Montezuma-cortez High School
206 West 7th Street, Cortez, CO, 81321-0708 - Map Map

School Overview:
Definition of Terms
Montezuma-cortez High School
School Level High school
Grades Offered Grades 9 - 12
County Montezuma County, CO
Students & Faculty
Total Students 859 students
% Male / % Female 51%  /  49%
Total Classroom Teachers 52 teachers
Students by Grade
Grade 9 - 217 students
Grade 10 - 196 students
Grade 11 - 210 students
Grade 12 - 236 students
This School
(CO) School Average
Teacher : Student Ratio 1:17 1:17
Students by Ethnicity
This School
(CO) School Average
% American Indian 20% 2%
% Asian 1% 2%
% Hispanic 10% 26%
% Black 1% 5%
% White 68% 66%
Additional Student Information
This School
(CO) School Average
% Eligible for Free Lunch 22% 19%
% Eligible for Reduced Lunch 8% 5%
% Migrant Students Enrolled n/a n/a
School Performance:
(CO) Statewide Testing Performance
School Statewide Performance View Education Department Test Scores
School District:
School District Name Montezuma-cortez Re-1 School District
This School's Agency
(CO) District Average
Number of Schools Managed 13 3
Number of Students Managed 3,253 students 677 students
District Total Revenue $24,700,000 $6,335,000
District Expenditure $24,137,000 $6,229,000
District Revenue / Student $7,593 $9,357
District Expenditure / Student $7,420 $9,201
District Graduation Rates n/a n/a
In the News:
  • Glenwood steamrolls Moffat County in the cold, 31-0 (Glenwood Springs Post Independent)
    posted on November 2, 2009 at 01:27:13 am
    Glenwood steamrolls Moffat County in the cold, 31-0 Ben Bulkeley Craig Daily Press writer Post Independent Glenwood Springs, CO Colorado In a night when the temperatures failed to register above freezing, the Glenwood Springs High School Demons were able to stay hot by winning over the Bulldogs, 31-0. The Moffat County High School boys varsity football team was unable to get any points against a ...
  • Glenwood Springs football beats MCHS, 31-0 (Craig Daily Press)
    posted on October 31, 2009 at 06:16:33 am
    In a night when the temperatures failed to register above freezing, the Glenwood Springs High School Demons were able to stay hot by beating the Bulldogs, 31-0.
  • Pueblo County band marches to win (The Pueblo Chieftain)
    posted on October 27, 2009 at 06:14:42 am
    Pueblo County High School reclaimed its place among the state's top high school marching bands Monday by winning the 2009 Colorado Bandmasters Association Class 3A title at the Neta & Eddie DeRose ThunderBowl on the Colorado State University-Pueblo campus.
  • Gail Binkly: Hate Crimes, Media and Two Spirits (The Huffington Post)
    posted on October 26, 2009 at 10:08:31 pm
    Two Spirits is a low-key, gentle and respectful recounting of Fred Martinez's life and death. He was Navajo and he was nádleehí, a man with feminine characteristics.
  • Class-assigned book irks Cortez parents (The Durango Herald)
    posted on October 9, 2009 at 06:36:20 am
    A book assigned in an English class to a Cortez high school student was offensive, vulgar and demeaning, a parent told the Montezuma-Cortez School District Re-1 Board of Education meeting Tuesday night, and she suggested a parental review committee to guide the selection of required reading.
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School Notes:
 
School Zip Code:
About This Zip Code (81321)
School Zip (81321)
(CO) State Average
Population (Approximate) 13,655 people 4,157,972 people
% (age 25+) w/College Degree 24% 33%
Population Average Age 37 years old 34 years old
Average Household size 2.5 persons 2.5 persons
Median Household Income $31,625 $49,703
Avg. # of Rooms in Household 5.1 rooms 5.7 rooms
Median Age of Housing Structure 34 years old 35 years old
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Median Value of Housing Unit
Zipcode (81321)


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Zillow Median Value of Housing Unit
% Owning / % Renting 73% / 27% 67% / 33%
School Map:
1. Adult Education Program - 60 students - 1.9 mi. away - view location
2. Southwest Open Charter School - 164 students - 1.9 mi. away - view location
3. Dolores High School - 203 students - 8.5 mi. away - view location
View all schools in: Cortez, Montezuma County, Zip 81321 
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