Summit Public Schools
# Summit Public Schools

The Summit Public Schools is a comprehensive community public school district that serves students in pre-kindergarten through twelfth grade from Summit, in Union County, New Jersey, United States.

As of the 2018–19 school year, the district, comprised of nine schools, had an enrollment of 3,961 students and 349.5 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 11.3:1.

The district is classified by the New Jersey Department of Education as being in District Factor Group "I", the second highest of eight groupings. District Factor Groups organize districts statewide to allow comparison by common socioeconomic characteristics of the local districts. From lowest socioeconomic status to highest, the categories are A, B, CD, DE, FG, GH, I and J.

In 2019 Niche.com ranked the Summit school district as 6 out of 383 safest and 2 out of 249 in best athletics in regards to New Jersey school districts.

## Schools

Schools in the district (with 2018–19 enrollment data from the National Center for Education Statistics) are:

### Preschools

* Jefferson Primary Center (128 students; in grades PreK-K)
   * Evan Kozak, principal
* Wilson Primary Center (138; PreK-K)
   * Evan Kozak, principal

### Elementary schools

* Brayton School (340; 1-5)
   * Dr. Cheryl Moretz, principal
* Franklin School (336; 1-5)
   * Janice Tierney, principal
* Jefferson School (227; 1-5)
   * Dr. Joseph Cordero, principal
* Lincoln-Hubbard School (314; 1-5)
   * Matthew Carlin, principal
* Washington School (346; 1-5)
   * Dr. Lauren Banker, principal

### Middle school

* Lawton C. Johnson Summit Middle School (942; 6-8)
   * John Ciferni, principal
   * Laura Muller, assistant principal
   * Jenna Colineri, assistant principal

### High school

* Summit High School (1,169; 9-12)
   * Stacy Grimaldi, principal
   * Elizabeth Aaron, assistant principal
   * Brian Murtagh, assistant principal

## Administration

Core members of the district's administration are:

* Scott Hough, superintendent
* Derek Jess, business administrator and board secretary

## Board of education

The district's board of education is comprised of seven members who set policy and oversee the fiscal and educational operation of the district through its administration. As a Type I school district, the board's trustees are appointed by the mayor to serve three-year terms of office on a staggered basis, with either two or three members up for reappointment each year. Of the more than 600 school districts statewide, Summit is one of 15 districts with appointed school boards. The board appoints a superintendent to oversee the day-to-day operation of the district.

