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Sanford School District 6J

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Sanford School District 6J is located in south Colorado. Sanford School District 6J has 138.44 square miles of land area and 0.22 square miles of water area. As of 2010-2014, the total Sanford School District 6J population is 1,344. Sanford School District 6J median household income is $51,618 in 2010-2014. Sanford School District 6J median house value is $135,600 in 2010-2014. On average, Sanford School District 6J is better than the state average in quality.

Ranking:	High School: (59 out of 154, top 38%) Elementary/Middle School: (41 out of 156, top 26%)* Rank: #67
Type:	Regular Local School District
Grade:	Prekindergarten to Grade 12
Number of Schools:	2
Population	1,344 (2010-2014), rank #133
Population Growth	-7.12% since 2005-2009, see rank
Population Density:	9.69/sq mi, rank #84
Median Household Income:	$51,618 at 2010-2014—40.40% increase since 2005-2009, rank #75
Median House Price:	$135,600 at 2010-2014—48.20% increase since 2005-2009, rank #119
Time Zone:	Mountain GMT -7:00 with Daylight Saving in the Summer
Land Area:	138.44 sq mi, rank #147
Water Area:	0.22 sq mi (0.16%), rank #130
State:	Colorado
County:	Conejos County, Alamosa County
City:	Sanford, La Jara, Alamosa
Zip:	81151, 81140, 81101

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Sanford School District 6J Map, Border, and Nearby Locations

755 Second St

Sanford CO, 81151, Conejos County

Phone: 719-274-5167

Students and Teachers

	2013-2014	2012-2013	2011-2012	2010-2011	2009-2010	2008-2009	2007-2008
Total Students:	395	360	354	346	340	346	354
English Language Learner Students:	1	0	0	1	1	1	2
Total Teachers:	25.26	23.70	23.00	22.74	25.33	24.40	25.10
Prekindergarten:	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.14	1.00	1.00	1.00
Kindergarten:	2.37	2.32	2.46	2.30	3.19	1.10	2.40
Elementary:	9.90	9.18	8.37	8.76	9.68	10.60	9.50
Secondary:	11.99	11.20	11.17	10.54	11.46	11.70	12.20
Ungraded:	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Total Other Staff:	24.26	23.17	24.07	25.58	24.93	23.40	26.50
Instructional Aides:	5.75	5.28	5.50	6.70	7.99	6.50	8.50
Instructional Coordinators & Supervisors:	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.92	0.00	0.00	1.00
Total Guidance Counselors:	1.28	0.46	1.00	0.57	1.24	1.00	1.00
Elementary Guidance Counselors:	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.62	0.50	0.50
Secondary Guidance Counselors:	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.57	0.62	0.50	0.50
Other Guidance Counselors:	1.28	0.46	1.00	0.00	NA	0.00	NA
Librarians/Media Specialists:	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	NA
Library/Media Support:	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.40	1.00
District Administrators:	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00
District Administrative Support:	3.00	3.29	3.12	3.03	2.58	2.90	3.20
School Administrators:	2.00	2.00	2.00	2.00	2.00	2.00	2.00
School Administrative Support:	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	NA
Student Support Services:	1.06	0.47	0.47	0.32	0.20	0.00	0.20
Other Support Services:	9.17	9.67	9.98	10.04	8.92	8.60	8.60
Student-Teacher Ratio:	15.64	15.19	15.39	15.22	13.42	14.18	14.10

Schools

Sanford Elementary School		Prekindergarten to Grade 6	755 Second St, Sanford CO 81151
Sanford Junior/Senior High School		Grade 7 to Grade 12	755 Second St, Sanford CO 81151

