Posted by mom, a resident of the Duveneck/St. Francis neighborhood, on Jul 9, 2009 at 8:38 pm

If you post this question on the Almanac board, you will get responses. People who live in Santa Clara County can't send their kids to Summit.

Posted by palo alto parent, a resident of the Fairmeadow neighborhood, on Jul 11, 2009 at 6:37 pm

Check Greatschools.com -- there are 4 positive, no negative reviews on that.

Posted by palo alto mom, a resident of the Embarcadero Oaks/Leland neighborhood, on Jul 11, 2009 at 11:02 pm

i believe any student can apply to Summit in any County.

Posted by Observer, a resident of Portola Valley, on Jun 30, 2010 at 3:29 pm

priority goes to indistrict student from Sequoia district, so with a several hundred person waiting list, it is difficult to apply from Santa Clara country without moving (much like some move to Palo Alto for high schools)

Summit just ranked in the top 100 public high schools in the US and top 10 in Caifornia in Newsweek's 2010 ranking which measures penetration of AP coursework. Web Link

The State API system ranks Summit as a "9/10" Web Link

for a little more background reading: Web Link and the related editorial "Summit Walks its Talk" Web Link