Gallup

Summary:

The Gallup school district in New Mexico consists of 31 schools, including 16 elementary schools, 5 middle schools, 9 high schools, and 1 alternative school. The district as a whole is ranked 97 out of 119 districts in the state and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger, indicating significant challenges in the quality of education.

However, a few schools in the district stand out as performing better than others. Red Rock Elementary ranks 69th out of 433 elementary schools in the state and has a 4-star rating, with the highest proficiency rates in English Language Arts (53%), Mathematics (48%), and Science (36%) compared to the district and state averages. Indian Hills Elementary and Gallup Middle also perform relatively well, with 3-star ratings and strong proficiency rates in core subjects.

Overall, the Gallup school district faces significant challenges, with low graduation rates, test scores below state averages, and high poverty levels across all schools. However, the standout schools demonstrate that high-quality education is possible in the district, and understanding the factors that contribute to their success could provide insights for improving other schools in the area.

District Detail

640 S. Boardman
Gallup, NM 87301

(505) 721-1000

SchoolDigger Rank:
97^th of 119 New Mexico districts

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Grades served: PK, KG-12
Students: 12,313

Primary Schools: 16
Middle Schools: 7
High Schools: 9
Alternative Schools: 1

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2024)				Ranking (2023)				SAT School Day English Language Arts (2024)	SAT School Day Mathematics (2024)	NM-ASR Science (2024)	NM-MSSA English Language Arts (2024)	NM-MSSA Mathematics (2024)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	SchoolDigger Rating (2024)	Average Standard Score (2023)	Statewide Rank (2023)	State Percentile (2023)	Rank Change from Previous Year	SAT School Day English Language Arts 11th Grade	SAT School Day Mathematics 11th Grade	NM-ASR Science All Grades	NM-MSSA English Language Arts All Grades	NM-MSSA Mathematics All Grades	Total
Gallup Middle	Public	6-8	1001 South Grandview	Gallup	87301	McKinley County	Gallup	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 721-2700	423	19	22.2	95.7%	70 (16.5%)	5 (1.2%)	123 (29.1%)	6 (1.4%)	213 (50.4%)	1 (0.2%)	5 (1.2%)	46	107^th of 235 public middle schools	54.5%		61.4	73^rd of 239 public middle schools	69.5%	34			24.0	43.0	20.0	$10,615
Indian Hills Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3604 Ciniza Dr	Gallup	87301	McKinley County	Gallup	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 721-2900	278	17	16.3	95.7%	28 (10.1%)	3 (1.1%)	81 (29.1%)	6 (2.2%)	147 (52.9%)	5 (1.8%)	8 (2.9%)	58.4	151^st of 433 public elementary schools	65.1%		71.9	114^th of 435 public elementary schools	73.8%	37			39.0	42.0	28.0	$12,401
Jefferson Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	300 Mollica Dr	Gallup	87301	McKinley County	Gallup	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 721-3000	473	25	18.9	98.9%	23 (4.9%)	4 (0.8%)	147 (31.1%)	2 (0.4%)	290 (61.3%)	1 (0.2%)	6 (1.3%)	51.9	183^rd of 433 public elementary schools	57.7%		36.9	274^th of 435 public elementary schools	37.0%	91			39.0	34.0	30.0	$11,721
Lincoln Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	502 Old Zuni Rd	Gallup	87301	McKinley County	Gallup	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 721-3400	385	21	18.7	95.8%	29 (7.5%)	3 (0.8%)	125 (32.5%)	3 (0.8%)	216 (56.1%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.3%)	51.5	188^th of 433 public elementary schools	56.6%		75.2	98^th of 435 public elementary schools	77.5%	90			31.0	37.0	29.0	$11,987