Test Performance

Year	Test	Grade	Measurement	Score	State Average
CSAP Test
2004	Math	10th Grade	% Proficient	21	27
2005	Math	10th Grade	% Proficient	28	30
2006	Math	10th Grade	% Proficient	10	31
2007	Math	10th Grade	% Proficient	40	30
2008	Math	10th Grade	% Proficient	19	30
2009	Math	10th Grade	% Proficient	47	30
2010	Math	10th Grade	% Proficient	67	30
2011	Math	10th Grade	% Proficient	50	32
2004	Reading	10th Grade	% Proficient	53	65
2005	Reading	10th Grade	% Proficient	80	65
2006	Reading	10th Grade	% Proficient	62	68
2007	Reading	10th Grade	% Proficient	72	69
2008	Reading	10th Grade	% Proficient	63	66
2009	Reading	10th Grade	% Proficient	84	70
2010	Reading	10th Grade	% Proficient	80	66
2011	Reading	10th Grade	% Proficient	50	66
2006	Science	10th Grade	% Proficient	24	47
2007	Science	10th Grade	% Proficient	40	48
2008	Science	10th Grade	% Proficient	45	47
2009	Science	10th Grade	% Proficient	52	50
2010	Science	10th Grade	% Proficient	67	47
2011	Science	10th Grade	% Proficient	50	48
2004	Writing	10th Grade	% Proficient	32	50
2005	Writing	10th Grade	% Proficient	52	50
2006	Writing	10th Grade	% Proficient	38	51
2007	Writing	10th Grade	% Proficient	52	51
2008	Writing	10th Grade	% Proficient	34	47
2009	Writing	10th Grade	% Proficient	68	49
2010	Writing	10th Grade	% Proficient	60	47
2011	Writing	10th Grade	% Proficient	39	47
2005	Math	3rd Grade	% Proficient	81	68
2006	Math	3rd Grade	% Proficient	80	71
2007	Math	3rd Grade	% Proficient	72	68
2008	Math	3rd Grade	% Proficient	97	70
2009	Math	3rd Grade	% Proficient	87	69
2010	Math	3rd Grade	% Proficient	87	71
2011	Math	3rd Grade	% Proficient	96	69
2005	Reading	3rd Grade	% Proficient	71	72
2006	Reading	3rd Grade	% Proficient	66	71
2007	Reading	3rd Grade	% Proficient	60	71
2008	Reading	3rd Grade	% Proficient	62	71
2009	Reading	3rd Grade	% Proficient	79	73
2010	Reading	3rd Grade	% Proficient	67	70
2011	Reading	3rd Grade	% Proficient	89	73
2004	Writing	3rd Grade	% Proficient	28	52
2005	Writing	3rd Grade	% Proficient	62	56
2006	Writing	3rd Grade	% Proficient	48	52
2007	Writing	3rd Grade	% Proficient	52	55
2008	Writing	3rd Grade	% Proficient	42	50
2009	Writing	3rd Grade	% Proficient	65	53
2010	Writing	3rd Grade	% Proficient	48	51
2011	Writing	3rd Grade	% Proficient	59	51
2005	Math	4th Grade	% Proficient	79	66
2006	Math	4th Grade	% Proficient	82	69
2007	Math	4th Grade	% Proficient	85	70
2008	Math	4th Grade	% Proficient	63	68
2009	Math	4th Grade	% Proficient	84	71
2010	Math	4th Grade	% Proficient	90	70
2011	Math	4th Grade	% Proficient	85	71
2004	Reading	4th Grade	% Proficient	67	63
2005	Reading	4th Grade	% Proficient	79	64
2006	Reading	4th Grade	% Proficient	82	67
2007	Reading	4th Grade	% Proficient	78	64
2008	Reading	4th Grade	% Proficient	63	66
2009	Reading	4th Grade	% Proficient	79	65
2010	Reading	4th Grade	% Proficient	85	65
2011	Reading	4th Grade	% Proficient	59	66
2004	Writing	4th Grade	% Proficient	62	53
2005	Writing	4th Grade	% Proficient	58	52
2006	Writing	4th Grade	% Proficient	73	50
2007	Writing	4th Grade	% Proficient	48	49
2008	Writing	4th Grade	% Proficient	50	52
2009	Writing	4th Grade	% Proficient	66	51
2010	Writing	4th Grade	% Proficient	45	51
2011	Writing	4th Grade	% Proficient	56	56
2004	Math	5th Grade	% Proficient	76	58
2005	Math	5th Grade	% Proficient	68	63
2006	Math	5th Grade	% Proficient	82	65
2007	Math	5th Grade	% Proficient	79	65
2008	Math	5th Grade	% Proficient	71	65
2009	Math	5th Grade	% Proficient	60	63
2010	Math	5th Grade	% Proficient	68	65
2011	Math	5th Grade	% Proficient	74	66
2004	Reading	5th Grade	% Proficient	66	69
2005	Reading	5th Grade	% Proficient	69	69
2006	Reading	5th Grade	% Proficient	53	69
2007	Reading	5th Grade	% Proficient	74	68
