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Summit Academy

Public Grades 6-12

306^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 328 Colorado High Schools

Better than 7% of Colorado high schools

Summary

Summit Academy is a public high school serving grades 6-12 in Denver, Colorado, with 238 students and a student-teacher ratio of around 11:1. The school is part of the School District No. 1, which is ranked 76 out of 115 districts in the state and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger. Unfortunately, Summit Academy has consistently ranked in the bottom 10-15% of Colorado high schools over the past decade, with a current ranking of 306 out of 328 high schools in the state.

Academically, Summit Academy significantly underperforms compared to the district and state averages on standardized tests. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, only 4.8% of Summit Academy students were proficient or better in CMAS Math, compared to 32.9% for the district and 35.9% for the state. The school also has a higher dropout rate of around 2-6%, compared to the 1.9% rate of the nearby schools. Additionally, Summit Academy has very high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 27.7% to 51.0% in recent years, which is significantly higher than the 27.7% rate of the nearby schools.

Despite the challenges faced by Summit Academy, the nearby schools, while also serving high-need populations, generally outperform the school academically. This suggests that the issues at Summit Academy may be more severe or the school may be less effective at addressing them. Addressing the high chronic absenteeism and providing targeted support for the school's high-need student population could be crucial in improving the school's performance.

236

Students ?

12.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$24,101

Per pupil spending ?

91.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

5590 W Evans Ave.
Denver, CO 80227

(720) 424-2400

District: School District No. 1

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

94.9%

White:

2.5%

African American:

1.7%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 1st percentile in 2013 → 7th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 6 percentile points since 2013

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Colorado average (11% vs 39% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (7th percentile)

!Graduation rate below the Colorado average (56% vs 86%)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school11%

District avg34%

Colorado avg39%

306^th of 328

Colorado public high schools ?

Bottom 7%▲ up 2 pts since 2018

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

25^th of 30High Schools in the School District No. 1

76^th of 115School District No. 1 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)

High school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2025	9.7	306 of 328	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	4.1	345 of 349	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	3.4	342 of 349	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	7.6	374 of 411	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	5.1	371 of 388	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	4.5	350 of 369	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	2.5	344 of 349	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2024	10.9	186 of 199	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

High school

Hispanic (2024)7th percentile+5 vs school

By subject vs Colorado (2024-2025) ?

