Preschool-8th Grade • Ahwatukee, Arizona
A Different Kind Of Private School.
Built Around Your Child.
Summit School is an independent, non-profit private school in Ahwatukee where expert educators, small classes, innovative learning, and a strong community help every child reach their full potential.
~16
Average Class Size
~9:1
Student-Faculty Ratio
Non-Profit
Independent,
Mission-Driven
NAEYC + COGNIA
Nationally Accredited
Preschool-8th Grade
Why Families Choose Summit.
Children thrive when they are known, challenged, supported, and inspired. Summit combines the freedom of an independent school with expert educators and a deeply connected community to create an education designed around the whole child.
A Place to Belong
Small classes and meaningful relationships create a safe, supportive community where students are known as individuals and encouraged to become their personal best.
Innovative Learning
Learning goes beyond memorization. Students investigate, create, collaborate, communicate, and solve meaningful problems through rigorous academics and hands-on experiences.
Expert Educators
Experienced, highly qualified teachers have the autonomy to know their students deeply, adapt instruction, and create engaging learning experiences.
Whole-Child Growth
Academic excellence matters, but so do confidence, character, creativity, leadership, relationships, and emotional well-being.
One Community. Every Stage of Growth.
From a child's first classroom experience through the transition to high school, Summit provides a connected educational journey designed to grow with them.
Preschool
(NAEYC ACCREDITED)
Curiosity starts here. Play-based learning, exploration, and social-emotional development build the foundation for a lifelong love of learning.
Elementary School
(Kindergarten-5th Grade)
Rigorous academics, specialist instruction, and individualized support help students develop knowledge, confidence, curiosity, and independence.
Middle School
(GRADES 6-8)
Students deepen academic skills while developing independence, leadership, collaboration, and the confidence to succeed in high school and beyond.
Learning Without Limits.
At Summit, a well-rounded education isn’t an add-on. Students explore science, technology, engineering, arts, music, language, athletics, leadership, and project-based learning as part of one connected educational experience.
From Preschool through 8th Grade, students grow in a community where teachers know them well, recognize their strengths, and support what comes next.
STEAM &
Robotics
Science &
Discovery
Arts &
Music
Spanish &
Global Learning
Athletics &
PE
Leadership &
Service
Accredited for Excellence.
National Early Learning Accreditation
Global School Accreditation
Arizona Quality-Rated Program
Award-Winning School
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What Summit Families Say.
Nondiscrimination policy
Summit School admits students of any race, color, national and ethnic origin to all the rights, privileges, programs, and activities generally accorded or made available to students at the school. Summit School does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national and ethnic origin in the administration of its educational policies, admissions policies, scholarship and loan programs, and athletic and other school-administered programs.
Come See Summit for Yourself.
The best way to understand what makes Summit different is to experience our private school in Ahwatukee for yourself. Meet our educators, explore our campus, and see firsthand what makes our community so special.