2008	Reading	5th Grade	% Proficient	63	70
2009	Reading	5th Grade	% Proficient	63	69
2010	Reading	5th Grade	% Proficient	72	70
2011	Reading	5th Grade	% Proficient	79	69
2006	Science	5th Grade	% Proficient	42	37
2007	Science	5th Grade	% Proficient	48	41
2008	Science	5th Grade	% Proficient	44	44
2009	Science	5th Grade	% Proficient	53	45
2010	Science	5th Grade	% Proficient	62	47
2011	Science	5th Grade	% Proficient	39	46
2004	Writing	5th Grade	% Proficient	55	55
2005	Writing	5th Grade	% Proficient	52	58
2006	Writing	5th Grade	% Proficient	47	60
2007	Writing	5th Grade	% Proficient	63	57
2008	Writing	5th Grade	% Proficient	41	59
2009	Writing	5th Grade	% Proficient	64	58
2010	Writing	5th Grade	% Proficient	57	58
2011	Writing	5th Grade	% Proficient	70	61
2004	Math	6th Grade	% Proficient	65	53
2005	Math	6th Grade	% Proficient	76	56
2006	Math	6th Grade	% Proficient	58	56
2007	Math	6th Grade	% Proficient	60	60
2008	Math	6th Grade	% Proficient	79	61
2009	Math	6th Grade	% Proficient	69	63
2010	Math	6th Grade	% Proficient	66	62
2011	Math	6th Grade	% Proficient	76	63
2004	Reading	6th Grade	% Proficient	77	67
2005	Reading	6th Grade	% Proficient	84	67
2006	Reading	6th Grade	% Proficient	68	69
2007	Reading	6th Grade	% Proficient	75	71
2008	Reading	6th Grade	% Proficient	79	71
2009	Reading	6th Grade	% Proficient	73	72
2010	Reading	6th Grade	% Proficient	76	72
2011	Reading	6th Grade	% Proficient	89	71
2004	Writing	6th Grade	% Proficient	66	56
2005	Writing	6th Grade	% Proficient	80	59
2006	Writing	6th Grade	% Proficient	63	59
2007	Writing	6th Grade	% Proficient	65	60
2008	Writing	6th Grade	% Proficient	68	59
2009	Writing	6th Grade	% Proficient	66	60
2010	Writing	6th Grade	% Proficient	57	57
2011	Writing	6th Grade	% Proficient	69	62
2004	Math	7th Grade	% Proficient	60	42
2005	Math	7th Grade	% Proficient	55	46
2006	Math	7th Grade	% Proficient	37	44
2007	Math	7th Grade	% Proficient	66	51
2008	Math	7th Grade	% Proficient	48	46
2009	Math	7th Grade	% Proficient	70	55
2010	Math	7th Grade	% Proficient	46	49
2011	Math	7th Grade	% Proficient	41	53
2004	Reading	7th Grade	% Proficient	63	61
2005	Reading	7th Grade	% Proficient	56	64
2006	Reading	7th Grade	% Proficient	59	64
2007	Reading	7th Grade	% Proficient	72	66
2008	Reading	7th Grade	% Proficient	62	65
2009	Reading	7th Grade	% Proficient	71	68
2010	Reading	7th Grade	% Proficient	57	68
2011	Reading	7th Grade	% Proficient	76	67
2004	Writing	7th Grade	% Proficient	55	52
2005	Writing	7th Grade	% Proficient	55	56
2006	Writing	7th Grade	% Proficient	63	56
2007	Writing	7th Grade	% Proficient	72	61
2008	Writing	7th Grade	% Proficient	57	58
2009	Writing	7th Grade	% Proficient	71	61
2010	Writing	7th Grade	% Proficient	54	58
2011	Writing	7th Grade	% Proficient	69	59
2004	Math	8th Grade	% Proficient	33	41
2005	Math	8th Grade	% Proficient	48	44
2006	Math	8th Grade	% Proficient	40	45
2007	Math	8th Grade	% Proficient	45	46
2008	Math	8th Grade	% Proficient	64	47
2009	Math	8th Grade	% Proficient	60	50
2011	Math	8th Grade	% Proficient	58	51
2004	Reading	8th Grade	% Proficient	48	64
2005	Reading	8th Grade	% Proficient	62	64
2006	Reading	8th Grade	% Proficient	56	66
2007	Reading	8th Grade	% Proficient	60	63
2008	Reading	8th Grade	% Proficient	79	67
2009	Reading	8th Grade	% Proficient	70	64
2011	Reading	8th Grade	% Proficient	58	67
2004	Science	8th Grade	% Proficient	37	51
2005	Science	8th Grade	% Proficient	59	51
2006	Science	8th Grade	% Proficient	44	51
2007	Science	8th Grade	% Proficient	45	52
2008	Science	8th Grade	% Proficient	63	46
2009	Science	8th Grade	% Proficient	45	49
2011	Science	8th Grade	% Proficient	45	49
2004	Writing	8th Grade	% Proficient	28	49
2005	Writing	8th Grade	% Proficient	51	52
