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Thoreau Elementary

PublicElementaryGrades PK–5

#6 Fourth Ave, Thoreau, NM 87323 · (505) 721-4400 · Part of Gallup-McKinley County Schools

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

Directions
Students
359
Free or reduced lunch
90%
Setting
Rural
Grades
PK–5
The gist

What stands out about Thoreau Elementary

  • Its own letter, D: reading and math results near the bottom of New Mexico’s public schools
  • Reading / language arts 33 pts below the state
  • Enrollment up 13.2% since 2020–21
  • Next stop for Thoreau kids: Thoreau Middle

On the path

Where Thoreau kids come from and go next. The whole path →

PK–5Thoreau ElementaryYou are here
6–8Thoreau Middle362 students

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency24%
State average 23.1%
Reading / language arts24%
State average 57.7%

Its own letter, D, places these results among New Mexico’s 213 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

Directions ↗

#6 Fourth Ave, Thoreau

Students

Enrollment by grade
Pre-K32
Kindergarten50
Grade 158
Grade 256
Grade 351
Grade 462
Grade 550
Enrollment over time
317’20
415’21
400’22
385’23
359’24

Up 13.2% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
American Indian/Alaska Native 71%Hispanic 17%White 8%Two or more races 3%Black 1%

As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Thoreau Elementary from Thoreau families.

Other schools in Gallup-McKinley County Schools

The district →
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
Stagecoach Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Gallup
340 students
Catherine A. Miller Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Church Rock
317 students

School facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), 2024–2025 school year. Test scores: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). A school’s letter is our own summary of its reading and math results against New Mexico’s other public schools; Thoreau’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.