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District details
School board members: 5
Students: 323 (2023-2024)
Schools: 4 (2023-2024)
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Questa Independent Schools is a school district in New Mexico (Taos County). During the 2024 school year, 323 students attended one of the district's four schools.

This page provides information regarding school board members, finances, academics, students, and more details about the district.

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School board

Questa Independent Schools consists of five members serving four-year terms. To find information about school board meetings, click here.

List of school board members
NameYear assumed officeYear term ends
Juan Cisneros
Michael Cordova
Jose Lovato
Jason Rael
Esequiel Romero

Elections

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Budget

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[1]

Revenue, 2021-2022
SOURCE AMOUNT AMOUNT PER STUDENT PERCENT
Federal: $1,020,000 $3,434 15%
Local: $1,028,000 $3,461 15%
State: $4,659,000 $15,687 70%
Total: $6,707,000 $22,582
Expenditures, 2021-2022
TYPE AMOUNT AMOUNT PER STUDENT PERCENT
Total Expenditures: $5,826,000 $19,616
Total Current Expenditures: $5,354,000 $18,026
Instructional Expenditures: $2,642,000 $8,895 45%
Student and Staff Support: $482,000 $1,622 8%
Administration: $829,000 $2,791 14%
Operations, Food Service, Other: $1,401,000 $4,717 24%
Total Capital Outlay: $413,000 $1,390
Construction: $399,000 $1,343
Total Non El-Sec Education & Other: $0 $0
Interest on Debt: $59,000 $198


Academic performance

Each year, state and local education agencies use tests and other standards to assess student proficiency. Although the data below was published by the U.S. Department of Education, proficiency measurements are established by the states. As a result, proficiency levels are not comparable between different states and year-over-year proficiency levels within a district may not be comparable because states may change their proficiency measurements. To protect student privacy, percentages are reported as ranges for groups of 300 students or fewer. If five or fewer students were included in a data set, the data will display as "PS."[2]

The following table shows the percentage of district students who scored at or above the proficiency level each school year:

School year All (%) Asian/Pacific Islander (%) Black (%) Hispanic (%) Native American (%) Two or More Races (%) White (%)
2021-2022 <=5 <=5 PS <=20
2020-2021 PS PS
2018-2019 7 PS PS <=5 PS <=20
2016-2017 9 PS <50 6-9 PS 11-19
2015-2016 11 PS 10-14 PS 20-29
2014-2015 13 PS 10-14 PS 21-39
2013-2014 30 PS PS 25-29 <50 50-59
2012-2013 39 PS 30-34 PS 60-69
2011-2012 28 PS 25-29 PS 60-79
2010-2011 35 PS 30-34 40-59

The following table shows the percentage of district students who scored at or above the proficiency level each school year:

School year All (%) Asian/Pacific Islander (%) Black (%) Hispanic (%) Native American (%) Two or More Races (%) White (%)
2021-2022 30-34 30-34 PS 21-39
2020-2021 PS PS
2018-2019 23 PS PS 20-24 PS 21-39
2016-2017 20 PS <50 15-19 PS 30-39
2015-2016 25 PS 20-24 PS 30-39
2014-2015 27 PS 25-29 PS 40-59
2013-2014 50 PS PS 45-49 <50 70-79
2012-2013 46 PS 40-44 PS 70-79
2011-2012 37 PS 30-34 PS 60-79
2010-2011 44 PS 40-44 40-59

The following table shows the graduation rate of district students each school year:

School year All (%) Asian/Pacific Islander (%) Black (%) Hispanic (%) Native American (%) Two or More Races (%) White (%)
2020-2021 70-79 >=80 PS >=50
2019-2020 >=90 PS >=80 PS PS
2018-2019 70-79 60-79 PS
2017-2018 70-79 PS >=80 PS PS
2016-2017 70-79 70-79 PS
2015-2016 80-89 >=90 PS
2014-2015 60-79 60-79 PS
2013-2014 80-89 >=80 PS
2012-2013 80-89 80-89 PS
2011-2012 60-69 PS 60-69 PS
2010-2011 80-89 80-89 >=50


Students

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[3]

Year Enrollment Year-to-year change (%)
2023-2024 323 -0.9
2022-2023 326 8.9
2021-2022 297 5.1
2020-2021 282 2.1
2019-2020 276 -24.3
2018-2019 343 -9.9
2017-2018 377 0.0
2016-2017 377 -10.3
2015-2016 416 4.8
2014-2015 396 -1.0
2013-2014 400 -8.5
2012-2013 434 -1.4
2011-2012 440 -17.0
2010-2011 515 -1.0
2009-2010 520 -3.5
2008-2009 538 3.9
2007-2008 517 -2.9
2006-2007 532 -1.9
2005-2006 542 -6.1
2004-2005 575 0.2
2003-2004 574 -5.6
2002-2003 606 0.0
2001-2002 606 2.0
2000-2001 594 -4.0
1999-2000 618 0.0
Racial Demographics, 2023-2024
RACE Questa Independent Schools (%) New Mexico K-12 STUDENTS (%)
American Indian/Alaska Native 0.0 10.2
Asian or Asian/Pacific Islander 0.0 1.3
Black 0.3 1.8
Hispanic 86.7 63.6
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 0.0 0.1
Two or More Races 0.0 2.4
White 13.0 20.7

Note: Percentages for race and ethnicity may add up to more than 100 percent because respondents may report more than one race and the Hispanic/Latino ethnicity may be selected in conjunction with any race. Read more about race and ethnicity in the census here.


Staff

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[4]

As of the 2023-2024 school year, Questa Independent Schools had 37.00 full-time classroom teachers. The student-teacher ratio was 8.73.

Teachers, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF TEACHERS
Prekindergarten: 0.00
Kindergarten: 0.00
Elementary: 16.66
Secondary: 15.34
Total: 37.00

Questa Independent Schools employed 0.00 district administrators and 1.90 school administrators as of the 2023-2024 school year.

Administrators, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF ADMINISTRATORS
District Administrators: 0.00
District Administrative Support: 0.00
School Administrators: 1.90
School Administrative Support: 2.00
Other staff, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF OTHER STAFF
Instructional Aides: 5.75
Instruc. Coordinators & Supervisors: 0.00
Total Guidance Counselors: 0.00
Elementary Guidance Counselors: 0.00
Secondary Guidance Counselors: 0.00
Librarians/Media Specialists: 0.00
Library/Media Support: 0.00
Student Support Services: 2.78
Other Support Services: 5.00


Schools

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[5]

Questa Independent Schools operates four schools. They are listed below in alphabetical order.
List of schools
SCHOOL NAMENUMBER OF STUDENTSGRADES
Alta Vista Elementary107PK-3
Alta Vista Intermediate444-5
Questa High1029-12
Questa Jr High706-8

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    • Footnotes

    1. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed October 6, 2025
    2. ↑ U.S. Department of Education, Washington, DC: EDFacts, "State Assessments in Reading/Language Arts and Mathematics- School Year 2021-22 EDFacts Data Documentation," accessed October 18, 2025
    3. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed October 6, 2025
    4. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed October 6, 2025
    5. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed October 6, 2025
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