Enrollment
222
Elementary
DISTRICT 266 · STATE 379
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SUMMIT SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. RE 1·NCES 080681001563
Summit Cove Elementary School
0727 COVE BOULEVARD, DILLON, CO 80435 · (970) 368-1700 · Summit County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY33-TOWNREGULAR SCHOOL222 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
12.0:1
19 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.7:1 · STATE 16.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
32%
71 students
DISTRICT 37% · STATE 50%
Community
0
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 25 | 11% |
| Kindergarten | 26 | 12% |
| Grade 1 | 32 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 26 | 12% |
| Grade 3 | 36 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 40 | 18% |
| Grade 5 | 37 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (26) is 30% smaller than its 5th grade class (37).
Student demographics
52%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 54% · 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
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Based on grade levels within Summit School District No. Re 1. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
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CMAS 2024-25 . % Met or Exceeded ExpectationsEnglish Language Arts
44.9%
CO avg 44.9% . +9.9pp since 2023
Math
50.0%
CO avg 36.1% . +11.9pp since 2023
What this means: On the CMAS, Colorado's statewide test, about 45 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 50 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Colorado schools, those numbers are about 45 and 36. Reading and writing scores are up about 10 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 12 points.
CMAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 44.9% | 50.0% |
| 2023-24 | 35.0% | 38.1% |
% 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
41.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
47.3%
based on CO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-5.4pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 42% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 47% 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 Summit Cove Elementary School
Summit Cove Elementary School's state test result (41.9% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Summit Cove Elementary School this school | 222 | 32.0% | 41.9% |
| Buena Vista Elementary School COLORADO SPRINGS | 194 | 35.1% | 49.0% |
| Red Sandstone Elementary School VAIL | 245 | 26.5% | 53.2% |
| Animas Valley Elementary School DURANGO | 185 | 37.8% | 40.8% |
| Carrie Martin Elementary School LOVELAND | 247 | 32.4% | 50.0% |
| Mountain View Elementary School WINDSOR | 256 | 35.9% | 52.9% |
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 Summit Cove Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Colorado | In Summit County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 41.9% | #409 of 931 | #4 of 6 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 50.0% | #271 of 940 ▲ 142 | #3 of 6 ▲ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 44.9% | #440 of 946 ▲ 124 | #4 of 6 ▲ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 222 | #871 of 1,056 | #3 of 6 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.0:1 | #59 of 896 | #4 of 6 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 52.1% | #388 of 896 | #3 of 6 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 32.0% | #683 of 983 | #4 of 6 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -25.5% | #182 of 664 | N/A |
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
222
-10 (-4%) vs 2020
-1% since 2000-01, when it was 224
Student : Teacher
12.0:1
was 12.9:1
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 | 222 | 18.6 | 12.0:1 | 32% (71) |
| 2023-24 | 214 | 19.1 | 11.2:1 | 37% (79) |
| 2022-23 | 226 | 18.5 | 12.3:1 | 32% (72) |
| 2020-21 | 232 | 18 | 12.9:1 | 30% (69) |
| 2017-18 | 298 | 21.8 | 13.7:1 | 26% (77) |
| 2015-16 | 297 | 20 | 14.8:1 | 30% (90) |
| 2010-11 | 266 | 16 | 16.6:1 | 20% (54) |
| 2000-01 | 224 | 15 | 14.9:1 | 8% (19) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Summit Cove Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 26% (298 to 222); teachers down 15% (21.8 to 18.6).
About Summit Cove Elementary School
Summit Cove Elementary School is one of the public schools in DILLON, Colorado. It is a small elementary school. Grades offered run from pre-K through 5, with 222 students enrolled. The average among elementary schools in Colorado is roughly 379 students; this school is 41% smaller than that.
The Summit School District No. Re 1 system has 9 schools and 3,473 students.
Roughly 62% of students at Summit Cove Elementary School are White. Enrollment also includes 31% Hispanic and 7% multiracial. Among people living in Summit County, the White share is about 77%. Summit Cove Elementary School's diversity index is 52%, against a US figure of 70%.
The school reports 18.6 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to about 12.0 students per teacher. The school has fewer students per teacher than the 16.6:1 average for elementary schools in Colorado. The free or reduced-price lunch share, often used to gauge student poverty, is 32%.
Given its share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, Summit Cove Elementary School would be expected to post about 47.3%. Its actual average proficiency rate on state tests is 41.9%.
Summit County census figures show that the median household income is $109,773, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 55% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 3%. Summit County is home to 9 public schools and about 3,473 public school students.
Nearby, Summit High School is about 3.2 miles away. There are 5 more public schools inside five miles. Nearby schools average 41.6% on proficiency, and Summit Cove Elementary School is above that at 41.9%.
The school's locale code, Town: Remote, means it is in a town far from an urbanized area.
Enrollment is down 4% from 2020-21, when Summit Cove Elementary School had 232 students, to 2024-25, when it had 222.
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Summit County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
31,017
Census ACS
Median income
$109,773
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
55%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
3%
Below federal line
Schools in county
9
3,473 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Summit School District No. Re 1
- Summit High SchoolHigh · 1,060 students
- Summit Middle SchoolMiddle · 737 students
- Dillon Valley Elementary SchoolElementary · 395 students
- Silverthorne Elementary SchoolElementary · 339 students
- Upper Blue Elementary SchoolElementary · 221 students
- Frisco Elementary SchoolElementary · 215 students
Nearby schools
- Summit High School3.2 mi · 1,060
- Dillon Valley Elementary School3.8 mi · 395
- Snowy Peaks Junior/Senior High School4.5 mi · 79
- Summit Middle School4.5 mi · 737
- Frisco Elementary School4.7 mi · 215
- Silverthorne Elementary School6.4 mi · 339
Frequently asked questions
About Summit Cove Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Summit Cove Elementary School?
Summit Cove Elementary School enrolls approximately 222 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Summit Cove Elementary School serve?
Summit Cove Elementary School serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at Summit Cove Elementary School?
Approximately 12.0:1 students per teacher at Summit Cove Elementary School.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Summit Cove Elementary School?
At Summit Cove Elementary School, the student body is approximately 62% White, 31% Hispanic, 0% Black, 0% Asian, 7% Two or more.
Who oversees Summit Cove Elementary School?
Summit Cove Elementary School is overseen by Summit School District No. Re 1 in Summit County.
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