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What's the biggest difference between Sandburg Elementary School and what you expected?
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Enrollment
495
Elementary
DISTRICT 456 · STATE 379
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LITTLETON PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 080531000889
Sandburg Elementary School
6900 SOUTH ELIZABETH STREET, CENTENNIAL, CO 80122 · (303) 347-4675 · Arapahoe County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY12-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL495 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
20.2:1
24 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 19.6:1 · STATE 16.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
14%
70 students
DISTRICT 26% · STATE 50%
Community
5
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 71 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 82 | 17% |
| Grade 2 | 82 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 87 | 18% |
| Grade 4 | 91 | 18% |
| Grade 5 | 82 | 17% |
Student demographics
34%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 44% · 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
Test scores
CMAS 2024-25 . % Met or Exceeded ExpectationsEnglish Language Arts
57.4%
CO avg 44.9% . -3.3pp since 2023
Math
60.6%
CO avg 36.1% . +0.2pp since 2023
What this means: On the CMAS, Colorado's statewide test, about 57 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 61 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Colorado schools, those numbers are about 45 and 36. Reading and writing scores are down about 3 points since 2023, while math scores have held steady.
CMAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 57.4% | 60.6% |
| 2023-24 | 60.7% | 60.4% |
% 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
58.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
58.1%
based on CO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+0.5pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 59% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 58% 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 →
Where Sandburg Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Colorado | In Arapahoe County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 58.7% | #167 of 931 | #22 of 96 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 60.6% | #142 of 940 | #19 of 96 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 57.4% | #251 of 946 | #28 of 96 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 495 | #243 of 1,056 | #50 of 104 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 20.2:1 | #869 of 896 | #92 of 97 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 33.5% | #765 of 896 | #94 of 97 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 14.1% | #900 of 983 | #93 of 101 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -1.6% | #638 of 664 | #67 of 70 |
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.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
495
+107 (+28%) vs 2020
-7% since 1990-91, when it was 531
Student : Teacher
20.2:1
was 17.6:1
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 | 495 | 24.5 | 20.2:1 | 14% (70) |
| 2023-24 | 499 | 27 | 18.5:1 | 14% (72) |
| 2022-23 | 489 | 25.6 | 19.1:1 | 10% (48) |
| 2020-21 | 388 | 22 | 17.6:1 | 9% (35) |
| 2017-18 | 503 | 24.4 | 20.6:1 | 6% (30) |
| 2015-16 | 489 | 24 | 20.4:1 | 7% (33) |
| 2010-11 | 517 | 23 | 22.5:1 | 8% (39) |
| 2000-01 | 447 | 20 | 22.4:1 | 5% (23) |
| 1990-91 | 531 | 23 | 23.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Sandburg Elementary School.
About Sandburg Elementary School
Sandburg Elementary School is a medium-sized elementary school with an address in CENTENNIAL, Colorado. Grades offered run from kindergarten through 5, with 495 students enrolled. The average among elementary schools in Colorado is roughly 379 students; this school is 31% bigger than that.
Littleton Public Schools, which runs Sandburg Elementary School, has 20 schools and 13,109 students.
At Sandburg Elementary School, White students make up 80% of the student body. Smaller groups are 12% Hispanic and 6% multiracial. County-wide, 59% of Arapahoe County residents are White. By the diversity index, Sandburg Elementary School comes in at 34%.
With 24.5 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25, the ratio at Sandburg Elementary School was 20.2:1. Among elementary schools in Colorado, the typical ratio is 16.6:1. Sandburg Elementary School's free or reduced-price lunch eligibility rate is 14%. It compares with 50% for public schools in Arapahoe County.
Based on its free or reduced-price lunch share, the BeatsExpectations model predicts an average proficiency rate on state tests of 58.1% for Sandburg Elementary School. The school posts 58.7%, within a point of the prediction.
In the county around the school, Arapahoe County, median household income is about $101,087, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 47% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 6%. A total of 176 public schools operate in Arapahoe County, serving about 115,502 students.
Nearest public school: Arapahoe High School, about 0.8 miles away. The five-mile area around Sandburg Elementary School holds at least 8 other public schools. Local comparison: Sandburg Elementary School ranks 6th of 8 nearby schools, at 58.7% versus a 59.4% average.
The school's setting, by NCES definition, is City: Mid-size: inside a principal city with a population between 100,000 and 250,000.
Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, the student count grew from 388 to 495. The student-to-teacher ratio went up from 17.6:1 to 20.2:1.
Questions about sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week can be posted here. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
Arapahoe County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
659,844
Census ACS
Median income
$101,087
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
47%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
176
115,502 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Littleton Public Schools
- Arapahoe High SchoolHigh · 1,748 students
- Heritage High SchoolHigh · 1,748 students
- Littleton High SchoolHigh · 1,187 students
- Newton Middle SchoolMiddle · 781 students
- Ford ElementaryElementary · 653 students
- Euclid Middle SchoolMiddle · 631 students
Other schools in CENTENNIAL
- Eaglecrest High SchoolHigh · 2,851 students
- Arapahoe High SchoolHigh · 1,748 students
- Newton Middle SchoolMiddle · 781 students
- Ford ElementaryElementary · 653 students
- Aspen Crossing Elementary SchoolElementary · 569 students
- Mountain Vista Elementary SchoolElementary · 568 students
Nearby schools
- Arapahoe High School0.8 mi · 1,748
- Newton Middle School0.8 mi · 781
- Little Raven Elementary School0.8 mi · 475
- Gudy Gaskill Elementary1.0 mi · 508
- Ford Elementary1.1 mi · 653
- Hopkins Elementary School1.4 mi · 372
Frequently asked questions
About Sandburg Elementary SchoolHow large is Sandburg Elementary School?
Sandburg Elementary School enrolls approximately 495 students in grades KG-05.
Is Sandburg Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Sandburg Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades KG-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Sandburg Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Sandburg Elementary School is approximately 20.2:1 (24 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Sandburg Elementary School?
Student demographics at Sandburg Elementary School are roughly 80% White, 12% Hispanic, 1% Black, 1% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Is Sandburg Elementary School public or private?
Sandburg Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Littleton Public Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.