Battle Rock Charter School

Battle Rock Charter School is one of the minimally staffed elementary-level communitys in CORTEZ, Colorado, operated by Montezuma-Cortez School District No. Re-1, with 88 students on its rolls from grades K through 6. Compared to the state average of about 379 students per school, that is 77% smaller than typical.

Battle Rock Charter School is one of 10 schools operated by Montezuma-Cortez School District No. Re-1, a district that enrolls 2,380 students overall.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Battle Rock Charter School shows that 50% of students identify as White, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups; the rest comes out to 25% Hispanic, 14% Native American, 11% multiracial. That is meaningfully less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 75%.

Looking at school resources, On paper, Battle Rock Charter School has 6 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 14.3:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 16.6:1, putting Battle Rock Charter School tighter than the state norm the norm. About 51% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.

In the surrounding community, Montezuma County reports that median household income runs about $65,244, roughly 31% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 7%. Battle Rock Charter School is one of 19 public schools in Montezuma County (combined enrollment of about 3,620 students).

The closest other public school is Kwiyagat Community Academy, roughly 11.2 miles away.

The campus sits in a rural setting. Battle Rock Charter School is a charter school, which puts it inside the public-school system but outside the standard district-managed model.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count rose 54%: 57 students in 2018 compared to 88 in 2025. Hispanic enrollment moved from 16% to 25% across the same window.

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