Enrollment
245
Elementary
DISTRICT 277 · STATE 379
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·EAGLE COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. RE 50·NCES 080354000468
Red Sandstone Elementary School
551 NORTH FRONTAGE ROAD, VAIL, CO 81657 · (970) 328-2910 · Eagle County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY33-TOWNREGULAR SCHOOL245 STUDENTS
B+
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Scored higher than 67% of Colorado public elementary schools
- B+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Colorado public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
12.9:1
19 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.1:1 · STATE 16.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
27%
65 students
DISTRICT 48% · STATE 50%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 15 | 6% |
| Kindergarten | 36 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 39 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 47 | 19% |
| Grade 3 | 46 | 19% |
| Grade 4 | 37 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 25 | 10% |
This year's kindergarten class (36) is 44% larger than its 5th grade class (25).
Student demographics
51%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 53% · STATE 62% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
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CMAS 2024-25 . % Met or Exceeded ExpectationsEnglish Language Arts
55.0%
CO avg 44.9% . +1.2pp since 2023
Math
52.5%
CO avg 36.1% . +11.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the CMAS, Colorado's statewide test, about 55 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 53 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Colorado schools, those numbers are about 45 and 36. Reading and writing scores are up about 1 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 11 points.
CMAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 55.0% | 52.5% |
| 2023-24 | 53.8% | 41.5% |
% Met or Exceeded Expectations, all students and all tested grades.
Source: CMAS. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
53.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
50.6%
based on CO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+2.6pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 53% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 51% typical for Colorado schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Colorado's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Red Sandstone Elementary School
Red Sandstone Elementary School's state test result (53.2% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Sandstone Elementary School this school | 245 | 26.5% | 53.2% |
| McKinley-Thatcher Elementary School DENVER | 305 | 24.3% | 55.7% |
| Stone Creek School EDWARDS | 297 | 30.3% | 32.4% |
| Summit Cove Elementary School DILLON | 222 | 32.0% | 41.9% |
| Kohl Elementary School BROOMFIELD | 273 | 26.7% | 59.0% |
| Pinon Valley Elementary School COLORADO SPRINGS | 315 | 22.9% | 61.6% |
Matched among Colorado elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Red Sandstone Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Colorado | In Eagle County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 53.2% | #245 of 931 | #3 of 11 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 52.5% | #238 of 940 ▲ 128 | #2 of 11 ▲ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 55.0% | #289 of 946 ▲ 15 | #3 of 11 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 245 | #842 of 1,056 | #10 of 12 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.9:1 | #112 of 896 | #8 of 11 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 50.7% | #431 of 896 | #3 of 11 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 26.5% | #750 of 983 | #9 of 11 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +10.4% | #99 of 200 | N/A |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
245
+20 (+9%) vs 2020
-54% since 1990-91, when it was 527
Student : Teacher
12.9:1
was 13.2:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 245 | 18.9 | 12.9:1 | 27% (65) |
| 2023-24 | 255 | 19.8 | 12.9:1 | 25% (63) |
| 2022-23 | 258 | 19.4 | 13.3:1 | 20% (51) |
| 2020-21 | 225 | 17 | 13.2:1 | 19% (43) |
| 2017-18 | 222 | 20.8 | 10.7:1 | 26% (58) |
| 2015-16 | 236 | 21 | 11.2:1 | 25% (59) |
| 2010-11 | 273 | 18 | 15.2:1 | 30% (82) |
| 2000-01 | 235 | 18 | 13.1:1 | 24% (56) |
| 1990-91 | 527 | 25 | 21.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Red Sandstone Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 10% (222 to 245); teachers down 9% (20.8 to 18.9).
About Red Sandstone Elementary School
Red Sandstone Elementary School sits in VAIL, Colorado, and is classified as an elementary school. It serves 245 students in pre-K through 5. For comparison, elementary schools in Colorado average about 379 students.
Within Eagle County School District No. Re 50, Red Sandstone Elementary School is one of 21 schools. The district enrolls 6,312 students.
A majority of students at Red Sandstone Elementary School, 63%, are White. Beyond that, enrollment is 31% Hispanic, 3% multiracial, and 2% Asian. That is close to the 65% White share among all Eagle County residents. Red Sandstone Elementary School has a diversity index of 51%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
The teaching staff at Red Sandstone Elementary School is 18.9 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the ratio is 12.9:1. That ratio is under the 16.6:1 average for elementary schools in Colorado. The percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch is 27%. That is lower than the 44% average for public schools in Eagle County.
The allk12 Grade for Red Sandstone Elementary School is B+. Compared with Colorado public elementary schools, the school scored higher than 67% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
Red Sandstone Elementary School scores 53.2% on state tests, averaged across results. The predicted figure, based on its student poverty level, is 50.6%.
Recent Census Bureau figures for Eagle County show that median household income is about $104,096, 51% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 6% of people live in poverty. Federal data list 23 public schools in Eagle County, with a combined enrollment of about 7,148.
The closest other public school is Homestake Peak School, about 4.9 miles away. Around the school, at least 8 other public schools are within ten miles. In a group of 5 nearby schools with scores, Red Sandstone Elementary School ranks 2nd on average proficiency.
The federal government classifies Red Sandstone Elementary School's location as Town: Remote.
Red Sandstone Elementary School had 225 students in 2020-21 and 245 in 2024-25, a 9% increase.
Community posts for Red Sandstone Elementary School can cover sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
Eagle County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
55,135
Census ACS
Median income
$104,096
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
51%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
23
7,148 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Eagle County School District No. Re 50
- Eagle Valley High SchoolHigh · 980 students
- Battle Mountain High SchoolHigh · 916 students
- Homestake Peak SchoolElementary · 421 students
- Gypsum Elementary SchoolElementary · 395 students
- Eagle County Charter AcademyElementary · 360 students
- Eagle Valley Elementary SchoolElementary · 350 students
Nearby schools
- Homestake Peak School4.9 mi · 421
- Vail Ski and Snowboard Academy (VSSA)5.8 mi · 278
- Avon Elementary School7.7 mi · 242
- Eagle County Charter Academy9.5 mi · 360
- Edwards Early Learning Center9.7 mi · 80
- World Academy Elementary School9.7 mi · 5
Frequently asked questions
About Red Sandstone Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Red Sandstone Elementary School?
Red Sandstone Elementary School enrolls approximately 245 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Red Sandstone Elementary School serve?
Red Sandstone Elementary School serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many teachers does Red Sandstone Elementary School have?
Red Sandstone Elementary School employs 19 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 12.9:1.
How diverse is Red Sandstone Elementary School?
Red Sandstone Elementary School reports a student body of 63% White, 31% Hispanic, 1% Black, 2% Asian, 3% Two or more.
What district is Red Sandstone Elementary School in?
Red Sandstone Elementary School is part of Eagle County School District No. Re 50.
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