Enrollment
286
Elementary
DISTRICT 271 · STATE 379
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WOODLAND PARK SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. RE-2·NCES 080738000643
Summit Elementary School
490 MEADOW PARK DR, DIVIDE, CO 80814 · (719) 686-2401 · Teller County
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL286 STUDENTS
A-
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Scored higher than 81% of Colorado public elementary schools
- B+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ABeats 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
12.5:1
23 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.6:1 · STATE 16.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
44%
125 students
DISTRICT 39% · 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 | 38 | 13% |
| Kindergarten | 46 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 37 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 23 | 8% |
| Grade 3 | 38 | 13% |
| Grade 4 | 39 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 32 | 11% |
| Grade 6 | 33 | 12% |
This year's kindergarten class (46) is 39% larger than its 6th grade class (33).
Student demographics
35%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 36% · 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 Woodland Park School District No. Re-2. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
CMAS 2024-25 . % Met or Exceeded ExpectationsEnglish Language Arts
59.0%
CO avg 44.9% . +2.8pp since 2023
Math
43.6%
CO avg 36.1% . +1.5pp since 2023
What this means: On the CMAS, Colorado's statewide test, about 59 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 44 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 3 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 2 points.
CMAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 59.0% | 43.6% |
| 2023-24 | 56.2% | 42.1% |
% 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
52.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
40.2%
based on CO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+12.2pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 52% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 40% 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 Elementary School
Summit Elementary School's state test result (52.5% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Summit Elementary School this school | 286 | 43.7% | 52.5% |
| Meeker Elementary School MEEKER | 285 | 42.5% | 49.0% |
| Taylor Elementary School PALISADE | 310 | 42.6% | 54.2% |
| Columbine Elementary School WOODLAND PARK | 321 | 41.7% | 38.3% |
| Bayfield Intermediate School BAYFIELD | 274 | 41.2% | 37.3% |
| Hotchkiss Elementary School HOTCHKISS | 297 | 49.2% | 37.7% |
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 Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Colorado |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 52.5% | #257 of 931 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 43.6% | #361 of 940 ▼ 7 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 59.0% | #226 of 946 ▲ 42 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 286 | #754 of 1,056 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.5:1 | #84 of 896 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 35.1% | #749 of 896 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 43.7% | #541 of 983 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -20.3% | #280 of 664 |
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
286
-4 (-1%) vs 2020
-47% since 2000-01, when it was 539
Student : Teacher
12.5:1
was 13.8:1
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 | 286 | 22.9 | 12.5:1 | 44% (125) |
| 2023-24 | 274 | 23 | 11.9:1 | 45% (124) |
| 2022-23 | 259 | 24.6 | 10.5:1 | 36% (92) |
| 2020-21 | 290 | 21 | 13.8:1 | 39% (113) |
| 2017-18 | 359 | 21.4 | 16.8:1 | 37% (133) |
| 2015-16 | 362 | 22 | 16.4:1 | 37% (135) |
| 2010-11 | 424 | 26 | 16.3:1 | 36% (152) |
| 2000-01 | 539 | 29 | 18.6:1 | 13% (71) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Summit Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 20% (359 to 286); teachers up 7% (21.4 to 22.9).
About Summit Elementary School
Summit Elementary School is a small elementary school in DIVIDE, Colorado, administered by Woodland Park School District No. Re-2. Grades offered run from pre-K through 6, with 286 students enrolled. The average among elementary schools in Colorado is roughly 379 students; this school is 25% smaller than that.
Summit Elementary School is in Woodland Park School District No. Re-2, a district with 1,951 students across 6 schools.
A majority of students at Summit Elementary School, 79%, are White. The rest of enrollment is 15% Hispanic and 6% multiracial. By the diversity index, Summit Elementary School comes in at 35%.
Summit Elementary School operates with 22.9 full-time-equivalent teachers, a ratio of about 12.5:1. For comparison, elementary schools in Colorado average 16.6:1. About 44% of students at the school meet free or reduced-price lunch income limits. That is close to the 42% average for public schools in Teller County.
allk12 grades Summit Elementary School an A-. The grade compares the school only with Colorado public elementary schools, because each state gives its own test.
The school's average proficiency rate on state tests is 52.5%. For its free or reduced-price lunch share, the predicted value is 40.2%.
In the county around the school, Teller County, median household income is about $85,361, roughly 38% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 3%. Summit Elementary School is among the 8 public schools in Teller County.
The nearest public school is Gateway Elementary School, at about 6.0 miles. There are 6 other public schools within ten miles. Among the 9 closest schools with test data, this one included, Summit Elementary School ranks 2nd on average proficiency.
Under the NCES locale system, Summit Elementary School is Rural: Fringe.
Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, enrollment moved from 290 to 286, a small change. The ratio was 13.8:1 in 2020-21 and 12.5:1 in 2024-25.
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Teller County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
24,825
Census ACS
Median income
$85,361
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
38%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
3%
Below federal line
Schools in county
8
2,249 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Woodland Park School District No. Re-2
- Woodland Park High SchoolHigh · 490 students
- Merit AcademyCombined · 452 students
- Columbine Elementary SchoolElementary · 321 students
- Gateway Elementary SchoolElementary · 207 students
- Woodland Park Middle SchoolMiddle · 195 students
Other Summit Elementary schools
11 other US public schools in 11 states are named Summit Elementary. Summit Elementary School is the 8th largest of the 12.
- Summit Elementary SchoolAURORA, CO · 337 students
- Summit Elementary SchoolBloomington, IN · 617 students
- Summit Elementary SchoolCincinnati, OH · 512 students
- Summit ElementaryOconomowoc, WI · 504 students
- SUMMIT ELEMENTARYJEROME, ID · 460 students
Nearby schools
- Gateway Elementary School6.0 mi · 207
- Columbine Elementary School6.1 mi · 321
- Woodland Park High School6.1 mi · 490
- Merit Academy6.4 mi · 452
- Woodland Park Middle School6.5 mi · 195
- Ute Pass Elementary School8.5 mi · 174
Frequently asked questions
About Summit Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Summit Elementary School?
Summit Elementary School enrolls approximately 286 students in grades PK-06.
What age range does Summit Elementary School serve?
Summit Elementary School serves students from grade PK through grade 06.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Summit Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Summit Elementary School is approximately 12.5:1 (23 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Summit Elementary School?
Student demographics at Summit Elementary School are roughly 79% White, 15% Hispanic, 0% Black, 6% Two or more.
What district is Summit Elementary School in?
Summit Elementary School is part of Woodland Park School District No. Re-2.
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