2006	Writing	8th Grade	% Proficient	47	51
2007	Writing	8th Grade	% Proficient	60	51
2008	Writing	8th Grade	% Proficient	68	52
2009	Writing	8th Grade	% Proficient	60	52
2011	Writing	8th Grade	% Proficient	45	55
2004	Math	9th Grade	% Proficient	21	33
2005	Math	9th Grade	% Proficient	20	33
2006	Math	9th Grade	% Proficient	42	38
2007	Math	9th Grade	% Proficient	24	35
2008	Math	9th Grade	% Proficient	38	37
2009	Math	9th Grade	% Proficient	63	35
2010	Math	9th Grade	% Proficient	37	39
2011	Math	9th Grade	% Proficient	55	38
2004	Reading	9th Grade	% Proficient	71	67
2005	Reading	9th Grade	% Proficient	60	66
2006	Reading	9th Grade	% Proficient	55	66
2007	Reading	9th Grade	% Proficient	63	66
2008	Reading	9th Grade	% Proficient	67	66
2009	Reading	9th Grade	% Proficient	79	67
2010	Reading	9th Grade	% Proficient	68	67
2011	Reading	9th Grade	% Proficient	83	66
2004	Writing	9th Grade	% Proficient	54	53
2005	Writing	9th Grade	% Proficient	45	52
2006	Writing	9th Grade	% Proficient	42	52
2007	Writing	9th Grade	% Proficient	43	49
2008	Writing	9th Grade	% Proficient	58	49
2009	Writing	9th Grade	% Proficient	73	52
2010	Writing	9th Grade	% Proficient	63	49
2011	Writing	9th Grade	% Proficient	78	53
TCAP Test
2012	Math	10th Grade	% Proficient	64.7	32.7
2013	Math	10th Grade	% Proficient	33.3	33.9
2012	Reading	10th Grade	% Proficient	76.5	68.3
2013	Reading	10th Grade	% Proficient	51.9	69.6
2012	Science	10th Grade	% Proficient	64.7	49.4
2013	Science	10th Grade	% Proficient	40.7	51.3
2012	Writing	10th Grade	% Proficient	58.8	48.3
2013	Writing	10th Grade	% Proficient	29.6	48.8
2012	Math	3rd Grade	% Proficient	73.7	71.0
2013	Math	3rd Grade	% Proficient	96.2	72.3
2012	Reading	3rd Grade	% Proficient	63.2	73.9
2013	Reading	3rd Grade	% Proficient	84.6	73.3
2012	Writing	3rd Grade	% Proficient	36.8	52.5
2013	Writing	3rd Grade	% Proficient	42.3	50.9
2012	Math	4th Grade	% Proficient	88	71.5
2013	Math	4th Grade	% Proficient	81.3	71.7
2012	Reading	4th Grade	% Proficient	84	67.0
2013	Reading	4th Grade	% Proficient	87.5	67.9
2012	Writing	4th Grade	% Proficient	76	49.3
2013	Writing	4th Grade	% Proficient	37.5	53.1
2012	Math	5th Grade	% Proficient	72.7	64.5
2013	Math	5th Grade	% Proficient	85.2	65.3
2012	Reading	5th Grade	% Proficient	72.7	69.4
2013	Reading	5th Grade	% Proficient	81.5	70.3
2012	Science	5th Grade	% Proficient	51.5	48.5
2013	Science	5th Grade	% Proficient	70.4	48.5
2012	Writing	5th Grade	% Proficient	60.6	58.4
2013	Writing	5th Grade	% Proficient	70.4	57.2
2012	Math	6th Grade	% Proficient	86.4	61.3
2013	Math	6th Grade	% Proficient	75.8	62.0
2012	Reading	6th Grade	% Proficient	86.4	73.1
2013	Reading	6th Grade	% Proficient	94.0	72.9
2012	Writing	6th Grade	% Proficient	77.2	56.1
2013	Writing	6th Grade	% Proficient	72.7	57.6
2012	Math	7th Grade	% Proficient	65.4	53.1
2013	Math	7th Grade	% Proficient	63.6	55.0
2012	Reading	7th Grade	% Proficient	80.7	68.2
2013	Reading	7th Grade	% Proficient	59.0	67.5
2012	Writing	7th Grade	% Proficient	73.1	61.8
2013	Writing	7th Grade	% Proficient	72.7	61.3
2012	Math	8th Grade	% Proficient	37.0	51.5
2013	Math	8th Grade	% Proficient	60.7	51.5
2012	Reading	8th Grade	% Proficient	66.7	67.1
2013	Reading	8th Grade	% Proficient	71.4	66.9
2012	Science	8th Grade	% Proficient	44.4	48.9
2013	Science	8th Grade	% Proficient	42.8	51.7
2012	Writing	8th Grade	% Proficient	55.6	54.8
2013	Writing	8th Grade	% Proficient	57.2	55.8
2012	Math	9th Grade	% Proficient	34.4	37.4
2013	Math	9th Grade	% Proficient	27.5	38.8
2012	Reading	9th Grade	% Proficient	50	67.3
2013	Reading	9th Grade	% Proficient	72.4	67.7
2012	Writing	9th Grade	% Proficient	37.5	51.1
2013	Writing	9th Grade	% Proficient	44.8	55.1

