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Sumner Elementary School
About Sumner Elementary School
"Sumner/Danbury Schools will provide challenging academic experiences that will encourage each child to reach his/her full academic, social, emotional, and physical potential. Learning will occur in a safe and caring environment that fosters excitement, enthusiasm, and discovery. Students will be encouraged to appreciate their own worth and importance as well as that of others. Sumner/Danbury Schools will provide an atmosphere that will enable each child to develop a respect for the differences of others and nurture a sense of responsibility to the community and the environment." Sumner Elementary School is a California Distinguished School. It is located in southern California about thirty miles east of Los Angeles. Nestled in the San Gabriel Valley and the city of Claremont, Sumner School is within walking distance of the seven Claremont Colleges. Sumner is home to 572 culturally and linguistically diverse students. We have been recognized for our progress toward closing the acheivement gap by two separate private organizations, The Standard and Poor's "School Matters" program and the California Business for Education Excellence Foundation. Sumner shares it's campus with Danbury Elementary School where over 60 students with physical disabilities and/or health impairments attend. Sumner and Danbury work and play side by side in a truly integrated environment. |
For further information contact:
Dr. David Cash, Superintendent
2080 N Mountain Ave
Claremont, CA 91711
Telephone: (909) 398-0609 x.70101
FAX: (909) 398-0690