Red Rock Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1305 Red Rock Dr	Gallup	87301	McKinley County	Gallup	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 721-3900	289	18	16.0	93.1%	67 (23.2%)	2 (0.7%)	86 (29.8%)	12 (4.2%)	113 (39.1%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (3.1%)	82.2	69^th of 433 public elementary schools	84.1%		73.5	104^th of 435 public elementary schools	76.1%	35			36.0	53.0	48.0	$10,647
Gallup Central Alternative	Public	6-12	325 Marguerite St	Gallup	87301	McKinley County	Gallup	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 721-1051	146	10	14.6	94.5%	19 (13.0%)	6 (4.1%)	58 (39.7%)	0 (0.0%)	58 (39.7%)	2 (1.4%)	3 (2.1%)	21.1	152^nd of 190 public high schools	20.0%					(n/a)	23.0	3.0	21.0	21.0		$13,651
John F. Kennedy Middle	Public	6-8	600 South Boardman Dr	Gallup	87301	McKinley County	Gallup	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 721-3100	656	30	21.8	95.3%	43 (6.6%)	4 (0.6%)	127 (19.4%)	4 (0.6%)	466 (71.0%)	1 (0.2%)	11 (1.7%)	20	194^th of 235 public middle schools	17.4%		36.5	144^th of 239 public middle schools	39.7%	50			15.0	27.0	12.0	$9,826
Miyamura High School	Public	9-12	680 South Boardman	Gallup	87301	McKinley County	Gallup	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 721-1900	1,387	54	25.9	101.2%	108 (7.8%)	4 (0.3%)	335 (24.2%)	26 (1.9%)	890 (64.2%)	3 (0.2%)	21 (1.5%)	37	105^th of 190 public high schools	44.7%		22.6	128^th of 170 public high schools	24.7%	23	21.0	6.0	39.0			$11,416
Tobe Turpen Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3310 Manuelito	Gallup	87301	McKinley County	Gallup	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 721-5000	394	23	17.1	99.0%	38 (9.6%)	4 (1.0%)	64 (16.2%)	1 (0.3%)	284 (72.1%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.8%)	34.5	270^th of 433 public elementary schools	37.6%		30.2	305^th of 435 public elementary schools	29.9%	35			30.0	27.0	23.0	$11,357
Education Dev Center	Public, Alternative	K-12	1000 East Aztec Ave	Gallup	87301	McKinley County	Gallup	No	(n/a)	No	No	(505) 721-1051	3	20	.1		0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (33.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (33.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (33.3%)								(n/a)
Del Norte Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	700 West Wilson	Gallup	87301	McKinley County	Gallup	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 721-5200	438	26	17.0	97.5%	22 (5.0%)	7 (1.6%)	125 (28.5%)	0 (0.0%)	276 (63.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.8%)	29.2	308^th of 433 public elementary schools	28.9%		24.2	346^th of 435 public elementary schools	20.5%	38			16.0	29.0	20.0	$11,820
Stagecoach Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1498 Freedom Dr	Gallup	87301	McKinley County	Gallup	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 721-4300	346	18	19.2	97.7%	10 (2.9%)	1 (0.3%)	85 (24.6%)	4 (1.2%)	238 (68.8%)	1 (0.3%)	7 (2.0%)	20.3	356^th of 433 public elementary schools	17.8%		33.7	289^th of 435 public elementary schools	33.6%	67			18.0	23.0	15.0	$12,484
Chee Dodge Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	641 N Hwy 491	Yatahey	87375	McKinley County	Gallup	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 721-1300	251	13	19.3	94.4%	14 (5.6%)	2 (0.8%)	48 (19.1%)	1 (0.4%)	184 (73.3%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	51.4	189^th of 433 public elementary schools	56.4%		39.5	260^th of 435 public elementary schools	40.2%	71			34.0	36.0	29.0	$12,579
Chief Manuelito Middle	Public	6-8	1325 South Rico St	Gallup	87301	McKinley County	Gallup	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 721-1051	616	29	21.6	99.5%	24 (3.9%)	5 (0.8%)	129 (20.9%)	8 (1.3%)	445 (72.2%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.8%)	29.1	163^rd of 235 public middle schools	30.6%		33.9	148^th of 239 public middle schools	38.1%	15			27.0	31.0	15.0	$10,573