Reading and Writing18%-44 vs state

Science14%-11 vs state

Math5%-31 vs state

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Schools Near Summit Academy

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				PSAT10 Reading and Writing (2025)	PSAT10 Mathematics (2025)	PSAT9 Reading and Writing (2025)	PSAT9 Mathematics (2025)	SAT Reading and Writing (2025)	SAT Mathematics (2025)	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	PSAT10 Reading and Writing 10th Grade	PSAT10 Mathematics 10th Grade	PSAT9 Reading and Writing 9th Grade	PSAT9 Mathematics 9th Grade	SAT Reading and Writing 11th Grade	SAT Mathematics 11th Grade	CMAS English Language Arts 7th Grade	CMAS English Language Arts 8th Grade	CMAS English Language Arts All Grades	CMAS Math All Grades	CMAS Science 8th Grade	CMAS Science 11th Grade	Total
Summit Academy	Public	6-12	5590 W Evans Ave.	Denver	80227	Denver County	School District No. 1	No	No	No	Yes	(720) 424-2400	236	19	12.1	91.9%	6 (2.5%)	4 (1.7%)	224 (94.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9.7	306^th of 328 public high schools	6.7%		4.1	345^th of 349 public high schools	1.1%	39					18.0					4.8		14.3	$24,101
John F Kennedy High School	Public	9-12	2855 South Lamar Street	Denver	80227	Denver County	School District No. 1	No	No	No	Yes	(720) 423-4300	681	49	13.8	78.9%	73 (10.7%)	23 (3.4%)	518 (76.1%)	49 (7.2%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (2.2%)	11.1	300^th of 328 public high schools	8.5%		11.6	311^th of 349 public high schools	10.9%	11	39.0	14.0	39.0	14.0	32.0	11.0						11.5	$20,887
Brady Exploration School	Public	9-12	5220 W. Ohio Avenue	Lakewood	80226	Jefferson County	Jefferson County School District No. R-1	No	No	No	No	(303) 982-6722	294	18	16.4	67.3%	81 (27.6%)	13 (4.4%)	185 (62.9%)	1 (0.3%)	3 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (3.7%)								(n/a)													$15,920
Respect Academy	Public	9-12	2285 South Federal Blvd	Denver	80219	Denver County	School District No. 1	No	No	No	Yes	(720) 423-5228	99	7	13.4	79.8%	2 (2.0%)	1 (1.0%)	92 (92.9%)	1 (1.0%)	3 (3.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)													$24,683
Abraham Lincoln High School	Public	9-12	2285 South Federal Boulevard	Denver	80219	Denver County	School District No. 1	No	No	No	Yes	(720) 423-5000	965	73	13.2	88.9%	27 (2.8%)	55 (5.7%)	839 (86.9%)	25 (2.6%)	3 (0.3%)	5 (0.5%)	11 (1.1%)	4.3	325^th of 328 public high schools	0.9%		4.9	342^nd of 349 public high schools	2.0%	17	22.0	7.0	17.0	7.0	17.0	7.0						5.2	$19,677
Excel Academy	Public	9-12	1825 S. Federal Blvd.	Denver	80219	Denver County	School District No. 1	No	No	No	Yes	(720) 424-2250	227	12	18.3	85.5%	9 (4.0%)	6 (2.6%)	208 (91.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)								(n/a)			25.0										$18,708
Alameda International Junior/Senior High School	Public	7-12	1255 South Wadsworth Blvd	Lakewood	80232	Jefferson County	Jefferson County School District No. R-1	No	No	No	Yes	(303) 982-8160	1,002	67	14.9	65.4%	127 (12.7%)	20 (2.0%)	777 (77.5%)	49 (4.9%)	7 (0.7%)	3 (0.3%)	19 (1.9%)	6.7	313^th of 328 public high schools	4.6%		7.1	327^th of 349 public high schools	6.3%	14	33.0	5.0	37.0	10.0	27.0	4.0	16.1	16.3	16.2	1.5	3.5	7.4	$16,785
Rocky Mountain Prep SMART	Public, Charter	9-12	3201 W. Arizona Ave	Denver	80219	Denver County	School District No. 1	Yes	No	No	Yes	(303) 962-9880	604	58	10.3	92.2%	12 (2.0%)	6 (1.0%)	567 (93.9%)	10 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.2%)	2 (0.3%)	28.7	237^th of 328 public high schools	27.7%		21.2	274^th of 349 public high schools	21.5%	37	51.0	40.0	48.0	21.0	43.0	32.0						9.5	$16,319
DSST: College View High School	Public, Charter	9-12	3111 West Dartmouth Avenue	Denver	80236	Denver County	School District No. 1	Yes	No	No	Yes	(303) 524-6320	533	47	11.2	85.7%	13 (2.4%)	17 (3.2%)	466 (87.4%)	29 (5.4%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	4 (0.8%)	39.8	197^th of 328 public high schools	39.9%		34.9	221^st of 349 public high schools	36.7%	24	53.0	44.0	49.0	27.0	55.0	43.0						17.6	$18,232
New America School	Public, Charter	9-12	5806 W Alameda Ave	Lakewood	80226	Jefferson County	Jefferson County School District No. R-1	Yes	No	No	Yes	(303) 894-3171	74	4	20.2	89.2%	6 (8.1%)	0 (0.0%)	68 (91.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)													$18,911

Frequently Asked Questions about Summit Academy

What district is Summit Academy in?

School District No. 1

What is the racial makeup of Summit Academy?

Students at Summit Academy are 95% Hispanic, 3% White, 2% African American.

Is Summit Academy a good school?

Summit Academy ranks in the bottom 6.7% of Colorado high schools.

How many students attend Summit Academy?

In the 2024-25 school year, 236 students attended Summit Academy.

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