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Taos Academy School

Serves grades 5 - 12

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Raw data sources:
  • Test Scores: Edfacts (U.S. Department of Education), State departments of education.
  • Expenditures: National Center for Education Statistics.
  • Educational Environment: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau).
Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Test data: Reflects 2021 – 2022 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2020
  • Educational Environment: 2021 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated July 2023

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School Overview

Address
110 Paseo Del Canon W
Taos, NM 87571
Phone
(505) 751-3109
District
TAOS ACADEMY
County
TAOS COUNTY
Type of School
Regular elementary or secondary
Magnet School
No
Charter School
Yes
Students Enrolled
267
Classroom Teachers
21

School Quality Ratings

School Quality Compared to New Mexico

9

(10 is best)

Better than 81.1% of all NM schools.

School Quality Compared to U.S.

7

(10 is best)

Taos Academy School Test Scores (No Child Left Behind Tests)

100 80 60 40 20 0
67%
47%
80%
55%
53%
39%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Class Size (number of students per classroom teacher)

17.5 15 12.5 10 7.5 5 2.5 0
13
13
15
16
    AVG FOR THIS SCHOOL
    AVG FOR DISTRICT
    AVG FOR STATE
    AVG FOR NATION
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT BY GRADE NUMBER OF STUDENTS PERCENTAGE
Grade 5 16 6.0%
Grade 6 14 5.2%
Grade 7 40 15.0%
Grade 8 28 10.5%
Grade 9 53 19.9%
Grade 10 36 13.5%
Grade 11 47 17.6%
Grade 12 33 12.4%
Total 267 100%

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This School This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 39.0% 39.0% 21.3%
Black 1.9% 1.9% 1.8%
Hispanic 56.2% 56.2% 63.2%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 0.4% 0.4% 1.2%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 2.6% 2.6% 12.4%
Economic Groups This School This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 49.1% 49.1% 75.3%
Free lunch eligible 46.1% 46.1% 73.9%
Reduced lunch eligible 3.0% 3.0% 1.3%
POPULATION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
POPULATION Unreported 2,113,344
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile) Unreported 17
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW Unreported 5.5%
5-19 YEARS OLD Unreported 19.7%
20-44 YEARS OLD Unreported 32.6%
45-64 YEARS OLD Unreported 24.0%
65 OR OLDER Unreported 18.1%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
Number Of Households Unreported 812,852
Single Parent Households With Children Unreported 10.0%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma Unreported 87.1%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree Unreported 29.1%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
$150,000 or more Unreported 12.7%
$100,000 - $149,999 Unreported 14.6%
$75,000 - $99,999 Unreported 12.1%
$50,000 - $74,999 Unreported 17.3%
$30,000 - $49,999 Unreported 16.7%
$15,000 - $29,999 Unreported 14.3%
$15,000 or less Unreported 12.3%

Education Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $6,656 $1,604,096 56.2%
Support Expenditures
Student $934 $225,094 7.9%
Staff $4 $964 0.0%
General Administration $946 $227,986 8.0%
School Administration $523 $126,043 4.4%
Operation $805 $194,005 6.8%
Transportation $0 $0 0.0%
Other $838 $201,958 7.1%
Total Support $4,050 $976,050 34.2%
Non-instructional Expenditures $1,129 $272,089 9.5%
Total Expenditures $11,834 $2,851,994 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $6,688 $2,162,411,746 49.3%
Support Expenditures
Student $1,189 $384,372,747 8.8%
Staff $275 $89,073,991 2.0%
General Administration $272 $88,048,929 2.0%
School Administration $654 $211,596,267 4.8%
Operation $1,156 $373,856,495 8.5%
Transportation $357 $115,395,706 2.6%
Other $386 $124,823,409 2.8%
Total Support $4,290 $1,387,074,671 31.6%
Non-instructional Expenditures $2,598 $840,007,092 19.1%
Total Expenditures $13,576 $4,389,490,434 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $7,794 $384,567,026,223 49.5%
Support Expenditures
Student $841 $41,500,431,613 5.3%
Staff $665 $32,787,987,253 4.2%
General Administration $269 $13,273,339,703 1.7%
School Administration $756 $37,281,585,830 4.8%
Operation $1,191 $58,747,506,944 7.6%
Transportation $504 $24,858,475,672 3.2%
Other $491 $24,247,526,162 3.1%
Total Support $4,716 $232,696,768,378 29.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,247 $160,183,697,619 20.6%
Total Expenditures $15,757 $777,446,989,564 100.0%