Kemper Elementary School

Regular School · CORTEZ, CO

Kemper Elementary School is a regular school school in CORTEZ, Colorado, serving grades KG–05 with 339 students enrolled (SY 2024-2025). The student-teacher ratio is 13.9:1.

Level

Elementary

Grades

KG – 05

Enrollment

339

Teachers (FTE)

24.4

Student–Teacher Ratio

13.9:1

Status

Open

Lunch Program Participation

Yes under Community Eligibility Option (CEO)

Student Demographics (SY 2024-2025)

Race / Ethnicity	Students	Share
White	177	52%
Hispanic/Latino	75	22%
American Indian / Alaska Native	66	19%
Two or more races	18	5%
Asian	3	1%
Total enrollment	339	170M / 169F

English Language Learners: 11 (3% of enrollment) · SY 2021–22

Academic Performance (SY 2021-2022)

Metric	This School	State Avg	Tested
Math Proficiency	40-49%	32.2%	40
Reading Proficiency	45-49%	55.2%	106

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)

-0.39 grade levels

Math

-0.14 grade levels

Programs & Discipline

Gifted & Talented

Program offered

7 students enrolled

Out-of-School Suspensions

0.6% of enrollment · SY 2021–22

Chronically Absent

129

38.1% 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.)	339	100%

Contact & Location

620 EAST MONTEZUMA

CORTEZ, CO 81321

Phone: (970)565-3737

http://kemper.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
Lewis-Arriola Elementary School Elementary
Mesa Elementary School Elementary
Pleasant View Charter School Elementary
Montezuma-Cortez High School High
Southwest Open Charter School High
Montezuma-Cortez Middle School Middle

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

080309000835

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