TAOS MIDDLE

TAOS MIDDLE is a junior high of medium-sized scale in TAOS, New Mexico, overseen by TAOS, serveing 337 students in grades 6 through 8.

Across the 8 schools in TAOS (2,184 students total), TAOS MIDDLE accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

On the student-mix side, TAOS MIDDLE shows that the student body is overwhelmingly Hispanic (81%); the rest reads as 11% White, 4% Native American, 2% multiracial. By comparison, Taos County as a whole is about 51% Hispanic, so the school skews considerably more Hispanic than its surroundings.

In terms of school funding signals, The school reports having 33 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 10.3:1. The state averages around 12.5:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Around 100% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. That share is higher than Taos County's rate of about 89%.

After controlling for student poverty, TAOS MIDDLE sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 33.4%; this one delivers 27.8%.

In the area at large, community-level numbers for Taos County indicate 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%. In all, Taos County runs 23 public schools (combined enrollment of about 3,727 students), of which TAOS MIDDLE is one.

VISTA GRANDE HIGH SCHOOL is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.1 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around TAOS MIDDLE. Among the 6 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), TAOS MIDDLE ranks 5th on composite proficiency, beneath the local average of 41.2%.

TAOS MIDDLE operates from a small-town location.

Trend over the last 7 years. TAOS MIDDLE's enrollment has contracted 29% since 2018, when it stood at 477 (now 337). Hispanic enrollment moved from 74% to 81% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 13.7:1 in 2018 to 10.3:1 today.

Within the allk12 community for this school, members of the TAOS MIDDLE community share and discuss pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to weigh in.