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 | — |