Montezuma-Cortez Middle School
450 West 2nd Street, Cortez, CO 81321 Map
Test score trends
Share of students who met or exceeded the state standard each year.
Latest results by grade
| Grade | Math | English | Science |
|---|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 15% state 31% · 2024-25 | 18% state 42% · 2025-26 | — |
| Grade 7 | 11% state 27% · 2014-15 | 16% state 41% · 2014-15 | — |
| Grade 8 | — | 14% state 42% · 2015-16 | — |
| All grades | 17% state — · 2025-26 | 21% state 42% · 2025-26 | — |
Results by year (all grades)
| School year | Math | English | Science |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | 17% | 21% state 42% | — |
| 2024-25 | 17% state 31% | 30% state 44% | — |
| 2023-24 | 18% | 29% state 44% | — |
| 2022-23 | 16% | 28% state 43% | — |
| 2021-22 | 11% | 22% state 43% | — |
| 2018-19 | 14% | 32% state 44% | — |
| 2017-18 | — | 28% | — |
| 2014-15 | — | 14% state 40% | — |
Compared with similar schools
Colorado middle schools where 17–27% of students come from families below the poverty line (this school: 22%)
- Math, 2025-26: this school 17%, typical similar school 19%. Higher than 39% of 69 similar schools.
- English, 2025-26: this school 21%, typical similar school 29%. Higher than 18% of 71 similar schools.
Family income strongly affects test scores, so comparing a school with others that serve families like its own is fairer than comparing it with the state average. The share of students below the poverty line is an estimate by the Urban Institute for 2022-23, made the same way in every state; it is a stricter measure than the low-income share above (free or reduced-price lunch, which goes up to 185% of the poverty line), so it is lower. “Typical” is the median: half of the similar schools score higher, half lower.
Students
Race and ethnicity, 2024-25
- Asian 0%
- White 40%
- Hispanic 22%
- Black 0%
- Two or more 8%
- Other 29%
Students with disabilities: 16% of students (87) receive special education under an IEP (individualized education program), 2023-24; another 2% have only a Section 504 plan (support such as extra time or seating, without special education), 2023-24. Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection.
Year-by-year history is loaded from the NCES Common Core of Data (2017-18 onward).
Nearby schools
Subject percentages show the share of students who met or exceeded the state standard.
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Children's Kiva Montessori School
Grades K–8
Charter
· Montezuma-Cortez School District No. Re-1
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9%
−31
vs state
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36%
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vs state · 2024-25
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65% |
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