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Summit Cove Elementary School

Q: Is Summit Cove Elementary School a good school?

Summit Cove Elementary School ranks 337 th of 950 Colorado elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

337^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 950 Colorado Elementary Schools

Better than 65% of Colorado elementary schools

Summary

Summit Cove Elementary School is a public elementary school in Dillon, Colorado, serving 214 students in grades PK-5. It is part of the Summit School District No. Re 1, which is ranked 36 out of 115 school districts in the state and has a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Summit Cove Elementary consistently outperforms the state and district averages in CMAS (Colorado Measures of Academic Success) test scores, with 54.1% of 5th-grade students proficient or better in Science, compared to 45.5% for the district and 39% for the state. The school also has 50% of all students proficient or better in Math, higher than the district's 36.4% and the state's 35.9%. However, the school has experienced relatively high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 27.7% to 40.8% in recent years, which is higher than the state and district averages.

Compared to nearby schools, Breckenridge Elementary School and Upper Blue Elementary School have higher test scores, lower chronic absenteeism rates, and lower free and reduced lunch rates than Summit Cove Elementary School. However, Summit Cove has a relatively low student-teacher ratio, ranging from 11.2 to 12.5 in recent years, which is lower than the nearby Silverthorne Elementary School and Dillon Valley Elementary School.

222

Students ?

11.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$19,671

Per pupil spending ?

32%

Free/discounted lunch ?

0727 Cove Boulevard
Dillon, CO 80435-8802

(970) 368-1700

District: Summit School District No. Re 1

Students who attend Summit Cove Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Summit Middle School
High:	Summit High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

61.7%

Hispanic:

30.6%

Two or more races:

6.8%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 83rd percentile in 2015 → 65th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Colorado average (48% vs 40% meeting standards)

✓Above the Colorado median (65th percentile)

✓Small classes — about 12 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 18 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school48%

District avg40%

Colorado avg40%

337^th of 950

Colorado public elementary schools ?

Top 35%▼ down 18 pts since 2015

From top 17% (2015) to top 35% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd of 6Elementary Schools in the Summit School District No. Re 1

36^th of 115Summit School District No. Re 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)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2025	62.8	337 of 950	64.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	40.2	527 of 943	44.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	51.1	421 of 933	54.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	58.9	347 of 921	62.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	60.9	302 of 710	57.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	61.9	345 of 965	64.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	57.5	344 of 917	62.5%	★★★☆☆
2017	56.2	358 of 929	61.5%	★★★☆☆
2016	78.2	163 of 914	82.2%	★★★★☆
2015	80.0	162 of 938	82.7%	★★★★☆
2014	80.3	164 of 962	83.0%	★★★★☆
2013	70.9	272 of 954	71.5%	★★★★☆
2012	80.9	146 of 935	84.4%	★★★★☆
2011	77.6	192 of 935	79.5%	★★★★☆
2010	87.5	80 of 925	91.4%	★★★★★
2009	88.3	64 of 872	92.7%	★★★★★
2008	89.5	46 of 849	94.6%	★★★★★
2007	90.4	36 of 852	95.8%	★★★★★
2006	88.4	53 of 829	93.6%	★★★★★
2005	83.0	101 of 823	87.7%	★★★★☆
2004	81.7	128 of 808	84.2%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2025	49.8	316 of 694	54.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	51.4	341 of 758	55.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	46.0	340 of 690	50.7%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2025	80.2	118 of 700	83.1%	★★★★☆
2019	72.8	174 of 764	77.2%	★★★★☆
2018	51.2	293 of 693	57.7%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2019	73.3	126 of 596	78.9%	★★★★☆

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)

Male (2025)83rd percentile+19 vs school

White (2019)79th percentile+15 vs school

Female (2025)54th percentile-10 vs school

By subject vs Colorado (2024-2025) ?

