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Schools in Sanford

Sanford’s public schools

Sanford School District 6J has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Sanford. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?2/2schools above Colorado’s middle

Tests spring 2022, when 92% of students in Colorado’s tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s graduation rate (U.S. Department of Education). How TownRatings grades schools

Reading proficiency
42%
2021–22
Math proficiency
32%
2021–22
Graduate on time
90%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$12.7K
▼ 20% vs CO $15.9K
FY2024
Students per teacher
15.5
CO 16.3 · smaller classes
Schools in town
2
384 students on the public path
In brief

Sanford’s schools, in brief

School by school

2 of Sanford’s 2 district schools with test results score above the middle of Colorado’s 1,665 public schools. Sanford Junior/Senior High School places highest (better than 68%); Sanford Elementary School lowest (58%). See the path ↓

Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools in Sanford, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–6Sanford Elementary SchoolSanford School District 6JB
7–12Sanford Junior/Senior High SchoolSanford School District 6JB+

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Sanford School District 6J.

The district

Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.

Sanford School District 6JGrades PK–12 · 2 schools · 384 students, up 7% since 2020–21 · 15.5 per teacher (CO 16.3)
$12,737CO $15,889 · FY2024
B+
Test scores · 2021–22

Below the state in reading

Reading42%
State average 44.9% · 169 students tested
Math32%
State average 31.8% · 164 students tested

Sanford vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the Colorado towns that share Sanford’s borders.

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Sanford—Sanford School District 6J

Every school in Sanford

2 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Colorado’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).

District schools in Sanfordby address
Sanford Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–6
B
218 students17:1Rate it →
Sanford Junior/Senior High School
High · Grades 7–12
B+
166 students14:1Rate it →

Questions about Sanford’s schools

Are Sanford’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Sanford. Sanford School District 6J has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Sanford. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 2 of its 2 district schools with test results score above the middle of Colorado’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Sanford in?

Sanford School District 6J.

Where do Sanford kids go to high school?

Sanford Junior/Senior High School.

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What Sanford families are saying about school.

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School data: state test results (2021–22, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2023) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). Stars are from neighbors.