Summit Academy provides a transformative educational experience for students who learn differently by cultivating each student`s academic, social, and emotional success in a vibrant and compassionate environment.
Quick Stats (2024-25)
- Top Ranked KY School
- School Type: Special Education School
- Grades: Kindergarten-12
- Enrollment: 114 students
- Yearly Tuition: $17,512
- Acceptance rate: 90%
- Average class size: 7 students
- Application Deadline: None / Rolling
- Source: Verified school update
Top Rankings
Summit Academy Of Greater Louisville ranks among the top 20% of private schools in Kentucky for:
Category
Attribute
Acceptance Rate
School Overview
School Type
School Membership(s)School Assoc.
Religious Affiliation
Grades Offered
Grades Kindergarten-12
ADD/ADHD Support
Yes
Learning Difference Programs
Yes
Learning Programs Supported
ASD, ADHD, Anxiety, Sensory Processing Disorder
Year Founded
1992
School Calendar
Student Body
Total Students
114 students
Student Body Type
Co-ed
% Students of Color
8%
State avg.: 12%
Students by Grade
Academics and Faculty
Total Classroom Teachers
20 teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
6:1
National avg.: 13:1
% Faculty w/Advanced Degree
80%
Average Class Size
7 students
Classroom Dress Code
Casual
Khaki pants/skirts and golf shirt
Tuition and Acceptance Rate
Admission Deadline
None / Rolling
Yearly Tuition Cost
$17,512
Tuition Notes
Tuition varies by grade $16,011-$20,962
% on Financial Aid
50%
Acceptance Rate
90%
National avg.: 85%
Admissions Director
Stephanie Cain
Sports
Extracurriculars
Total ExtracurricularsTotal Extra-curric.
4 extracurriculars
ExtracurricularsExtra-curric.
Club or Organization:
Drama Club, Journalism, Lego Club, STEM Club
Drama Club, Journalism, Lego Club, STEM Club
School Notes
Great minds don't think alike!
Summit Academy is an independent, non-profit school that provides a place where each student's learning challenges are understood and met using a whole child approach, a place where we celebrate and develop a child's strengths and address their area of difficulty. It's a safe place where each young learner is treated and educated as an individual in an atmosphere of caring and respect that allows our students to succeed.
Philosophy
We believe:
Summit Academy is an independent, non-profit school that provides a place where each student's learning challenges are understood and met using a whole child approach, a place where we celebrate and develop a child's strengths and address their area of difficulty. It's a safe place where each young learner is treated and educated as an individual in an atmosphere of caring and respect that allows our students to succeed.
Goals
- Help every student view school as a positive, challenging, and successful experience.
- Narrow the gap between a child's academic achievement and academic potential as measured by standardized testing.
- Create a supportive community that includes families, staff, and teachers working together.
- Establish a scholarship endowment so that every family that needs financial aid will receive it.
- Continue to be a dynamic entity, continually improving, changing, and growing in response to the needs of our students and to the latest knowledge gained through educational research.
Philosophy
We believe:
- Every student should feel valued and necessary.
- Every student is unique and has unique strengths and weaknesses.
- Students deserve to be taught in a way that allows them to be successful.
- Students need individual attention from educators to properly assess and address their needs.
- Students must have the earliest possible intervention to mitigate the effects of learning differences on their academic success and emotional well-being.
- Students need an emotionally safe environment to learn.
- Students need a school that addresses their social, emotional, physical, and academic needs.
- Students need a joint cooperative commitment between family and school to be successful.
- Students benefit from the use of technology as an instructional tool.
- Students are assessed on an ongoing basis to guide instruction and monitor progress.
- Students are taught with the most adaptive, best-practice teaching strategies to meet the student's changing needs.
- Students are taught organizational and compensatory skills regularly in the daily curriculum.
- Students will have a very low student/teacher ratio in every class.
- Children aged four and five have a specialized Pre-K and Kindergarten program to provide early intervention for learning differences.
- Students are educated in a structured, secure environment of mutual respect.
- Students enjoy a complete curriculum that includes art, music, computer instruction, library science, recess, and physical education.
- Students have extra-curricular activities that correspond to their current interests and abilities.
- Students` parents and teachers communicate with each other regularly.
- Students are introduced to and use technology as part of the instructional process.
Source: Verified school update
Frequently Asked Questions
How much does Summit Academy Of Greater Louisville cost?
Summit Academy Of Greater Louisville's tuition is approximately $17,512 for private students.
What is the acceptance rate of Summit Academy Of Greater Louisville?
The acceptance rate of Summit Academy Of Greater Louisville is 90%, which is lower than the national average of 93%. Summit Academy Of Greater Louisville's acceptance rate is ranked among the top private schools in Kentucky with low acceptance rates.
What sports does Summit Academy Of Greater Louisville offer?
Summit Academy Of Greater Louisville offers 2 interscholastic sports: Bowling and Soccer.
What is Summit Academy Of Greater Louisville's ranking?
Summit Academy Of Greater Louisville ranks among the top 20% of private schools in Kentucky for: Lowest average acceptance rates.
When is the application deadline for Summit Academy Of Greater Louisville?
The application deadline for Summit Academy Of Greater Louisville is rolling (applications are reviewed as they are received year-round).
School Reviews
5 5/17/2016
Amazing caring environment that changed my son's life for the better
5 4/9/2012
Summit Academy is a progressive, academically-challenging school for bright kids who have diagnosed learning differences. My child has been saved academically by the small class size, individualized approach to teaching, and the caring staff. She has self-confidence that non-existent prior to Summit. She will be able to attend any high school in the area, public, private or parochial.
5 3/16/2012
Summit Academy is an excellent school for any student who struggles with learning differences. My child was enrolled in an excellent private school, however, his academic needs were not being met and so I transferred him to Summit. Not only is he learning and thriving in the classes, his behavior, attitude and general happiness has improved in and out of school. The teachers and staff are experienced, caring, and extremely knowledgeable about the many different ways to teach the same concept to fit the learning needs of individual students. As a parent and an educator (working at a different school), I highly recommend Summit Academy as a school where every child truly does learn.
5 2/28/2012
I highly recommend this school for children who learn differently! My child did not thrive in the public school arena, it was too large to tend to her needs. She is in an environment now that focuses on her, not a test score or curriculum. She is in drama, cheerleading, archery, and talent shows. She is thriving in math, a subject that is difficult for her but no longer daunting. Her advanced reading strengths are celebrated. She is confident and blossoming. The curriculum will have her prepared for a local private parochial high school that I would never have thought she could attend 5 years ago.
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