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B+

Summit School District RE-1

Public school districtGrades PK–12Regional · 7 towns

Serves Silverthorne, Breckenridge, Frisco, Keystone, Dillon, Blue River and Montezuma.

Silverthorne’s School Grade B+ better than 73% of Colorado school districts

Students
3,473
Schools
9
Spent per student
$18,125
CO $15,889
Students per teacher
13:1
Free or reduced lunch
38%
Debt
$54.8M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Summit School District RE-1

  • Its letter, B+: results better than 73% of Colorado districts
  • Graduation rate 8 pts above the state
  • Spends 14% more per student than the CO average
  • 13 students per teacher
  • Debt of $54.8M, about $15,792 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

B+: better than 73% of the 169 Colorado school districts we grade. Each town’s School Grade weighs its districts by the students they test; spending and class size are shown but don’t count.

Test scoresReading and math below the state, 2021–22
B+
GraduationFour-year graduation well above the state, class of 2023
B+
The towns it serves, and their School Grades

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Silverthorne. Grade by grade →

6–8Summit Middle SchoolThis district
9–12Summit High SchoolThis district

Test scores vs. CO

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency28%
State average 31.8% · 1,806 students tested
Reading / language arts43%
State average 44.9% · 1,795 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)91%
State average 82.7% · 271 in the class

96% of students in the tested grades sat the 2022 tests.

Reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute); the newest year for each measure.

Where the money goes

fiscal 2024
$18,125 per student · 14% above CO
Spending
Classroom instruction 53%Support & administration 44%Other 3%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 87%State 9%Federal 5%

Fiscal 2022–24 includes federal pandemic relief (ESSER).

U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances.

Enrollment over time
3,454’20
3,620’21
3,633’22
3,570’23
3,473’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Students
White 53%Hispanic 41%Two or more races 3%Black <1%Asian <1%

Schools in the district

9 public schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Colorado’s other public schools.

Dillon Valley Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Dillon
C
395 students14:1
Silverthorne Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Silverthorne
D−
339 students12:1
Summit Cove Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Dillon
B+
222 students12:1
Upper Blue Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Breckenridge
B−
221 students10:1
Frisco Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Frisco
B
215 students11:1
Breckenridge Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Breckenridge
B+
205 students12:1
Summit Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Frisco
B−
737 students14:1
Snowy Peaks Junior/Senior High School
High · Grades 7–12 · Frisco
B
79 students8:1
Summit High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Breckenridge
A−
1,060 students16:1

District facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES school directory 2024–25 and district boundaries) and the U.S. Census Bureau’s school finance survey. Test scores and graduation: state results reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute). The letters are our own summary, graded within Colorado.