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Taos Middle

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Taos Middle ranks 141 st of 192 New Mexico middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

141^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 192 New Mexico Middle Schools

Better than 27% of New Mexico middle schools

Summary

Taos Middle School is a public middle school in Taos, New Mexico, serving grades 6-8 with a total enrollment of 344 students. The school is part of the Taos District, which is ranked 37 out of 82 districts in the state and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger. However, Taos Middle School has consistently been ranked in the bottom half of New Mexico middle schools over the past decade, with a current ranking of 141 out of 192 middle schools in the state for the 2024-2025 school year.

Taos Middle School consistently underperforms the state average in proficiency rates for English Language Arts (ELA) and Mathematics across all grade levels. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, the school's ELA proficiency rate for all grades was 37.39%, compared to the state average of 44.19%. Similarly, the school's Mathematics proficiency rate for all grades was 18.54%, significantly lower than the state average of 26.81%. Additionally, Taos Middle School has a very high percentage of students from low-socioeconomic backgrounds, with 100% of its students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch in recent years, which is significantly higher than the nearby Penasco Middle School, which had a 97.1% free/reduced-price lunch rate in 2023-2024.

While Taos Middle School's performance varies significantly across different student subgroups, with its Native American students performing relatively well, the school's Hispanic and White student subgroups have consistently performed poorly, ranking in the bottom half of New Mexico middle schools. Furthermore, the school's overall ranking and performance have declined over the past decade, suggesting that Taos Middle School may be facing challenges in improving student outcomes. In comparison, the nearby Penasco Middle School, which also serves a high-poverty population, has consistently outperformed Taos Middle School in academic proficiency rates, particularly in Mathematics and Science, indicating that there may be factors beyond just socioeconomic status that are contributing to the performance differences between the two schools.

337

Students ?

10.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$9,596

Per pupil spending ?

100%

Free/discounted lunch ?

235 Paseo Del Canon
Taos, NM 87571

(575) 758-5202

District: Taos

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

81.0%

White:

11.3%

American Indian:

3.9%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 27th percentile in 2014 → 27th in 2025

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 10 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the New Mexico average (28% vs 35% meeting standards)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school28%

District avg35%

New Mexico avg35%

141^st of 192

New Mexico public middle schools ?

Bottom 27%▲ up 13 pts since 2015

From bottom 14% (2015) to bottom 27% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

37^th of 82Taos among New Mexico districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2025	26.5	141 of 192	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	27.3	107 of 165	35.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	33.5	150 of 239	37.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	25.7	159 of 232	31.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	32.3	135 of 200	32.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	30.8	126 of 186	32.3%	★★☆☆☆
2017	23.4	139 of 176	21.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	25.7	156 of 208	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	22.5	178 of 207	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	28.8	161 of 222	27.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	32.6	128 of 193	33.7%	★★☆☆☆
2012	33.1	116 of 178	34.8%	★★☆☆☆
2011	34.7	106 of 173	38.7%	★★☆☆☆
2010	36.2	114 of 179	36.3%	★★☆☆☆
2009	35.3	115 of 178	35.4%	★★☆☆☆
2008	41.5	98 of 172	43.0%	★★☆☆☆
2007	29.3	121 of 171	29.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	40.1	93 of 156	40.4%	★★☆☆☆
2005	47.0	80 of 157	49.0%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2024	48.2	34 of 108	68.5%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2024	34.9	87 of 162	46.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	34.9	134 of 213	37.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	24.8	137 of 220	37.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	32.2	107 of 160	33.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	33.5	105 of 156	32.7%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2025	25.7	114 of 148	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	28.1	104 of 154	32.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	31.7	135 of 204	33.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	28.1	128 of 214	40.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	35.9	91 of 150	39.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	38.3	88 of 149	40.9%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2025	29.3	122 of 173	29.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	29.5	96 of 144	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	39.1	128 of 227	43.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	31.3	128 of 223	42.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	42.8	91 of 175	48.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	39.7	96 of 168	42.9%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2024	23.9	110 of 161	31.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	28.9	152 of 221	31.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	26.9	129 of 213	39.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	28.8	109 of 152	28.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	25.2	111 of 151	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2022	59.4	20 of 65	69.2%	★★★★☆

Native American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2024	46.4	25 of 59	57.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	60.8	12 of 43	72.1%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2025	24.5	135 of 178	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	23.4	97 of 142	31.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	29.0	157 of 229	31.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	18.9	169 of 187	9.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	23.0	99 of 121	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	16.5	109 of 120	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Multi-racial (2022)69th percentile+38 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)69th percentile+33 vs school

Native American (2024)58th percentile+22 vs school

Female (2024)46th percentile+11 vs school

Male (2024)32nd percentile-3 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)29th percentile+3 vs school

White (2025)24th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)23rd percentile-4 vs school

By subject vs New Mexico (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts37%-7 vs state

Science26%-8 vs state

Mathematics19%-8 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				NM-ASR Science (2025)	NM-MSSA English Language Arts (2025)				NM-MSSA Mathematics (2025)				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	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	NM-ASR Science 8th 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 6th Grade	NM-MSSA Mathematics 7th Grade	NM-MSSA Mathematics 8th Grade	NM-MSSA Mathematics All Grades	Total
Taos Middle	Public	6-8	235 Paseo Del Canon	Taos	87571	Taos County	Taos	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(575) 758-5202	337	33	10.2	100.0%	38 (11.3%)	1 (0.3%)	273 (81.0%)	3 (0.9%)	13 (3.9%)	1 (0.3%)	8 (2.4%)	26.5	141^st of 192 public middle schools	26.6%		27.3	107^th of 165 public middle schools	35.2%	34	26.1	42.6	35.4	34.8	37.4	26.7	18.6	11.3	18.5	$9,596
Penasco Middle	Public	6-8	13 School Rd	Penasco	87553	Taos County	Penasco	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(575) 587-2230	74	5	15.5	100.0%	3 (4.1%)	0 (0.0%)	64 (86.5%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (5.4%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (4.1%)	57.2	64^th of 192 public middle schools	66.7%		39.7	75^th of 165 public middle schools	54.5%	11	52.6	37.9		57.9	40.0				10.0	$13,109

Frequently Asked Questions about Taos Middle

What is the racial makeup of Taos Middle?

Students at Taos Middle are 81% Hispanic, 11% White, 4% American Indian, 2% Two or more races.

How many students attend Taos Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 337 students attended Taos Middle.

Is Taos Middle a good school?

Taos Middle ranks 141^st of 192 New Mexico middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

What district is Taos Middle in?

Taos

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