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Southwest Open Charter School

Charter

Alternative School · CORTEZ, CO

Southwest Open Charter School is a charter alternative school school in CORTEZ, Colorado, serving grades 09–12 with 131 students enrolled (SY 2024-2025). The student-teacher ratio is 12.5:1.

Level
High
Grades
09 – 12
Enrollment
131
Teachers (FTE)
10.5
Student–Teacher Ratio
12.5:1
Status
Open
Lunch Program Participation
Yes under Community Eligibility Option (CEO)

Student Demographics (SY 2024-2025)

Race / Ethnicity Students Share
White 61 47%
American Indian / Alaska Native 37 28%
Hispanic/Latino 26 20%
Two or more races 7 5%
Total enrollment 131 73M / 58F

English Language Learners: 3 (2% of enrollment) · SY 2021–22

Academic Performance (SY 2021-2022)

Metric This School State Avg Tested
Math Proficiency <=20% 32.2% 16
Reading Proficiency 21-39% 55.2% 16
Science Proficiency <=20% — 16
4-Year Graduation Rate 30-39% —

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

Programs & Discipline

AP Courses
None offered
Gifted & Talented
Program offered
1 students enrolled
SAT/ACT Takers
16
students tested · SY 2021–22
Out-of-School Suspensions
2
1.5% of enrollment · SY 2021–22
Chronically Absent
95
72.5% 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.) 131 100%

Contact & Location

P O BOX DD

CORTEZ, CO 81321

Phone: (970)565-1150

http://swos.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

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Related Data

NCES ID

080309001692

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