Other / mixed grade configuration · Cortez, CO

Beech Street Preschool

Federal NCES profile for Beech Street Preschool, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 65/100.

2024-25 NCES dataOther / mixed grade configurationNCES 080309000235
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🌟 Gifted program
30
📋 Attendance
100
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →

The verdict

Beech Street Preschool earns 65/100 on the Resource Investment Index on federal resource data.

#2 of 9
public schools in Cortez · Resource Index
65
Resource Index · Higher
45.2%
free-lunch eligible
70
students enrolled

By Resource Investment Index, Beech Street Preschool ranks #2 of 9 public schools in Cortez, CO.

School address

Cortez, CO 81321
District: Montezuma-Cortez School District No. Re-1 · Colorado

NCES ID 080309000235 Verify on NCES CCD record →

CCD year-over-year · 2022-23 → 2023-24

+14 students YoY

Beech Street Preschool grew from 73 students in 2022-23 to 87 in 2023-24 (+19.2%).

Teacher FTE held 0.0 → 0.0 across the same CCD years.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data public-school universe (2022-23, 2023-24).

Growing CCD campus

+14 students YoY 080309000235 · Cortez, CO Other · SMALL · TRAD

70 enr · 45.2% lunch · RII 65

Nearest enrollment peer: Montezuma-Cortez High School (598 students)

Beech Street Preschool grew from 73 students in 2022-23 to 87 in 2023-24 (+19.2%). Teacher FTE held 0.0 → 0.0 across the same CCD years. Read with this school → · District book → · Colorado schools → · Find another →

Beech Street Preschool in the enrollment neighbourhood

Fall enrollment among this campus and nearest district peers

students

What this shows Beech Street Preschool reports 70 students on the CCD universe file.

Source U.S. Department of Education, NCES Common Core of Data (Public School Universe) As of 2024-25

How Beech Street Preschool compares

Beech Street Preschool is a growing campus on CCD: ratios and free-lunch share vs Colorado and U.S. means.

Metric This school vs Colorado Colorado avg U.S. avg
Free-lunch eligible 45.2% ▲ 17% 38.5% 51.7%
Enrollment 70 top 93% - -

Source: NCES Common Core of Data School-level CCD + state/national means from Public School Universe · 2024-25

70
Bigger than 7% of US schools by enrollment, a small campus.

Equity indicators methodology

Economic need
45.2%
free-lunch eligible - 17% above the Colorado average of 38.5%
Above the 40% Title I schoolwide threshold; federal funds support the whole school, not individual students.
Engagement
0.0%
chronically absent (missed 10%+ of school days)
Below 5%, comfortably under the pre-pandemic national baseline for chronic absenteeism.
Funding equity
$13,684
per pupil, district-wide - below Colorado avg of $17,910
Well below the U.S. average per-pupil spend, a notably leaner funding position that may affect programs, facilities, and staffing.
Support staff
Counselors0.0 FTE
Student-support staffing from the Civil Rights Data Collection.
Discipline context
0
in-school suspensions + 0 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 0.0 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 0.0 per 100 students. Reported via the Civil Rights Data Collection.

Student demographics

White 55.7%
Hispanic or Latino 25.7%
American Indian / Alaska Native 10.0%
Two or More 7.1%
Asian 1.4%

Largest group: White at 55.7% of enrollment.

Student-body diversity index 60.8/100

Simpson diversity index - at 60.8, Beech Street Preschool is more mixed than the Colorado school average of 47.1.

Programs

District finance for Montezuma-Cortez School District No. Re-1 reports $13,684 per pupil (NCES F-33) - open the district page for the full revenue mix.

How Beech Street Preschool Compares to District-Mates

School Enrollment Economic Profile Student-Teacher Ratio
Montezuma-Cortez High School Larger Similar economic need No ratio data
Montezuma-Cortez Middle School Larger Higher economic need No ratio data
Mesa Elementary School Larger Higher economic need No ratio data
Kemper Elementary School Larger Higher economic need No ratio data
Southwest Open Charter School Larger Higher economic need No ratio data

Comparisons are relative to Beech Street Preschool's own figures; each column derives from NCES Common Core of Data.

Other Schools in This District

Montezuma-Cortez School District No. Re-1 · 5 sibling schools

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Nationwide other schools with similar size or staffing

Out-of-state peers matched by enrollment and by student-teacher ratio, not the same-city or same-district lists above.

Similar enrollment (~70 students)

Frequently asked questions about Beech Street Preschool

How many students attend Beech Street Preschool?

Beech Street Preschool has 70 students enrolled. It is a public school in Cortez, CO. CCD year-over-year: 73 (2022-23) → 87 (2023-24), up 14.

What percentage of students receive free lunch at Beech Street Preschool?

45.2% of students at Beech Street Preschool are eligible for free lunch, compared to the Colorado average of 38.5%.

What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Beech Street Preschool?

The largest demographic group at Beech Street Preschool is White at 55.7% of enrollment, in Cortez, CO. Its student body is more racially and ethnically mixed than most US schools, with a diversity index of 60.8/100.

What is the Resource Investment Index for Beech Street Preschool?

Beech Street Preschool has a Resource Investment Index of 65/100 (higher reported resources relative to schools nationally) based on 2 factors: gifted-program reporting, chronic absenteeism. Not a test-score or academic measure (national median ~41/100, see methodology). Limited indicators were available, so the index reflects partial data.

How does Beech Street Preschool rank among public schools in Cortez?

By Resource Investment Index, Beech Street Preschool ranks #2 of 9 public schools in Cortez, CO. This compares federal resource and staffing data among local peers; it is not a test-score or academic ranking. See all public schools in Cortez on the city page.

What other schools are in Montezuma-Cortez School District No. Re-1?

Besides Beech Street Preschool, Montezuma-Cortez School District No. Re-1 also operates Montezuma-Cortez High School (598 students), Montezuma-Cortez Middle School (505 students), and Mesa Elementary School (359 students). See the Montezuma-Cortez School District No. Re-1 district page for the complete list.

Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.

Source: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) CCD + Public School Universe (2024-25), CRDC (2021-22), F-33 District Finance Survey (FY 2022-23) · 2024-25 Data as of the 2024-25 school year. Coverage from U.S. Department of Education NCES Common Core of Data. Varies by entity type; administrative districts and certain charter networks may report only a subset of fields.

All federal data sources used on this page

Full source list and how we compute each figure: methodology page.

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