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Kemper Elementary School

PublicElementaryGrades K–5

620 East Montezuma, Cortez, CO 81321 · (970) 565-3737 · Part of Montezuma-Cortez School District RE-1

Cortez’s School Grade D better than 11% of Colorado school districts

Directions
Students
339
Students per teacher
14:1
Free or reduced lunch
63%
Setting
Town
Grades
K–5
The gist

What stands out about Kemper Elementary School

  • Its own letter, B+: better results than 71% of Colorado’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 14 pts above the state
  • Next stop for Cortez kids: Montezuma-Cortez Middle School

On the path

Where Cortez kids come from and go next. The whole path →

K–5Kemper Elementary SchoolYou are here
6–8Montezuma-Cortez Middle School505 students

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency44%
State average 30.5%
Reading / language arts47%
State average 47%

Its own letter, B+, places these results among Colorado’s 1,665 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

Directions ↗

620 East Montezuma, Cortez

Students

Enrollment by grade
Kindergarten58
Grade 159
Grade 229
Grade 355
Grade 465
Grade 573
Enrollment over time
363’20
333’21
357’22
347’23
339’24

Down 6.6% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 52%Hispanic 22%American Indian/Alaska Native 19%Two or more races 5%Asian <1%

As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Kemper Elementary School from Cortez families.

Other schools in Montezuma-Cortez School District RE-1

The district →
Beech Street Preschool
Prekindergarten · Grades PK · Cortez
70 students
Mesa Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Cortez
C
359 students13:1
Children's Kiva Montessori School
Elementary · Grades K–8 · Cortez
C
130 students14:1
Lewis-Arriola Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Cortez
B
125 students16:1
Battle Rock Charter School
Elementary · Grades K–6 · Cortez
C−
88 students14:1
Pleasant View Charter School
Elementary · Grades K–6 · Pleasant View
C−
35 students12:1

School facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), 2024–2025 school year. Test scores: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). A school’s letter is our own summary of its reading and math results against Colorado’s other public schools; Cortez’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.