Summary:
Taos Middle School is a public middle school in Taos, New Mexico, serving 326 students in grades 6-8. The school is part of the Taos Municipal Schools district, which is ranked 36 out of 119 districts in the state and has a 4-star rating.
While Taos Middle School has a diverse student population, with 81.6% Hispanic, 10.74% White, and 4.91% Native American students, its academic performance lags behind the state averages and the nearby Penasco Middle School. In the 2022-2023 school year, Taos Middle had a 35% proficiency rate in Language Arts, 12% in Mathematics, and 28% in Science, compared to the state averages of 38%, 24%, and 34%, respectively. Penasco Middle, on the other hand, had higher proficiency rates of 42% in Language Arts, 18% in Mathematics, and 58% in Science.
Taos Middle School also has a significantly higher percentage of students from low-socioeconomic backgrounds, with 100% of its students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch, compared to Penasco Middle School. However, Taos Middle has a relatively low student-teacher ratio of 9.8, suggesting more individualized attention for its students. Despite these resources, Taos Middle School has consistently ranked in the bottom half of New Mexico middle schools, with a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger for the past several years, indicating the need for targeted strategies and interventions to improve educational outcomes for its diverse student population.
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Detail:
Public 6-8
District:
Taos
SchoolDigger Rank:
150th of 239 New Mexico Middle Schools
Per Pupil Expenditures: $9,596
Student/teacher ratio: 9.8
Number of students: 326
Racial breakdown:
Hispanic:
81.6%
White:
10.7%
American Indian:
4.9%
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Two or more races:
2.5%
Pacific Islander:
0.3%
Free/discounted lunch recipients: 100%
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