Enrollment
218
Elementary
DISTRICT 192 · STATE 379
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SANFORD SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 080639001113
Sanford Elementary School
755 SECOND STREET, SANFORD, CO 81151 · (719) 274-5167 · Conejos County
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL218 STUDENTS
B+
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Scored higher than 70% of Colorado public elementary schools
- BTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A-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
16.6:1
13 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.5:1 · STATE 16.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
56%
121 students
DISTRICT 56% · 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 | 21 | 10% |
| Kindergarten | 15 | 7% |
| Grade 1 | 34 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 28 | 13% |
| Grade 3 | 30 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 37 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 27 | 12% |
| Grade 6 | 26 | 12% |
This year's kindergarten class (15) is 42% smaller than its 6th grade class (26).
Student demographics
47%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 45% · 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
Sanford Elementary School→Sanford Junior/Senior High School
Based on grade levels within Sanford School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
CMAS 2024-25 . % Met or Exceeded ExpectationsEnglish Language Arts
45.9%
CO avg 44.9% . -2.5pp since 2023
Math
46.8%
CO avg 36.1%
What this means: On the CMAS, Colorado's statewide test, about 46 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 47 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.
CMAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 45.9% | 46.8% |
| 2023-24 | 48.4% | N/A |
% 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
43.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
33.1%
based on CO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+10.8pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 44% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 33% 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 Sanford Elementary School
Sanford Elementary School's state test result (43.9% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sanford Elementary School this school | 218 | 55.5% | 43.9% |
| Ridgeview Elementary School CRAIG | 233 | 52.8% | 32.1% |
| Trailblazer Elementary School COLORADO SPRINGS | 211 | 55.5% | 33.5% |
| Sarah Milner Elementary School LOVELAND | 264 | 53.4% | 25.0% |
| Sunset Elementary School CRAIG | 261 | 57.9% | 35.3% |
| Sedalia Elementary School SEDALIA | 212 | 58.5% | 32.8% |
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 Sanford Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Colorado |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 43.9% | #384 of 931 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 46.8% | #307 of 940 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 45.9% | #427 of 946 ▼ 42 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 218 | #875 of 1,056 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.6:1 | #628 of 896 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 47.2% | #527 of 896 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 55.5% | #418 of 983 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -1.4% | #642 of 664 |
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
218
-6 (-3%) vs 2020
-14% since 1990-91, when it was 253
Student : Teacher
16.6:1
was 17.2:1
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 | 218 | 13.1 | 16.6:1 | 56% (121) |
| 2023-24 | 235 | 13.7 | 17.1:1 | 68% (159) |
| 2022-23 | 230 | 13.3 | 17.3:1 | 47% (107) |
| 2020-21 | 224 | 13 | 17.2:1 | 47% (105) |
| 2017-18 | 221 | 13.4 | 16.5:1 | 57% (127) |
| 2015-16 | 214 | 14 | 15.3:1 | 56% (120) |
| 2010-11 | 206 | 12 | 17.2:1 | 67% (139) |
| 2000-01 | 201 | 11 | 18.3:1 | 63% (127) |
| 1990-91 | 253 | 11 | 23.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Sanford Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 1% (221 to 218); teachers down 2% (13.4 to 13.1).
About Sanford Elementary School
Sanford Elementary School is a small elementary school in SANFORD, Colorado, one of the schools in Sanford School District. The school offers pre-K through 6 and enrolls 218 students. The school is 42% below the average for elementary schools in Colorado.
Sanford Elementary School is one school in a 2-school district, Sanford School District, which enrolls 384 students.
The share of White students at Sanford Elementary School is 65%, a majority. Other students are 33% Hispanic. That is higher than the 55% White share among all Conejos County residents. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 47%.
Based on 13.1 full-time-equivalent teachers, Sanford Elementary School has a ratio of 16.6:1. The average ratio among elementary schools in Colorado is similar, at 16.6:1. Eligibility for free or reduced-price lunch stands at 56%.
Sanford Elementary School 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 70% of Colorado public elementary schools.
In Colorado, Sanford Elementary School is in the middle band of BeatsExpectations: 43.9% actual against a predicted 33.1%.
The school is in Conejos County, where the median household earns about $50,978 a year, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 26% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 9%. Across Conejos County, 10 public schools serve about 1,507 students.
Sanford Elementary School's nearest public school is Sanford Junior/Senior High School (less than a tenth of a mile). The count of other public schools within five miles is 5. Sanford Elementary School is 3rd of 5 nearby schools by average proficiency rate.
NCES describes the area around Sanford Elementary School as Rural: Remote, meaning in rural territory far from an urban area.
Federal enrollment counts fell from 224 (2020-21) to 218 (2024-25).
This page collects posts and questions about Sanford Elementary School, such as homework, tutoring, and testing dates. Current and former families are welcome to add their experience.
Conejos County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
7,530
Census ACS
Median income
$50,978
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
26%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
10
1,507 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Sanford School District
- Sanford Junior/Senior High SchoolHigh · 166 students
Other Sanford Elementary schools
One other US public school is named Sanford Elementary. Sanford Elementary School is the 2nd largest of the 2.
- Sanford Elementary SchoolMONTEVIDEO, MN · 277 students
Nearby schools
- Sanford Junior/Senior High School0.0 mi · 166
- North Conejos Alternative Program2.9 mi · 30
- La Jara Elementary School2.9 mi · 195
- Centauri Middle School3.4 mi · 211
- Centauri High School3.4 mi · 301
- Manassa Elementary School6.1 mi · 190
Frequently asked questions
About Sanford Elementary SchoolHow large is Sanford Elementary School?
Sanford Elementary School enrolls approximately 218 students in grades PK-06.
What age range does Sanford Elementary School serve?
Sanford Elementary School serves students from grade PK through grade 06.
How many students per teacher at Sanford Elementary School?
Approximately 16.6:1 students per teacher at Sanford Elementary School.
What is the student diversity at Sanford Elementary School?
Student demographics at Sanford Elementary School are roughly 65% White, 33% Hispanic, 2% Black, 0% Two or more.
Who oversees Sanford Elementary School?
Sanford Elementary School is overseen by Sanford School District in Conejos County.
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