Enrollment
317
Elementary
DISTRICT 320 · STATE 287
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·GALLUP·NCES 350111000299
CATHERINE A. MILLER ELEMENTARY
6102 CHALLENGER RD, CHURCH ROCK, NM 87311 · (505) 721-1400 · McKinley County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL317 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
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Teacher data unavailable
DISTRICT 5.2:1 · STATE 12.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
87%
277 students
DISTRICT 84% · STATE 90%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade
Student demographics
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
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NM-MSSA + NM-ASR 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
27.8%
NM avg 44.2%
Math
16.0%
NM avg 27.2%
What this means: On the NM-MSSA + NM-ASR, New Mexico's statewide test, about 28 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 16 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all New Mexico schools, those numbers are about 44 and 27.
Source: NM-MSSA + NM-ASR. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
23.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
36.4%
based on NM schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-12.6pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 24% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 36% typical for New Mexico schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among New Mexico's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
317
-59 (-16%) vs 2017
% White
3%
was 1%
% Hispanic
15%
was 3%
% Black
0%
was 1%
% Asian
0%
was 0%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About CATHERINE A. MILLER ELEMENTARY
Located at 6102 CHALLENGER RD, in CHURCH ROCK, New Mexico, CATHERINE A. MILLER ELEMENTARY is a mid-tier primary school that teaches 317 students (grades pre-K through 5), run under GALLUP.
Across the 33 schools in GALLUP (12,698 students total), CATHERINE A. MILLER ELEMENTARY accounts for its share of the district's footprint.
Demographically, CATHERINE A. MILLER ELEMENTARY records that Native American students make up the majority at 77%. Beyond that, the school shows 15% Hispanic, 4% multiracial, 3% White.
Looking at school resources, Roughly 87% of students at CATHERINE A. MILLER ELEMENTARY qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.
After controlling for student poverty, CATHERINE A. MILLER ELEMENTARY sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 36.4%; this one delivers 23.8%.
Around the school, McKinley County reports that median household income runs about $47,668, about 13% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 28%. In all, McKinley County runs 53 public schools (combined enrollment of about 16,807 students), of which CATHERINE A. MILLER ELEMENTARY is one.
The closest other public school is INDIAN HILLS ELEMENTARY, roughly 4.3 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a ten-mile radius, suggesting a relatively low-density school footprint. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts CATHERINE A. MILLER ELEMENTARY at 4th of 5; the average score across the group is 34.9%.
CATHERINE A. MILLER ELEMENTARY operates from a small-town location.
Five-year trend. CATHERINE A. MILLER ELEMENTARY's enrollment has fell 16% since 2018, when it stood at 376 (now 317). Over the same period, the Hispanic share rose from 3% to 15%.
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McKinley County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
70,431
Census ACS
Median income
$47,668
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
13%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
28%
Below federal line
Schools in county
53
16,807 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in GALLUP
- GALLUP CENTRAL ALTERNATIVEHigh · 1,244 students
- MIYAMURA HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,237 students
- GALLUP HIGHHigh · 796 students
- JOHN F. KENNEDY MIDDLEMiddle · 648 students
- CHIEF MANUELITO MIDDLEMiddle · 634 students
- GALLUP MIDDLEMiddle · 480 students
Nearby schools
- INDIAN HILLS ELEMENTARY4.3 mi · 294
- Wingate High School5.3 mi · 362
- Wingate Elementary School5.8 mi · 366
- JOHN F. KENNEDY MIDDLE6.2 mi · 648
- MIYAMURA HIGH SCHOOL6.2 mi · 1,237
- JEFFERSON ELEMENTARY6.5 mi · 460
Frequently asked questions
About CATHERINE A. MILLER ELEMENTARYHow large is CATHERINE A. MILLER ELEMENTARY?
CATHERINE A. MILLER ELEMENTARY enrolls approximately 317 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does CATHERINE A. MILLER ELEMENTARY serve?
CATHERINE A. MILLER ELEMENTARY serves grades PK-05.
How diverse is CATHERINE A. MILLER ELEMENTARY?
CATHERINE A. MILLER ELEMENTARY reports a student body of 3% White, 15% Hispanic, 0% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Who oversees CATHERINE A. MILLER ELEMENTARY?
CATHERINE A. MILLER ELEMENTARY is overseen by GALLUP in McKinley County.
What county does CATHERINE A. MILLER ELEMENTARY serve?
CATHERINE A. MILLER ELEMENTARY serves McKinley County in NM.
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