ALTA VISTA INTERMEDIATE

As a tiny elementary-level community in QUESTA, New Mexico, ALTA VISTA INTERMEDIATE instructs 40 students from grades 4 through 5, one of the schools within QUESTA. By comparison, New Mexico's public schools average about 287 students each, so ALTA VISTA INTERMEDIATE sits 86% smaller than that benchmark.

ALTA VISTA INTERMEDIATE is one of 4 schools operated by QUESTA, a district that hosts 315 students overall.

For racial and ethnic makeup, ALTA VISTA INTERMEDIATE records that the student body is overwhelmingly Hispanic (85%). The remainder is composed of 13% White, 3% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 51% Hispanic, putting the school's mix considerably more Hispanic than the area baseline.

On the resource side, The school employs 4 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 9.8:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 12.9:1, putting ALTA VISTA INTERMEDIATE tighter than the state norm the norm. Around 83% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

In the broader community, the surrounding county (Taos County) records that median household income runs about $58,950, about 39% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 12%. ALTA VISTA INTERMEDIATE is one of 23 public schools in Taos County (combined enrollment of about 3,727 students).

Nearest neighbor: ALTA VISTA ELEMENTARY, around 0.0 miles off. Within five miles, there are 3 other public schools.

ALTA VISTA INTERMEDIATE operates from a rural location.

Over the past 7-year window. ALTA VISTA INTERMEDIATE's enrollment has edged down 48% since 2018, when it stood at 77 (now 40). Class-load math has pulled in: from 15.5:1 in 2018 to 9.8:1 in 2025.

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