📍 13 School Rd, Penasco, Taos County, 87553
Penasco Middle is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Penasco, Taos County. The school has 72 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Penasco Independent Schools school district. It serves grades 6–8 in a rural setting. The school employs 2.7 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 26.7:1. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Penasco Middle enrolls 72 students across grades 6–8. The student body is 54% male and 46% female. A teaching staff of 2.7 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 26.7:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 82% Hispanic or Latino, 11% American Indian or Alaska Native and 6.9% White.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 59 | 82% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 8 | 11% |
| White | 5 | 6.9% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
72 of the school's 72 students (100%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 72 qualify for free lunch and 0 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Penasco Middle is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Remote). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district NM-30, state senate district 6, state house district 42.
Penasco Middle is one of 3 schools in PENASCO, based in PENASCO, New Mexico. The district serves 276 students district-wide and employs 11 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 72 students, Penasco Middle is smaller than the district average of about 92 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Remote