Total enrollment
3,987
+95 (+2%) vs SY 2020-21
9 schools in Summit Public School District
New Jersey · 3,987 students · 1 city
9 public schools operate under Summit Public School District, with roughly 3,987 K-12 students enrolled (7 elementary, 1 middle, and 1 high).
4-year change in Summit Public School District
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25School count
9
0 (0%) vs SY 2020-21
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, enrollment-weighted demographic averages
How Summit Public School District ranks
Among districts| Measure | This district | In New Jersey | In the US |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 72.7% | #12 of 243 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 3,987 | #87 of 372 | #2,430 of 9,234 |
| Number of schools ranked most first | 9 | #59 of 372 | N/A |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.0:1 | #172 of 370 | #1,101 of 9,044 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch share ranked highest first | 14.7% | #263 of 369 | #7,766 of 8,164 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 59.0% | #137 of 298 | #1,765 of 6,853 |
Districts need at least 2 schools and 500 students to be ranked. Test proficiency is ranked within the state only, since each state gives a different test. Each rank links to the full list.
Inside Summit Public School District
State test results across the district's 7 scored schools run from Franklin Elementary School at 84.0% proficient to Jefferson Elementary School at 66.0%, a gap of 18.0 points. That is the 96th widest gap among 186 New Jersey districts with four or more scored schools.
Since 2017-18, the 9 district schools that reported both years went from 3,970 to 3,987 students (unchanged) and from 355 to 363 full-time teachers (up 2%), as of 2024-25.
Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across each school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25; schools with fewer than 100 students and schools serving specialized populations are left out. Staffing figures come from the NCES Common Core of Data and count only schools that reported students and teachers in both years.
| Name | City | Level | Grades | Enrollment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Summit High School | Summit | High | 09-12 | 1,198 |
| Lawton C. Johnson Summit Middle School | Summit | Middle | 06-08 | 871 |
| Franklin Elementary School | Summit | Elementary | 01-05 | 369 |
| Lincoln-Hubbard Elementary School | Summit | Elementary | 01-05 | 351 |
| Brayton Elementary School | Summit | Elementary | 01-05 | 335 |
| Washington Elementary School | Summit | Elementary | 01-05 | 323 |
| Jefferson Elementary School | Summit | Elementary | 01-05 | 221 |
| Primary Center at Wilson | Summit | Elementary | PK-KG | 203 |
| Primary Center at Jefferson | Summit | Elementary | PK-KG | 116 |
About Summit Public School District
Summit Public School District administers 9 public schools across New Jersey, collectively teacheing roughly 3,987 students.
In terms of grade levels, Summit Public School District consists of 7 elementary, 1 middle, and 1 high school.
On a per-school basis, Summit Public School District runs about 443 students per school, 18% lower than the state mean of roughly 540.
Over the past 4-year window. Across the same 4-year window, public-school enrollment remained close to its prior level: 3,892 students in SY 2020-21 versus 3,987 in SY 2024-25.
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