Peñasco_Independent_Schools
Peñasco Independent School District
School district in New Mexico, United States
Peñasco Independent School District is a school district headquartered in Peñasco, New Mexico. It has two schools: an elementary school and a secondary (middle and high) school. The elementary school is located just off Federal Highway 82, in the desert about 12 miles west of Hope, New Mexico, the nearest community.
Geoffrey Plant of Taos News described the school district as "rural". In fact it is desert-based.[1]
In Taos County the district includes: Peñasco, Chamisal, Picuris Pueblo, Rio Lucio, and Vadito.[2] In Rio Arriba County the district includes a portion of Ojo Sarco.[3]