Vista Grande High School
TAOS · NM · VISTA GRANDE HIGH SCHOOL · Public charter
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PENASCO HIGH → TAOS ACADEMY → MORENO VALLEY HIGH → MESA VISTA HIGH → QUESTA HIGH → MORA HIGH → CIMARRON HIGH → NM SCHOOL FOR THE DEAF →How Vista Grande High School compares for families
What families should know about Vista Grande High School.
- ▸ LocallyNM trails the US average on NAEP 8th-grade math (−9 points). Stronger local schools matter even more.
- ▸ vs Similar SchoolsThe closest comparables nearby: PENASCO HIGH, TAOS ACADEMY, MORENO VALLEY HIGH and 5 more. See the sidebar to compare side-by-side.
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🏛️ Federal Title I context
High-poverty school
Title I Schoolwide eligible
≥75% of students qualify for free/reduced lunch. These schools qualify for the highest tier of federal Title I funding and typically receive extra wraparound services. Academic outcomes vary widely — check the state assessment + grad-rate tiles.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, free/reduced-price lunch eligibility. The actual Title I designation is a district decision and may differ from eligibility — but the federal eligibility math is what we show here. We don't claim to assert whether the district formally chose to enroll this school in Title I.
🏛️ Your state's public flagship
University of New Mexico-Main Campus
The in-state tuition gap is the flagship's biggest draw — most in-state families pay far less than the out-of-state sticker. Average net price after aid runs about $15,489/yr. Admission odds depend on your student's GPA and test scores, not which high school they attend.
Source: IPEDS admissions, tuition & enrollment + College Scorecard net price. Flagship = the state's primary public research university.
Enrollment trend & projection
Total enrollment + grade 12, NCES Common Core of Data (2021–2024).
If the recent trend holds…
At its recent rate of -5.3%/year, projecting from 2024's 69 students:
A small or specialty program — naive trend math doesn't capture the school's full picture. Read the trend as directional, not predictive.
An extrapolation of the recent trajectory, not a forecast of the school's plans; ignores one-off shocks.
Most similar nearby high schools
The schools most like this one — same type, blended on distance and size — and where their enrollment is heading. These are the schools families here weigh against each other.
| School | Type | Miles | HS enrollment | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PENASCO HIGH PENASCO |
Public | 15.2 | 75 | -22.7% |
| TAOS ACADEMY TAOS |
Public · charter | 0.6 | 162 | -4.1% |
| MORENO VALLEY HIGH ANGEL FIRE |
Public · charter | 17.1 | 40 | — |
| MESA VISTA HIGH OJO CALIENTE |
Public | 24.9 | 93 | -7.9% |
| QUESTA HIGH QUESTA |
Public | 24.2 | 100 | +13.6% |
| MORA HIGH MORA |
Public | 31.5 | 86 | -33.8% |
| CIMARRON HIGH CIMARRON |
Public | 38.1 | 64 | +4.9% |
| NM SCHOOL FOR THE DEAF SANTA FE |
Public | 52.7 | 58 | — |