Catherine A. Miller Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	6102 Challenger Rd	Church Rock	87311	McKinley County	Gallup	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 721-1400	325	19	17.1	99.4%	13 (4.0%)	4 (1.2%)	39 (12.0%)	1 (0.3%)	261 (80.3%)	3 (0.9%)	4 (1.2%)	16.1	386^th of 433 public elementary schools	10.9%		16.1	392^nd of 435 public elementary schools	9.9%	6			13.0	22.0	12.0	$12,899
Gallup High	Public	9-12	1055 Rico St	Gallup	87301	McKinley County	Gallup	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 721-2500	994	46	21.8	98.1%	53 (5.3%)	8 (0.8%)	184 (18.5%)	4 (0.4%)	731 (73.5%)	2 (0.2%)	12 (1.2%)	27.5	135^th of 190 public high schools	28.9%		14.2	153^rd of 170 public high schools	10.0%	18	20.0	4.0	33.0			$12,128
Twin Lakes Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	19 Mi. N Hwy 491 Hc 30	Gallup	87301	McKinley County	Gallup	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 721-5100	257	15	17.1	99.2%	16 (6.2%)	3 (1.2%)	31 (12.1%)	2 (0.8%)	202 (78.6%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.2%)	42.4	229^th of 433 public elementary schools	47.1%		29.7	309^th of 435 public elementary schools	29.0%	80			27.0	36.0	23.0	$15,322
Navajo Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	123 Cedar Ave	Navajo	87328	McKinley County	Gallup	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 721-3500	323	15	21.5	94.1%	13 (4.0%)	4 (1.2%)	34 (10.5%)	3 (0.9%)	265 (82.0%)	1 (0.3%)	3 (0.9%)	14.7	394^th of 433 public elementary schools	9.0%		28.1	319^th of 435 public elementary schools	26.7%	75			17.0	18.0	12.0	$11,665
Navajo Pine High	Public	9-12	4 West Walnut Ave	Navajo	87328	McKinley County	Gallup	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 721-3600	253	12	21.8	90.1%	19 (7.5%)	4 (1.6%)	67 (26.5%)	2 (0.8%)	157 (62.1%)	1 (0.4%)	3 (1.2%)	18.9	161^st of 190 public high schools	15.3%		26.1	116^th of 170 public high schools	31.8%	45	16.0		28.0			$22,512
Navajo Middle School	Public	6-8	1 West Walnut Ave	Navajo	87328	McKinley County	Gallup	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 721-5300	195	10	19.5	88.7%	22 (11.3%)	2 (1.0%)	39 (20.0%)	2 (1.0%)	129 (66.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	17.7	203^rd of 235 public middle schools	13.6%		17.1	216^th of 239 public middle schools	9.6%	13			17.0	27.0	8.0	$12,555
Crownpoint Middle	Public	6-8	#1 Eagle Dr	Crownpoint	87313	McKinley County	Gallup	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 721-5400	242	13	18.6	94.2%	15 (6.2%)	7 (2.9%)	48 (19.8%)	1 (0.4%)	167 (69.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.7%)	27.6	173^rd of 235 public middle schools	26.4%		47.4	110^th of 239 public middle schools	54.0%	63			25.0	30.0	15.0	$12,695
Tse Yi Gai High	Public	6-12	118 Counselor Rd	Cuba	87013	Sandoval County	Gallup	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 721-5500	131	9	14.5	79.4%	21 (16.0%)	2 (1.5%)	39 (29.8%)	0 (0.0%)	66 (50.4%)	1 (0.8%)	2 (1.5%)	28.5	132^nd of 190 public high schools	30.5%		20.3	141^st of 170 public high schools	17.1%	9			29.0	27.0		$17,796
David Skeet Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	Rt 45 Jones Ranch Rd	Vanderwagen	87326	McKinley County	Gallup	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 721-1700	252	17	14.8	98.4%	17 (6.7%)	3 (1.2%)	35 (13.9%)	1 (0.4%)	194 (77.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.8%)	12.8	401^st of 433 public elementary schools	7.4%		8.7	425^th of 435 public elementary schools	2.3%	24			12.0	19.0	10.0	$13,083
Ramah Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	27 Lewis St	Ramah	87321	McKinley County	Gallup	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 721-3700	222	13	17.7	95.9%	37 (16.7%)	2 (0.9%)	37 (16.7%)	0 (0.0%)	139 (62.6%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (3.2%)	26.4	326^th of 433 public elementary schools	24.7%		23.7	352^nd of 435 public elementary schools	19.1%	26			19.0	26.0	19.0	$15,427
