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Summit Elementary School

Q: Is Summit Elementary School a good school?

Summit Elementary School ranks 678 th of 950 Colorado elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

678^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 950 Colorado Elementary Schools

Better than 29% of Colorado elementary schools

Summary

Summit Elementary School is a public elementary school located in Aurora, Colorado, serving grades PK-5 with a student population of 329. It is part of the Cherry Creek School District No. 5, which is ranked 30th out of 115 school districts in Colorado and has a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Summit Elementary School faces significant challenges in student academic performance, with consistently low statewide rankings, ranging from 414th to 712th out of 914 to 950 schools over the past 10 years, and a 1 or 2-star rating from SchoolDigger for most of the past 10 years, indicating below-average performance compared to other Colorado elementary schools. In the 2024-2025 school year, Summit's proficiency rates in CMAS (Colorado Measures of Academic Success) tests were significantly lower than the district and state averages across all grades and subjects, with 5th grade Science proficiency at 14.6% compared to the district's 44% and the state's 39%. The school's rankings for female and male students, as well as white students, have been in the bottom half of Colorado elementary schools in recent years, and its ranking for low socioeconomic status (SES) students has been in the bottom third, indicating a significant achievement gap.

While nearby schools within the Cherry Creek School District, such as Mission Viejo Elementary, Cimarron Elementary, and Meadow Point Elementary, have generally outperformed Summit Elementary School on academic measures, these nearby schools also have higher percentages of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, ranging from 59.66% to 67.79%, compared to Summit's 52.28%. However, Aspen Crossing Elementary and Trails West Elementary, also within the Cherry Creek School District, have significantly outperformed Summit Elementary and the district/state averages on academic measures, with proficiency rates often exceeding 50% in both English Language Arts and Math, while having lower percentages of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch.

337

Students ?

13.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$20,870

Per pupil spending ?

49.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

18201 East Quincy Ave
Aurora, CO 80015-3287

(720) 886-6400

District: Cherry Creek School District No. 5

Students who attend Summit Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Horizon Middle School
High:	Eaglecrest High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

34.7%

White:

33.2%

African American:

16.0%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Rebounding — 24th percentile in 2023 → 29th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is rebounding — up to 29th (2025) from a 24th-percentile low (2023)

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Colorado average (26% vs 40% meeting standards)

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

!Science scores 24 pts below the Colorado average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school26%

District avg45%

Colorado avg40%

678^th of 950

Colorado public elementary schools ?

Bottom 29%▼ down 14 pts since 2015

From bottom 42% (2015) to bottom 29% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

36^th of 46Elementary Schools in the Cherry Creek School District No. 5

30^th of 115Cherry Creek School District No. 5 among Colorado 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	Colorado percentile	Rating
2025	24.1	678 of 950	28.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	30.4	608 of 943	35.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	21.8	712 of 933	23.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	21.7	701 of 921	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	33.3	612 of 965	36.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	31.4	607 of 917	33.8%	★★☆☆☆
2017	37.9	540 of 929	41.9%	★★☆☆☆
2016	50.0	414 of 914	54.7%	★★★☆☆
2015	37.8	541 of 938	42.3%	★★☆☆☆
2014	38.0	630 of 962	34.5%	★★☆☆☆
2013	49.1	524 of 954	45.1%	★★☆☆☆
2012	47.8	534 of 935	42.9%	★★☆☆☆
2011	42.8	580 of 935	38.0%	★★☆☆☆
2010	57.4	434 of 925	53.1%	★★★☆☆
2009	49.5	479 of 872	45.1%	★★☆☆☆
2008	51.8	455 of 849	46.4%	★★☆☆☆
2007	44.1	525 of 852	38.4%	★★☆☆☆
2006	54.5	412 of 829	50.3%	★★★☆☆
2005	61.5	348 of 823	57.7%	★★★☆☆
2004	61.2	338 of 808	58.2%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2025	22.7	522 of 694	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	45.6	359 of 684	47.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	24.1	455 of 595	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	34.5	473 of 758	37.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	37.1	412 of 690	40.3%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2024	39.2	228 of 365	37.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	49.5	160 of 332	51.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	24.5	264 of 308	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2025	20.3	540 of 700	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	42.9	378 of 683	44.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	17.1	493 of 594	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	23.7	577 of 764	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	26.3	512 of 693	26.1%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2024	12.7	502 of 539	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	41.8	349 of 596	41.4%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Low Socio Economic Status (2024)38th percentile~ school

Female (2025)25th percentile-4 vs school

Male (2025)23rd percentile-6 vs school

White (2024)7th percentile-29 vs school

By subject vs Colorado (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts30%-14 vs state

Math26%-10 vs state

Science15%-24 vs state

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by leo Gomez (a parent)
Tuesday, August 20, 2019

My kids 8 and 6 attend Summit Elementary, all staff teachers and the whole school environment is great. They have all the need it support for each kid! we love it there! Close Quote

