Sargent Elementary School

Sargent Elementary School operates as a minimally staffed primary school in MONTE VISTA, Colorado, one of the schools within Sargent School District No. Re-33J. Current enrollment sits at 142 students spanning grades K through 5. Compared to the state average of about 379 students per school, that is 63% leaner than typical.

Sargent School District No. Re-33J runs 3 schools in total, collectively educating 293 students. Sargent Elementary School is one of those campuses.

Demographically, Sargent Elementary School lists that White students make up the majority at 58%. Other groups include 36% Hispanic, 3% Native American, 2% multiracial. By comparison, Rio Grande County as a whole is about 73% White, so the school skews considerably less White than its surroundings.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Sargent Elementary School logs 10 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 13.8:1. The state averages around 16.6:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Roughly 49% of students at Sargent Elementary School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. By comparison, Rio Grande County runs at roughly 62%, so the school's eligibility rate is lower than the surrounding baseline.

With demographic context factored in, Sargent Elementary School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 36.8% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 36.0%.

In the broader community, census data for Rio Grande County shows median household income runs about $64,411, 35% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 13%. Sargent Elementary School is one of 11 public schools in Rio Grande County (combined enrollment of about 1,628 students).

Nearest neighbor: SARGENT MIDDLE SCHOOL, around 0.0 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 2 other public schools cluster around Sargent Elementary School. On composite proficiency, Sargent Elementary School comes 1st of 4 in the immediate cluster, above the nearby-schools average of 23.4%.

The school occupies a small-town site.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Sargent Elementary School has edged down 24%, going from 186 students in 2018 to 142 in 2025. Hispanic enrollment moved from 26% to 36% across the same window. Class-load math has grew: from 12.4:1 in 2018 to 13.8:1 in 2025.

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