Ayres Elementary School
Public elementary school, kindergarten to grade 2 · Sterling, Colorado
Ayres Elementary School in Sterling, Colorado enrolled 385 students in 2024-25 with 27.9 full-time teachers, 13.8 students per teacher against the Colorado elementary-school median of 15.1. It ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22; every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision (2024-25).
NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method
Enrollment held steady from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers rose 53%
382 students in 2022-23, 398 students in 2023-24, 385 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 18.2 to 27.9.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 382 | 18.2 | 21.0 |
| 2023-24 | 398 | 26.2 | 15.2 |
| 2024-25 | 385 | 27.9 | 13.8 |
13.8 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 71 of every 100 Colorado elementary schools
Among the 1,009 Colorado elementary schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 15.1; the national median for elementary schools is 14.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).
Programs and staff in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Ayres Elementary School enrolled 369 students and reported no counselor; it reported 4 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement coursesNone
- Gifted and talented programNo
- Counselors (FTE)0.0
- Out-of-school suspensions4
- Chronically absent27.2% (2022-23)
Who attends
63.1% of students were White, 31.4% Hispanic, 4.2% of two or more races in 2024-25.
- White63.1%
- Hispanic31.4%
- Two or more races4.2%
- Black0.5%
- Asian0.3%
- American Indian0.3%
- Pacific Islander0.3%
Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.
Elementary schools in Sterling
2 public elementary schools in Sterling report 2024-25 enrollment; Ayres Elementary School is the largest.
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ayres Elementary School | 385 | 13.8 | 42.1% |
| Campbell Elementary School | 347 | 17.8 | 57.9% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.
What to look at next about Ayres Elementary School
- Campbell Elementary SchoolThe nearest public elementary school, 1.5 miles away: 347 students, 17.8 per teacher (2024-25).1.5 mi
- Merino Elementary SchoolThe next nearest public elementary school, 11 miles away: 159 students, 14.5 per teacher (2024-25).11 mi
- Compare Ayres Elementary School with Campbell Elementary SchoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- How much School District No. Re-1 Valley spends per student$12,521 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$12,521
- The largest public schools in ColoradoAyres Elementary School is the number 458 by size of 1,010 Colorado elementary schools open in 2024-25.#458 of 1,010
- Colorado schools by students per teacher13.8 students per teacher here against the Colorado median of 15.1 for elementary schools.13.8:1
- Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.
Questions about Ayres Elementary School
How many students attend Ayres Elementary School?
385 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 382 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in Sterling, CO.What is the student-teacher ratio at Ayres Elementary School?
13.8 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Colorado median for elementary schools is 15.1. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.Is Ayres Elementary School a Title I school?
Ayres Elementary School ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.What district is Ayres Elementary School in?
School District No. Re-1 Valley, NCES district ID 0806690. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 080669006339 are the district's.
Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.
Sources
Every federal file behind this record
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
- Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
- EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
- NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
- U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov
Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25
Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22
District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.