Schools Near Summit Elementary School

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				CMAS English Language Arts (2025)				CMAS Math (2025)				CMAS Science (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	CMAS English Language Arts 3rd Grade	CMAS English Language Arts 4th Grade	CMAS English Language Arts 5th Grade	CMAS English Language Arts All Grades	CMAS Math 3rd Grade	CMAS Math 4th Grade	CMAS Math 5th Grade	CMAS Math All Grades	CMAS Science 5th Grade	Total
Summit Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	18201 East Quincy Ave	Aurora	80015	Arapahoe County	Cherry Creek School District No. 5	No	No	No	Yes	(720) 886-6400	337	25	13.4	49.6%	112 (33.2%)	54 (16.0%)	117 (34.7%)	19 (5.6%)	7 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (8.3%)	24.1	678^th of 950 public elementary schools	28.6%		30.4	608^th of 943 public elementary schools	35.5%	70	30.6	37.2	24.5	30.5	40.0	16.3	19.1	25.7	14.6	$20,870
Cimarron Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	17373 East Lehigh Pl	Aurora	80013	Arapahoe County	Cherry Creek School District No. 5	No	No	No	Yes	(720) 886-8100	393	33	11.9	65.4%	105 (26.7%)	70 (17.8%)	163 (41.5%)	6 (1.5%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	47 (12.0%)	19.7	744^th of 950 public elementary schools	21.7%		12.2	850^th of 943 public elementary schools	9.9%	106	20.0	26.7	29.8	25.7	20.0	23.0	26.3	23.2	21.4	$17,977
Meadow Point Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	17901 East Grand Avenue	Aurora	80015	Arapahoe County	Cherry Creek School District No. 5	No	No	No	Yes	(720) 886-8600	401	30	13.5	59.9%	136 (33.9%)	48 (12.0%)	154 (38.4%)	13 (3.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	48 (12.0%)	28.3	634^th of 950 public elementary schools	33.3%		25.6	669^th of 943 public elementary schools	29.1%	35	24.5	30.3	38.5	31.0	28.8	24.2	32.7	28.2	30.2	$18,842
Sunrise Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	4050 South Genoa Way	Aurora	80013	Arapahoe County	Cherry Creek School District No. 5	No	No	No	Yes	(720) 886-2900	497	34	14.8	61.2%	138 (27.8%)	88 (17.7%)	180 (36.2%)	22 (4.4%)	2 (0.4%)	3 (0.6%)	64 (12.9%)	13.1	837^th of 950 public elementary schools	11.9%		11.5	858^th of 943 public elementary schools	9.0%	21	11.0	20.6	23.7	17.9	14.9	16.9	21.7	17.6	21.7	$18,073
Independence Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	4700 South Memphis Street	Aurora	80015	Arapahoe County	Cherry Creek School District No. 5	No	No	No	Yes	(720) 886-8200	439	33	13.3	64.7%	157 (35.8%)	72 (16.4%)	145 (33.0%)	13 (3.0%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	49 (11.2%)	24.8	668^th of 950 public elementary schools	29.7%		21.4	725^th of 943 public elementary schools	23.1%	57	25.8	27.1	23.9	25.6	18.8	29.6	27.9	25.6	35.3	$20,438
Peakview Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	19451 East Progress Circle	Centennial	80015	Arapahoe County	Cherry Creek School District No. 5	No	No	No	No	(720) 886-3100	447	31	14.4	36.2%	240 (53.7%)	33 (7.4%)	98 (21.9%)	20 (4.5%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.3%)	50 (11.2%)	53.9	415^th of 950 public elementary schools	56.3%		47.7	468^th of 943 public elementary schools	50.4%	53	31.1	37.0	60.6	43.0	30.6	35.6	59.1	41.8	54.5	$16,714
Aspen Crossing Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	4655 S Himalaya Street	Centennial	80015	Arapahoe County	Cherry Creek School District No. 5	No	No	No	No	(720) 886-3700	569	35	16.2	35.1%	194 (34.1%)	87 (15.3%)	110 (19.3%)	86 (15.1%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	89 (15.6%)	56.3	397^th of 950 public elementary schools	58.2%		43.9	491^st of 943 public elementary schools	47.9%	94	38.0	34.8	52.7	42.1	52.4	30.3	57.4	46.8	49.5	$16,005
Dalton Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	17401 East Dartmouth Ave	Aurora	80013	Arapahoe County	Aurora Joint District No. 28	No	No	No	No	(303) 693-7561	430	27	15.9	75.6%	98 (22.8%)	77 (17.9%)	180 (41.9%)	20 (4.7%)	2 (0.5%)	3 (0.7%)	50 (11.6%)	28.7	627^th of 950 public elementary schools	34.0%		27.3	649^th of 943 public elementary schools	31.2%	22	30.6	29.3	41.4	33.7	26.6	36.1	25.4	29.3	18.2	$18,086
Trails West Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	5400 South Waco Street	Centennial	80015	Arapahoe County	Cherry Creek School District No. 5	No	No	No	No	(720) 886-8500	425	29	14.7	31.5%	246 (57.9%)	18 (4.2%)	91 (21.4%)	14 (3.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	56 (13.2%)	74.9	227^th of 950 public elementary schools	76.1%		73.5	228^th of 943 public elementary schools	75.8%	1	39.1	54.2	75.0	56.5	50.0	51.7	68.7	57.1	58.2	$18,473
Mission Viejo Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	3855 South Alicia Parkway	Aurora	80013	Arapahoe County	Cherry Creek School District No. 5	No	No	No	Yes	(720) 886-8000	552	35	15.6	53.8%	189 (34.2%)	83 (15.0%)	193 (35.0%)	17 (3.1%)	7 (1.3%)	4 (0.7%)	59 (10.7%)	19.5	746^th of 950 public elementary schools	21.5%		16.6	783^rd of 943 public elementary schools	17.0%	37	24.0	34.7	24.1	27.4	28.0	18.4	18.2	21.3	20.2	$17,507

Frequently Asked Questions about Summit Elementary School

What district is Summit Elementary School in?

Cherry Creek School District No. 5

What schools do graduates of Summit Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Summit Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Horizon Middle School
High : Eaglecrest High School

What is the racial makeup of Summit Elementary School?

Students at Summit Elementary School are 35% Hispanic, 33% White, 16% African American, 8% Two or more races, 6% Asian, 2% American Indian.

How many students attend Summit Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 337 students attended Summit Elementary School.

Is Summit Elementary School a good school?

Summit Elementary School ranks 678^th of 950 Colorado elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

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