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Gallup Schools
Gallup is a public school district in New Mexico, based in McKinley County (Gallup). SchoolGrade grades 30 of its schools on actual versus projected test scores; every school below has its own page.
Gallup on the map
District boundary from the NCES EDGE composite school district file. Each marker is a graded school; click it for its grade and scores.
SchoolGrade summary for Gallup
28 of 30 schools in Gallup carry a SchoolGrade (2 have no school-level proficiency results in our source data). Grade distribution:
A: 1B: 4C: 8D: 14F: 1
Best schools in Gallup
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The ten highest SchoolGrades in the district. Grades reward actual test performance against the projection for each school's student context, so a B in a high-poverty school can outrank an A- elsewhere on impact.
- A- Red Rock Elementary (Elementary school, meets expectations)
- B Chee Dodge Elementary (Elementary school, exceeds expectations)
- B Ramah High (High school, exceeds expectations)
- B- Jefferson Elementary (Elementary school, meets expectations)
- B- Crownpoint High (High school, exceeds expectations)
- C+ Indian Hills Elementary (Elementary school, doesn't meet expectations)
- C+ Miyamura High School (High school, meets expectations)
- C Gallup Middle (Middle school, underperforms expectations)
- C Lincoln Elementary (Elementary school, doesn't meet expectations)
- C Tohatchi High (High school, exceeds expectations)
Every school in Gallup
High schools (8)
- B- Crownpoint High, Crownpoint
- D Gallup High, Gallup
- C+ Miyamura High School, Gallup
- Navajo Pine High, Navajo
- B Ramah High, Ramah
- D- Thoreau High, Thoreau
- C Tohatchi High, Tohatchi
- Tse Yi Gai High, Pueblo Pintado
Middle and junior high schools (5)
- C- Chief Manuelito Middle, Gallup
- C Gallup Middle, Gallup
- D+ John F Kennedy Middle, Gallup
- D- Navajo Middle School, Navajo
- C- Thoreau Middle, Thoreau
Elementary and primary schools (16)
- D- Catherine A Miller Elementary, Church Rock
- B Chee Dodge Elementary, Yah Ta Hey
- C- Crownpoint Elementary, Crownpoint
- D+ David Skeet Elementary, Vanderwagen
- D Del Norte Elementary, Gallup
- C+ Indian Hills Elementary, Gallup
- B- Jefferson Elementary, Gallup
- C Lincoln Elementary, Gallup
- D- Navajo Elementary, Navajo
- F Ramah Elementary, Ramah
- A- Red Rock Elementary, Gallup
- D Stagecoach Elementary, Gallup
- D- Thoreau Elementary, Thoreau
- D+ Tobe Turpen Elementary, Gallup
- D Tohatchi Elementary, Tohatchi
- D- Twin Lakes Elementary, Gallup
Other schools and academies (1)
- D- Gallup Central Alternative, Gallup
Where Gallup schools are
Cities and towns served (10)
- Gallup (14)
- Navajo (3)
- Thoreau (3)
- Crownpoint (2)
- Ramah (2)
- Tohatchi (2)
- Church Rock (1)
- Pueblo Pintado (1)
- Vanderwagen (1)
- Yah Ta Hey (1)
About this district
- State: Best schools in New Mexico
- County: McKinley County
- Type: regular local school district
- Setting: remote rural (NCES locale of the district office)
- Enrollment: 12,439 students with 707 full-time-equivalent teachers and 1,276 total staff FTE (NCES CCD, 2023-24)
- NCES district ID: 3501110
- Grades are the 2025-26 SchoolGrade model: each school's actual proficiency against the level projected for its student context. How SchoolGrade works
Nearby school districts
- Zuni (4 schools, 50 mi)
- Grants (12 schools, 55 mi)
- Bloomfield (7 schools, 56 mi)
- Cuba (3 schools, 62 mi)
- Central (16 schools, 64 mi)
- Farmington (20 schools, 68 mi)
- Jemez Mtn (4 schools, 82 mi)
- Rio Rancho (21 schools, 87 mi)
Questions about Gallup
How many schools are in Gallup?
SchoolGrade grades 30 public schools in Gallup, across 10 cities and towns. Every one of them is listed on this page with a link to its own report.
Which cities does Gallup serve?
The largest by graded schools: Gallup, Navajo, Thoreau, Crownpoint, Ramah and 5 more.
How good are the schools in Gallup?
Across the 28 graded schools, the average SchoolGrade is C-, with 24.3% of tested students meeting the state bar against a projected 29.8%. 36% of schools meet or exceed the expectation for their student context.
How many students attend Gallup?
12,439 students were enrolled in Gallup in the 2023-24 school year, about 17.6 students per full-time teacher (NCES Common Core of Data).
Where is Gallup?
Gallup is in New Mexico, based in McKinley County, with its district office in Gallup. Its boundary covers about 4,947 sq mi.