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Montezuma-Cortez School District No. Re-1 Schools
Montezuma-Cortez School District No. Re-1 is a public school district in Colorado, based in Montezuma County (Cortez). SchoolGrade grades 10 of its schools on actual versus projected test scores; every school below has its own page.
Montezuma-Cortez School District No. Re-1 on the map
District boundary from the NCES EDGE composite school district file. Each marker is a graded school; click it for its grade and scores.
SchoolGrade summary for Montezuma-Cortez School District No. Re-1
9 of 10 schools in Montezuma-Cortez School District No. Re-1 carry a SchoolGrade (1 have too little test data to grade). Grade distribution:
B: 1C: 1D: 7
Best schools in Montezuma-Cortez School District No. Re-1
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The ten highest SchoolGrades in the district. Grades reward actual test performance against the projection for each school's student context, so a B in a high-poverty school can outrank an A- elsewhere on impact.
- B- Kemper Elementary School (Elementary school, exceeds expectations)
- C Lewis Arriola Elementary School (Elementary school, meets expectations)
- D+ Montezuma Cortez High School (High school, meets expectations)
- D+ Pleasant View Elementary School (Elementary school, doesn't meet expectations)
- D+ Childrens Kiva Montessori School (Elementary school, doesn't meet expectations)
- D Mesa Elementary School (Elementary school, meets expectations)
- D- Montezuma Cortez Middle School (Middle school, meets expectations)
- D- Southwest Open Charter School (High school, doesn't meet expectations)
- D- Battle Rock Charter School (Elementary school, underperforms expectations)
Every school in Montezuma-Cortez School District No. Re-1
High schools (1)
- D+ Montezuma Cortez High School, Cortez
Middle and junior high schools (1)
- D- Montezuma Cortez Middle School, Cortez
Elementary and primary schools (4)
- B- Kemper Elementary School, Cortez
- C Lewis Arriola Elementary School, Cortez
- D Mesa Elementary School, Cortez
- D+ Pleasant View Elementary School, Pleasant View
Other schools and academies (4)
- D- Battle Rock Charter School, Cortez
- Beech Street Preschool, Cortez
- D+ Childrens Kiva Montessori School, Cortez
- D- Southwest Open Charter School, Cortez
Where Montezuma-Cortez School District No. Re-1 schools are
Cities and towns served (2)
- Cortez (9)
- Pleasant View (1)
About this district
- State: Best schools in Colorado
- County: Montezuma County
- Type: regular local school district
- Setting: remote town (NCES locale of the district office)
- Enrollment: 2,505 students with 164 full-time-equivalent teachers and 377 total staff FTE (NCES CCD, 2023-24)
- NCES district ID: 0803090
- Grades are the 2025-26 SchoolGrade model: each school's actual proficiency against the level projected for its student context. How SchoolGrade works
Nearby school districts
- Mancos School District Re-6 (4 schools, 26 mi)
- Dolores School District No. Re-4A (4 schools, 33 mi)
- Durango School District No. 9-R (13 schools, 42 mi)
- Ignacio School District No. 11Jt (3 schools, 66 mi)
- Telluride School District No. R-1 (4 schools, 66 mi)
- Bayfield School District No. 10Jt-R (4 schools, 67 mi)
- Silverton School District No. 1 in the county of San Juan (3 schools, 70 mi)
- West End School District No. Re-2 (4 schools, 74 mi)
Questions about Montezuma-Cortez School District No. Re-1
How many schools are in Montezuma-Cortez School District No. Re-1?
SchoolGrade grades 10 public schools in Montezuma-Cortez School District No. Re-1, across 2 cities and towns. Every one of them is listed on this page with a link to its own report.
Which cities does Montezuma-Cortez School District No. Re-1 serve?
The largest by graded schools: Cortez, Pleasant View.
How good are the schools in Montezuma-Cortez School District No. Re-1?
Across the 9 graded schools, the average SchoolGrade is D+, with 23.2% of tested students meeting the state bar against a projected 25.8%. 56% of schools meet or exceed the expectation for their student context.
How many students attend Montezuma-Cortez School District No. Re-1?
2,505 students were enrolled in Montezuma-Cortez School District No. Re-1 in the 2023-24 school year, about 15.3 students per full-time teacher (NCES Common Core of Data).
Where is Montezuma-Cortez School District No. Re-1?
Montezuma-Cortez School District No. Re-1 is in Colorado, based in Montezuma County, with its district office in Cortez. Its boundary covers about 1,307 sq mi.