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Best Public Schools in Taos County, NM

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Schools

3,727

Students

Districts

Top rankedTaos Academy30^th of 132 New Mexico high schools

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Biggest riser

Enos Garcia Elementary up 51 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

Ranchos De Taos Elementary 10 students per teacher

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Newly ranked this year

Taos International School

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				SAT School Day English Language Arts (2026)			SAT School Day Mathematics (2026)			NM-ASR Science (2026)				NM-MSSA English Language Arts (2026)							NM-MSSA Mathematics (2026)							Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Directly certified (2024-25)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	SAT School Day English Language Arts 10th Grade	SAT School Day English Language Arts 11th Grade	SAT School Day English Language Arts All Grades	SAT School Day Mathematics 10th Grade	SAT School Day Mathematics 11th Grade	SAT School Day Mathematics All Grades	NM-ASR Science 5th Grade	NM-ASR Science 8th Grade	NM-ASR Science 11th Grade	NM-ASR Science All Grades	NM-MSSA English Language Arts 3rd Grade	NM-MSSA English Language Arts 4th Grade	NM-MSSA English Language Arts 5th Grade	NM-MSSA English Language Arts 6th Grade	NM-MSSA English Language Arts 7th Grade	NM-MSSA English Language Arts 8th Grade	NM-MSSA English Language Arts All Grades	NM-MSSA Mathematics 3rd Grade	NM-MSSA Mathematics 4th Grade	NM-MSSA Mathematics 5th Grade	NM-MSSA Mathematics 6th Grade	NM-MSSA Mathematics 7th Grade	NM-MSSA Mathematics 8th Grade	NM-MSSA Mathematics All Grades	Total
Taos Academy	Public, Charter	5-12	110 Paseo Del Canon W	Taos	87571	Taos County	Taos Academy	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 751-3109	251	19	13.4	—	62 (24.7%)	1 (0.4%)	165 (65.7%)	1 (0.4%)	5 (2.0%)	1 (0.4%)	16 (6.4%)	79.6	30^th of 132 public high schools	77.3%		77.8	26^th of 131 public high schools	80.2%	4		56.3			25.0			37.5	75.0	57.4			58.3	61.5	52.9	45.8	53.0					47.1		36.4	$10,859
Taos Integrated School Of Arts	Public, Charter	K-8	118 Toalne Street	Taos	87571	Taos County	Taos Integrated School Of Arts	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(575) 758-7755	215	18	11.7	40.0%	75 (34.9%)	2 (0.9%)	107 (49.8%)	1 (0.5%)	21 (9.8%)	1 (0.5%)	8 (3.7%)	73.7	60^th of 346 public elementary schools	82.7%		67.6	81^st of 345 public elementary schools	76.5%	21							50.0	40.9		45.2	50.0		60.0	70.0	57.1	61.9	54.9	40.0		55.0	35.0		52.4	38.5	$9,341
Red River Valley Charter School	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	500 E High St	Red River	87558	Taos County	Red River Valley Charter School	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(575) 754-6117	84	8	10.8	35.7%	57 (67.9%)	2 (2.4%)	25 (29.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)																	52.9							35.3	$12,750
Taos International School	Public, Charter	K-8	118 Este Es Road	Taos	87571	Taos County	Taos International School	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(575) 751-7115	179	17	10.8	36.9%	12 (6.7%)	3 (1.7%)	156 (87.2%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.7%)	2 (1.1%)	3 (1.7%)	33.3	224^th of 346 public elementary schools	35.3%					(n/a)							23.3			25.0			40.0	38.9			27.9							11.3	$13,101
Roots & Wings Community	Public, Charter	K-8	35 Old Lama Rd	Questa	87556	Taos County	Roots & Wings Community	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(575) 586-2076	53	2	26.5	66.0%	32 (60.4%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (15.1%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (9.4%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (15.1%)								(n/a)																	51.4							22.9	$12,431
Penasco Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	13 School Rd	Penasco	87553	Taos County	Penasco Independent Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(575) 587-2230	127	7	17.8	33.9%	6 (4.7%)	0 (0.0%)	111 (87.4%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (6.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.6%)	50.7	147^th of 346 public elementary schools	57.5%		56.3	112^th of 345 public elementary schools	67.5%	35											63.6	40.0	47.1				47.9							24.0	$14,409
Penasco High	Public	9-12	13 School Rd	Penasco	87553	Taos County	Penasco Independent Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(575) 587-2230	75	6	12.7	36.0%	3 (4.0%)	0 (0.0%)	61 (81.3%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (14.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)									40.9																$17,459
Penasco Middle	Public	6-8	13 School Rd	Penasco	87553	Taos County	Penasco Independent Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(575) 587-2230	74	5	15.5	52.7%	3 (4.1%)	0 (0.0%)	64 (86.5%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (5.4%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (4.1%)								(n/a)														37.5	53.6		41.4							14.3	$13,109
Alta Vista Intermediate	Public	4-5	4 Wildcat Rd	Questa	87556	Taos County	Questa Independent Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(575) 586-0032	40	4	9.8	37.5%	5 (12.5%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (85.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (2.5%)								(n/a)												50.0					31.4							< 20%	$16,270
