Sanford Elementary School

Sanford Elementary School is one of the small K-5 schools in MONTEVIDEO, Minnesota, part of MONTEVIDEO PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT, with 277 students on its rolls from grades 1 through 4.

MONTEVIDEO PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT runs 5 schools in total, collectively educating 1,372 students. Sanford Elementary School is one of those campuses.

Looking at the student body, Sanford Elementary School lists that White students make up the majority at 65%. The remainder is composed of 27% Hispanic, 6% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 83% White, putting the school's mix noticeably less White than the area baseline.

Looking at school resources, Sanford Elementary School logs 18 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 15.4:1. The state averages around 13.7:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. Around 55% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Sanford Elementary School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 35.6% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 46.0%.

In the surrounding community, census data for Chippewa County shows the typical household earns roughly $71,458 per year, 19% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 10% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Chippewa County's 11 public schools (combined enrollment of about 2,194 students), Sanford Elementary School is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is MONTEVIDEO SENIOR HIGH, roughly 0.2 miles away. 6 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 5 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Sanford Elementary School ranks 1st on composite proficiency, above the local average of 38.6%.

Sanford Elementary School operates from a small-town location.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Sanford Elementary School has expanded 92%, going from 144 students in 2018 to 277 in 2025. Hispanic enrollment moved from 20% to 27% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio loosened from 12.6:1 in 2018 to 15.4:1 today.

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