CROWNPOINT ELEMENTARY

CROWNPOINT ELEMENTARY is a primary school of moderately sized scale in CROWNPOINT, New Mexico, overseen by GALLUP, serveing 281 students in grades pre-K through 5.

Across the 33 schools in GALLUP (12,698 students total), CROWNPOINT ELEMENTARY accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

On the student-mix side, CROWNPOINT ELEMENTARY reports that 72% of the student body identifies as Native American; the rest looks like 12% Hispanic, 7% White, 5% multiracial.

Looking at the economic backdrop, An estimated 85% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, CROWNPOINT ELEMENTARY sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 37.1%; this one delivers 27.6%.

Around the school, ACS estimates for McKinley County put the typical household earns roughly $47,668 per year, 13% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, 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 CROWNPOINT ELEMENTARY is one.

Nearest neighbor: CROWNPOINT MIDDLE, around 1.0 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 3 other public schools cluster around CROWNPOINT ELEMENTARY.

Geographically, the school is in a rural area.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at CROWNPOINT ELEMENTARY has fell 13%, going from 322 students in 2018 to 281 in 2025. Over the same period, the Hispanic share climbed from 1% to 12%.

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