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Southwest Open Charter School

PublicHighGrades 9–12CharterAlternative Education School

401 North Dolores Road, Cortez, CO 81321 · (970) 565-1150

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

Directions
Students
131
Students per teacher
12:1
Free or reduced lunch
79%
Setting
Town
Grades
9–12
The gist

What stands out about Southwest Open Charter School

  • Its own letter, C−: better results than 24% of Colorado’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 21 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 17 pts below the state
  • Small classes: 12 students per teacher

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency10%
State average 30.5%
Reading / language arts30%
State average 47%

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

Location

Directions ↗

401 North Dolores Road, Cortez

Students

Enrollment by grade
Grade 927
Grade 1041
Grade 1129
Grade 1234
Enrollment over time
132’20
133’21
113’22
134’23
131’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 47%American Indian/Alaska Native 28%Hispanic 20%Two or more races 5%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Southwest Open Charter School from Cortez families.

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.