Enrollment
166
High
DISTRICT 192 · STATE 627
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SANFORD SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 080639001114
Sanford Junior/Senior High School
755 SECOND STREET, SANFORD, CO 81151 · (719) 274-5167 · Conejos County
GRADES 07–12HIGH43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL166 STUDENTS
A-
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Scored higher than 80% of Colorado public high schools
- B+Test 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 high schools
Student : Teacher
14.3:1
12 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.5:1 · STATE 16.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
57%
95 students
DISTRICT 56% · STATE 50%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 7 | 36 | 22% |
| Grade 8 | 24 | 14% |
| Grade 9 | 25 | 15% |
| Grade 10 | 31 | 19% |
| Grade 11 | 28 | 17% |
| Grade 12 | 22 | 13% |
Student demographics
42%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
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Sanford School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
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CMAS 2024-25 . % Met or Exceeded ExpectationsEnglish Language Arts
40.4%
CO avg 44.9% . -8.6pp since 2023
Math
23.1%
CO avg 36.1%
What this means: On the CMAS, Colorado's statewide test, about 40 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 23 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 9 points since 2023.
CMAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 40.4% | 23.1% |
| 2023-24 | 49.0% | 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
38.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
32.0%
based on CO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+6.8pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 39% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 32% 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 Junior/Senior High School
Sanford Junior/Senior High School's state test result (38.9% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sanford Junior/Senior High School this school | 166 | 57.2% | 38.9% |
| Julesburg High School JULESBURG | 107 | 53.3% | N/A |
| Miami-Yoder Middle/High School RUSH | 184 | 62.5% | 19.7% |
| Sangre de Cristo Undivided High School MOSCA | 146 | 63.7% | 47.8% |
| Wray Junior Senior High School WRAY | 322 | 56.2% | 35.2% |
| Hanover Junior-Senior High School COLORADO SPRINGS | 134 | 64.2% | 27.1% |
Matched among Colorado high 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 Junior/Senior High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Colorado |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 38.9% | #62 of 231 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 23.1% | #28 of 54 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 40.4% | #25 of 57 ▼ 9 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 166 | #272 of 409 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 57.2% | #126 of 320 |
Ranked against other public high 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
166
+32 (+24%) vs 2020
+110% since 1990-91, when it was 79
Student : Teacher
14.3:1
was 13.4:1
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 | 166 | 11.6 | 14.3:1 | 57% (95) |
| 2023-24 | 164 | 11.6 | 14.1:1 | 55% (90) |
| 2022-23 | 154 | 10 | 15.4:1 | 42% (65) |
| 2020-21 | 134 | 10 | 13.4:1 | 50% (67) |
| 2017-18 | 148 | 12.2 | 12.1:1 | 48% (71) |
| 2015-16 | 158 | 12 | 13.2:1 | 54% (85) |
| 2010-11 | 140 | 10 | 14.0:1 | 58% (81) |
| 2000-01 | 177 | 11 | 16.1:1 | 67% (119) |
| 1990-91 | 79 | 9 | 8.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Sanford Junior/Senior High School.
Since 2017-18: students up 12% (148 to 166); teachers down 5% (12.2 to 11.6).
About Sanford Junior/Senior High School
Sanford Junior/Senior High School is a public high school in SANFORD, Colorado. Students in grades 7 through 12 attend the school, which enrolls 166 students. For comparison, high schools in Colorado average about 627 students.
Sanford Junior/Senior High School is one of the 2 schools that make up Sanford School District (384 students in total).
Roughly 70% of students at Sanford Junior/Senior High School are White. Other groups include 30% Hispanic. By comparison, Conejos County residents are about 55% White. Pick two students at random and there is a 42% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
Federal data list 11.6 full-time-equivalent teachers at Sanford Junior/Senior High School in 2024-25, for a ratio of 14.3:1. That is 2.6 students per teacher below the 16.9:1 average for high schools in Colorado. The school's rate of free or reduced-price lunch eligibility is 57%.
The allk12 Grade for Sanford Junior/Senior High School is A-. Compared with Colorado public high schools, the school scored higher than 80% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
The allk12 BeatsExpectations score for Sanford Junior/Senior High School is +6.8 points: 38.9% actual, 32.0% predicted.
In Conejos County (population about 7,530), the median household income is $50,978, roughly 26% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 9%. There are 10 public schools in Conejos County, enrolling about 1,507 students in all.
The closest other public school is Sanford Elementary School, less than a tenth of a mile away. Within five miles are 5 other public schools. On proficiency, Sanford Junior/Senior High School is behind the 44.9% nearby average, ranking 4th of 5.
On the NCES locale scale, the school is Rural: Remote.
Over 4 years, Sanford Junior/Senior High School's enrollment grew 24%, to 166.
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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 Elementary SchoolElementary · 218 students
Nearby schools
- Sanford Elementary School0.0 mi · 218
- 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 Junior/Senior High SchoolHow large is Sanford Junior/Senior High School?
Sanford Junior/Senior High School enrolls approximately 166 students in grades 07-12.
Is Sanford Junior/Senior High School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Sanford Junior/Senior High School is a high school covering grades 07-12.
How many teachers does Sanford Junior/Senior High School have?
Sanford Junior/Senior High School employs 12 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 14.3:1.
What is the student diversity at Sanford Junior/Senior High School?
Student demographics at Sanford Junior/Senior High School are roughly 70% White, 30% Hispanic, 1% Two or more.
Is Sanford Junior/Senior High School public or private?
Sanford Junior/Senior High School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Sanford School District.
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