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Summit Public School K2

1800 Elm Street, El Cerrito, CA 94530

Mission

Summit Public Schools’ mission is to collectively prepare a diverse community of young people with the skills, knowledge, and habits to attain economic empowerment and success in a chosen concrete next step toward a fulfilled life.

Curriculum & Instruction

Summit K2 prepares students for college through personalized project-based learning, mentorship, and reading/math interventions. Students meet with their mentor, who helps them to build key habits such as time management and managing stress, every morning. Teachers build critical thinking skills via a rigorous UC/CSU-approved curriculum, and specialized support is offered both in class and after school. All high school students also take a college readiness class.

Culture & Safety

Summit K2 offers a robust mentoring program that builds authentic connections and supports students in achieving their academic goals. The school also practices restorative justice to ensure all students are able to meet our behavior expectations and to empower both students and parents to be involved. Summit K2 has a student government, parent education and organization activities, and numerous volunteer opportunities. To build a positive culture, Summit has monthly rallies, spirit weeks, and dances.

Programs & Activities

Summit K2 offers numerous clubs, sports, and after school programming, such as yearbook, gardening, Young Dreamers Network, capoeira, anime, drama, volleyball, basketball, soccer, and cheer. The school communicates regularly with parents and families via weekly newsletters, TeamSnap, robo-calls, and mailers and offers a parent education series and a PTA. After school programming includes Boys & Girls Club, clubs, sports, and academic support.

COVID-19 Safety Information

As the pandemic entered our lives in the Spring of 2020, Summit committed to make decisions in the best interest of our students and the safety of our community. We have taken the same approach in designing our policies and practices for the start of 2022-23 School Year. We are excited to be back together in our buildings, and we know that as we enter this year, we must be ever vigilant.

Enrollment Priorities

The following information will be used to prioritize applicants at Summit K2 during the random selection process. No particular type of applicant is guaranteed admission, and all applicants are prioritized in the following way:

  1. Children of current Summit employees or children of Summit K2 founders
  2. Students who have a sibling currently attending, or who graduated from, Summit K2 and live in the West Contra Costa Unified School District (WCCUSD) boundary
  3. Students who qualify for Free or Reduced lunch and live in the WCCUSD boundary
  4. Students who reside in the WCCUSD boundary
  5. Students who have a sibling currently attending, or who graduated from, Summit K2
  6. Students who qualify for Free or Reduced lunch
  7. All other applicants

Grades Served

7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12

School Hours

8:10am - 3:20pm

After Care

3:30pm - 5pm

Before Care

NA

Public Transportation

AC Transit: G, 71, 72, 72M, 675, 667, 668, BART

Uniforms

Yes
No

Principal

Kacy Robinson (MS) & Meg Lee (HS)

Contact

(510) 374-4093 (MS) / (510) 374-4408 (HS) / k2@summitps.org

By the Numbers

Total Enrollment
517
Race/Ethnicity
6% Asian
13% Black/African-American
66% Latino/Hispanic
5% White
10% Other
Suspension Rate: 6.7%
Chronic Absenteeism Rate: 49%
Graduation Rate: 97%
UC/CSU Eligibility: 100%

Special Education

Economically Disadvantaged

English Language Learners

Academic Comparison

Average academic scores (SBAC) for grades tested compared to the public school average score (district and charter) for the same grades.

English Scores
40%
39%
Math Scores
13%
12%
Academic Performance
English Language Arts
35%
25%
25%
15%
Math
67%
20%
8%
5%

This school profile includes data available through CA Department of Education (CDE) or other sources. Due to the pandemic and resulting changes, data is released for multiple school years: Student / school demographic data, Graduation Rate, Chronic Absenteeism Rate, Suspension Rate, Academic Comparison, and Academic Performance are from the 2023-24 academic yearUC/CSU Eligibility data are from 2022-23. Some data is reported by schools to provide more up-to-date information and may differ from published CDE data.

Summit Public School K2