Montezuma-Cortez Middle School

Regular School · CORTEZ, CO

Montezuma-Cortez Middle School is a regular school school in CORTEZ, Colorado, serving grades 06–08 with 505 students enrolled (SY 2024-2025). The student-teacher ratio is 15:1.

Level

Middle

Grades

06 – 08

Enrollment

505

Teachers (FTE)

33.7

Student–Teacher Ratio

15:1

Status

Open

Lunch Program Participation

Yes under Community Eligibility Option (CEO)

Student Demographics (SY 2024-2025)

Race / Ethnicity	Students	Share
White	204	40%
American Indian / Alaska Native	146	29%
Hispanic/Latino	113	22%
Two or more races	40	8%
Asian	2	0%
Total enrollment	505	250M / 255F

English Language Learners: 19 (4% of enrollment) · SY 2021–22

Academic Performance (SY 2021-2022)

Metric	This School	State Avg	Tested
Math Proficiency	15.0% -17.2pp	32.2%	259
Reading Proficiency	20-24%	55.2%	118
Science Proficiency	10-14%	—	107

Source: EDFacts, SY 2020–2021. Suppressed values (e.g. <=10%) indicate fewer than the minimum reportable threshold.

Stanford Achievement Estimate

Pooled score across SY 2009–2022 (grades 3–8), expressed in grade levels relative to the national average. Positive = above average.

Overall (Math + ELA)

-0.18 grade levels

Math

-0.04 grade levels

Programs & Discipline

Gifted & Talented

Program offered

40 students enrolled

Out-of-School Suspensions

11.3% of enrollment · SY 2021–22

Chronically Absent

201

39.8% of enrollment · SY 2019–20

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC), Office for Civil Rights & EDFacts.

Lunch Program (SY 2024-2025)

Category	Students	% of School
Total enrollment (est.)	505	100%

Contact & Location

450 WEST 2ND STREET

CORTEZ, CO 81321

Phone: (970)565-7824

http://cms.cortez.k12.co.us/

District

Montezuma-Cortez School District No. Re-1

Per-pupil expenditure: $14,961

District enrollment: 2,449

Other Schools in District

Battle Rock Charter School Elementary
Children's Kiva Montessori School Elementary
Kemper Elementary School Elementary
Lewis-Arriola Elementary School Elementary
Mesa Elementary School Elementary
Pleasant View Charter School Elementary
Montezuma-Cortez High School High
Southwest Open Charter School High

View all 9 schools →

Related Data

Neighborhood demographics (ZIP 81321) → CensusDepth.com
Colorado population & income data → CensusDepth.com
Colorado teacher salaries → WageDepth.com

NCES ID

080309000833

Data sources: NCES CCD SY 2024-2025 (directory, staff, lunch), EDFacts SY 2020-21 (assessments), CRDC SY 2021-22 (programs & discipline), SEDA v6.0 (achievement estimates). Updated annually. NCES CCD