About Us
Summit Schools is an independent, coeducational Preschool & Pre-K-5th grade school located in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. Founded in June, 1998, Summit offers a strong academic program that is traditional and well-rounded, continuing to build upon the quality educational foundation established by Linn Academy and McLeod Academy. With around 140 students in our traditional school setting, we average 16 students per class and have an outstanding student to teacher ratio of 8:1. Summit is fully accredited by the Iowa Department of Education and governed by a Board of Trustees comprised of parents and community leaders.
Elementary School & Preschool
At Summit, our mission is to educationally challenge our students through personalized instruction and innovative teaching. Our small class sizes and individualized attention create confident learners while fostering intellectual curiosity, reasoning skills and creativity. Language arts, math, science and social studies are balanced by a complementary curriculum in music, art, physical education and Spanish. Computers and technology are fully integrated into the daily learning of all students while character development and service learning enrich the core program.
Tutoring
In addition to its Preschool and Pre-K-5th grade day school program, Summit provides intensive year-round individual and small group tutoring. Tutors specialize in using a multi-sensory approach to learning and the Orton-Gillingham method of teaching reading.
Summer School
Summit also offers rich and exciting summer school opportunities for children preschool age to sixth grade. In addition to the basics (reading, writing and math), and the most popular art, science and foreign language camps, we offer a "Healthy Lifestyles and Recreation Camp," which includes lots of indoor and outdoor fun. Students may choose a half-day camp for a week or several camps for up to 8 weeks of all-day learning and fun.
Evaluation
Summit is especially proud of our newest offering, Summit Evaluation Services (S.E.S.), to the general public. We now provide affordable diagnostic and prescriptive educational evaluations for school-age children facing academic challenges. We offer the services of Iowa State Certified school psychologists and educational experts in the areas of dyslexia and learning disorders.
