Enrollment
299
Elementary
DISTRICT 184 · STATE 379
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MOFFAT COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT RE: NO. 1·NCES 080573001553
Sandrock Elementary
201 EAST 9TH, CRAIG, CO 81625 · (970) 824-3287 · Moffat County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY33-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL299 STUDENTS
B-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 52% of Colorado public elementary schools
- C+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
11.8:1
25 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 32.4:1 · STATE 16.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
70%
210 students
DISTRICT 53% · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 50 | 17% |
| Grade 1 | 53 | 18% |
| Grade 2 | 47 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 62 | 21% |
| Grade 4 | 42 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 45 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (50) is 11% larger than its 5th grade class (45).
Student demographics
49%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 47% · 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
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Based on grade levels within Moffat County School District RE: No. 1. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
CMAS 2024-25 . % Met or Exceeded ExpectationsEnglish Language Arts
25.2%
CO avg 44.9%
What this means: On the CMAS, Colorado's statewide test, about 25 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level. The Colorado average is about 45 of 100.
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
30.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
24.1%
based on CO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+6.6pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 31% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 24% 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 Sandrock Elementary
Sandrock Elementary's state test result (30.7% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sandrock Elementary this school | 299 | 70.2% | 30.7% |
| Fruitvale Elementary School GRAND JUNCTION | 358 | 70.1% | 27.3% |
| Clifton Elementary School CLIFTON | 346 | 75.4% | 14.6% |
| Campbell Elementary School STERLING | 347 | 65.4% | 24.2% |
| Pomona Elementary School MONTROSE | 335 | 67.5% | 27.2% |
| Lincoln Elementary School DELTA | 371 | 66.6% | 33.8% |
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 Sandrock Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Colorado |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 30.7% | #570 of 931 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 25.2% | #737 of 946 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 299 | #721 of 1,056 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.8:1 | #49 of 896 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 49.4% | #469 of 896 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 70.2% | #263 of 983 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +11.2% | #92 of 200 |
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
299
-15 (-5%) vs 2020
-26% since 2000-01, when it was 402
Student : Teacher
11.8:1
was 15.7:1
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 | 299 | 25.4 | 11.8:1 | 70% (210) |
| 2023-24 | 299 | 24.6 | 12.2:1 | 72% (215) |
| 2022-23 | 325 | 22.3 | 14.6:1 | 54% (175) |
| 2020-21 | 314 | 20 | 15.7:1 | 56% (175) |
| 2017-18 | 269 | 15.3 | 17.5:1 | 55% (148) |
| 2015-16 | 297 | 17 | 17.5:1 | 50% (148) |
| 2010-11 | 380 | 24 | 15.8:1 | 51% (194) |
| 2000-01 | 402 | 22 | 18.3:1 | 26% (105) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Sandrock Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students up 11% (269 to 299); teachers up 66% (15.3 to 25.4).
About Sandrock Elementary
Students in CRAIG, Colorado, attend Sandrock Elementary, a small elementary school. It teaches 299 students in kindergarten through 5. By comparison, elementary schools in Colorado enroll about 379 students on average.
Sandrock Elementary is one school in a 7-school district, Moffat County School District RE: No. 1, which enrolls 1,821 students.
The student body at Sandrock Elementary is 61% White. It is also 37% Hispanic. Moffat County's residents are about 83% White, 22 points above the school's share. A diversity index of 49% means there is a 49% chance two randomly chosen students at Sandrock Elementary are from different groups.
For every teacher at Sandrock Elementary, there are about 11.8 students; the school has 25.4 full-time-equivalent teachers. The average for elementary schools in Colorado is 16.6:1, so this school has fewer students per teacher. There are 210 students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, 70% of enrollment. For comparison, public schools in Moffat County average 54%.
Sandrock Elementary earns a B- on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 52% of Colorado public elementary schools.
The model predicts 24.1% for a school in Colorado with Sandrock Elementary's free or reduced-price lunch share. Sandrock Elementary posts 30.7%.
In the surrounding county, Moffat County, the median household earns about $73,849 a year, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 19%, and about 6% of people live in poverty. Counting Sandrock Elementary, Moffat County has 7 public schools.
Straight-line distance to the nearest public school, Craig Middle School, is about 0.1 miles. Around the school, 5 other public schools are within five miles. Sandrock Elementary places 3rd of 8 on proficiency among the closest schools that report scores.
The National Center for Education Statistics classifies the school's location as Town: Remote, meaning it is in a town far from an urbanized area.
By 2024-25, enrollment had dropped to 299, from 314 in 2020-21. The number of students per teacher dropped from 15.7 to 11.8 over 4 years.
The Sandrock Elementary discussion page is a place for homework, tutoring, and testing dates. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
Moffat County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
13,207
Census ACS
Median income
$73,849
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
19%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
7
1,821 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Moffat County School District RE: No. 1
- Moffat County High SchoolHigh · 481 students
- Craig Middle SchoolMiddle · 419 students
- Sunset Elementary SchoolElementary · 261 students
- Ridgeview Elementary SchoolElementary · 233 students
- Early Childhood CenterElementary · 117 students
- Maybell SchoolElementary · 11 students
Other schools in CRAIG
- Moffat County High SchoolHigh · 481 students
- Craig Middle SchoolMiddle · 419 students
- Sunset Elementary SchoolElementary · 261 students
- Ridgeview Elementary SchoolElementary · 233 students
- Early Childhood CenterElementary · 117 students
Nearby schools
- Craig Middle School0.1 mi · 419
- Early Childhood Center0.5 mi · 117
- Sunset Elementary School0.7 mi · 261
- Moffat County High School1.1 mi · 481
- Ridgeview Elementary School2.5 mi · 233
- Hayden Valley Elementary School14.9 mi · 232
Frequently asked questions
About Sandrock ElementaryHow large is Sandrock Elementary?
Sandrock Elementary enrolls approximately 299 students in grades KG-05.
What age range does Sandrock Elementary serve?
Sandrock Elementary serves students from grade KG through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at Sandrock Elementary?
Approximately 11.8:1 students per teacher at Sandrock Elementary.
How diverse is Sandrock Elementary?
Sandrock Elementary reports a student body of 61% White, 37% Hispanic, 1% Black, 1% Two or more.
Who oversees Sandrock Elementary?
Sandrock Elementary is overseen by Moffat County School District RE: No. 1 in Moffat County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.