Thoreau Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	#6 Fourth Ave	Thoreau	87323	McKinley County	Gallup	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 721-4400	385	22	17.5	94.8%	23 (6.0%)	3 (0.8%)	63 (16.4%)	0 (0.0%)	290 (75.3%)	1 (0.3%)	5 (1.3%)	18.7	368^th of 433 public elementary schools	15.0%		15.8	394^th of 435 public elementary schools	9.4%	26			9.0	25.0	14.0	$12,558
Thoreau High	Public	9-12	4 Hawk Circle	Thoreau	87323	McKinley County	Gallup	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 721-4500	488	23	21.6	92.6%	36 (7.4%)	4 (0.8%)	65 (13.3%)	1 (0.2%)	377 (77.3%)	1 (0.2%)	4 (0.8%)	21.9	148^th of 190 public high schools	22.1%		12.8	157^th of 170 public high schools	7.6%	9	20.0	5.0	22.0			$12,149
Tohatchi Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	100 Chuska Rd	Tohatchi	87325	McKinley County	Gallup	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 721-1051	242	15	16.2	91.3%	17 (7.0%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (11.6%)	4 (1.7%)	189 (78.1%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.7%)	18.1	370^th of 433 public elementary schools	14.5%		33.2	292^nd of 435 public elementary schools	32.9%	78			17.0	20.0	15.0	$13,290
Tohatchi High	Public	9-12	Cougar Lane N 491	Tohatchi	87325	McKinley County	Gallup	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 721-1051	400	25	16.2	95.5%	18 (4.5%)	7 (1.8%)	53 (13.3%)	7 (1.8%)	311 (77.8%)	1 (0.3%)	3 (0.8%)	32.6	118^th of 190 public high schools	37.9%		14	154^th of 170 public high schools	9.4%	36	17.0	9.0	52.0			$12,807
Crownpoint Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	#1 Codetalker Dr.	Crownpoint	87313	McKinley County	Gallup	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 721-1500	264	18	14.6	99.2%	20 (7.6%)	4 (1.5%)	30 (11.4%)	5 (1.9%)	194 (73.5%)	3 (1.1%)	8 (3.0%)	37.8	254^th of 433 public elementary schools	41.3%		21.6	361^st of 435 public elementary schools	17.0%	107			16.0	33.0	23.0	$12,434
Crownpoint High	Public	9-12	#1 Eagle Dr	Crownpoint	87313	McKinley County	Gallup	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 721-1600	370	19	19.4	94.3%	22 (5.9%)	4 (1.1%)	48 (13.0%)	8 (2.2%)	283 (76.5%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.4%)	23.5	144^th of 190 public high schools	24.2%		29.5	109^th of 170 public high schools	35.9%	35	11.0		41.0			$13,700
Ramah High	Public	6-12	74 S Bloomfield Ave	Ramah	87321	McKinley County	Gallup	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 721-3800	316	15	21.7	87.3%	61 (19.3%)	3 (0.9%)	60 (19.0%)	3 (0.9%)	184 (58.2%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.6%)	31.2	125^th of 190 public high schools	34.2%		49.1	67^th of 170 public high schools	60.6%	58	19.0		22.0	32.0	29.0	$15,514
Thoreau Middle	Public	6-8	8 Hawk Circle	Thoreau	87323	McKinley County	Gallup	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 721-4600	307	15	20.4	93.5%	23 (7.5%)	2 (0.7%)	50 (16.3%)	3 (1.0%)	218 (71.0%)	1 (0.3%)	10 (3.3%)	18.3	200^th of 235 public middle schools	14.9%		23.2	186^th of 239 public middle schools	22.2%	14			17.0	27.0	9.0	$11,602
Tohatchi Middle	Public	6-8	Mid School Lane	Tohatchi	87325	McKinley County	Gallup	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 721-1051	262	68	3.8	94.7%	26 (9.9%)	4 (1.5%)	29 (11.1%)	3 (1.1%)	197 (75.2%)	1 (0.4%)	2 (0.8%)	15.6	211^th of 235 public middle schools	10.2%		20.8	196^th of 239 public middle schools	18.0%	15			18.0	24.0	8.0	$11,816

District	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Wingate High School	5.34 mi	1
Wingate Elementary School	5.83 mi	1
Middle College High School Charter - Gallup	7.36 mi	1	37^th
Hozho Academy	8.07 mi	1
Six Directions Indigenous School	8.25 mi	1	119^th

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