Some data by SchoolDigger.com.

School District Fiscal Information

	2012			2011			2010
	Amount	Per Student	%	Amount	Per Student	%	Amount	Per Student	%
Total Revenue:	$3,814,000	$10,774		$3,516,000	$10,162		$3,509,000	$10,321
Federal:	$271,000	$766	7.1%	$589,000	$1,702	16.8%	$271,000	$797	7.7%
State:	$3,053,000	$8,624	80.0%	$2,561,000	$7,402	72.8%	$2,812,000	$8,271	80.1%
Local:	$490,000	$1,384	12.8%	$366,000	$1,058	10.4%	$426,000	$1,253	12.1%
Total Expenditures:	$3,639,000	$10,280		$3,365,000	$9,725		$3,362,000	$9,888
Total Current Expenditures:	$2,973,000	$8,398		$3,291,000	$9,512		$3,232,000	$9,506
Instructional Expenditures:	$1,820,000	$5,141	61.2%	$1,820,000	$5,260	55.3%	$1,978,000	$5,818	61.2%
Student and Staff Support:	$96,000	$271	3.2%	$90,000	$260	2.7%	$107,000	$315	3.3%
Administration:	$458,000	$1,294	15.4%	$790,000	$2,283	24.0%	$522,000	$1,535	16.2%
Operations, Food, Other:	$599,000	$1,692	20.1%	$591,000	$1,708	18.0%	$625,000	$1,838	19.3%
Total Capital Outlay:	$607,000	$1,715		$44,000	$127		$99,000	$291
Construction:	$0	$0		$6,000	$17		$0	$0
Total Other:	$0	$0		$0	$0		$0	$0
Interest on Debt:	$24,000	$68		$0	$0		$0	$0

Total Salary:	$1,748,000	$4,938		$1,739,000	$5,026		$1,822,000	$5,359
Instruction/Teacher Salary:	$1,140,000	$3,220	65.2%	$1,163,000	$3,361	66.9%	$1,245,000	$3,662	68.3%
Other Salary:	$608,000	$1,718	34.8%	$576,000	$1,665	33.1%	$577,000	$1,697	31.7%
Total Benefit:	$481,000	$1,359		$456,000	$1,318		$465,000	$1,368
Instruction/Teacher Benefit:	$306,000	$864	63.6%	$294,000	$850	64.5%	$313,000	$921	67.3%
Other Benefit:	$175,000	$494	36.4%	$162,000	$468	35.5%	$152,000	$447	32.7%

Teacher's Experience and Compensation

	2007	2006
Teachers with Bachelor Degree:	77.8%	81.3%
Teachers with Master or PhD Degree:	22.2%	18.8%

Mean Number of Years of Teaching:	13.0 years	13.0 years
Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	16.7%	NA
Teachers with 6-10 Years of Experience:	16.7%	NA
Teachers with 11-20 Years of Experience:	55.6%	56.3%
Teachers with 21-30 Years of Experience:	NA	18.8%
Teachers with 31 Years of Experience or More:	0.0%	0.0%

Mean Base Salary:	$35,308.0	$37,658.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	$34,424.0	NA
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6-10 Years of Experience:	$35,587.0	NA
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 11-20 Years of Experience:	$33,124.0	$38,254.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 21-30 Years of Experience:	NA	$42,108.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 31 Years of Experience or More:	NA	NA

* Sanford School District 6J was rated 4 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.