The Summit School (2026-27 Profile)

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Quick Facts (26-27)

School Type: Special Education School
Grades: 1-8
Enrollment: 116 students
Yearly Tuition: $37,900
Average class size: 5 students
Application Deadline: None / Rolling
Source: ✓Verified school update

School Facts

School Type

Special Education School

Religious Affiliation

Nonsectarian

Grades Offered

Grades 1-8

Students By Grade

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Distribution of Students By Grade

Grade	The Summit School
2	8
3	10
4	13
5	19
6	25
7	22
8	19

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Grade 6 is the largest grade at The Summit School, with 25 students.

ADD/ADHD Support

Yes

Learning Difference Programs

Yes

Learning Programs Supported

Dyslexia and Other Language-based Learning Differences

Year Founded

1989

Summer School Offered

Yes

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Awards

Blue Ribbon School - Selected in 1999

Campus Size

15 acres

Student Body

Total Students

116 students

Student Body Type

Co-ed

% Students of Color

25%

State avg.: 39%

Academic Profile

Total Classroom Teachers

25 teachers

Student-Teacher Ratio

5:1

National avg.: 11:1

% Faculty w/Advanced Degree

56%

Average Class Size

5 students

Classroom Dress Code

Casual

Navy blue polo shirt and khaki pants or skirt

School Membership(s)School Assoc.

National Association of Independent Schools (NAIS)
Association of Independent Maryland and DC Schools (AIMS-MDDC)

Tuition & Financial Aid

Admission Deadline

None / Rolling

Yearly Tuition Cost

$37,900

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% on Financial Aid

33%

Admissions Director

Nancy Rhodes

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Sports

Total Sports Offered

7 sports

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Extracurriculars

Total ExtracurricularsTotal Extra-curric.

4 extracurriculars

ExtracurricularsExtra-curric.

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Robotics ClubRunning Club

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ChoraleMusic Lessons

School Notes

At The Summit School, HOW we teach is as important as WHAT we teach.
It is a school where DIFFERENCE can mean EXCEPTIONAL, where essential learning outcomes are identified and measured. The Summit School is widely recognized for academic excellence andresearch-based methodologies.
Literacy instruction is infused throughoutthe program and students receive explicit, individualized instruction inevery subject.Teachers maximize students` strengths and support areas of weakness.Summit empowers students and prepares them for success in high schooland beyond.
With a strong foundation, the possibilities are endless.
Empowering bright students with dyslexia and other learning differences. .

The Summit School,founded in 1989, is a co-ed, not-for-profit school for bright students with dyslexia and other learning differences. Our students are most often diagnosed with language-based learning disabilities by specialists in the field. At Summit, our preference is to view those disabilities as differences because we emphasize the gifts each student brings, help them reach their full potential, as well as remediate their skills. The school offers a mainstream curriculum in a supportive environment with programs tailored to individual learning styles. Highly skilled teaching professionals cultivate each child's strengths using a multi- sensory approach to foster literacy and interactive learning. Outside the classroom, students participate in a wide range of activities including athletics, student government, clubs and community service programs. Summit students successfully transition to area mainstream high schools.The Summit School educates children with unique learning styles to their full potential. The Summit School envisions a future for students in which they mature into self-sufficient, self-advocating and successful adults despite their learning challenges.

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Frequently Asked Questions

How much does The Summit School cost?

The Summit School's tuition is approximately $37,900 for private students.

What sports does The Summit School offer?

The Summit School offers 7 interscholastic sports: Archery, Basketball, Cross Country, Dance, Lacrosse, Soccer and Tennis.

When is the application deadline for The Summit School?

The application deadline for The Summit School is rolling (applications are reviewed as they are received year-round).

School Reviews

5 5/17/2016

Innovative school that matches some of the best academic programs in Europe or Australia. I have been impressed with their willingness to be creative and seek ways to identify issues in each child and then work to help the CHILD learn to address them. They build confidence not only in the material they are learning but in their ability to learn generally. We were lucky we discovered our son's dyslexia early, but for those who learned later, the school has a remarkable ability to turn around troubled students and make them acadmic achievers who are not limited by their learning issue.

- Posted by Parent - Malem

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