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Best Public Schools in Montezuma County, CO

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At a glance

Schools

3,355

Students

Districts

Top rankedDolores High School216^th of 338 Colorado high schools

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Biggest riser

Kemper Elementary School up 98 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

Dolores Middle School 11.3 students per teacher

SchoolDigger ratings

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10 schools without a SchoolDigger rating (too few tested students)

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				PSAT10 Reading and Writing (2026)	PSAT10 Mathematics (2026)	PSAT9 Reading and Writing (2026)	PSAT9 Mathematics (2026)	SAT Reading and Writing (2026)	SAT Mathematics (2026)	CMAS English Language Arts (2026)							CMAS Math (2026)							CMAS Science (2026)			Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients (2025)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	PSAT10 Reading and Writing 10th Grade	PSAT10 Mathematics 10th Grade	PSAT9 Reading and Writing 9th Grade	PSAT9 Mathematics 9th Grade	SAT Reading and Writing 11th Grade	SAT Mathematics 11th Grade	CMAS English Language Arts 3rd Grade	CMAS English Language Arts 4th Grade	CMAS English Language Arts 5th Grade	CMAS English Language Arts 6th Grade	CMAS English Language Arts 7th Grade	CMAS English Language Arts 8th Grade	CMAS English Language Arts All Grades	CMAS Math 3rd Grade	CMAS Math 4th Grade	CMAS Math 5th Grade	CMAS Math 6th Grade	CMAS Math 7th Grade	CMAS Math 8th Grade	CMAS Math All Grades	CMAS Science 5th Grade	CMAS Science 8th Grade	CMAS Science 11th Grade	Total
Battle Rock Charter School	Public, Charter	K-6	11247 County Road G	Cortez	81321	Montezuma County	State Charter School Institute	Yes	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(970) 565-3237	0				0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Kwiyagat Community Academy	Public, Charter	K-5	450 Sunset Blvd	Towaoc	81334	Montezuma County	State Charter School Institute	Yes	No	No	Yes	(970) 564-5348	61	4	14.0	100.0%	1 (1.6%)	2 (3.3%)	1 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	57 (93.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)																								$31,491
Montezuma-Cortez Middle School	Public	6-8	450 West 2nd Street	Cortez	81321	Montezuma County	Montezuma-Cortez School District No. Re-1	No	No	No	No	(970) 565-7824	505	34	14.9	68.1%	204 (40.4%)	0 (0.0%)	113 (22.4%)	2 (0.4%)	146 (28.9%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (7.9%)								(n/a)										17.6			20.9							17.4				$16,544
Kemper Elementary School	Public	K-5	620 East Montezuma	Cortez	81321	Montezuma County	Montezuma-Cortez School District No. Re-1	No	No	No	Yes	(970) 565-3737	339	24	13.9	62.5%	177 (52.2%)	0 (0.0%)	75 (22.1%)	3 (0.9%)	66 (19.5%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (5.3%)	27.2	653^rd of 943 public elementary schools	30.8%		19.1	751^st of 950 public elementary schools	20.9%	98								37.5					29.1	19.4	31.7	27.1				27.2	22.0			$15,893
Lewis-Arriola Elementary School	Public	K-5	21434 Road U	Cortez	81321	Montezuma County	Montezuma-Cortez School District No. Re-1	No	No	No	Yes	(970) 882-4494	125	8	15.6	40.8%	96 (76.8%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (13.6%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (7.2%)								(n/a)									64.0				75.9							68.5	72.0			$17,099
Mesa Elementary School	Public	K-5	703 West 7th Street	Cortez	81321	Montezuma County	Montezuma-Cortez School District No. Re-1	No	No	No	Yes	(970) 565-3858	359	27	13.4	76.6%	104 (29.0%)	1 (0.3%)	82 (22.8%)	3 (0.8%)	134 (37.3%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (9.7%)	16	798^th of 943 public elementary schools	15.4%		11.2	868^th of 950 public elementary schools	8.6%	70							12.2	17.8	40.0				24.2	20.4	8.9	25.5				18.8				$15,608
