 4% Asian, and 4% Black. Census figures show El Paso County is about 70% White. New Summit Charter Academy has a diversity index of 56%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
The ratio of students to teachers is 17.2:1, with 36.5 full-time-equivalent teachers on staff. Across elementary schools in Colorado, the average ratio is about 16.6:1. Lunch subsidy eligibility at New Summit Charter Academy is 38%.
Measured against Colorado public elementary schools, New Summit Charter Academy receives a B-. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
Predicted from its free or reduced-price lunch share, New Summit Charter Academy would score about 43.8%. It scores 42.8%, within a point of that figure.
Census Bureau estimates for El Paso County show that median household income is about $90,363, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 42% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 6%. New Summit Charter Academy is one of 245 public schools in El Paso County, which together enroll about 114,356 students.
The closest public school, Rampart High School, is about 0.4 miles from New Summit Charter Academy. Within five miles are at least 8 other public schools. New Summit Charter Academy is 6th of 8 nearby schools by average proficiency rate.
New Summit Charter Academy is coded as City: Large in federal locale data. New Summit Charter Academy is a charter school, a type of public school that operates under a charter.
A comparison of 2020-21 and 2024-25 shows enrollment up 4%, from 605 to 628.
Discussion on this page can cover school safety, transportation, and start times. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
El Paso County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
742,999
Census ACS
Median income
$90,363
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
42%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
245
114,356 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Academy District 20
- The Classical Academy CharterElementary · 1,909 students
- Pine Creek High SchoolHigh · 1,875 students
- Liberty High SchoolHigh · 1,526 students
- Air Academy High SchoolHigh · 1,380 students
- Rampart High SchoolHigh · 1,305 students
- Chinook Trail Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,075 students
Other schools in COLORADO SPRINGS
- The Classical Academy CharterElementary · 1,909 students
- Pine Creek High SchoolHigh · 1,875 students
- Doherty High SchoolHigh · 1,715 students
- Banning Lewis Ranch AcademyCombined · 1,697 students
- Liberty High SchoolHigh · 1,526 students
- Vista Ridge High SchoolHigh · 1,473 students
Nearby schools
- Rampart High School0.4 mi · 1,305
- Academy Endeavour Elementary School0.4 mi · 347
- Frontier Elementary School0.6 mi · 262
- High Plains Elementary School0.9 mi · 248
- Academy International Elementary School1.1 mi · 368
- Pioneer Elementary School1.1 mi · 382
Frequently asked questions
About New Summit Charter AcademyWhat is the total enrollment at New Summit Charter Academy?
New Summit Charter Academy enrolls approximately 628 students in grades KG-08.
What age range does New Summit Charter Academy serve?
New Summit Charter Academy serves students from grade KG through grade 08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at New Summit Charter Academy?
The student-to-teacher ratio at New Summit Charter Academy is approximately 17.2:1 (37 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at New Summit Charter Academy?
Student demographics at New Summit Charter Academy are roughly 61% White, 22% Hispanic, 4% Black, 4% Asian, 10% Two or more.
Who oversees New Summit Charter Academy?
New Summit Charter Academy is overseen by Academy District 20 in El Paso County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.