Taos Municipal Schools | |
Motto: | "All students will be prepared to succeed as productive individuals in society." |
Type: | Public |
Region: | Northern New Mexico Taos, New Mexico |
Grades: | K-12 |
Superintendent: | Dr. Lillian Torrez |
Students: | 3,248 (2010-2011) [1] |
Location: | 310 Camino de la Placita Taos, New Mexico |
Taos Municipal Schools (TMS) or Taos Municipal School District (TMSD) is a school district based in Taos, New Mexico, United States. Taos Municipal Schools has a total area of 637sqmi.[2] The school district has a total of six schools. The district has one high school, one middle school, three elementary schools, and one magnet school.
Beginning in 1997 the number of students declined. Due to elderly people making up an increasing percentage of area residents and a post-1999 drop in births in Taos County, in 2022 the district anticipated an upcoming decline in the number of students.[3]
The district serves serves the communities of Taos, Arroyo Hondo, Arroyo Seco, Ranchos de Taos, San Cristobal, Talpa, Taos Pueblo, and almost all of Taos Ski Valley.[4] It also includes CaƱon, Ranchitos, El Prado, Des Montes, Llano Quemado, and Cordillera.