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Sleeping Giant School

40250 GIANT VIEW DRIVE, STEAMBOAT SPRINGS, CO 80487 · (970) 871-3199 · Routt County
GRADES PK–08ELEMENTARY33-TOWNREGULAR SCHOOL337 STUDENTS
B+
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Scored higher than 70% of Colorado public elementary schools
  • A-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
  • B-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

Enrollment
337
Elementary
DISTRICT 292 · STATE 379
Student : Teacher
9.8:1
35 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 10.9:1 · STATE 16.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
25%
83 students
DISTRICT 20% · STATE 50%
Community
1
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

GradeStudentsShare
Pre-K144%
Kindergarten257%
Grade 1299%
Grade 23310%
Grade 34614%
Grade 44012%
Grade 5319%
Grade 63611%
Grade 74915%
Grade 83410%

This year's kindergarten class (25) is 26% smaller than its 8th grade class (34).

Student demographics
42%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 38% · STATE 62% · US 70%
White
24573%
DISTRICT 76% · STATE 49% · US 43%
Hispanic
7121%
DISTRICT 18% · STATE 37% · US 30%
Black
21%
DISTRICT 1% · STATE 5% · US 15%
Asian
10%
DISTRICT 1% · STATE 3% · US 6%
Two+
165%
DISTRICT 2% · STATE 5% · US 5%
Native American
21%
DISTRICT 0% · STATE 1% · US 1%
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
Male
17552%
Female
16248%

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Test scores

CMAS 2024-25 . % Met or Exceeded Expectations
English Language Arts
63.2%
CO avg 44.9% . +2.4pp since 2023
Math
45.1%
CO avg 36.1% . -0.8pp since 2023

What this means: On the CMAS, Colorado's statewide test, about 63 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 45 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Colorado schools, those numbers are about 45 and 36. Reading and writing scores are up about 2 points since 2023, while math scores have held steady.

CMAS results by year

School yearEnglish Language ArtsMath
2024-2563.2%45.1%
2023-2460.8%45.9%
% 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 · methodology
Tier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
55.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
51.8%
based on CO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+3.4pp
above demographic expectation

What this means: About 55% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 52% 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 Sleeping Giant School

Sleeping Giant School's state test result (55.2% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.

SchoolStudentsLow-incomeProficient
Sleeping Giant School this school33724.6%55.2%
Ponderosa Elementary
LOVELAND
33522.7%46.5%
Rockrimmon Elementary School
COLORADO SPRINGS
39023.6%62.2%
Free Horizon Montessori
GOLDEN
38224.1%38.5%
Singing Hills Elementary School
PARKER
38327.4%47.9%
Soda Creek Elementary School
STEAMBOAT SPRINGS
37921.1%61.3%
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 Sleeping Giant School ranks

Among elementary schools
MeasureThis schoolIn ColoradoIn Routt County
State test proficiency
ranked highest first
55.2%#215 of 931#4 of 6
Math proficiency
ranked highest first
45.1%#339 of 940
▼ 42
#4 of 6
▼ 1
Reading proficiency
ranked highest first
63.2%#164 of 946
▲ 30
#3 of 6
▲ 1
Enrollment
ranked largest first
337#597 of 1,056#3 of 7
Students per teacher
ranked fewest first
9.8:1#3 of 896N/A
Diversity index
ranked most diverse first
42.5%#627 of 896N/A
Free and reduced lunch
ranked highest share first
24.6%#764 of 983#2 of 6
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.

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-2533734.59.8:125% (83)
2023-2437234.610.8:126% (97)
2022-2340034.111.7:117% (68)
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Sleeping Giant School.

About Sleeping Giant School

In STEAMBOAT SPRINGS, Colorado, part of Routt County, Sleeping Giant School is an elementary school. The latest federal count shows 337 students in pre-K through 8.

Steamboat Springs School District No. Re 2 is the district for Sleeping Giant School. It has 7 schools and 2,509 students.

Roughly 73% of students at Sleeping Giant School are White. Other reported shares: 21% Hispanic and 5% multiracial. Routt County's residents are about 81% White, 8 points above the school's share. 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.

Its 34.5 full-time-equivalent teachers give the school a ratio of 9.8:1. This ratio sits 6.8 below the 16.6:1 average for elementary schools in Colorado. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility is 25%.

The allk12 Grade for Sleeping Giant School is B+. Compared with Colorado public elementary schools, the school scored higher than 70% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.

Compared with Colorado schools that have similar shares of low-income students, Sleeping Giant School's results are 3.4 points above predicted: 55.2% against 51.8%.

In Routt County (population about 25,084), the median household income is $106,489, roughly 54% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 3%. There are 15 public schools in Routt County, enrolling about 3,419 students in all.

The closest public school to Sleeping Giant School is Steamboat Montessori, about 0.5 miles away. Sleeping Giant School is one of several public schools in the area, with 6 others within five miles. The nearest schools with test data average 61.1%, higher than Sleeping Giant School's 55.2%.

The National Center for Education Statistics classifies the school's location as Town: Remote, meaning it is in a town far from an urbanized area.

Conversations here can range across enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.

Routt County at a glance

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Population
25,084
Census ACS
Median income
$106,489
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
54%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
3%
Below federal line
Schools in county
15
3,419 students

Quick facts

School name
Sleeping Giant School
District
Steamboat Springs School District No. Re 2
Address
40250 GIANT VIEW DRIVE, STEAMBOAT SPRINGS, CO 80487
Phone
(970) 871-3199
County
Routt County
Level
Elementary
Grade range
PK–08
Total enrollment
337
Teachers (FTE)
35
Student–teacher ratio
9.8:1
Free and reduced lunch
83 (25%)
Locale
33-Town: Remote
NCES ID
080666006830
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

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Frequently asked questions

About Sleeping Giant School
How large is Sleeping Giant School?
Sleeping Giant School enrolls approximately 337 students in grades PK-08.
Is Sleeping Giant School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Sleeping Giant School is an elementary school covering grades PK-08.
How many teachers does Sleeping Giant School have?
Sleeping Giant School employs 35 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 9.8:1.
How diverse is Sleeping Giant School?
Sleeping Giant School reports a student body of 73% White, 21% Hispanic, 1% Black, 0% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Who oversees Sleeping Giant School?
Sleeping Giant School is overseen by Steamboat Springs School District No. Re 2 in Routt County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.
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