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Schools in Arroyo Seco · Taos Municipal Schools

Arroyo Seco’s public schools score below 84% of New Mexico districts

The public schools Arroyo Seco’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, trail 84% of New Mexico’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they rank near the bottom.

22%beats similar-income towns
Reading proficiency
45%
▼ 14 pts vs NM 58%
2020–21
Math proficiency
15%
▼ 8 pts vs NM 23%
2020–21
Graduate on time
70%
▼ 7 pts vs NM 77%
class of 2020
Spent per student
$18.5K
▲ 4% vs NM $17.7K
FY2024
Students per teacher
10.8
NM 13.0 · smaller classes
Schools
2
297 students
The School Grade

How Arroyo Seco compares

C− Test scoresC− Graduation
New Mexico school districts we grade (93)Better than 16%
Lower resultsHigher results
New Mexico towns with similar household incomes (125)Better than 22%
Lower confidence. Built on 48 tested students and a graduating class of 255. With numbers this small, one year can move the grade.
How the School Grade works
  • Results, not inputs. Math and reading proficiency on New Mexico’s state tests against the state average, plus the four-year graduation rate. Spending and class size are shown but don’t count. Tests: 2020–21; graduation: class of 2020.
  • The whole path. A town’s grade follows its kids through every district that serves it, weighted by students tested. Tests count 60%, graduation 40%.
  • Graded within the state. Each state writes its own tests, so districts are compared with the rest of New Mexico only. A+ is the top 5%, A the next 10%, A− the next 10%, the B range the next 30%, the C range the next 30%, D the rest.
  • What a grade can’t tell you. Test results track family income, so we also compare towns with similar incomes. Visit, ask other parents, and read neighbor reviews. It’s our own summary of U.S. Department of Education data, not an official rating.

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Arroyo Seco.

The path, start to finish
K–5Arroyo del Norte ElementaryTaos Municipal Schools
6–8Taos Middlein Taos
9–12Taos Highin Taos

The district

Each district’s own page has its spending, test scores, enrollment and every school.

Test scores · 2020–21

Well below the state in reading

Reading45%
State average 58.4%
Math15%
State average 23.4%

Every school in Arroyo Seco

2 schools. Grades are based on state tests and graduation. Any other ratings are made by neighbors.

Elementary
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Within reach

Colleges near Arroyo Seco

There’s no college in Arroyo Seco, but 1 is within 30 miles. The closest is University of New Mexico-Taos Campus in Ranchos de Taos, 12.5 miles away.

Colleges →
University of New Mexico-Taos CampusCommunity college · Public · Ranchos de Taos
12.5 mi720 students

Straight-line distance from the center of Arroyo Seco. Degree-granting colleges with students on campus · College Scorecard · IPEDS.

School data: U.S. Department of Education (NCES, EDFacts, F-33 school finance). The School Grade is our own summary of state test results and graduation rates, graded within New Mexico. Stars are from neighbors.

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