Summit is an independent school serving students ages 3-9th Grade and their families.
Take a glimpse into Summit’s engaging world—a world that ignites each child’s imagination and creates a lifetime of learning and memories. We warmly invite you to join us on campus and experience Summit’s roots and reach: a 92-year history of excellence and innovation that engages our students in the present and prepares them for the future.
Explore Summit
Early Childhood
3YO-Kindergarten
Young children are strong, capable, and filled with wonder.
Lower School
Grades 1-5
Developing Independence
Triad
Grades 1-8
Children with dyslexia learn differently.
Upper School
Grades 6-9
Think again. And again.
Recent News
![2025 Gala - Cultivate!]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1742430570/summit/hl9kspw5jknh2vubiqwy/gala.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1742430570/summit/hl9kspw5jknh2vubiqwy/gala.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1742430570/summit/hl9kspw5jknh2vubiqwy/gala.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1742430570/summit/hl9kspw5jknh2vubiqwy/gala.jpg","width":1074}])
Summit’s upcoming Gala, Cultivate our Campus in Bloom, will be held on April 26 at 6 pm. Learn more here.
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In today's fast-paced world, the ability to adapt and innovate is more crucial than ever. Summit School is at the forefront of cultivating curiosity and lifelong learning in students.
![Glenda Shelton, Winner of the Marian Millaway ’69 Douglas Award]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1717795419/summit/f6aermianzz9trryyjm2/glenda.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1717795419/summit/f6aermianzz9trryyjm2/glenda.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1717795419/summit/f6aermianzz9trryyjm2/glenda.jpg","width":800}])
Congratulations to Lower School Music Teacher Glenda Shelton, Winner of the Marian Millaway ’69 Douglas Award for Teaching Excellence.
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Over the span of five decades, Loma enhanced the lives, inspired the spirits, and enlarged the possibilities of thousands of students.
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The Athletic Center basketball court, where Coach Allen has coached hundreds of girls on the basketball team, will be named in his honor.
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Check out our very first issue of SOAR!
![2023 Marian Millaway Douglas Award Winner]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1685716992/summit/e9ng4ag5eate0glfbzvi/della.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1685716992/summit/e9ng4ag5eate0glfbzvi/della.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1685716992/summit/e9ng4ag5eate0glfbzvi/della.jpg","width":560}])
This year's recipient of the Marian Millaway ’69 Douglas Award...
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![Triad Moms on Main]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1679067256/summit/hyovfatuvnlkoejfknj6/triadmomsonmain.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1679067256/summit/hyovfatuvnlkoejfknj6/triadmomsonmain.png","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1679067256/summit/hyovfatuvnlkoejfknj6/triadmomsonmain.png","width":614}])
Read Summit kindergarten teacher Della Hinman's post on Learning to Love Literacy
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Learn about the design, construction and completion of our new playground.