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Schools in Black Hat

Black Hat’s public schools

Gallup-McKinley County Schools has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Black Hat. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?2/4schools above New Mexico’s middle

Tests spring 2022, when 83% 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
22%
2021–22
Math proficiency
18%
2021–22
Graduate on time
75%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$20.5K
▲ 16% vs NM $17.7K
FY2024
Students per teacher
5.8
NM 12.9 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
11,449 students on the public path
In brief

Black Hat’s schools, in brief

School by school

2 of Black Hat’s 4 district schools with test results score above the middle of New Mexico’s 213 public schools. Crownpoint Elementary places highest (better than 62%); John F. Kennedy Middle lowest (0%). See the path ↓

Which school depends on your street

16 elementary schools serve Black Hat, graded from D to B, so it’s worth checking the specific school. Then nine middle schools and eight high schools: Miyamura High School, Gallup High, Thoreau High, Crownpoint High, Tohatchi High, Ramah High, Navajo Pine High and Tse Yi Gai High. See the path ↓

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 Black Hat, with each school’s own grade.

16 schools teach K in Black Hat’s district. Which one depends on your address. Their grades range from D to B, so check the specific school.
The path, start to finish
PK–516 elementary schoolsDepends on your addressD to B
6–89 middle schoolsDepends on your addressD−
9–128 high schoolsDepends on your addressB

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Gallup-McKinley County Schools.

The district

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

Test scores · 2021–22

Well below the state in reading

Reading22%
State average 33.8% · 5440 students tested
Math18%
State average 24.5% · 5515 students tested

Black Hat vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Black Hat—Gallup-McKinley County Schools

Every school in Black Hat

31 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 Black Hatin other towns
Jefferson Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Gallup
460 studentsRate it →
Del Norte Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Gallup
424 studentsRate it →
Lincoln Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Gallup
414 students6:1Rate it →
Tobe Turpen Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Gallup
397 studentsRate it →
Thoreau Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Thoreau
D
359 studentsRate it →
Stagecoach Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Gallup
340 studentsRate it →
Catherine A. Miller Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Church Rock
317 studentsRate it →
Red Rock Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Gallup
311 studentsRate it →
Navajo Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Navajo
310 studentsRate it →
Indian Hills Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Gallup
294 studentsRate it →
Crownpoint Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Crownpoint
B
281 studentsRate it →
Chee Dodge Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Yah Ta Hey
261 studentsRate it →
Twin Lakes Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Gallup
256 students5:1Rate it →
Tohatchi Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Tohatchi
246 studentsRate it →
David Skeet Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Vanderwagen
232 students5:1Rate it →
Ramah Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Ramah
223 students5:1Rate it →
John F. Kennedy Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Gallup
D−
648 studentsRate it →
Chief Manuelito Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Gallup
634 studentsRate it →
Gallup Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Gallup
480 students8:1Rate it →
Thoreau Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Thoreau
362 students8:1Rate it →
Tohatchi Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Tohatchi
297 students7:1Rate it →
Ramah High
High · Grades 6–12 · Ramah
269 students3:1Rate it →
Crownpoint Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Crownpoint
226 students5:1Rate it →
Navajo Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Navajo
224 students5:1Rate it →
Tse Yi Gai High
High · Grades 6–12 · Pueblo Pintado
64 students2:1Rate it →
Miyamura High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Gallup
B
1,237 studentsRate it →
Gallup High
High · Grades 9–12 · Gallup
796 studentsRate it →
Thoreau High
High · Grades 9–12 · Thoreau
389 studentsRate it →
Crownpoint High
High · Grades 9–12 · Crownpoint
279 studentsRate it →
Tohatchi High
High · Grades 9–12 · Tohatchi
279 studentsRate it →
Navajo Pine High
High · Grades 9–12 · Navajo
140 students2:1Rate it →

Questions about Black Hat’s schools

Are Black Hat’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Black Hat. Gallup-McKinley County Schools has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Black Hat. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 2 of its 4 district schools with test results score above the middle of New Mexico’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Black Hat in?

Gallup-McKinley County Schools.

Where do Black Hat kids go to high school?

One of eight high schools, depending on your address: Miyamura High School, Gallup High, Thoreau High, Crownpoint High, Tohatchi High, Ramah High, Navajo Pine High and Tse Yi Gai High.

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What Black Hat 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.