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Summit School is a progressive, coeducational day school for Pre-Kindergarten through Ninth Grade, located in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. Founded in 1933, Summit’s challenging, research-based curriculum stresses development of each student’s potential. We are privileged to nurture young people in a caring environment designed to evoke maximum individual growth. Summit School provides a challenging curriculum within a caring environment to help students develop their full potential. Our aims are that the school must provide an environment that is physically and emotionally safe for children; the school must provide appropriate stimuli for children's intellectual, aesthetic, physical, emotional, moral and social development in order to help them grow optimally; the school must recognize and respond to the differences in children, their developmental timetables, their needs, their innate and distinguishing characteristics and aptitudes; the school must help children develop healthy self esteem and respect for their beliefs, values, talents and achievements while they learn to value others; the school must reflect diversity among its students, parents, staff and trustees; and the school must give children opportunities to care for other people and for the physical environment, within the school and in other settings.
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Summit School |
| School Level |
Elementary and Secondary school
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Membership(s) |
National Association of Independent Schools (NAIS) Southern Association of Colleges and Schools (SACS) State or regional independent school association |
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| Religious Affiliation |
Nonsectarian |
| Grades Offered |
Grades Prekindergarten - 9 |
| Programs for Learning Differences |
Yes |
| Year
Founded |
1933 |
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County |
Forsyth County, NC |
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| Total
Students |
591 students |
| Student
Body Type |
Co-ed |
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NC )
Elementary and Secondary School Avg. |
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| % Students of
Color |
19% |
17% |
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| Students by Grade |
| Pre-K - 54 students | | Kind - 55 students | | Grade 1 - 61 students | | Grade 2 - 55 students | | Grade 3 - 50 students | | Grade 4 - 60 students | | Grade 5 - 59 students | | Grade 6 - 63 students | | Grade 7 - 56 students | | Grade 8 - 41 students | | Grade 9 - 37 students | |
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| Total Classroom Teachers |
97 teachers |
| %
Faculty with Advance Degree |
38% |
| Average Class Size |
17 |
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School |
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NC )
Elementary and Secondary School Avg. |
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| Teacher
: Student Ratio |
1:6 |
1:10 *Ntl.
Public School Avg. »
1:16
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| School
Days in Calendar Year |
180 days |
180 days |
| Hours
in School Day for Students |
7 hours |
6 hours |
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| Admission Deadline |
Jan. 1 / Rolling |
| %
on Financial Aid |
15% |
| Headmaster |
Dr. Sandra Adams |
| Admissions
Director |
Katherine Memory |
| Admissions
Associate |
Donza Friende |
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| Total
Sports Offered |
13 |
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Sports |
| Baseball | Basketball | | Cross Country | Field Hockey | | Football | Golf | | Gymnastics | Lacrosse | | Soccer | Softball | | Tennis | Track and Field | | Volley Ball | |
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| Total Extracurricular
Organizations |
4 |
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Extracurriculars |
| Math Club | Gymnastics Team | | Girls On The Run | Chess Club |
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- Summit School is a progressive, coeducational day school for Pre-Kindergarten through Ninth Grade, located in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. Founded in 1933, Summit’s challenging, research-based curriculum stresses development of each student’s potential. We are privileged to nurture young people in a caring environment designed to evoke maximum individual growth. Summit School provides a challenging curriculum within a caring environment to help students develop their full potential. Our aims are that the school must provide an environment that is physically and emotionally safe for children; the school must provide appropriate stimuli for children's intellectual, aesthetic, physical, emotional, moral and social development in order to help them grow optimally; the school must recognize and respond to the differences in children, their developmental timetables, their needs, their innate and distinguishing characteristics and aptitudes; the school must help children develop healthy self esteem and respect for their beliefs, values, talents and achievements while they learn to value others; the school must reflect diversity among its students, parents, staff and trustees; and the school must give children opportunities to care for other people and for the physical environment, within the school and in other settings.
- Profile last updated: 02/10/2008
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| About This
Zip Code (
27106 ) |
| School
Zip (
27106 ) |
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NC ) State Average |
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| Population
(Approximate) |
39,805 people |
8,047,333 people |
| %
(age 25+) w/College Degree |
47% |
24% |
| Population Average
Age |
35 years old |
35.3 years old |
| Average Household
Size |
2.3 persons |
2.3 persons |
| Median Household
Income |
$43,890 |
$43,138 |
| Avg. # of Rooms
in Household |
5.4 rooms |
5.4 rooms |
| Median Age of
Housing Structure |
29 years old |
31 years old |
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Median Value of Housing Unit Zipcode (27106)
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| %
Owning / % Renting |
58% / 42% |
64% / 36% |
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