Montezuma-Cortez High School	Public	9-12	418 South Sligo Street	Cortez	81321	Montezuma County	Montezuma-Cortez School District No. Re-1	No	No	No	No	(970) 565-3722	598	29	20.9	57.5%	286 (47.8%)	2 (0.3%)	133 (22.2%)	8 (1.3%)	131 (21.9%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (6.4%)								(n/a)																								$16,032
Pleasant View Charter School	Public, Charter	K-6	15238 County Road Cc	Pleasant View	81331	Montezuma County	Montezuma-Cortez School District No. Re-1	Yes	No	No	Yes	(970) 562-4286	35	3	11.7	54.3%	32 (91.4%)	1 (2.9%)	1 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (2.9%)								(n/a)																								$11,670
Southwest Open Charter School	Public, Charter	9-12	401 North Dolores Road	Cortez	81321	Montezuma County	Montezuma-Cortez School District No. Re-1	Yes	No	No	No	(970) 565-1150	131	10	12.5	79.4%	61 (46.6%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (19.8%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (28.2%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (5.3%)								(n/a)																								$16,234
Children's Kiva Montessori School	Public, Charter	K-8	601 North Mildred	Cortez	81312	Montezuma County	Montezuma-Cortez School District No. Re-1	Yes	No	No	Yes	(970) 564-9377	130	9	14.0	65.4%	68 (52.3%)	1 (0.8%)	24 (18.5%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (20.8%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (7.7%)								(n/a)								42.1																$13,156
Dolores Elementary School	Public	K-5	12th And Hillside	Dolores	81323	Montezuma County	Dolores School District No. Re-4A	No	No	No	Yes	(970) 882-4688	245	18	13.8	53.9%	186 (75.9%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (12.7%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (6.9%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (4.5%)	32	596^th of 943 public elementary schools	36.8%		37.2	553^rd of 950 public elementary schools	41.8%	43							35.5	43.8	22.7				32.7	38.7	37.5	25.0				32.7	26.7			$14,053
Dolores High School	Public	9-12	1301 Central Avenue	Dolores	81323	Montezuma County	Dolores School District No. Re-4A	No	No	No	No	(970) 882-7288	186	16	11.5	48.4%	146 (78.5%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (15.6%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (4.3%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.6%)	36.3	216^th of 338 public high schools	36.1%		46.5	166^th of 328 public high schools	49.4%	50	77.0	36.0	52.0	28.0	53.0	12.0																	26.5	$18,859
Dolores Middle School	Public	6-8	1301 Central Avenue	Dolores	81323	Montezuma County	Dolores School District No. Re-4A	No	No	No	No	(970) 882-7288	166	15	11.3	57.2%	127 (76.5%)	1 (0.6%)	24 (14.5%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (3.6%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (4.8%)	24.3	329^th of 469 public middle schools	29.9%		34.7	278^th of 469 public middle schools	40.7%	51										20.4	22.6	41.0	27.0				16.3	22.6	21.1	20.0		26.3		$12,851
Mancos Elementary School	Public	K-5	301 Grand Avenue	Mancos	81328	Montezuma County	Mancos School District Re-6	No	No	No	Yes	(970) 533-7744	217	18	12.3	37.8%	168 (77.4%)	2 (0.9%)	25 (11.5%)	1 (0.5%)	14 (6.5%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (3.2%)								(n/a)																								$17,171
Mancos High School	Public	9-12	355 West Grand Avenue	Mancos	81328	Montezuma County	Mancos School District Re-6	No	No	No	No	(970) 533-7746	142	9	15.0	29.6%	108 (76.1%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (16.2%)	1 (0.7%)	8 (5.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.4%)	32.4	225^th of 338 public high schools	33.4%		23.9	251^st of 328 public high schools	23.5%	26	59.0	31.0	69.0	21.0	44.0	12.0																		$20,028
Mancos Middle School	Public	6-8	100 South Beech	Mancos	81328	Montezuma County	Mancos School District Re-6	No	No	No	No	(970) 533-9143	116	8	15.4	46.6%	92 (79.3%)	1 (0.9%)	18 (15.5%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (4.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)																								$12,702

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