Who We Are

We strive to reach every student and ensure they leave high school with the skills, knowledge, and habits they need to succeed. We are dedicated to ensuring every student can lead a fulfilled life, one with purposeful work; financial security; fulfilling personal relationships; engagement in the community; and the physical health needed to engage in daily life.

At Summit, we work toward this vision in two key ways — by preparing a diverse student population for success in a four-year college and to be thoughtful, contributing members of society; and, by supporting our peers nationwide as they work to provide this same opportunity to their communities.

Founded in 2003 by a group of local families, today we operate 14 schools in California and Washington State and share our instructional approach — Summit Learning — with more than 380 schools, 3,800 educators, and 72,000 students across the country for free. We also operate the Summit Learning Teacher Residency Program, which creates a pipeline of diverse educators who are uniquely prepared to teach in Summit Learning classrooms.

In this video below, the Summit leadership team shares insights from our 15-year journey to transform public education:

Text transcript of “The Vision of Summit Public Schools” video