Summit School District No. Re 1

Summit School District No. Re 1 serves 9 schools across Summit County, Colorado—6 elementary schools, 1 middle school, and 2 high schools covering grades PK-12—with a total of 3,473 students. The district overall ranks 37th out of 115 Colorado districts with a 3-star rating, but there is wide variation among its schools. Breckenridge Elementary School is the district's flagship, ranking in the 72nd percentile statewide with the highest ELA proficiency (61.7%), the lowest chronic absenteeism (13.7%), and the lowest free/reduced lunch rate (11.2%) in the district. Frisco Elementary School is also a strong performer, posting the district's best 5th-grade science score (76.2%) and improving its state ranking from the 53rd to the 68th percentile over three years.

Summit Cove Elementary School leads the district in elementary math (47.3% proficiency) with excellent 4th-grade results, but its 5th-grade scores dip below state averages. Upper Blue Elementary School slipped from the 77th to the 60th percentile this year, with math proficiency dropping sharply from 57.7% to 38.5%, though its ELA remains above state averages. Dillon Valley Elementary School and Silverthorne Elementary School are the lowest-performing elementary schools, ranking in the 37th and 18th percentiles respectively. At the secondary level, Summit High School graduates 90.7% of students and has a low 1.4% dropout rate, but its SAT reading/writing proficiency (58%) trails the state (62%). Summit Middle School has strong 6th-grade scores but weaker 7th- and 8th-grade performance, and Snowy Peaks Junior/Senior High School posts competitive SAT results (62% proficiency) with a very low student-teacher ratio of 7.7.

The district's biggest concern is chronic absenteeism: 41.9% at Summit High School, 40.3% at Summit Middle School, and a district average of 34.4%—well above the state's 28.4%. Another challenge is 3rd grade, where most elementary schools fall far below state averages in both reading and math before recovering by 4th grade. The achievement gap between Breckenridge Elementary School and Silverthorne Elementary School is substantial, though Upper Blue Elementary School shows that higher-poverty schools can still perform above district averages. If the district can improve attendance and early-grade intervention, it has strong building blocks—including high graduation rates and standout elementary science programs—to become a more equitable and higher-performing district.