Sandrock Elementary

Sandrock Elementary is an elementary-level community of small scale in CRAIG, Colorado, run under Moffat County School District RE: No. 1, caters to 299 students in grades K through 5. Compared to the state average of about 379 students per school, that is 21% leaner than typical.

Sandrock Elementary is one of 7 schools operated by Moffat County School District RE: No. 1, a district that works with 1,821 students overall.

Looking at the student body, Sandrock Elementary lists that White students make up the majority at 61%; the rest looks like 37% Hispanic. The wider county runs roughly 83% White, putting the school's mix visibly less White than the area baseline.

On the resource side, The school employs 25 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 11.8:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 16.6:1, putting Sandrock Elementary tighter than the state norm the norm. Around 70% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. That share is higher than Moffat County's rate of about 54%.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Sandrock Elementary performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 24.1%, the actual is 30.7%, a residual of +6.6 points.

In the surrounding community, census data for Moffat County shows median household earnings sit near $73,849, about 19% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 6%. Across Moffat County's 7 public schools (combined enrollment of about 1,821 students), Sandrock Elementary is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: Craig Middle School, around 0.1 miles off. Within five miles, there are 5 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Sandrock Elementary at 3rd of 8; the average score across the group is 26.1%.

Sandrock Elementary operates from a town-center location.

Looking at the recent track record. Sandrock Elementary's enrollment has climbed 11% since 2018, when it stood at 269 (now 299). Over the same period, the Hispanic share ticked up from 26% to 37%. The student-to-teacher ratio narrowed from 17.5:1 in 2018 to 11.8:1 today.

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