Enrollment
232
Elementary
DISTRICT 320 · STATE 287
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·GALLUP·NCES 350111030021
DAVID SKEET ELEMENTARY
RT 45 JONES RANCH RD, VANDERWAGEN, NM 87326 · (505) 721-1700 · McKinley County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL232 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
4.7:1
50 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 5.2:1 · STATE 12.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
84%
196 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
Test scores
NM-MSSA + NM-ASR 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
29.9%
NM avg 44.2%
Math
14.5%
NM avg 27.2%
What this means: On the NM-MSSA + NM-ASR, New Mexico's statewide test, about 30 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 15 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
27.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
37.1%
based on NM schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-10.1pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 27% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 37% 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
232
+19 (+9%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
4.7:1
was 14.2:1
% White
10%
was 3%
% Hispanic
19%
was 2%
% Black
0%
was 0%
% Asian
0%
was 0%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About DAVID SKEET ELEMENTARY
DAVID SKEET ELEMENTARY is a K-5 school of intimate scale in VANDERWAGEN, New Mexico, one of the schools within GALLUP, enrolling 232 students in grades pre-K through 5.
DAVID SKEET ELEMENTARY is one of 33 schools operated by GALLUP, a district that teaches 12,698 students overall.
Looking at the student body, DAVID SKEET ELEMENTARY logs that 68% of the student body identifies as Native American. The remainder comes out to 19% Hispanic, 10% White, 3% multiracial.
On the income-and-resources front, DAVID SKEET ELEMENTARY reports 50 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 4.7:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 12.9:1, putting DAVID SKEET ELEMENTARY tighter than the state norm the norm. Around 84% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, often used as a Title I proxy.
On a demographically-adjusted basis, DAVID SKEET ELEMENTARY performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 37.1%, the actual is 27.0%, a residual of -10.1 points.
Zooming out to the county, McKinley County reports that median household earnings sit near $47,668, roughly 13% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 28% of residents live below the federal poverty line. DAVID SKEET ELEMENTARY is one of 53 public schools in McKinley County (combined enrollment of about 16,807 students).
Bread Springs Day School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 4.1 miles from this campus. 2 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a ten-mile radius, suggesting a relatively low-density school footprint.
The school occupies a low-density site.
Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count rose 9%: 213 students in 2018 compared to 232 in 2025. The Hispanic share of enrollment edged up from 2% to 19% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio tightened from 14.2:1 in 2018 to 4.7:1 today.
Inside the community feed, posts here usually surface around open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
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
Other schools in VANDERWAGEN
- Chi Chil'tah Community SchoolElementary · 54 students
Nearby schools
- Bread Springs Day School4.1 mi · 61
- Chi Chil'tah Community School9.0 mi · 54
- CHIEF MANUELITO MIDDLE13.3 mi · 634
- GALLUP HIGH13.4 mi · 796
- MIDDLE COLLEGE HIGH SCHOOL CHARTER - GALLUP13.6 mi · 153
- SIX DIRECTIONS INDIGENOUS SCHOOL13.7 mi · 58
Frequently asked questions
About DAVID SKEET ELEMENTARYHow large is DAVID SKEET ELEMENTARY?
DAVID SKEET ELEMENTARY enrolls approximately 232 students in grades PK-05.
Is DAVID SKEET ELEMENTARY an elementary, middle, or high school?
DAVID SKEET ELEMENTARY is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many teachers does DAVID SKEET ELEMENTARY have?
DAVID SKEET ELEMENTARY employs 50 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 4.7:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at DAVID SKEET ELEMENTARY?
At DAVID SKEET ELEMENTARY, the student body is approximately 10% White, 19% Hispanic, 0% Asian, 3% Two or more.
What district is DAVID SKEET ELEMENTARY in?
DAVID SKEET ELEMENTARY is part of GALLUP.
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