Summary:
The Sangre de Cristo School District No. Re-22J is a small, rural Colorado district serving 256 students across two schools: Sangre de Cristo Elementary School (PK–5, 110 students) and Sangre de Cristo Undivided High School (6–12, 146 students). There is no standalone middle school; the high school serves as a combined middle/high school. Despite serving a high-poverty population (about 60.5% free/reduced lunch), the district ranks 15th out of 115 Colorado districts — the 87th percentile — with a 4-star rating.
Sangre de Cristo Elementary School is the district's standout performer. It has improved its state ranking for three consecutive years, moving from the 68th percentile in 2023-2024 to the 76th percentile in 2025-2026, and now holds a 4-star rating. Its English Language Arts proficiency of 59.2% is nearly 15 points above the state average of 44.7%. The high school, meanwhile, shines in science: 53.8% of 11th graders are proficient in CMAS science, more than double the state's 24.8%. It also posted a perfect 0.0% dropout rate in 2021-2022.
Both schools share a distinct academic profile: strong literacy, weaker math. Both outperform the state in ELA, but trail in math across CMAS, PSAT 10, and SAT. The widest gap is SAT Math, where only 19% of high school students are proficient versus 32% statewide. Chronic absenteeism affects roughly one in four students (26.7% at the high school, 24.8% at the elementary), though both are below the state average of 28.4%. With excellent student-teacher ratios — 9.3 at the high school and 11.8 at the elementary — the district has a solid foundation to address its math challenges and continue its upward trajectory.
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