Questa High	Public	9-12	57 Sagebrush Ln	Questa	87556	Taos County	Questa Independent Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(575) 586-1604	100	8	13.1	35.0%	19 (19.0%)	1 (1.0%)	79 (79.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.0%)								(n/a)																									$16,270
Questa Junior High	Public	6-8	57 Sagebrush Ln	Questa	87556	Taos County	Questa Independent Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(575) 586-1604	69	6	11.6	44.9%	8 (11.6%)	0 (0.0%)	60 (87.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.4%)								(n/a)																	25.0							< 20%	$16,270
Alta Vista Elementary	Public	PK, KG-3	4 Wildcat Rd	Questa	87556	Taos County	Questa Independent Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(575) 586-0032	106	8	13.4	25.5%	15 (14.2%)	0 (0.0%)	87 (82.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.8%)								(n/a)											38.5														$16,270
Enos Garcia Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	305 Don Fernando	Taos	87571	Taos County	Taos Municipal Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(575) 758-5202	348	34	10.3	46.0%	21 (6.0%)	2 (0.6%)	308 (88.5%)	2 (0.6%)	10 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.4%)	34.8	218^th of 346 public elementary schools	37.0%		23.5	269^th of 345 public elementary schools	22.0%	51							20.8				47.7	47.1	45.3				46.6	< 20%	< 20%	18.9				13.5	$10,374
Ranchos De Taos Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	200 Ranchos Elementary Rd	Ranchos De Taos	87557	Taos County	Taos Municipal Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(575) 758-5202	225	22	10.0	47.1%	17 (7.6%)	0 (0.0%)	195 (86.7%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (4.9%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.9%)	26.6	258^th of 346 public elementary schools	25.4%		29.7	222^nd of 345 public elementary schools	35.7%	36							< 20%			< 20%	26.8	42.4	23.3				29.9	31.7	< 20%	32.6				28.2	$12,003
Taos High	Public	9-12	134 Cervantes	Taos	87571	Taos County	Taos Municipal Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(575) 758-5202	749	48	15.5	37.9%	120 (16.0%)	5 (0.7%)	540 (72.1%)	6 (0.8%)	53 (7.1%)	1 (0.1%)	24 (3.2%)	42.8	65^th of 132 public high schools	50.8%		45.4	55^th of 131 public high schools	58.0%	10		40.6			11.3				40.3																$9,644
Taos Middle	Public	6-8	235 Paseo Del Canon	Taos	87571	Taos County	Taos Municipal Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(575) 758-5202	337	33	10.2	52.8%	38 (11.3%)	1 (0.3%)	273 (81.0%)	3 (0.9%)	13 (3.9%)	1 (0.3%)	8 (2.4%)	25.1	143^rd of 191 public middle schools	25.1%		26.5	141^st of 192 public middle schools	26.6%	2								25.0						21.2	49.5	35.2	35.8				15.2	18.4	14.8	16.1	$9,596
Arroyo Del Norte Elementary	Public	K-5	405 Hondo Seco Rd	Arroyo Seco	87514	Taos County	Taos Municipal Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(575) 758-5202	99	11	9.3	36.4%	18 (18.2%)	0 (0.0%)	75 (75.8%)	1 (1.0%)	1 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (4.0%)								(n/a)												73.3					48.8							27.9	$9,917
Taos Municipal Charter	Public, Charter	K-8	1303 Paseo Del Canon East	Taos	87571	Taos County	Taos Municipal Schools	Yes	(n/a)	No	No	(575) 751-7222	216	17	12.6	23.1%	66 (30.6%)	2 (0.9%)	131 (60.6%)	4 (1.9%)	6 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (3.2%)	59	107^th of 346 public elementary schools	69.1%		65.9	86^th of 345 public elementary schools	75.1%	21								51.9		35.3	33.3	59.1	41.7	73.1	64.0	59.3	55.4				42.3	32.0		24.3	$8,687
Anansi Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	57 Nm 230	El Prado	87529	Taos County	Taos Municipal Schools	Yes	(n/a)	No	No	(575) 758-5202	198	17	11.7	17.7%	96 (48.5%)	0 (0.0%)	75 (37.9%)	5 (2.5%)	9 (4.5%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (6.6%)	77.7	52^nd of 346 public elementary schools	85.0%		85.1	36^th of 345 public elementary schools	89.6%	16							65.2	57.1		61.4	56.5	61.9	69.6	50.0	84.2	76.2	65.9		38.1	73.9	36.4	52.6	42.9	44.2	$8,803
Chrysalis Alternative	Public	7-12	134 Cervantes	Taos	87571	Taos County	Taos Municipal Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(575) 758-5202	0	0		—	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)																									$62,550
Taos Cyber Magnet	Public	9-12	310 Camino De La Placita	Taos	87571	Taos County	Taos Municipal Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(575) 758-5202	12	0	240.0	50.0%	2 (16.7%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (25.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (58.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)																									$2,020
Vista Grande High School	Public, Charter	9-12	213 Paseo Del Canon East	Taos	87571	Taos County	Vista Grande High School	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(575) 758-5100	69	7	9.2	87.0%	9 (13.0%)	0 (0.0%)	41 (59.4%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (17.4%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (10.1%)								(n/a)
Taos Day School	Public	K-8	200 Rotten Tree Rd	Taos	87571	Taos County	Taos Day School	(n/a)	No	No	Yes	(575) 758-3652	101	4	25.2	—	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	101 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)

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