SUMMIT MIDDLE CHARTER SCHOOL INC
To provide a rigorous, academic curriculum that promotes high levels of student effort and academic achievement; to foster high self-esteem through stimulating intellectual challenge and meaningful academic accomplishment; to inspire in students a lifelong love of learning, a desire for self-development, and good citizenship; to create a caring community of peers who value scholarship, academic achievement, and creativity; and to serve as an excellent preparation for students intending to study in rigorous college-preparatory high school programs.
About SUMMIT MIDDLE CHARTER SCHOOL INC
Summit Middle Charter School Inc (EIN 84-1562333) is a tuition-free, public charter middle school in Boulder, Colorado serving grades 6–8. Founded in 1996 as the Boulder Valley School District's first charter school, Summit emphasizes a rigorous, standards-based curriculum, ability-based placement in core subjects, and preparation for advanced college-preparatory high schools. Summit operates as part of the Boulder Valley School District while running site-based governance and an independently managed Annual Fund to support teacher compensation, enrichment, and facility needs. The school maintains an active parent and community volunteer base and continues to run a full academic program, extracurricular offerings, and athletics. Recent fiscal and program activity includes ongoing Annual Fund fundraising and publicly reported Form 990 filings for fiscal years through June 2025, indicating material fundraising activity and a multi-year focus on financial transparency, academic measurement, and community-supported programming.
Notable achievements
National Blue Ribbon recognition
Summit is a multi-time U.S. Department of Education Blue Ribbon-recognized middle school for sustained academic excellence and student achievement.
Established BVSD charter (1996)
Founded in 1996 as Boulder Valley School District's first public charter school and has operated continuously as a district-authorized charter serving grades 6–8.
Consistently high state assessment performance
Summit's standardized assessment performance has historically ranked among the stronger middle-school results in Colorado, reflecting the school's ability-grouped, standards-based instruction model.
At a glance
- Total assets
- $5.7M
- Annual revenue
- $5.7M
- Tax status
- 501(c)(3)School
- EIN
- 84-1562333
- Location
- Boulder, CO
- Website
- sum.bvsd.org
- On Mahalo since
- September 2026
Financial figures from the IRS Business Master File, the IRS’s registry of tax-exempt organizations.
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