Enrollment
130
Elementary
DISTRICT 164 · STATE 379
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MONTEZUMA-CORTEZ SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. RE-1·NCES 080309006622
Children's Kiva Montessori School
601 NORTH MILDRED, CORTEZ, CO 81321 · (970) 564-9377 · Montezuma County
GRADES KG–08ELEMENTARY33-TOWNCHARTERTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL130 STUDENTS
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allk12 Grade
Not graded
This school has no state test results for 2023-24 or 2024-25 to grade, which is common for schools that end before third grade. How grades work
Student : Teacher
14.1:1
9 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.8:1 · STATE 16.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
65%
85 students
DISTRICT 61% · STATE 50%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 9 | 7% |
| Grade 1 | 22 | 17% |
| Grade 2 | 13 | 10% |
| Grade 3 | 20 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 14 | 11% |
| Grade 5 | 18 | 14% |
| Grade 6 | 8 | 6% |
| Grade 7 | 10 | 8% |
| Grade 8 | 16 | 12% |
Student demographics
64%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 67% · STATE 62% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
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CMAS 2024-25 . % Met or Exceeded ExpectationsEnglish Language Arts
36.4%
CO avg 44.9% . +10.2pp since 2023
What this means: On the CMAS, Colorado's statewide test, about 36 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level. The Colorado average is about 45 of 100. Reading and writing scores are up about 10 points since 2023.
CMAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts |
|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 36.4% |
| 2023-24 | 26.2% |
% Met or Exceeded Expectations, all students and all tested grades.
Source: CMAS. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
29.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
27.1%
based on CO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+2.7pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 30% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 27% typical for Colorado schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Colorado's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Children's Kiva Montessori School
Children's Kiva Montessori School's state test result (29.7% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 3 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Children's Kiva Montessori School this school | 130 | 65.4% | 29.7% |
| Pagosa Peak Open School PAGOSA SPRINGS | 111 | 58.6% | 21.3% |
| Miami/Yoder Elementary School RUSH | 173 | 64.7% | 29.2% |
| Crowley County Elementary K-6 ORDWAY | 156 | 69.9% | 23.6% |
| Julesburg Elementary School JULESBURG | 108 | 69.4% | N/A |
| La Veta Elementary School LA VETA | 120 | 70.8% | N/A |
Matched among Colorado elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Children's Kiva Montessori School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Colorado | In Montezuma County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 29.7% | #587 of 931 | N/A |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 36.4% | #552 of 946 ▲ 156 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 130 | #969 of 1,056 | #5 of 10 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 65.4% | #313 of 983 | #2 of 6 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
130
-10 (-7%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
14.1:1
was 17.5:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 130 | 9.2 | 14.1:1 | 65% (85) |
| 2023-24 | 142 | 13.6 | 10.4:1 | 65% (92) |
| 2022-23 | 142 | 12.3 | 11.6:1 | 61% (86) |
| 2020-21 | 140 | 8 | 17.5:1 | 45% (63) |
| 2017-18 | 92 | 7.4 | 12.5:1 | 36% (33) |
| 2015-16 | 110 | 1 | 110.0:1 | 26% (29) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Children's Kiva Montessori School.
Since 2017-18: students up 41% (92 to 130); teachers up 25% (7.4 to 9.2).
About Children's Kiva Montessori School
CORTEZ, Colorado, is home to Children's Kiva Montessori School, a very small elementary school. The school serves kindergarten through 8. Enrollment is 130 students. Elementary schools in Colorado have about 379 students on average; enrollment here is 66% lower.
Federal data list 10 schools in Montezuma-Cortez School District No. Re-1, with 2,380 students enrolled.
Federal enrollment data show Children's Kiva Montessori School is 52% White. Other groups include 21% Native American, 18% Hispanic, and 8% multiracial. The county population is about 75% White. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 64, compared with 70 nationally.
The school's 9.2 full-time-equivalent teachers translate to a student-to-teacher ratio of 14.1:1. Elementary schools in Colorado average 16.6:1, 2.5 more students per teacher than here. Income data for the school show 65% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch.
On the allk12 BeatsExpectations measure, Children's Kiva Montessori School is 2.7 points above the average proficiency rate across its state test results predicted for its free or reduced-price lunch share: 29.7% actual, 27.1% predicted. That is outside both the top and bottom 10% in Colorado.
American Community Survey estimates for Montezuma County show that median household income comes to about $65,244, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 31% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 7%. The county's public schools total 19, with about 3,620 students.
Straight-line distance to the nearest public school, Kemper Elementary School, is about 0.3 miles. There are 6 other public schools within five miles. On state test proficiency, Children's Kiva Montessori School ranks 3rd in a group of 6 nearby schools.
NCES describes the area around Children's Kiva Montessori School as Town: Remote, meaning in a town far from an urbanized area. As a charter school, Children's Kiva Montessori School is publicly funded and operates under a charter.
By 2024-25, enrollment had dropped to 130, from 140 in 2020-21. The ratio of students to teachers went from 17.5:1 to 14.1:1 over the same years.
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Montezuma County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
26,412
Census ACS
Median income
$65,244
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
31%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
19
3,620 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Montezuma-Cortez School District No. Re-1
- Montezuma-Cortez High SchoolHigh · 598 students
- Montezuma-Cortez Middle SchoolMiddle · 505 students
- Mesa Elementary SchoolElementary · 359 students
- Kemper Elementary SchoolElementary · 339 students
- Southwest Open Charter SchoolHigh · 131 students
- Lewis-Arriola Elementary SchoolElementary · 125 students
Other schools in CORTEZ
- Montezuma-Cortez High SchoolHigh · 598 students
- Montezuma-Cortez Middle SchoolMiddle · 505 students
- Mesa Elementary SchoolElementary · 359 students
- Kemper Elementary SchoolElementary · 339 students
- Southwest Open Charter SchoolHigh · 131 students
- Lewis-Arriola Elementary SchoolElementary · 125 students
Nearby schools
- Kemper Elementary School0.3 mi · 339
- Beech Street Preschool0.5 mi · 70
- Montezuma-Cortez High School1.0 mi · 598
- Southwest Open Charter School1.0 mi · 131
- Montezuma-Cortez Middle School1.1 mi · 505
- Mesa Elementary School1.5 mi · 359
Frequently asked questions
About Children's Kiva Montessori SchoolHow many students attend Children's Kiva Montessori School?
Children's Kiva Montessori School enrolls approximately 130 students in grades KG-08.
Is Children's Kiva Montessori School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Children's Kiva Montessori School is an elementary school covering grades KG-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Children's Kiva Montessori School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Children's Kiva Montessori School is approximately 14.1:1 (9 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Children's Kiva Montessori School?
At Children's Kiva Montessori School, the student body is approximately 52% White, 18% Hispanic, 1% Black, 8% Two or more.
Is Children's Kiva Montessori School public or private?
Children's Kiva Montessori School is a public K-12 school operated as a charter, overseen by Montezuma-Cortez School District No. Re-1.
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