Summary:
Elementary schools in the Sanborn Regional School District include two schools serving preschool through fifth grade: Daniel J. Bakie School for PK–2 and Memorial School for grades 3–5, with 508 students combined. Together, they provide a clear elementary progression, with students generally moving from Bakie to Memorial after second grade. The schools have similar reported free- and reduced-price lunch rates, about 7% overall, and both have relatively low student–teacher ratios.
Memorial School is the strongest standout in the available current data. It ranks 49th out of 230 schools, placing it in the 79th percentile with a four-star rating. That is a substantial improvement from 118th place and the 50th percentile in 2023–24. Memorial also exceeds district and state proficiency rates in mathematics, reading, and science. Mathematics is its clearest strength: 70% of students are proficient overall, including 80% in fourth grade and 75% in fifth grade. Reading is solid at 61%, while science is lower at 47%, despite a notable seven-point improvement from the previous year.
Daniel J. Bakie School enrolls 269 students and has the lower student–teacher ratio, 7.4 compared with Memorial’s 9.0. Its older ranking history generally placed it near the middle of the state, with three-star ratings, but recent school-level achievement and ranking data are not available, so current performance cannot be compared directly with Memorial. Overall, families can expect a small elementary system with favorable staffing ratios and a particularly strong upper-elementary academic profile. The main questions for further consideration are how current Bakie outcomes compare and whether Memorial can continue improving science and reading.
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