Summary:
Zip code 80443 in Frisco, Colorado, is home to three public schools in Summit School District No. Re 1 — Frisco Elementary School, Summit Middle School, and Snowy Peaks Junior/Senior High School — serving students from pre-kindergarten through 12th grade. Frisco Elementary School is the clear academic standout, with 2025-26 ELA proficiency of 53.4% and math proficiency of 45.6%, both well above district and state averages, plus a remarkable 76.2% proficiency rate in 5th grade science compared to just 36.1% statewide. It also has the lowest chronic absenteeism rate (19.7%) and the lowest free/reduced lunch rate (26.98%) among the three schools, and its state rank has climbed from the 53rd to the 68th percentile over the past three years.
Summit Middle School is the largest school in the ZIP code with 737 students, but it stands out for the wrong reason: 40.3% of its students are chronically absent, nearly double the rate at Frisco Elementary School and far above the state average of 28.4%. Its math proficiency (34.4%) trails the state, though 6th grade math (40.5%) is a bright spot. Snowy Peaks Junior/Senior High School, with just 79 students, presents a mixed picture: its CMAS ELA proficiency is very low at 15.8%, yet its 11th grade SAT Reading/Writing score (62%) matches the state average, its graduation rate reached 93.8%, and its dropout rate was 0% in 2021-22.
The three schools serve different student populations, with free/reduced lunch rates ranging from 26.98% at Frisco Elementary School to over 40% at the other two schools. Smaller schools offer smaller class sizes — Snowy Peaks Junior/Senior High School has a 7.7:1 student-teacher ratio, compared to 13.9:1 at Summit Middle School. The district ranks 37th out of 115 Colorado districts and graduates students at 91.6%, above the state rate of 85.6%. The most actionable concern for parents is the chronic absenteeism crisis at Summit Middle School, which likely plays a role in its below-average math performance.
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