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C

Gallup-McKinley County Schools

Public school districtGrades PK–12

Serves Gallup.

Gallup’s School Grade C better than 29% of New Mexico school districts

Students
12,698
Schools
33
Spent per student
$20,469
NM $17,681
Students per teacher
6:1
Free or reduced lunch
81%
Debt
$36.8M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Gallup-McKinley County Schools

  • Its letter, C: results better than 29% of New Mexico districts
  • Math proficiency 7 pts below the state
  • Reading proficiency 12 pts below the state
  • Spends 16% more per student than the NM average
  • 6 students per teacher
  • Debt of $36.8M, about $2,895 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

C: better than 29% of the 139 New Mexico school districts we grade. Each town’s School Grade weighs its districts by the students they test; spending and class size are shown but don’t count.

Test scoresReading and math well below the state, 2021–22
C−
GraduationFour-year graduation below the state, class of 2023
C+
The town it serves, and its School Grade

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Gallup. Grade by grade →

PK–58 elementary schoolsThis district
6–83 middle schoolsThis district
9–122 high schoolsThis district

Test scores vs. NM

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency18%
State average 24.5% · 5,515 students tested
Reading / language arts22%
State average 33.8% · 5,440 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)75%
State average 76.5% · 998 in the class

83% of students in the tested grades sat the 2022 tests.

Reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute); the newest year for each measure.

Where the money goes

fiscal 2024
$20,469 per student · 16% above NM
Spending
Classroom instruction 56%Support & administration 39%Other 4%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 5%State 58%Federal 37%

Fiscal 2022–24 includes federal pandemic relief (ESSER).

U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances.

Enrollment over time
12,281’20
12,043’21
11,709’22
12,313’23
12,698’24

Up 3.4% since 2020–21.

Students
American Indian/Alaska Native 62%Hispanic 23%White 8%Two or more races 5%Black <1%Asian <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%

Schools in the district

33 public schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with New Mexico’s other public schools.

Jefferson Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Gallup
460 students
Del Norte Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Gallup
424 students
Lincoln Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Gallup
414 students6:1
Tobe Turpen Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Gallup
397 students
Thoreau Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Thoreau
D
359 students
Stagecoach Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Gallup
340 students
Catherine A. Miller Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Church Rock
317 students
Red Rock Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Gallup
311 students
Navajo Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Navajo
310 students
Indian Hills Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Gallup
294 students
Crownpoint Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Crownpoint
B
281 students
Chee Dodge Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Yah Ta Hey
261 students
Twin Lakes Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Gallup
256 students5:1
Tohatchi Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Tohatchi
246 students
David Skeet Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Vanderwagen
232 students5:1
Ramah Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Ramah
223 students5:1
Education Dev Center
Other · Grades PK–12 · Gallup
5 students0:1
Gallup Central Alternative
High · Grades 6–12 · Gallup
1,244 students13:1
John F. Kennedy Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Gallup
D−
648 students
Chief Manuelito Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Gallup
634 students
Gallup Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Gallup
480 students8:1
Thoreau Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Thoreau
362 students8:1
Tohatchi Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Tohatchi
297 students7:1
Ramah High
High · Grades 6–12 · Ramah
269 students3:1
Crownpoint Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Crownpoint
226 students5:1
Navajo Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Navajo
224 students5:1
Tse Yi Gai High
High · Grades 6–12 · Pueblo Pintado
64 students2:1
Miyamura High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Gallup
B
1,237 students
Gallup High
High · Grades 9–12 · Gallup
796 students
Thoreau High
High · Grades 9–12 · Thoreau
389 students
Crownpoint High
High · Grades 9–12 · Crownpoint
279 students
Tohatchi High
High · Grades 9–12 · Tohatchi
279 students
Navajo Pine High
High · Grades 9–12 · Navajo
140 students2:1

District facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES school directory 2024–25 and district boundaries) and the U.S. Census Bureau’s school finance survey. Test scores and graduation: state results reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute). The letters are our own summary, graded within New Mexico.