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Sandrock Elementary enrolled total of 299 students in 2024-25 school year

Published 06/11/25

There were 299 students enrolled in Sandrock Elementary during the 2024-25 school year, the same amount as the previous year, according to the Colorado Department of Education.

Among the student body, 52.8% were boys and 47.2% were girls.

Data also showed that most of the students were white (182), representing 60.9% of the Sandrock Elementary total enrollment. Hispanic or latino students comprised the second-largest ethnic group, with 110 students (36.8%).

The grade level with the highest enrollment was third grade, with 62 students enrolled that year, accounting for 20.7% of the total student body.

The school is located in Moffat County School District Re: No. 1, and has a central office in Craig.

In total, there were 881,065 students enrolled in Colorado during the 2024-25 school year.

Colorado’s K–12 enrollment has gradually declined each year since the pandemic, with about 3–4% fewer students in 2024 than the state’s peak enrollment in 2019.

The declines are concentrated in the early grades and certain rural areas, while some metro districts are holding steady or growing. Lower birth rates and pandemic disruptions are driving the trend. Colorado’s public schools are now serving the smallest number of students in a decade, a shift that has implications for funding and planning even as per-pupil resources increase to compensate.

Colorado’s teacher workforce faces persistent shortages and pay challenges. In the 2023–24 school year, nearly 7,000 teaching positions were vacant statewide at some point. Districts managed to fill only about 75% of those openings with fully qualified hires, leaving many to be filled by short-term substitutes, retirees, or emergency credentials for the rest, while 9% remained unfilled for the entire school year.

Enrollment in Sandrock Elementary Over 4 Years
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School Enrollment Breakdown in Moffat County School District Re: No. 1 in 2024-25 School Year
SchoolTotal Enrollment
Moffat County High School481
Craig Middle School419
Sandrock Elementary299
Sunset Elementary School261
Ridgeview Elementary School233
Early Childhood Center117
Maybell School11

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