Mesa Elementary School

Regular School · CORTEZ, CO

Mesa Elementary School is a regular school school in CORTEZ, Colorado, serving grades KG–05 with 359 students enrolled (SY 2024-2025). The student-teacher ratio is 13.4:1.

Level

Elementary

Grades

KG – 05

Enrollment

359

Teachers (FTE)

26.8

Student–Teacher Ratio

13.4:1

Status

Open

Lunch Program Participation

Yes under Community Eligibility Option (CEO)

Student Demographics (SY 2024-2025)

Race / Ethnicity	Students	Share
American Indian / Alaska Native	134	37%
White	104	29%
Hispanic/Latino	82	23%
Two or more races	35	10%
Asian	3	1%
Black or African American	1	0%
Total enrollment	359	179M / 180F

English Language Learners: 18 (5% of enrollment) · SY 2021–22

Academic Performance (SY 2021-2022)

Metric	This School	State Avg	Tested
Math Proficiency	11-19%	32.2%	41
Reading Proficiency	30-34%	55.2%	82

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

-0.11 grade levels

Programs & Discipline

Gifted & Talented

Program offered

1 students enrolled

Out-of-School Suspensions

1.1% of enrollment · SY 2021–22

Chronically Absent

108

30.1% of enrollment · SY 2019–20

Comprehensive Support School (CSI)

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

Lunch Program (SY 2024-2025)

Category	Students	% of School
Total enrollment (est.)	359	100%

Contact & Location

703 WEST 7TH STREET

CORTEZ, CO 81321

Phone: (970)565-3858

http://mesa.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
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

080309000839

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