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Schools in Lewis

Lewis’s public schools

Montezuma-Cortez School District RE-1 has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Lewis. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?2/5schools above Colorado’s middle

Tests spring 2022, when 90% of students in Colorado’s tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s graduation rate (U.S. Department of Education). How TownRatings grades schools

Reading proficiency
28%
2021–22
Math proficiency
15%
2021–22
Graduate on time
67%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$13.9K
▼ 13% vs CO $15.9K
FY2024
Students per teacher
15.4
CO 16.3 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
1,926 students on the public path
In brief

Lewis’s schools, in brief

School by school

2 of Lewis’s 5 district schools with test results score above the middle of Colorado’s 1,665 public schools. Kemper Elementary School places highest (better than 71%); Montezuma-Cortez Middle School lowest (19%). See the path ↓

Which school depends on your street

Three elementary schools serve Lewis, graded from C to B+, so it’s worth checking the specific school. Then one middle school and one high school: Montezuma-Cortez High School. See the path ↓

Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools in Lewis, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
K–53 elementary schoolsDepends on your addressC to B+
6–8Montezuma-Cortez Middle Schoolin CortezC−
9–12Montezuma-Cortez High Schoolin CortezB−

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Montezuma-Cortez School District RE-1.

The district

Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.

Montezuma-Cortez School District RE-1Grades PK–12 · 10 schools · 2,380 students · 15.4 per teacher (CO 16.3)
$13,869CO $15,889 · FY2024
D
Test scores · 2021–22

Well below the state in reading

Reading28%
State average 44.9% · 1220 students tested
Math15%
State average 31.8% · 1217 students tested

Lewis vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the Colorado towns that share Lewis’s borders.

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Lewis—Montezuma-Cortez School District RE-1

Every school in Lewis

5 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Colorado’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).

Also serving Lewisin other towns
Mesa Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Cortez
C
359 students13:1Rate it →
Kemper Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Cortez
B+
339 students14:1Rate it →
Lewis-Arriola Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Cortez
B
125 students16:1Rate it →
Montezuma-Cortez Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Cortez
C−
505 students15:1Rate it →
Montezuma-Cortez High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Cortez
B−
598 students21:1Rate it →

Questions about Lewis’s schools

Are Lewis’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Lewis. Montezuma-Cortez School District RE-1 has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Lewis. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 2 of its 5 district schools with test results score above the middle of Colorado’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Lewis in?

Montezuma-Cortez School District RE-1.

Where do Lewis kids go to high school?

Montezuma-Cortez High School.

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What Lewis families are saying about school.

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School data: state test results (2021–22, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2023) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). Stars are from neighbors.