Vista Grande High School
111 Paseo Del Canon West
Taos NM, 87571, Taos County
Phone: 505-758-5202
Ranking: 
(108 out of 146, bottom 26%)*
(108 out of 146, bottom 26%)*Type: Regular High School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 9 to Grade 12
School District: Taos Municipal Schools
Title I Eligible School: Yes School-Wide Title I: NA
Magnet: NA
Charter: NA
Shared-Time School: NA
Students and Teachers
| 2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||||||
| Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
| Total Teachers: | 7 | 11 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 10 | NA | NA | ||||||
| Total Students: | 73 | 80 | 97 | 110 | 99 | 100 | 74 | |||||||
| Grade 9: | 15 | 20.5% | 26 | 32.5% | 29 | 29.9% | 27 | 24.5% | 20 | 20.2% | 29 | 29.0% | 51 | 68.9% |
| Grade 10: | 21 | 28.8% | 18 | 22.5% | 20 | 20.6% | 23 | 20.9% | 38 | 38.4% | 53 | 53.0% | 23 | 31.1% |
| Grade 11: | 22 | 30.1% | 20 | 25.0% | 17 | 17.5% | 36 | 32.7% | 29 | 29.3% | 18 | 18.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Grade 12: | 15 | 20.5% | 16 | 20.0% | 31 | 32.0% | 24 | 21.8% | 12 | 12.1% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 37 | 50.7% | 50 | 62.5% | 51 | 52.6% | 60 | 54.5% | 54 | 54.5% | 52 | 52.0% | 37 | 50.0% |
| Female: | 36 | 49.3% | 30 | 37.5% | 46 | 47.4% | 50 | 45.5% | 45 | 45.5% | 40 | 40.0% | 33 | 44.6% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 21 | 28.8% | 21 | 26.3% | 22 | 22.7% | 23 | 20.9% | 30 | 30.3% | 23 | 23.0% | 18 | 24.3% |
| Asian: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Hispanic: | 30 | 41.1% | 29 | 36.3% | 42 | 43.3% | 52 | 47.3% | 40 | 40.4% | 42 | 42.0% | 39 | 52.7% |
| Black: | 2 | 2.7% | 3 | 3.8% | 3 | 3.1% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 1.0% | 1 | 1.4% |
| White: | 17 | 23.3% | 25 | 31.3% | 29 | 29.9% | 34 | 30.9% | 29 | 29.3% | 34 | 34.0% | 16 | 21.6% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 3 | 4.1% | 2 | 2.5% | 1 | 1.0% | 1 | 0.9% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 27 | 37.0% | 29 | 36.3% | 69 | 71.1% | 41 | 37.3% | 46 | 46.5% | 83 | 83.0% | 34 | 45.9% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 0 | 0.0% | 5 | 6.3% | 12 | 12.4% | 10 | 9.1% | 18 | 18.2% | 14 | 14.0% | 16 | 21.6% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 10.43 | 7.27 | 12.13 | 11.00 | 11.00 | 10.00 | NA | NA | ||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| SBA | ||||||
| 2012 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 8.3% | 28.8% | 29% |
| 2013 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 20.0% | 25.9% | 30.2% |
| 2012 | Reading | 10th Grade | % met std | 41.7% | 39.9% | 34.4% |
| 2013 | Reading | 10th Grade | % met std | 35.0% | 45.0% | 41.0% |
| 2009 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 14.3% | 40.6% | 33.9% |
| 2010 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 23.3% | 36.1% | 36.6% |
| 2011 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 23.5% | 37.2% | 38% |
| 2012 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 16.7% | 28.9% | 38.9% |
| 2013 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 21.4% | 36.8% | 42.0% |
| 2009 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 28.6% | 59.4% | 50.6% |
| 2010 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 53.3% | 63.5% | 54.8% |
| 2011 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 44.1% | 53.7% | 47.8% |
| 2012 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 38.9% | 44.1% | 45.3% |
| 2013 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 42.9% | 56.6% | 55.5% |
| 2009 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 28.6% | 33.5% | 32.5% |
| 2010 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 26.7% | 37.2% | 33.5% |
| 2011 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 32.4% | 40.5% | 38.7% |
| 2013 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 21.4% | 35.7% | 39.9% |
| 2009 | Social Studies | 11th Grade | % met std | 35.7% | 44.6% | 38.1% |
| 2010 | Social Studies | 11th Grade | % met std | 33.3% | 36.1% | 40.1% |
| 2011 | Social Studies | 11th Grade | % met std | 55.9% | 53.4% | 46.7% |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
* Vista Grande High School was rated 3.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.