Science54%+15 vs state

Math50%+14 vs state

English Language Arts45%~ state avg

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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 Cove Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	0727 Cove Boulevard	Dillon	80435	Summit County	Summit School District No. Re 1	No	No	No	No	(970) 368-1700	222	19	11.9	32.0%	137 (61.7%)	1 (0.5%)	68 (30.6%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (6.8%)	62.8	337^th of 950 public elementary schools	64.5%		40.2	527^th of 943 public elementary schools	44.1%	190	38.2	44.7	51.4	44.9	51.4	50.0	48.6	50.0	54.1	$19,671
Dillon Valley Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	108 Deerpath Road	Dillon	80435	Summit County	Summit School District No. Re 1	No	No	No	Yes	(970) 368-1400	395	29	13.7	51.1%	146 (37.0%)	1 (0.3%)	234 (59.2%)	5 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.3%)	36.8	559^th of 950 public elementary schools	41.2%		43	497^th of 943 public elementary schools	47.3%	62	46.4	28.1	33.3	35.9	47.6	23.1	28.6	33.2	31.5	$17,660
Frisco Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	800 8th Avenue	Frisco	80443	Summit County	Summit School District No. Re 1	No	No	No	No	(970) 368-1500	215	20	10.8	27.0%	161 (74.9%)	2 (0.9%)	41 (19.1%)	3 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (3.7%)	61.9	345^th of 950 public elementary schools	63.7%		50.7	442^nd of 943 public elementary schools	53.1%	97	28.6	68.4	64.7	54.2	17.1	60.5	47.1	42.1	53.1	$19,543
Silverthorne Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	101 Hamilton Creek Road	Silverthorne	80498	Summit County	Summit School District No. Re 1	No	No	No	Yes	(970) 368-1600	339	29	11.6	44.8%	141 (41.6%)	6 (1.8%)	179 (52.8%)	4 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.7%)	17.6	772^nd of 950 public elementary schools	18.7%		18.8	753^rd of 943 public elementary schools	20.1%	19	28.8	19.6	30.0	25.8	21.2	15.2	20.0	18.8	24.1	$18,278
Upper Blue Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1200 Airport Road	Breckenridge	80424	Summit County	Summit School District No. Re 1	No	No	No	No	(970) 368-1800	221	22	10.1	47.1%	96 (43.4%)	4 (1.8%)	111 (50.2%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (4.1%)	75.3	223^rd of 950 public elementary schools	76.5%		69.2	276^th of 943 public elementary schools	70.7%	53	59.1	36.0	80.8	58.9	60.0	38.5	73.1	57.7	53.8	$21,442
Breckenridge Elementary School	Public	K-5	312 South Harris Street	Breckenridge	80424	Summit County	Summit School District No. Re 1	No	No	No	No	(970) 368-1300	205	17	12.0	11.2%	174 (84.9%)	1 (0.5%)	17 (8.3%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (5.9%)	77.5	207^th of 950 public elementary schools	78.2%		70.8	253^rd of 943 public elementary schools	73.2%	46	74.4	51.7	59.4	63.0	66.7	45.2	43.8	52.9	64.5	$18,813
Georgetown Community School	Public, Charter	PK, KG-6	504 14th Street	Georgetown	80444	Clear Creek County	Clear Creek School District No. Re-1	Yes	No	No	Yes	(303) 569-3277	78	8	9.3	35.9%	67 (85.9%)	1 (1.3%)	7 (9.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (3.8%)								(n/a)				35.0				34.1		$18,585

Frequently Asked Questions about Summit Cove Elementary School

What schools do graduates of Summit Cove Elementary School attend?

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

Middle : Summit Middle School
High : Summit High School

Is Summit Cove Elementary School a good school?

Summit Cove Elementary School ranks 337^th of 950 Colorado elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Summit Cove Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 222 students attended Summit Cove Elementary School.

What district is Summit Cove Elementary School in?

Summit School District No. Re 1

What is the racial makeup of Summit Cove Elementary School?

Students at Summit Cove Elementary School are 62% White, 31% Hispanic, 7% Two or more races.

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