Summit High School

125 Kent Place Blvd, Summit NJ, 7901 | Summit City School District | 908-273-1494
  • grades 9-12
  • students 1192
  • type High
PROFICIENCY 80% 53% higher than state average
School Rankings
  • Ranked #0 of 14 in Summit
  • Ranked #0 of 3440 in New Jersey
Proficiency Averages
81%Summit
52%New Jersey

Summit High School is a school servicing grades 9 to 12 and is located in the district of "Summit City School District" in Summit, NJ. There are a total of 1,192 students and 109 teachers at Summit High School, for a student to teacher ratio of 11 to 1.

Summit High School has an average proficiency test score (in mathematics and languages) of 79.5%, which is 53% higher than the New Jersey average.

Summit High School location

Academics

Students/Teachers
Students1192
Teachers109
Student/Teacher ratio11:1

 

Advanced Placement
AP enrollment312
Taking some courses312
Taking some courses (not tests)0
Passing some courses237
Passing no courses66

Advanced placement (AP) is a program that offers high school students the ability to take college level courses and exams. These programs were created to be at the same level of most first year university courses. If the students were successful in the AP programs, they could potentially receive advanced placement, credit or exemptions when they go on to university. At Summit High School, there are a total of 312 students enrolled in advanced placement courses, with 312 taking some courses.

Proficiency in mathematics comparison

Proficiency in languages comparison

Proficiency in mathematics by grade

GradeProficiency
All78%
3n/a
4n/a
5n/a
6n/a
7n/a
8n/a
High School78%

Proficiency in languages by grade

GradeProficiency
All81%
3n/a
4n/a
5n/a
6n/a
7n/a
8n/a
High School81%

The proficiency in math and languages tables represent the percentage of students that scored at or above the proficiency level on their standardized state assessment tests. Although these tests are standardized within each state, the tests may vary from state to state. Comparing the results of one state to another may not always be an accurate or fair comparison.

Summit High School race/ethnicity breakdown

RaceSchoolDistrictNew JerseyNational
White 72.0% 69.8% 50.4% 51.1%
Black 5.4% 4.3% 15.0% 15.9%
Asian 5.4% 7.8% 9.7% 4.7%
Hispanic or Latino 14.3% 12.8% 22.9% 23.6%
American Indian and Alaskan 0.0% 0.0% 0.2% 1.2%
Hawaiian 0.0% 0.1% 0.3% 0.4%
Multiracial 2.9% 5.2% 1.5% 3.1%

Summit demographics profile

StatisticSummitNew JerseyNational
Population21,9138,882,190328,239,523
Population density (sq mi)3,6561,21591
Median age40.239.537.7
Male/Female ratio0.9:11.0:11.0:1
Married (15yrs & older)62%56%55%
Speak English74%69%79%
Speak Spanish11%16%13%

Education level achieved in Summit

IndexSummitNew JerseyNational
Completed 8th grade93.5%87.5%84.3%
Completed high school93.0%86.3%83.0%
Completed some college81.7%60.7%59.4%
Completed associate degree74.3%43.9%38.5%
Completed bachelors70.3%37.5%30.3%
Completed masters35.8%14.4%11.5%
Completed professional degree12.4%4.0%3.3%
Completed doctorate4.4%1.5%1.3%
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Source: The Summit High School data displayed above is derived from the National Center for Education Statistics and from the U.S. Department of Education.