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Cortez, CO
Public School Ratings




Cortez Public Schools

Source & Methodology

Analytics built by:   Location, Inc.

Raw data sources:
  • Test Scores: Edfacts (U.S. Department of Education), State departments of education.
  • Expenditures: National Center for Education Statistics.
  • Educational Environment: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau).
Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Test data: Reflects 2023 – 2024 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2022
  • Educational Environment: 2023 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated June 2025

Methodology:   Only NeighborhoodScout gives you nationally comparable school ranks based on test scores, so you can directly compare the quality of schools in any location. Read more about Scout's School Data


Montezuma Cortez School District No. Re 1 School District details

Montezuma Cortez School District No. Re 1 School District
400 North Elm
Cortez, CO 81321

2,505 Students enrolled in District

10 Schools in District

15 Students Per Classroom (State average is 16)

Montezuma Cortez School District No. Re 1 School District School Quality Ratings

District Quality Compared to Colorado

3

(10 is best)

Better than 23.7% of all CO school districts.

District Quality Compared to U.S.

4

(10 is best)

Better than 32.6% of all U.S. school districts.



Public School Test Scores

50 40 30 20 10 0
25%
39%
31%
46%
19%
32%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math

Schools in this District

School Grades
Battle Rock Charter School
11247 County Road G
Cortez, CO, 81321
KG-06
Beech Street Preschool School
510 North Beech Street
Cortez, CO, 81321
PK-PK
Children's Kiva Montessori School
601 North Mildred
Cortez, CO, 81321
KG-08
Kemper Elementary School
620 East Montezuma
Cortez, CO, 81321
KG-05
Lewis-Arriola Elementary School
21434 Road U
Cortez, CO, 81321
KG-05
Mesa Elementary School
703 West 7 Th Street
Cortez, CO, 81321
KG-05
Montezuma-Cortez High School
418 South Sligo Street
Cortez, CO, 81321
09-12
Montezuma-Cortez Middle School
450 West 2 Nd Street
Cortez, CO, 81321
06-08
Pleasant View Charter School
15238 County Road Cc
Pleasant View, CO, 81331
KG-05
Southwest Open Charter School
401 North Dolores Road
Cortez, CO, 81321
09-12

School District Enrollment by Group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 50.8% 52.8%
Black 0.3% 4.9%
Hispanic 22.5% 37.7%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 0.4% 3.5%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 26.0% 1.0%
Economic Groups This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 64.1% 44.2%
Free lunch eligible 58.7% 38.4%
Reduced lunch eligible 5.4% 5.9%

Educational Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $5,679 $14,226,000 44.5%
Support Expenditures
Student $1,132 $2,835,000 8.9%
Staff $762 $1,908,000 6.0%
General Administration $278 $697,000 2.2%
School Administration $966 $2,420,000 7.6%
Operation $1,145 $2,867,000 9.0%
Transportation $425 $1,064,000 3.3%
Other $1,127 $2,823,000 8.8%
Total Support $5,834 $14,614,000 45.8%
Non-instructional Expenditures $1,236 $3,097,000 9.7%
Total Expenditures $12,749 $31,937,000 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $7,295 $6,314,971,000 43.2%
Support Expenditures
Student $982 $850,487,000 5.8%
Staff $763 $660,846,000 4.5%
General Administration $255 $220,670,000 1.5%
School Administration $1,021 $883,486,000 6.0%
Operation $1,308 $1,132,259,000 7.7%
Transportation $386 $334,413,000 2.3%
Other $1,045 $904,664,000 6.2%
Total Support $5,761 $4,986,825,000 34.1%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,829 $3,314,493,000 22.7%
Total Expenditures $16,885 $14,616,289,000 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $9,169 $453,314,948,000 49.6%
Support Expenditures
Student $1,031 $50,976,033,477 5.6%
Staff $799 $39,519,417,000 4.3%
General Administration $308 $15,224,255,000 1.7%
School Administration $850 $42,029,112,000 4.6%
Operation $1,430 $70,704,769,000 7.7%
Transportation $613 $30,295,759,523 3.3%
Other $623 $30,798,344,000 3.4%
Total Support $5,654 $279,547,690,000 30.6%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,675 $181,697,172,000 19.9%
Total Expenditures $18,499 $914,559,810,000 100.0%

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