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Summit Elementary

Q: Is Summit Elementary a good school?

Summit Elementary ranks 808 th of 1110 Virginia elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-4

808^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,110 Virginia Elementary Schools

Better than 27% of Virginia elementary schools

Summary

Clark Elementary is a public elementary school in Charlottesville, Virginia, serving 308 students in grades PK-4. The school is part of the Charlottesville City Public Schools district, which is ranked 94 out of 129 districts in the state.

Clark Elementary faces several challenges compared to nearby schools. The school has consistently high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 19.3% to 26.1% over the past few years, significantly higher than the state average and the rates of schools like Greenbrier Elementary (15.7%) and Venable Elementary (15.7%). Clark Elementary's test scores in Mathematics and English Reading are also lower than the district and state averages. Additionally, the school has a very high percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, ranging from 73.09% to 111.04%, higher than nearby schools.

Over time, Clark Elementary's statewide ranking has declined, from 575 out of 1,100 Virginia elementary schools in 2014-2015 to 808 out of 1,110 in 2024-2025. The school's performance varies significantly across different student subgroups, and it generally underperforms compared to nearby schools in the Charlottesville area. Addressing the underlying factors, such as high poverty rates and chronic absenteeism, will be crucial for improving the school's overall outcomes and providing a high-quality education for its students.

285

Students ?

11.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$14,576

Per pupil spending ?

102.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1000 Belmont Avenue
Charlottesville, VA 22902-5908

(434) 245-2414

District: Charlottesville City Public Schools

Students who attend Summit Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Buford Middle
	Walker Upper Elementary
High:	Charlottesville High

Racial breakdown:

African American:

30.5%

White:

24.6%

Hispanic:

17.5%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Rebounding — 3rd percentile in 2018 → 27th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is rebounding — up to 27th (2025) from a 3rd-percentile low (2018)

✓Small classes — about 11 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Virginia average (63% vs 71% meeting standards)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school63%

District avg67%

Virginia avg71%

808^th of 1,110

Virginia public elementary schools ?

Bottom 27%▼ down 21 pts since 2015

From bottom 48% (2015) to bottom 27% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

4^th of 6Elementary Schools in the Charlottesville City Public Schools

94^th of 129Charlottesville City Public Schools among Virginia districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	31.7	808 of 1110	27.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	12.9	995 of 1114	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	8.8	1039 of 1114	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	8.1	1046 of 1109	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	8.5	1029 of 1103	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	24.5	938 of 1105	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	6.5	1061 of 1097	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	27.3	918 of 1099	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	38.5	785 of 1096	28.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	54.4	575 of 1100	47.7%	★★☆☆☆
2014	20.3	1003 of 1110	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	15.9	1041 of 1120	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	30.2	938 of 1117	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	33.0	902 of 1117	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	7.3	1093 of 1113	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	27.1	947 of 1082	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	10.2	1053 of 1081	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	0.6	1082 of 1083	0.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	20.3	981 of 1071	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	9.3	1034 of 1062	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	70.6	89 of 326	72.7%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	36.0	761 of 1096	30.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	5.6	1061 of 1098	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	8.8	1034 of 1100	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	30.4	787 of 1046	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	15.5	944 of 1036	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	30.7	817 of 1093	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	28.6	854 of 1101	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	10.2	1016 of 1093	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	62.9	374 of 973	61.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	10.5	937 of 984	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

English Language Learner (2025)73rd percentile+45 vs school

White (2025)62nd percentile+34 vs school

Female (2025)31st percentile+3 vs school

Male (2025)25th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)25th percentile~ school

By subject vs Virginia (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics65%-8 vs state

English Reading62%-8 vs state

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Schools Near Summit Elementary

