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Montezuma-Cortez High School
B−

Montezuma-Cortez High School

PublicHighGrades 9–12

418 South Sligo Street, Cortez, CO 81321 · (970) 565-3722 · Part of Montezuma-Cortez School District RE-1

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

Photo: Ijon · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Students
598
Students per teacher
21:1
Free or reduced lunch
58%
Setting
Town
Grades
9–12
The gist

What stands out about Montezuma-Cortez High School

  • Its own letter, B−: better results than 47% of Colorado’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 14 pts below the state
  • Larger classes: 21 students per teacher

On the path

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

6–8Montezuma-Cortez Middle School505 students
9–12Montezuma-Cortez High SchoolYou are here

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency17%
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).

418 South Sligo Street, Cortez

Students

Enrollment by grade
Grade 9204
Grade 10135
Grade 11122
Grade 12137
Enrollment over time
612’20
633’21
601’22
601’23
598’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 48%Hispanic 22%American Indian/Alaska Native 22%Two or more races 6%Asian 1%Black <1%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Montezuma-Cortez High School from Cortez families.

Other schools in Montezuma-Cortez School District RE-1

The district →

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.