Rock Springs’s public schools score below 71% of New Mexico districts on tests and graduation
In Rock Springs, 22% of tested students read at a proficient level, below the New Mexico average (34%). The grade covers the public school district serving Rock Springs, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests and graduation. Each state writes its own tests, so this is the one TownRatings grade compared within New Mexico, not nationally.
From New Mexico state tests taken in spring 2022, when 83% of students in the tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s four-year graduation rate, as reported to the U.S. Department of Education.
Rock Springs’s schools, in brief
Against towns with similar incomes
Among the 93 New Mexico towns with household incomes within a quarter of Rock Springs’s, its schools beat 17%, lower than their 29% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓
Results trail the state
In spring 2022, 22% of tested students were proficient in reading and 18% in math, against 34% and 24% statewide; 83% of students in the tested grades sat the tests. The grade ↓
Graduation
75% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 76% across New Mexico. Districts ↓
Spending and class size
The district spends $20,469 per student, against $17,681 across New Mexico (FY2024). Spending doesn’t count toward the grade. Districts ↓
16 elementary schools, then nine middle and eight high schools
Which school depends on the address at every step. 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.
What’s behind Rock Springs’s grade
C: better than 29% of New Mexico school districts. Both inputs trail the New Mexico average; graduation is the closer of the two to typical.
Where will my kid go?
Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Rock Springs, with each school’s own grade.
Rock Springs’s public schools are run by Gallup-McKinley County Schools, which also serves Gallup. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.
The district
Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.
Well below the state in reading
Rock Springs vs. its neighbors
Schools grades for the New Mexico towns that share Rock Springs’s borders.
| Town | Schools | Main districts |
|---|---|---|
| Rock Springs | C | Gallup-McKinley County Schools |
Every school in Rock Springs
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).
Questions about Rock Springs’s schools
Are Rock Springs’s schools good?
On New Mexico’s tests they score below most of the state: the public schools Rock Springs children attend score below 71% of New Mexico’s school districts on tests and graduation, a C Schools grade. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 17%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.
What school district is Rock Springs in?
Gallup-McKinley County Schools, which runs grades PK–12 and enrolls 12,698 students in 33 schools (2024–25).
Where do Rock Springs kids go to high school?
One of 8 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.
What is Rock Springs’s graduation rate?
75% of the class of 2023 in Gallup-McKinley County Schools graduated in four years, against 76% across New Mexico.
How much does Rock Springs spend per student?
$20,469 in Gallup-McKinley County Schools (FY2024), against $17,681 across New Mexico. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.
Parents talk
What Rock Springs 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). The School Grade is our own summary, graded within New Mexico. Stars are from neighbors.