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Red Sandstone Elementary School

PublicElementaryGrades PK–5

551 North Frontage Road, Vail, CO 81657 · (970) 328-2910 · Part of Eagle County School District RE 50

Vail’s School Grade B+ better than 66% of Colorado school districts

Directions
Students
245
Students per teacher
13:1
Free or reduced lunch
27%
Setting
Town
Grades
PK–5
The gist

What stands out about Red Sandstone Elementary School

  • Its own letter, B: better results than 58% of Colorado’s public schools
  • Enrollment up 8.9% since 2020–21
  • Next stop for Vail kids: 4 middle schools

On the path

Where Vail kids come from and go next. The whole path →

PK–5Red Sandstone Elementary SchoolYou are here
6–84 middle schoolsDepends on your address

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency30%
State average 30.5%
Reading / language arts47%
State average 47%

Its own letter, B, places these results among Colorado’s 1,665 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

Directions ↗

551 North Frontage Road, Vail

Students

Enrollment by grade
Pre-K15
Kindergarten36
Grade 139
Grade 247
Grade 346
Grade 437
Grade 525
Enrollment over time
225’20
257’21
258’22
255’23
245’24

Up 8.9% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 63%Hispanic 31%Two or more races 3%Asian 2%Black <1%

As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Red Sandstone Elementary School from Vail families.

Other schools in Eagle County School District RE 50

The district →
Homestake Peak School
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Avon
C+
421 students10:1
Gypsum Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Gypsum
D
395 students12:1
Eagle Valley Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Eagle
C−
350 students12:1
Brush Creek Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Eagle
B
341 students14:1
Red Hill Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Gypsum
C
336 students10:1
Edwards Early Learning Center
Prekindergarten · Grades PK · Edwards
80 students11:1

School facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), 2024–2025 school year. Test scores: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). A school’s letter is our own summary of its reading and math results against Colorado’s other public schools; Vail’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.