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Best Middle Schools in Zip Code 87571

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337

Students

Top rankedTaos Middle141^st of 192 New Mexico middle schools

Summary:

The 87571 zip code in New Mexico is home to a single middle school, Taos Middle School, which serves students in grades 6-8. The school's performance has fluctuated in recent years, ranking 37th out of 82 middle schools in the state with a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Academically, Taos Middle School faces some challenges, with proficiency rates in English Language Arts, Mathematics, and Science falling below the state averages. In particular, the school's Mathematics proficiency rates are significantly lower than the state, ranging from 11.3% for 8th grade to 26.73% for 6th grade. Additionally, the school's 8th-grade Science proficiency rate of 26.09% is lower than the state average of 34.46%.

Despite these academic hurdles, Taos Middle School has a relatively low student-teacher ratio of 10.1, which could potentially allow for more individualized attention and support for students. However, the school serves a predominantly low-income population, with 100.29% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, which may contribute to the academic challenges faced by the school and its students.

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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

Cities Near Zip Code 87571

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Taos	0.73 mi	12	30^th
Ranchos De Taos	2.92 mi	1	70^th
El Prado	7.35 mi	1	3^rd
Arroyo Seco	8.78 mi	1	31^st
Penasco	16.25 mi	3	27^th

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the New Mexico Public Education Department.

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