QUESTA JR HIGH

QUESTA JR HIGH, a rural-scale middle school in QUESTA, New Mexico, part of QUESTA, works with 69 students, covering grades 6 through 8. Compared to the state average of about 335 students per school, that is 79% smaller than typical.

QUESTA comprises 4 schools with combined enrollment of 315 students; QUESTA JR HIGH is among them.

Looking at the student body, QUESTA JR HIGH lists that nearly all students (87%) are Hispanic. Beyond that, the school reports 12% White. By comparison, Taos County as a whole is about 51% Hispanic, so the school skews considerably more Hispanic than its surroundings.

On the resource side, On paper, QUESTA JR HIGH has 6 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 11.7:1. The state averages around 12.5:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. An estimated 86% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy.

Around the school, census data for Taos County shows the typical household earns roughly $58,950 per year, 39% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 12% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Taos County's 23 public schools (combined enrollment of about 3,727 students), QUESTA JR HIGH is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: QUESTA HIGH, around 0.0 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 3 other public schools cluster around QUESTA JR HIGH.

The school occupies a low-density site.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at QUESTA JR HIGH has increased 33%, going from 52 students in 2018 to 69 in 2025. Over the same period, the Hispanic share ticked up from 73% to 87%. Class-load math has loosened: from 9.1:1 in 2018 to 11.7:1 in 2025.

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