TAOS INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL

Located at 118 ESTE ES ROAD, in TAOS, New Mexico, TAOS INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL is a compact elementary campus that educates 179 students (grades K through 8), one of the schools within TAOS INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL. Enrollment runs roughly 38% leaner than the state mean of about 287.

TAOS INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL is the operating authority for TAOS INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL, handling staffing, calendars, and reporting to the state department of education.

On demographics, TAOS INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL logs that nearly all students (87%) are Hispanic. Other groups include 7% White. That is noticeably more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 51%.

In terms of school funding signals, TAOS INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL logs 17 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 10.8:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 12.9:1, putting TAOS INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL tighter than the state norm the norm. Roughly 100% of students at TAOS INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. By comparison, Taos County runs at roughly 89%, so the school's eligibility rate is somewhat above the surrounding baseline.

Across the wider county, community-level numbers for Taos County indicate median household earnings sit near $58,950, 39% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 12% of residents live below the federal poverty line. TAOS INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL is one of 23 public schools in Taos County (combined enrollment of about 3,727 students).

Nearest neighbor: VISTA GRANDE HIGH SCHOOL, around 0.7 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.

The school occupies a town-center site. TAOS INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL is a charter school, which puts it inside the public-school system but outside the standard district-managed model.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at TAOS INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL has shrank 13%, going from 205 students in 2018 to 179 in 2025. Class-load math has narrowed: from 13.2:1 in 2018 to 10.8:1 in 2025.

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