Sanford Elementary School

Sanford Elementary School is one of the small elementary schools in SANFORD, Colorado, run under Sanford School District No. 6 in the county of Conejos and, with 218 students on its rolls from grades pre-K through 6. Enrollment runs roughly 42% smaller than the state mean of about 379.

Within Sanford School District No. 6 in the county of Conejos and, which oversees 2 schools and 384 students, Sanford Elementary School is one campus in the system.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Sanford Elementary School records that 65% of the student body identifies as White. Other groups include 33% Hispanic. That is noticeably more White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 55%.

Looking at the economic backdrop, The school currently runs with 13 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 16.6:1. The state averages about 16.6:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. Around 56% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Sanford Elementary School performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 33.1%, the actual is 43.9%, a residual of +10.8 points.

Zooming out to the county, ACS estimates for Conejos County put median household income runs about $50,978, roughly 26% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 9% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Conejos County's 10 public schools (combined enrollment of about 1,507 students), Sanford Elementary School is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: Sanford Junior/Senior High School, around 0.0 miles off. Within five miles, there are 5 other public schools. On composite proficiency, Sanford Elementary School comes 3rd of 5 in the immediate cluster, higher than the nearby-schools average of 43.6%.

The school occupies a countryside site.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count showed little movement: 221 students in 2018 compared to 218 in 2025.

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