Gallup-McKinley County Schools
Public
Grades PK–12 DSchool Grade
Public schools for Gallup.
At a glance
12,698Students enrolled
33Schools
$20,469Spent per student
6:1Student–teacher ratio
81%Free / reduced lunch
School path
Where would my kid go?
For Gallup
Grades 6–8
JOHN F. KENNEDY MIDDLE or CHIEF MANUELITO MIDDLE or GALLUP MIDDLEDepends on your addressThis districtBased on district boundaries from the U.S. Department of Education. Where a town has more than one school at a grade, your street decides; check with the district before you enroll.
Academic performanceDistrict vs NM
Math proficiency12%
State average 23.4%
Reading / language arts32%
State average 58.4%
Graduation rate (4-year)79%
State average 77.2%
EDFacts via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal (tests 2020–21; graduation 2019–20). The tick marks the state average.
Where the money goes
$20,469
per student each year · 16% above the NM average
Spending
Paid for by
U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances (fiscal 2024).
Enrollment · last 5 years
12,281’20
12,043’21
11,709’22
12,313’23
12,698’24
Students
American Indian/Alaska Native · 62%7,896
Hispanic · 23%2,929
White · 8%1,051
Two or more races · 5%586
Black · 1%111
Asian · 1%97
Across the district's schools, as reported to NCES.
Schools33 in district
JEFFERSON ELEMENTARYElementary · Grades PK–5 · 460 students · Gallup
PublicDEL NORTE ELEMENTARYElementary · Grades PK–5 · 424 students · Gallup
PublicLINCOLN ELEMENTARYElementary · Grades PK–5 · 414 students · Gallup
D-PublicTOBE TURPEN ELEMENTARYElementary · Grades PK–5 · 397 students · Gallup
PublicTHOREAU ELEMENTARYElementary · Grades PK–5 · 359 students · Thoreau
C+PublicSTAGECOACH ELEMENTARYElementary · Grades PK–5 · 340 students · Gallup
PublicCATHERINE A. MILLER ELEMENTARYElementary · Grades PK–5 · 317 students · Church Rock
D-PublicRED ROCK ELEMENTARYElementary · Grades PK–5 · 311 students · Gallup
D-PublicNAVAJO ELEMENTARYElementary · Grades PK–5 · 310 students · Navajo
D-PublicINDIAN HILLS ELEMENTARYElementary · Grades PK–5 · 294 students · Gallup
PublicCROWNPOINT ELEMENTARYElementary · Grades PK–5 · 281 students · Crownpoint
A-PublicCHEE DODGE ELEMENTARYElementary · Grades PK–5 · 261 students · Yah Ta Hey
D-PublicTWIN LAKES ELEMENTARYElementary · Grades PK–5 · 256 students · Gallup
D-PublicTOHATCHI ELEMENTARYElementary · Grades PK–5 · 246 students · Tohatchi
D-PublicDAVID SKEET ELEMENTARYElementary · Grades PK–5 · 232 students · Vanderwagen
PublicRAMAH ELEMENTARYElementary · Grades PK–5 · 223 students · Ramah
PublicJOHN F. KENNEDY MIDDLEMiddle · Grades 6–8 · 648 students · Gallup
C+PublicCHIEF MANUELITO MIDDLEMiddle · Grades 6–8 · 634 students · Gallup
D-PublicGALLUP MIDDLEMiddle · Grades 6–8 · 480 students · Gallup
D-PublicTHOREAU MIDDLEMiddle · Grades 6–8 · 362 students · Thoreau
PublicTOHATCHI MIDDLEMiddle · Grades 6–8 · 297 students · Tohatchi
D-PublicCROWNPOINT MIDDLEMiddle · Grades 6–8 · 226 students · Crownpoint
D-PublicNAVAJO MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · Grades 6–8 · 224 students · Navajo
PublicGALLUP CENTRAL ALTERNATIVEHigh · Grades 6–12 · 1,244 students · Gallup
PublicMIYAMURA HIGH SCHOOLHigh · Grades 9–12 · 1,237 students · Gallup
A-PublicGALLUP HIGHHigh · Grades 9–12 · 796 students · Gallup
D-PublicTHOREAU HIGHHigh · Grades 9–12 · 389 students · Thoreau
PublicCROWNPOINT HIGHHigh · Grades 9–12 · 279 students · Crownpoint
PublicTOHATCHI HIGHHigh · Grades 9–12 · 279 students · Tohatchi
PublicRAMAH HIGHHigh · Grades 6–12 · 269 students · Ramah
PublicSchool data from the U.S. Department of Education (NCES). Ratings are from neighbors on TownTapestry.
District facts from the U.S. Department of Education (NCES school directory and school district boundaries) and the U.S. Census Bureau's school finance survey. Test scores and graduation rates from EDFacts via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal. Neighbor ratings reflect opinions, not an official measure of school quality.