Summit Elementary School

As a tight-knit elementary campus in DIVIDE, Colorado, Summit Elementary School enrolls 286 students from grades pre-K through 6, run under Woodland Park School District No. Re-2. Compared to the state average of about 379 students per school, that is 25% leaner than typical.

Across the 6 schools in Woodland Park School District No. Re-2 (1,951 students total), Summit Elementary School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

On the student-mix side, Summit Elementary School reports that the largest single group is White, at 79% of enrollment. Beyond that, the school shows 15% Hispanic, 6% multiracial.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Summit Elementary School lists 23 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 12.5:1. The state averages around 16.6:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Around 44% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Summit Elementary School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 40.2%; this one delivers 52.5%.

In the surrounding community, the surrounding county (Teller County) records that median household earnings sit near $85,361, about 38% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 3%. Across Teller County's 8 public schools (combined enrollment of about 2,249 students), Summit Elementary School is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: Gateway Elementary School, around 6.0 miles off. 6 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a ten-mile radius, suggesting a relatively low-density school footprint. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Summit Elementary School at 2nd of 9; the average score across the group is 40.6%.

Summit Elementary School operates from an outlying location.

Over the past 7-year window. Summit Elementary School's enrollment has shrank 20% since 2018, when it stood at 359 (now 286). The student-to-teacher ratio narrowed from 16.8:1 in 2018 to 12.5:1 today.

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