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				SOL Mathematics (2025)			SOL Science (2025)	SOL English Reading (2025)			SOL VA Studies (2025)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	SOL Mathematics 3rd Grade	SOL Mathematics 4th Grade	SOL Mathematics 5th Grade	SOL Science 5th Grade	SOL English Reading 3rd Grade	SOL English Reading 4th Grade	SOL English Reading 5th Grade	SOL VA Studies 5th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Summit Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	1000 Belmont Avenue	Charlottesville	22902	Charlottesville city	Charlottesville City Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(434) 245-2414	285	25	11.4	102.1%	70 (24.6%)	87 (30.5%)	50 (17.5%)	38 (13.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (14.0%)	31.7	808^th of 1110 public elementary schools	27.2%		12.9	995^th of 1114 public elementary schools	10.7%	187	67.4	62.5			60.4	63.2			$14,576	$9,342	$5,234
Burnley-Moran Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	1300 Long Street	Charlottesville	22901	Charlottesville city	Charlottesville City Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(434) 245-2413	299	25	11.9	74.6%	167 (55.9%)	40 (13.4%)	45 (15.1%)	4 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	43 (14.4%)	81.3	190^th of 1110 public elementary schools	82.9%		66.5	405^th of 1114 public elementary schools	63.6%	215	89.1	85.5			83.6	83.3
Trailblazer Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	406 14th Street NW	Charlottesville	22903	Charlottesville city	Charlottesville City Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(434) 245-2418	320	27	11.8	65.6%	128 (40.0%)	96 (30.0%)	16 (5.0%)	36 (11.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	44 (13.8%)	36	757^th of 1110 public elementary schools	31.8%		41.6	711^th of 1114 public elementary schools	36.2%	46	63.2	66.2			67.3	65.7			$14,026	$1,554	$12,472
Jackson-Via Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	508 Harris Road	Charlottesville	22903	Charlottesville city	Charlottesville City Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(434) 245-2416	370	30	12.3	101.1%	120 (32.4%)	108 (29.2%)	54 (14.6%)	37 (10.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	51 (13.8%)	29.9	829^th of 1110 public elementary schools	25.3%		30.3	842^nd of 1114 public elementary schools	24.4%	13	55.9	54.0			68.5	69.5			$15,413	$7,982	$7,432
Johnson Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	1645 Cherry Avenue	Charlottesville	22903	Charlottesville city	Charlottesville City Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(434) 245-2417	327	28	11.6	78.9%	105 (32.1%)	88 (26.9%)	47 (14.4%)	28 (8.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	59 (18.0%)	17	962^nd of 1110 public elementary schools	13.3%		25.1	899^th of 1114 public elementary schools	19.3%	63	55.4	45.8			62.3	54.7
Mountain View Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1757 Avon Street Extended	Charlottesville	22902	Albemarle County	Albemarle County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(434) 293-7455	769	57	13.4	64.6%	348 (45.3%)	114 (14.8%)	208 (27.0%)	38 (4.9%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	59 (7.7%)	30	828^th of 1110 public elementary schools	25.4%		30.8	830^th of 1114 public elementary schools	25.5%	2	65.9	62.9	60.6	51.4	56.6	69.8	64.2	61.1	$19,014	$817	$18,197
Greenbrier Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	2228 Greenbrier Drive	Charlottesville	22901	Charlottesville city	Charlottesville City Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(434) 245-2415	267	20	13.3	72.3%	120 (44.9%)	47 (17.6%)	38 (14.2%)	21 (7.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	41 (15.4%)	58.5	500^th of 1110 public elementary schools	55.0%		44	679^th of 1114 public elementary schools	39.0%	179	72.9	65.8			75.0	85.7			$15,649	$5,521	$10,129
Mary Carr Greer Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	190 Lambs Lane	Charlottesville	22901	Albemarle County	Albemarle County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(434) 973-8371	520	44	11.8	85.4%	120 (23.1%)	121 (23.3%)	208 (40.0%)	33 (6.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (7.3%)	13	1000^th of 1110 public elementary schools	9.9%		9.4	1035^th of 1114 public elementary schools	7.1%	35	50.6	42.3	51.9	59.5	39.5	45.8	55.1	58.5	$17,181	$1,427	$15,754
Stone Robinson Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	958 North Milton Road	Charlottesville	22911	Albemarle County	Albemarle County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(434) 296-3754	476	35	13.6	30.3%	296 (62.2%)	60 (12.6%)	58 (12.2%)	20 (4.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	41 (8.6%)	71.6	333^rd of 1110 public elementary schools	70.0%		62.1	464^th of 1114 public elementary schools	58.3%	131	68.0	90.8	89.9	82.6	62.2	86.2	85.7	84.9	$13,393	$745	$12,648
Woodbrook Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	100 Woodbrook Drive	Charlottesville	22901	Albemarle County	Albemarle County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(434) 973-6600	522	42	12.2	90.0%	99 (19.0%)	173 (33.1%)	157 (30.1%)	61 (11.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (5.9%)	3.5	1083^rd of 1110 public elementary schools	2.4%		6.4	1063^rd of 1114 public elementary schools	4.6%	20	41.6	47.0	41.5	29.3	38.1	45.6	42.9	34.4	$16,680	$1,311	$15,369

Frequently Asked Questions about Summit Elementary

What schools do graduates of Summit Elementary attend?

Students who attend Summit Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Buford Middle
Middle : Walker Upper Elementary
High : Charlottesville High

What is the racial makeup of Summit Elementary?

Students at Summit Elementary are 31% African American, 25% White, 18% Hispanic, 14% Two or more races, 13% Asian.

Is Summit Elementary a good school?

Summit Elementary ranks 808^th of 1110 Virginia elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

What district is Summit Elementary in?

Charlottesville City Public Schools

How many students attend Summit Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 285 students attended Summit Elementary.

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