Enrollment
339
Elementary
DISTRICT 164 · STATE 379
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MONTEZUMA-CORTEZ SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. RE-1·NCES 080309000835
Kemper Elementary School
620 EAST MONTEZUMA, CORTEZ, CO 81321 · (970) 565-3737 · Montezuma County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY33-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL339 STUDENTS
C
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 33% of Colorado public elementary schools
- CTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C+Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Colorado public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
13.9:1
24 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.8:1 · STATE 16.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
63%
212 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 | 58 | 17% |
| Grade 1 | 59 | 17% |
| Grade 2 | 29 | 9% |
| Grade 3 | 55 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 65 | 19% |
| Grade 5 | 73 | 22% |
This year's kindergarten class (58) is 21% smaller than its 5th grade class (73).
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
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Kemper Elementary School→Montezuma-Cortez Middle School
Based on grade levels within Montezuma-Cortez School District No. Re-1. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
CMAS 2024-25 . % Met or Exceeded ExpectationsEnglish Language Arts
26.2%
CO avg 44.9% . -7.3pp since 2023
Math
22.2%
CO avg 36.1% . -4.3pp since 2023
What this means: On the CMAS, Colorado's statewide test, about 26 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 22 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Colorado schools, those numbers are about 45 and 36. Reading and writing scores are down about 7 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 4 points.
CMAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 26.2% | 22.2% |
| 2023-24 | 33.5% | 26.5% |
% 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
27.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
28.8%
based on CO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-1.1pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 28% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 29% 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 Kemper Elementary School
Kemper Elementary School's state test result (27.6% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kemper Elementary School this school | 339 | 62.5% | 27.6% |
| Campbell Elementary School STERLING | 347 | 65.4% | 24.2% |
| Chatfield Elementary School GRAND JUNCTION | 371 | 62.5% | 40.1% |
| Lincoln Elementary School DELTA | 371 | 66.6% | 33.8% |
| Lincoln Orchard Mesa Elementary School GRAND JUNCTION | 289 | 61.6% | 35.1% |
| Pomona Elementary School MONTROSE | 335 | 67.5% | 27.2% |
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 Kemper Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Colorado | In Montezuma County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 27.6% | #621 of 931 | N/A |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 22.2% | #673 of 940 ▼ 94 | N/A |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 26.2% | #718 of 946 ▼ 113 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 339 | #590 of 1,056 | #2 of 10 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.9:1 | #213 of 896 | N/A |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 63.8% | #135 of 896 | N/A |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 62.5% | #346 of 983 | #3 of 6 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -13.1% | #419 of 664 | N/A |
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
339
-24 (-7%) vs 2020
-15% since 1990-91, when it was 401
Student : Teacher
13.9:1
was 18.1:1
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 | 339 | 24.4 | 13.9:1 | 63% (212) |
| 2023-24 | 347 | 21.1 | 16.4:1 | 58% (201) |
| 2022-23 | 357 | 21.4 | 16.6:1 | 70% (249) |
| 2020-21 | 363 | 20 | 18.1:1 | 53% (191) |
| 2017-18 | 390 | 23.5 | 16.6:1 | 71% (276) |
| 2015-16 | 385 | 21 | 18.3:1 | 66% (254) |
| 2010-11 | 404 | 22 | 18.4:1 | 64% (259) |
| 2000-01 | 320 | 22 | 14.6:1 | 62% (199) |
| 1990-91 | 401 | 21 | 19.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Kemper Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 13% (390 to 339); teachers up 4% (23.5 to 24.4).
About Kemper Elementary School
Kemper Elementary School is an elementary school in CORTEZ, Colorado, according to federal school records. It offers kindergarten through 5 and has 339 students enrolled.
The 10 schools in Montezuma-Cortez School District No. Re-1 enroll 2,380 students altogether, Kemper Elementary School among them.
More than half of enrollment at Kemper Elementary School is White: 52%. Other groups make up 22% Hispanic, 19% Native American, and 5% multiracial. Montezuma County as a whole is about 75% White, so the school's share is lower. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 64%.
Kemper Elementary School has a student-to-teacher ratio of 13.9:1, with 24.4 full-time-equivalent teachers. Compared with the 16.6:1 average for elementary schools in Colorado, this school's ratio is lower. The school has 63% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch.
On the allk12 Grade, Kemper Elementary School lands at C, ahead of 33% of Colorado public elementary schools.
Based on its free or reduced-price lunch share, the BeatsExpectations model predicts an average proficiency rate across its state test results of 28.8% for Kemper Elementary School. The school posts 27.6%, 1.1 points below the prediction.
For Montezuma County, Census Bureau data show the median household earns about $65,244 a year, roughly 31% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 7%. Public schools in Montezuma County number 19, with about 3,620 students.
Among nearby public schools, Children's Kiva Montessori School is closest at about 0.3 miles. Kemper Elementary School is one of several public schools in the area, with 6 others within five miles. The school's 27.6% average proficiency ranks 4th among 6 nearby schools.
In the federal locale system, Kemper Elementary School is coded Town: Remote, for schools in a town far from an urbanized area.
From 2020-21 to 2024-25, enrollment fell from 363 to 339, a 7% decrease. The student-to-teacher ratio went down from 18.1:1 to 13.9:1.
People can post here about homework, tutoring, and testing dates and other school topics. Members of the school community can share what they know.
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
- Southwest Open Charter SchoolHigh · 131 students
- Children's Kiva Montessori SchoolElementary · 130 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
- Southwest Open Charter SchoolHigh · 131 students
- Children's Kiva Montessori SchoolElementary · 130 students
- Lewis-Arriola Elementary SchoolElementary · 125 students
Nearby schools
- Children's Kiva Montessori School0.3 mi · 130
- Beech Street Preschool0.4 mi · 70
- Montezuma-Cortez Middle School0.9 mi · 505
- Montezuma-Cortez High School1.0 mi · 598
- Southwest Open Charter School1.2 mi · 131
- Mesa Elementary School1.3 mi · 359
Frequently asked questions
About Kemper Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Kemper Elementary School?
Kemper Elementary School enrolls approximately 339 students in grades KG-05.
What grades does Kemper Elementary School serve?
Kemper Elementary School serves grades KG-05.
How many students per teacher at Kemper Elementary School?
Approximately 13.9:1 students per teacher at Kemper Elementary School.
How diverse is Kemper Elementary School?
Kemper Elementary School reports a student body of 52% White, 22% Hispanic, 1% Asian, 5% Two or more.
What district is Kemper Elementary School in?
Kemper Elementary School is part of Montezuma-Cortez School District No. Re-1.
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