Southwest Open Charter School
Public high school, grades 9 to 12 · Cortez, Colorado
Southwest Open Charter School in Cortez, Colorado enrolled 131 students in 2024-25 with 10.5 full-time teachers, 12.5 students per teacher against the Colorado high-school median of 15.9. It was not a Title I school in 2021-22; every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision (2024-25). On the state tests, 20% or less of its students tested were proficient in math in 2022-23 (Colorado: 33.1%). Its four-year graduation rate for the class of 2023 was 11-19% (Colorado: 82.7%).
NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method
Enrollment rose 16% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 9%
113 students in 2022-23, 134 students in 2023-24, 131 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 11.6 to 10.5.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 113 | 11.6 | 9.8 |
| 2023-24 | 134 | 10.5 | 12.7 |
| 2024-25 | 131 | 10.5 | 12.5 |
12.5 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 72 of every 100 Colorado high schools
Among the 429 Colorado high schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 15.9; the national median for high schools is 14.5. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).
One counselor per 128 students in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Southwest Open Charter School enrolled 133 students and had 1.0 counselors (full-time equivalent); it reported 3 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement coursesNone
- Gifted and talented programYes
- Counselors (FTE)1.0, one per 128 of the 133 students enrolled in 2021-22
- Out-of-school suspensions3
- Chronically absent90.3% (2022-23)
Who attends
46.6% of students were White, 28.2% American Indian, 19.8% Hispanic in 2024-25.
- White46.6%
- American Indian28.2%
- Hispanic19.8%
- Two or more races5.3%
Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.
State test results, 2022-23
In 2022-23, the students tested at Southwest Open Charter School scored proficient or above: 20% or less in math, against 33.1% in math across Colorado. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Colorado, not across states. ED Data Express holds no district results after 2021-22, so the district column gives its 2021-22 figure. No whole-school reading result is shown: ED's files give none for this school for 2021-22 or 2022-23.
| Subject | This school | Its district | Colorado |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math | 20% or less | 15% (2021-22) | 33.1% |
Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express (2021-22 through the Data Rescue Project archive); for 2022-23 ED published math by school and reading only by state: ED shows school and district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.
Graduation rate, class of 2023
11-19% of the 31 students in Southwest Open Charter School's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 82.7% across Colorado. The four-year rate follows the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out, and counts those who earned a regular diploma by 2023. Every state computes it the same way under federal law, though each sets its own diploma requirements.
| This school | Its district | Colorado | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Four-year graduation rate | 11‑19% | 65‑69% | 82.7% |
| Students in the class | 31 | 158 | 68,390 |
Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express: ED shows school and district rates as ranges (for example 90-94%) and leaves out small classes.
High schools in Cortez
2 public high schools in Cortez report 2024-25 enrollment; Southwest Open Charter School is number 2 by size.
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch |
|---|---|---|---|
| Montezuma-Cortez High School | 598 | 21.0 | 52.8% |
| Southwest Open Charter School | 131 | 12.5 | 75.6% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.
What to look at next about Southwest Open Charter School
- Montezuma-Cortez High SchoolThe nearest public high school, 0.7 miles away: 598 students, 21.0 per teacher (2024-25).0.7 mi
- Dolores Secondary SchoolThe next nearest public high school, 9.1 miles away: 186 students, 11.5 per teacher (2024-25).9.1 mi
- Compare Southwest Open Charter School with Montezuma-Cortez High SchoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- How much Montezuma-Cortez School District No. Re-1 spends per student$13,684 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$13,684
- The largest public schools in ColoradoSouthwest Open Charter School is the number 317 by size of 436 Colorado high schools open in 2024-25.#317 of 436
- Colorado schools by students per teacher12.5 students per teacher here against the Colorado median of 15.9 for high schools.12.5:1
- Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.
Questions about Southwest Open Charter School
How many students attend Southwest Open Charter School?
131 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 113 in 2022-23. It is a high school in Cortez, CO.What is the student-teacher ratio at Southwest Open Charter School?
12.5 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Colorado median for high schools is 15.9. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.Is Southwest Open Charter School a Title I school?
Southwest Open Charter School was not a Title I school in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.How do students at Southwest Open Charter School do on state tests?
In 2022-23, the students tested at Southwest Open Charter School scored proficient or above: 20% or less in math, against 33.1% in math across Colorado. Colorado's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2022-23; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.What is the graduation rate at Southwest Open Charter School?
11-19% of the 31 students in Southwest Open Charter School's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 82.7% across Colorado. The rate counts the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out, and the share of them with a regular diploma by 2023. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23; ED publishes school rates as ranges to protect small groups.What district is Southwest Open Charter School in?
Montezuma-Cortez School District No. Re-1, NCES district ID 0803090. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 080309001692 are the district's.
Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.
Sources
Every federal file behind this record
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
- Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
- EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
- EDFacts state assessment results, 2022-23: reading and math proficiency for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
- EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23: the class of 2023 for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
- NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
- U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov
Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25
Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22
District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.