📍 134 Cervantes, Taos, Taos County, 87571
Taos High is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Taos, Taos County. The school has 758 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Taos Municipal Schools school district. It serves grades 9–12 in a small-town setting. The school employs 48.0 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 15.8:1. 70% of students are proficient in reading. 10% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 71%. The school offers 13 AP courses, dual enrollment, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Taos High enrolls 758 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 50% male and 50% female. A teaching staff of 48.0 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 15.8:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 70% Hispanic or Latino, 20% White and 6.9% American Indian or Alaska Native.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 529 | 70% |
| White | 150 | 20% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 52 | 6.9% |
| Two or more races | 17 | 2.2% |
| Asian | 5 | <1% |
| Black or African American | 3 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
758 of the school's 758 students (100%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 758 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.
Taos High is located in a small-town setting (NCES locale: Town, 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.
Taos High is one of 9 schools in TAOS, based in TAOS, New Mexico. The district serves 2,184 students district-wide and employs 184 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 758 students, Taos High is larger than the district average of about 243 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Town - Remote