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Summit Charter

Summit Charter · Jackson County

Address
370 Mitten Lane, Cashiers, NC 28717
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Grades served
K-12
NCES school ID
370002902321
315
Students
23.0
Teachers (FTE)
13.7:1
Student–teacher ratio
B
Performance grade
74
Performance score
Met
Academic growth
17.3%
Chronically absent
24.8%
Economically disadvantaged

School calendar

Summit Charter's own events for the year — school events, holidays, breaks and teacher workdays — with a printable PDF and a calendar file you can subscribe to.

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Location and nearby schools

10 nearest

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Summit CharterElementaryMiddleHighOther
  1. Blue Ridge SchoolElementary · Grades PK-6 · Jackson County Public Schools2.1 mi
  2. Blue Ridge Early CollegeHigh · Grades 7-13 · Jackson County Public Schools2.2 mi
  3. Highlands SchoolOther · Grades K-12 · Macon County Schools6.4 mi
  4. T C HendersonElementary · Grades PK-5 · Transylvania County Schools12.4 mi
  5. Cullowhee Valley SchoolElementary · Grades PK-8 · Jackson County Public Schools14.0 mi
  6. Macon Middle SchoolMiddle · Grades 7-8 · Macon County Schools15.0 mi
  7. Mountain View IntermediateMiddle · Grades 5-6 · Macon County Schools15.2 mi
  8. Catamount SchoolMiddle · Grades 6-8 · Catamount School15.2 mi
  9. Rosman ElementaryElementary · Grades PK-5 · Transylvania County Schools15.9 mi
  10. Macon Early College High SchoolHigh · Grades 9-13 · Macon County Schools16.2 mi

How Summit Charter compares

Its 2024–25 performance score of 74 against comparable schools. Percentile is the share of that group scoring lower.

All North Carolina public schools80th percentile
Higher than 80% · rank 453 of 2,483
North Carolina schools73rd percentile
Higher than 73% · rank 21 of 88

Chronic absence is lower here than at 67% of the 2,482 North Carolina schools reporting it.

Performance score since 2014

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Score up 7 points since 2014 (67 → 74). Met or exceeded expected growth in 6 of 10 years. No grades were issued for 2020 or 2021.

YearScoreGradeGrowthAchievement
202574BMet72.4
202465CNot Met64.5
202369CMet66.8
202259CNot Met57.4
201969CMet67.2
201867CMet64.1
201763CMet59
201663CNot Met63
201571BMet71
201467CNot Met68

Rankings and trends are calculated by Back To School NC from NC DPI report card results; NC DPI publishes each school's own figures but not its standing among peers. See Summit Charter for district totals.

Student Demographics

White 74.29%Hispanic 20.63%Two+ Races 3.81%Native Am. 0.63%Black 0.32%Asian 0.32%
White: 74.29% (234) Hispanic: 20.63% (65) Two+ Races: 3.81% (12) Native Am.: 0.63% (2) Black: 0.32% (1) Asian: 0.32% (1)
White74.29%
Hispanic20.63%
Two+ Races3.81%
Native Am.0.63%
Black0.32%
Asian0.32%

Gender Distribution

Total Students: 315
50.48%159 Female
49.52%156 Male

Student counts for Summit Charter, 2024-2025, from the NCES Common Core of Data. Percentages are of 315 students and may not total 100% because of rounding.

Students

Regular attendance 82.7%Chronically absent 17.3%
Regular attendance: 82.7% (272) Chronically absent: 17.3% (57)
Regular attendance82.7%
Chronically absent17.3%

Student Population

Students Counted: 329
24.8%Economically disadvantaged
6.35%20 English learners

Student indicators for Summit Charter, 2024-2025, from the North Carolina School Report Cards. Attendance is out of the 329 students DPI counted. A student is chronically absent after missing 10% or more of the days enrolled; the other measures overlap it and each other.

Teachers

Experienced 100%
Experienced: 100% (3)
Experienced100%

Licensing & Certification

Total Teachers: 3 FTE
100%Fully licensed
0%Emergency or provisional
0%0 teachers certified

Teacher figures for Summit Charter, 2024-2025, from the North Carolina School Report Cards. Counts are full-time equivalents, not headcount. Licensing and certification percentages are each out of 3 FTE.

NC School Report Card

2024-2025

Student performance by subject

SubjectGrade-level proficientCareer & college ready
Mathematics (grades 3–8)73.9%46%
Biology73.7%36.8%
English II73.7%47.4%
NC Math 372.7%63.6%
Reading (grades 3–8)71.4%49.1%
Science (grades 5 & 8)66.7%47.6%
NC Math 141.2%5.9%

Grade-level proficient is levels 3–5; career and college ready is the higher bar of levels 4–5.

Achievement levels

SubjectNot ProficientLevel 3Level 4Level 5
Biology26.3%36.8%15.8%21.1%
English II26.3%26.3%36.8%10.5%
NC Math 158.8%35.3%5.9%--
NC Math 327.3%9.1%45.5%18.2%
Mathematics (grades 3–8)26.1%28%38.5%7.5%
Reading (grades 3–8)28.6%22.4%32.3%16.8%
Science (grades 5 & 8)33.3%19%36.5%11.1%

Academic growth

MeasureStatusGrowth indexScore
OverallMeets Expected Growth0.3680.9

Teachers

Reported as full-time-equivalent staff, so figures carry decimals.

MeasureValue
Total teachers3
Experienced teachers3 (100%)
Beginning teachers0 (0%)
Holding a standard license3 (100%)
Emergency or provisional licenses0 (0%)

Students

MeasureValue
Chronically absent (57 of 329)17.3%
Economically disadvantaged24.8%
English learners making progress (of 20)60%

School environment

MeasureValue
Devices per student0.83
Library books per student25.32
Students have device accessYes
Devices may go homeYes
Wireless access points per classroom1.44

Federal & state designations

DesignationApplies
Low-performing schoolNo
Recurring low-performingNo
CSI — low performingNo
CSI — low graduation rateNo
TSI — at riskNo
TSI — consistently underperformingYes

CSI is Comprehensive Support and Improvement; TSI is Targeted Support and Improvement, both federal ESSA categories.

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First page of the Summit Charter report card PDF

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Summit Charter's 2024-2025 report card as an interactive PDF — bookmarked sections, donut and bar charts for performance, attendance and achievement levels, and the NC DPI and NCES sources cited with working links.

Enrollment and staffing come from the NCES Common Core of Data (CCD), U.S. Department of Education for 2024-2025; performance, attendance and economic-need figures are the state's NC School Report Card for the same year. Contact the school to confirm current details.