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Enrollment
737
Middle
DISTRICT 386 · STATE 462
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SUMMIT SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. RE 1·NCES 080681001400
Summit Middle School
158 SCHOOL ROAD, FRISCO, CO 80443 · (970) 368-1200 · Summit County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL737 STUDENTS
C+
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Scored higher than 36% of Colorado public middle schools
- B-Test 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 middle schools
Student : Teacher
13.9:1
53 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.0:1 · STATE 15.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
40%
298 students
DISTRICT 37% · STATE 50%
Community
6
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 241 | 33% |
| Grade 7 | 246 | 33% |
| Grade 8 | 250 | 34% |
Student demographics
54%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
Summit Middle School→Summit High School
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Summit School District No. Re 1. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
CMAS 2024-25 . % Met or Exceeded ExpectationsEnglish Language Arts
40.3%
CO avg 44.9% . +1.7pp since 2023
Math
32.5%
CO avg 36.1% . +9.8pp since 2023
What this means: On the CMAS, Colorado's statewide test, about 40 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 33 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 2 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 10 points.
CMAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 40.3% | 32.5% |
| 2023-24 | 38.6% | 22.7% |
% 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
34.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
42.2%
based on CO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-7.5pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 35% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 42% 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 Middle School
Summit Middle School's state test result (34.8% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Summit Middle School this school | 737 | 40.4% | 34.8% |
| Skinner Middle School DENVER | 673 | 41.0% | 60.0% |
| Sky View Middle School PUEBLO WEST | 565 | 45.1% | 37.0% |
| Riverside School NEW CASTLE | 483 | 40.8% | 31.1% |
| Lucile Erwin Middle School LOVELAND | 686 | 36.9% | 29.3% |
| Bill Reed Middle School LOVELAND | 530 | 47.0% | 24.6% |
Matched among Colorado middle 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 Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Colorado |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 34.8% | #109 of 241 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 32.5% | #97 of 244 ▲ 29 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 40.3% | #135 of 246 ▲ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 737 | #46 of 278 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.9:1 | #52 of 227 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 54.2% | #84 of 227 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 40.4% | #150 of 246 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -8.0% | #129 of 169 |
Ranked against other public middle 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
737
-64 (-8%) vs 2020
+105% since 1990-91, when it was 359
Student : Teacher
13.9:1
was 14.3:1
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 | 737 | 53 | 13.9:1 | 40% (298) |
| 2023-24 | 756 | 58 | 13.0:1 | 45% (339) |
| 2022-23 | 764 | 57.6 | 13.3:1 | 38% (294) |
| 2020-21 | 801 | 56 | 14.3:1 | 38% (303) |
| 2017-18 | 801 | 58 | 13.8:1 | 32% (254) |
| 2015-16 | 744 | 48 | 15.5:1 | 33% (242) |
| 2010-11 | 614 | 40 | 15.3:1 | 35% (216) |
| 2000-01 | 662 | 50 | 13.2:1 | 15% (96) |
| 1990-91 | 359 | 19 | 18.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Summit Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 8% (801 to 737); teachers down 9% (58 to 53).
About Summit Middle School
Summit Middle School, a high-enrollment middle-grades school, is located in FRISCO, Colorado. It enrolls 737 students in 2024-25. The grades offered are 6 through 8. That is 60% larger than the average of about 462 students for middle schools in Colorado.
Summit Middle School sits within Summit School District No. Re 1, which has 9 schools and 3,473 students.
About 53% of the student body at Summit Middle School is White. Other students are 43% Hispanic and 3% multiracial. By comparison, Summit County residents are about 77% White. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 54, compared with 70 nationally.
Classroom staffing at Summit Middle School totals 53 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the student-to-teacher ratio is 13.9:1. Statewide, middle schools in Colorado average 15.9:1. Federal data show 40% of students (298) are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. The average for public schools in Summit County is similar, at 38%.
Among Colorado public middle schools, Summit Middle School outscored 36%, which works out to a C+ on the allk12 Grade.
Given its share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, Summit Middle School would be expected to post about 42.2%. Its actual average proficiency rate across its state test results is 34.8%.
Five-year Census Bureau estimates for Summit County show that median household income comes to about $109,773, roughly 55% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 3%. The county's public schools total 9, with about 3,473 students.
Of the public schools around it, Summit Middle School is closest to Snowy Peaks Junior/Senior High School, less than a tenth of a mile away. The count of other public schools within five miles is 5. Summit Middle School is 6th of 7 nearby schools by average proficiency rate.
NCES lists the school's locale as Rural: Fringe. That means it sits in rural territory close to an urban area.
The school's enrollment decreased 8% from 2020-21 to 2024-25.
The allk12 page for Summit Middle School lets the school community talk about special education services, counseling, and support programs. Current and former families are welcome to add their experience.
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
- Dillon Valley Elementary SchoolElementary · 395 students
- Silverthorne Elementary SchoolElementary · 339 students
- Summit Cove Elementary SchoolElementary · 222 students
- Upper Blue Elementary SchoolElementary · 221 students
- Frisco Elementary SchoolElementary · 215 students
Other schools in FRISCO
- Frisco Elementary SchoolElementary · 215 students
- Snowy Peaks Junior/Senior High SchoolHigh · 79 students
Other Summit Middle schools
3 other US public schools in 4 states are named Summit Middle. Summit Middle School is the 4th largest of the 4.
- Summit Middle SchoolJohnston, IA · 1,118 students
- Summit Middle SchoolEdmond, OK · 879 students
- Summit Middle SchoolFort Wayne, IN · 789 students
Nearby schools
- Snowy Peaks Junior/Senior High School0.0 mi · 79
- Frisco Elementary School0.9 mi · 215
- Summit High School2.1 mi · 1,060
- Summit Cove Elementary School4.5 mi · 222
- Dillon Valley Elementary School4.7 mi · 395
- Silverthorne Elementary School5.3 mi · 339
Frequently asked questions
About Summit Middle SchoolHow large is Summit Middle School?
Summit Middle School enrolls approximately 737 students in grades 06-08.
What grades does Summit Middle School serve?
Summit Middle School serves grades 06-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Summit Middle School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Summit Middle School is approximately 13.9:1 (53 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Summit Middle School?
Student demographics at Summit Middle School are roughly 53% White, 43% Hispanic, 1% Black, 0% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Who oversees Summit Middle School?
Summit Middle School is overseen by Summit School District No. Re 1 in Summit County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.