Summit School
- Private
- PHOENIX, AZ
Private School
Summit School
- grade AOverall Grade
- Private
- PK, K-8
- PHOENIX, AZ
- Rating 4 out of 5 17 reviews
Report Card
- Academicsgrade A minus
- Diversitygrade A minus
- Teachersgrade A
About
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School Details
Grades
PK, K-8
Students
328
Student-Teacher Ratio
9:1
National
17:1Full-Time Teachers
32
Part-Time Teachers
10
Tuition
Yearly Tuition
$16,400
Tuition is for the highest grade offered and may have changed for the current school year. For more information, please contact the school.
Received Financial Aid
15%
Average Financial Aid
No data available
Students
Students
328
Preschool
Annual Cost
$13,000
Cost is for the most complete schedule offered and may have changed for the current school year. For more information, please contact the school.
Starting Age
18 months
Pre-K Student-Teacher Ratio
9:1
Schedule Options
- Offers Full WeekYes
- Offers Part WeekNo
- Offers Full DayYes
- Offers Part DayNo
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Home Listings
- Cost of Livinggrade C
- Good for Familiesgrade A
- Housinggrade B+
Median Household Income
$111,760
National
$69,021Median Rent
$1,763
National
$1,163Median Home Value
$396,128
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Summit School Reviews
Rating 4 out of 5 17 reviews
Our son attended another private school in Ahwatukee last year and although we knew we wanted to move him, the thought of it was extremely stressful. We wanted to ensure this would be the last move for him until high school.
After touring Summit on my own, and then separately with our son, we knew we had found the right place. The campus is beautiful with separate classrooms for art, music, science and languages. His teachers are amazing; he has created real bonds with them as well as his classmates. He is excelling in every way and is happy to go to school each day. I often hear this is the best kept secret in Ahwatukee and I couldn’t agree more!
My only regret is we didn’t start him here in preschool! I really didn’t know what we were missing out on until he started at Summit.
After touring Summit on my own, and then separately with our son, we knew we had found the right place. The campus is beautiful with separate classrooms for art, music, science and languages. His teachers are amazing; he has created real bonds with them as well as his classmates. He is excelling in every way and is happy to go to school each day. I often hear this is the best kept secret in Ahwatukee and I couldn’t agree more!
My only regret is we didn’t start him here in preschool! I really didn’t know what we were missing out on until he started at Summit.
We have had 5 children attend and have been at Summit School for over 10 years. We could not be happier with the education they have received there. Summit has a top notch faculty. Most have been there for quite a long time and care so much about the students and the school. Most also have advanced degrees and their teaching is excellent. Our kids have received such a well rounded education. They have an excellent music program as well as a great art program. They also have a top well known robotics program and lots of interesting specialty programs and electives for students. Summit does a great job cultivating a culture where learning is fun and it shows in the students and their excitement for school. Visitors are always impressed by our students. They are polite, well spoken and very thoughtful in questions and responses. Our kids who have moved on to high school are more than prepared for their next step and in their future endeavors.
summit has been slipping on providing quality educational experience for 10 years now and the almost $17,000 a year (which is increased every single year) is not worth it when compared to Charter Schools. Families have left as a result of weak academics in 4-8, combined with rude staff, and a country club attitude of parents. Board of trustees are handpicked family friends, not elected. Parents handpick class makeups each year, the kids are never held accountable for their poor and bully like behavior that drives students out of the school. Middle School academics are weak, no strong math or spanish. Students have to take prep classes on weekends to help gain admissions to private high schools. The woman who works the front desk behaves like any child or parent who visits the front office is interrupting her They also adopted a gender neutral dress code and allows purple hair and boys in dresses and removed the word parent from their handbook