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
D
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Scored higher than 12% of New Mexico public elementary schools
- C-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- DBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded New Mexico public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
,
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, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 29 | 9% |
| Kindergarten | 54 | 17% |
| Grade 1 | 41 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 42 | 13% |
| Grade 3 | 52 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 45 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 54 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (54) is about the same size as its 5th grade class (54).
Student demographics
38%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 55% · STATE 55% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). 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 →
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CATHERINE A. MILLER ELEMENTARY's state test result (23.8% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| CATHERINE A. MILLER ELEMENTARY this school | 317 | 87.4% | 23.8% |
| CHEE DODGE ELEMENTARY YAH TA HEY | 261 | 85.4% | 38.5% |
| TOBE TURPEN ELEMENTARY GALLUP | 397 | 90.2% | 27.0% |
| NAVAJO ELEMENTARY NAVAJO | 310 | 88.4% | 19.5% |
| DAVID SKEET ELEMENTARY VANDERWAGEN | 232 | 84.5% | 27.0% |
| CROWNPOINT ELEMENTARY CROWNPOINT | 281 | 84.7% | 27.6% |
Matched among New Mexico elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where CATHERINE A. MILLER ELEMENTARY ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In New Mexico | In McKinley County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 23.8% | #276 of 329 | #11 of 17 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 16.0% | #272 of 354 | #13 of 17 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 27.8% | #298 of 366 | #11 of 17 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 317 | #211 of 490 | #9 of 28 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 38.3% | #183 of 334 | #15 of 21 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 87.4% | #333 of 393 | #18 of 23 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -15.7% | #190 of 287 | #9 of 13 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
317
+15 (+5%) vs 2020
-7% since 1990-91, when it was 340
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 317 | N/A | N/A | 87% (277) |
| 2023-24 | 325 | 19 | 17.1:1 | 99% (323) |
| 2022-23 | 342 | 19 | 18.0:1 | 100% (342) |
| 2020-21 | 302 | 20 | 15.1:1 | 100% (302) |
| 2017-18 | 376 | 27.5 | 13.7:1 | 100% (376) |
| 2015-16 | 369 | 25 | 14.8:1 | 100% (369) |
| 2010-11 | 296 | 23 | 12.9:1 | 99% (293) |
| 2000-01 | 336 | 30 | 11.2:1 | 99% (333) |
| 1990-91 | 340 | 21 | 16.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for CATHERINE A. MILLER ELEMENTARY.
About CATHERINE A. MILLER ELEMENTARY
CATHERINE A. MILLER ELEMENTARY is a public elementary school in CHURCH ROCK, New Mexico. Its grade span covers pre-K through 5, with 317 students on the rolls.
CATHERINE A. MILLER ELEMENTARY is in GALLUP, a district with 12,698 students across 33 schools.
About 77% of the student body at CATHERINE A. MILLER ELEMENTARY is Native American. Smaller groups are 15% Hispanic, 4% multiracial, and 3% White. A diversity index of 38% means there is a 38% chance two randomly chosen students at CATHERINE A. MILLER ELEMENTARY are from different groups.
Free or reduced-price lunch covers 87% of the student body. Public schools in McKinley County average a similar 85%.
CATHERINE A. MILLER ELEMENTARY holds a D allk12 Grade, placing it above 12% of New Mexico public elementary schools.
Given its share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, CATHERINE A. MILLER ELEMENTARY would be expected to post about 36.4%. Its actual average proficiency rate across its state test results is 23.8%.
In McKinley County, where the school is located, the median household earns about $47,668 a year, roughly 13% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 28% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Counting CATHERINE A. MILLER ELEMENTARY, McKinley County has 53 public schools.
About 4.3 miles separate CATHERINE A. MILLER ELEMENTARY from the closest public school, INDIAN HILLS ELEMENTARY. A ten-mile radius around the school includes at least 8 other public schools. CATHERINE A. MILLER ELEMENTARY ranks 4th of 5 among nearby schools on average proficiency, with 23.8% against a local average of 34.9%.
NCES lists the school's locale as Rural: Fringe. That means it sits in rural territory close to an urban area.
The school's enrollment increased 5% from 2020-21 to 2024-25.
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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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