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Schools in Costilla

Costilla’s public schools

Questa Independent Schools has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Costilla. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?

Tests spring 2022, when 82% of students in New Mexico’s tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s graduation rate (U.S. Department of Education). How TownRatings grades schools

Reading proficiency
32%
2021–22
Math proficiency
2%
2021–22
Graduate on time
70%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$23.8K
▲ 34% vs NM $17.7K
FY2024
Students per teacher
12.4
NM 12.9 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
275 students on the public path
In brief

Costilla’s schools, in brief

Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools in Costilla, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–3Alta Vista Elementaryin QuestaNo scores
6–8Questa Jr. Highin QuestaNo scores
9–12Questa Highin QuestaNo scores

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Questa Independent Schools.

The district

Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.

Questa Independent SchoolsGrades PK–12 · 4 schools · 315 students, up 12% since 2020–21 · 12.4 per teacher (NM 12.9)
$23,765NM $17,681 · FY2024
D
Test scores · 2021–22

Below the state in reading

Reading32%
State average 33.8% · 124 students tested
Math2%
State average 24.5% · 130 students tested

Costilla vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the New Mexico towns that share Costilla’s borders.

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Costilla—Questa Independent Schools

Every school in Costilla

3 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with New Mexico’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).

Also serving Costillain other towns
Alta Vista Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–3 · Questa
106 students13:1Rate it →
Questa Jr. High
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Questa
69 students12:1Rate it →
Questa High
High · Grades 9–12 · Questa
100 students13:1Rate it →

Questions about Costilla’s schools

Are Costilla’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Costilla. Questa Independent Schools has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Costilla. Each school below is shown with its own results.

What school district is Costilla in?

Questa Independent Schools.

Where do Costilla kids go to high school?

Questa High.

Parents talk

What Costilla families are saying about school.

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School data: state test results (2021–22, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2023) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). Stars are from neighbors.