Summit Academy Charter School, 11421 NW 56th Drive: a public charter K-8 school, 357 students on Aug. 21 and an A in Florida's 2026 school grades.

Last checked Oct. 8, 2026. Sources: the school’s website, Broward County Public Schools’ charter school directory, Tenth Day Enrollment Count and 2026-27 calendar synopsis, the Florida Department of Education’s 2026 school grades file and the federal NCES school directory.

Summit Academy Charter School is a tuition-free public charter school for kindergarten through grade 8 on NW 56th Drive in northern Coral Springs, just south of the Sawgrass Expressway. Its management company page names Charter School Partners LLC as its education service provider, and the Summit Academy website also links a Davie campus. Charter schools are sponsored by Broward County Public Schools but run by their own governing boards, and they have no attendance zones: families apply.

Who to call
Address 11421 NW 56th Drive, Coral Springs, FL 33076
Phone 954-603-3303
Grades Kindergarten to 8
Pickup 2 p.m. (K-2); 3 p.m. (3-8)
Type Public charter school
State school number 5320

Principals

The school has two principals, according to the principal’s message page on its website: Principal Mari Canetti for the lower school (grades K-3) and Principal Detra D. Adams for the upper school (grades 4-8), who writes that 2026-27 is her first year as principal. The page also says the school has adopted a new mascot, the Bull.

How admission works

From the school’s enrollment policy:

  • Applications are taken each year during an open enrollment period and then continuously to keep each grade full.
  • The school enrolls eligible students who apply on time unless applications exceed the capacity of a program, class, grade or building. Then all applicants get an equal chance through a random selection.
  • The registration form for 2026-27 is posted on the same page.

The school’s frequently asked questions page lists the groups Florida law lets charter schools give preference to, including siblings of current students and children of governing board members and employees.

Its Innovation Academy, a program in robotics, coding, artificial intelligence, engineering and entrepreneurship for grades K-8, is by application and qualification only, the school says.

Enrollment

  • District count: 357 students on Aug. 21, 2026, the 10th day of the 2026-27 school year, 261 in kindergarten to grade 5 and 96 in grades 6 to 8. That is 60 fewer than on the same day in 2025, according to the district’s Tenth Day Enrollment Count.
  • Federal count: 388 students in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES directory. The federal directory file for 2023-24 listed 472 students and 24 full-time-equivalent teachers, about 20 students per teacher.

State report card

Charter schools get the same A to F grade as district schools. A school’s grade is the share of possible points it earns on state test results and learning gains in English and math, science and social studies results and, for grades 6 to 8, a middle school acceleration measure. The state’s 2026 file sets an A for a combination school like this one at 65% of points or more.

School year Grade
2025-26 A (69% of possible points)
2024-25 A
2023-24 A

From the state’s 2026 school grades file, the share of students scoring on grade level on the state tests in 2025-26:

  • English language arts: 73%
  • Math: 69%
  • Science: 42%
  • Social studies: 97%
  • Third graders in English language arts: 74%

The full report card is on the state’s Florida school report cards site.

Calendar and bell times

From the school’s bell schedule:

  • Morning drop-off: 7:30 a.m. to 8:30 a.m. for kindergarten to grade 2; 7:30 a.m. to 8 a.m. for grades 3 to 8
  • Afternoon pickup: 2 p.m. to 2:20 p.m. for kindergarten to grade 2; 3 p.m. to 3:15 p.m. for grades 3 to 8
  • Office hours: 7:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., Monday to Friday

The school posts the district’s 2026-27 calendar on its calendar page. The next dates on the district’s calendar synopsis:

  • Friday, Oct. 9: early release
  • Monday, Oct. 12: no school for students
  • Tuesday, Nov. 3: no school for students
  • Wednesday, Nov. 11: Veterans Day holiday
  • Nov. 23-27: Thanksgiving break
  • Dec. 21 to Jan. 1, 2027: winter break

Activities

The school’s athletics page lists basketball, cheerleading, cross country, flag football, gymnastics, soccer, tennis and racquetball, track and field, and volleyball.

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Frequently asked questions

What grades does Summit Academy Charter School serve?

Kindergarten to grade 8, at 11421 NW 56th Drive in Coral Springs. It has a lower school for grades K-3 and an upper school for grades 4-8.

What is Summit Academy’s school grade?

It earned an A in Florida’s 2026 school grades, with 69% of possible points, and A grades in 2025 and 2024.

How do you get into Summit Academy Charter School?

Families apply. If applications exceed the seats in a grade, all applicants get an equal chance through a random selection, according to the school’s enrollment policy.

What time does Summit Academy get out?

Pickup is 2 p.m. to 2:20 p.m. for kindergarten to grade 2 and 3 p.m. to 3:15 p.m. for grades 3 to 8, according to the school’s bell schedule.