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Sawyer Elementary Fact Sheet

Student Enrollment (as of October 1, 2022): 375

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Certified Enrollment for the past 5 years:

  • 2022: 374
  • 2021: 351
  • 2020: 446
  • 2019: 360
  • 2018: 322
  • 2017: 315

Student breakdown (as of 1 October 2022):

  • English Language Learners- 9.33% 
  • Students receiving Special Education Services- 11.73%
  • Free and Reduced Lunch- 32.80%

School breakdown by Race:

RacePercentage *
Hispanic/Latinx10.24%
American Indian/Alaskan Native0.37%
Asian18.06%
Black/African American5.40%
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander0%
White66.67%
Two or more races10.67%

* Percentages are rounded to within .01 of a point, so total may not add up to 100%

Student Achievement:

  • Screening Reading Proficiency: 70% (as of 2022 start-of-year testing on either Early Reading or MAP Growth)
  • ISASP Reading Proficiency: 70% (as of 2022 end-of-year testing)
  • ISASP Math proficiency: 64% (as of 2022 end-of-year testing)

Average Class Size: 23

Sawyer staff members in. matching t-shirts

Staff Members (as of fall 2022):

  • Administrator: Principal Tanise Colvin
  • Teachers: 35
  • Number and percent of teachers with advanced degrees: 9 (25.71%)
  • Educational assistants: 19
  • Counselors and family advocates: 2
  • Nurses: 1
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