Children's Kiva Montessori School

Set in CORTEZ, Colorado, Children's Kiva Montessori School is a micro-enrollment elementary-level community, one of the schools within Montezuma-Cortez School District No. Re-1. It caters to 130 students across grades K through 8. Compared to the state average of about 379 students per school, that is 66% below typical.

Within Montezuma-Cortez School District No. Re-1, which oversees 10 schools and 2,380 students, Children's Kiva Montessori School is one campus in the system.

On the student-mix side, Children's Kiva Montessori School logs that the largest single group is White at 52%, but no single group is in the majority. Other groups include 21% Native American, 18% Hispanic, 8% multiracial. That is meaningfully less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 75%.

On the resource side, Children's Kiva Montessori School reports 9 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 14.1:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 16.6:1, putting Children's Kiva Montessori School tighter than the state norm the norm. Roughly 65% of students at Children's Kiva Montessori School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy.

After controlling for student poverty, Children's Kiva Montessori School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 27.1% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 29.7%.

In the broader community, census data for Montezuma County shows the typical household earns roughly $65,244 per year, roughly 31% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Children's Kiva Montessori School is one of 19 public schools in Montezuma County (combined enrollment of about 3,620 students).

Nearest neighbor: Kemper Elementary School, around 0.3 miles off. Within five miles, there are 6 other public schools. On composite proficiency, Children's Kiva Montessori School comes 3rd of 6 in the immediate cluster, beneath the nearby-schools average of 32.2%.

Children's Kiva Montessori School operates from a town-based location. As a public charter, Children's Kiva Montessori School runs on public funding but with greater curricular and operational autonomy than a typical district school.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count edged up 41%: 92 students in 2018 compared to 130 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 67% to 52% across the same window. Class-load math has grew: from 12.5:1 in 2018 to 14.1:1 in 2025.

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