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Schools in Yah-ta-hey

Yah-ta-hey’s public schools

Gallup-McKinley County Schools has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Yah-ta-hey. 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

Yah-ta-hey’s schools, in brief

School by school

2 of Yah-ta-hey’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 Yah-ta-hey, 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 Yah-ta-hey, with each school’s own grade.

16 schools teach K in Yah-ta-hey’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

Yah-ta-hey vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the New Mexico towns that share Yah-ta-hey’s borders.

Schools next door
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Yah-ta-hey—Gallup-McKinley County Schools

Every school in Yah-ta-hey

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 Yah-ta-heyin 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 Yah-ta-hey’s schools

Are Yah-ta-hey’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Yah-ta-hey. Gallup-McKinley County Schools has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Yah-ta-hey. 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 Yah-ta-hey in?

Gallup-McKinley County Schools.

Where do Yah-ta-hey 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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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.