Total enrollment
12,698
+417 (+3%) vs SY 2020-21
33 schools in GALLUP
New Mexico · 12,698 students · 10 cities
For families inside GALLUP, public-school options total 33 K-12 schools, with enrollment near 12,698 (16 elementary, 7 middle, and 9 high).
4-year change in GALLUP
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25School count
33
+1 (+3%) vs SY 2020-21
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, enrollment-weighted demographic averages
How GALLUP ranks
Among districts| Measure | This district | In New Mexico | In the US |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 27.4% | #20 of 23 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 12,698 | #4 of 50 | #692 of 9,234 |
| Number of schools ranked most first | 33 | #3 of 50 | N/A |
| Free or reduced-price lunch share ranked highest first | 81.1% | #45 of 49 | #1,149 of 8,164 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 55.1% | #11 of 37 | #2,307 of 6,853 |
Districts need at least 2 schools and 500 students to be ranked. Test proficiency is ranked within the state only, since each state gives a different test. Each rank links to the full list.
Inside GALLUP
State test results across the district's 24 scored schools run from RED ROCK ELEMENTARY at 47.4% proficient to RAMAH ELEMENTARY at 17.3%, a gap of 30.1 points. That is the 10th widest gap among 28 New Mexico districts with four or more scored schools.
Since 2017-18, the 13 district schools that reported both years went from 2,610 to 4,431 students (up 70%) and from 192 to 743 full-time teachers (up 287%), as of 2024-25.
Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across each school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25; schools with fewer than 100 students and schools serving specialized populations are left out. Staffing figures come from the NCES Common Core of Data and count only schools that reported students and teachers in both years.
About GALLUP
As a medium-population district in New Mexico, GALLUP teaches 12,698 students across 33 schools.
For a sense of the school types, GALLUP spans 16 elementary, 7 middle, 9 high schools, and 1 combined or other.
On a per-school basis, GALLUP runs about 385 students per school, 12% noticeably above the state mean of roughly 343.
Looking at the last 4 years. Across the same 4-year window, public-school enrollment climbed 3%: 12,281 students in SY 2020-21 versus 12,698 in SY 2024-25. The school count climbed from 32 to 33 across the same 4-year window.
Within the allk12 community for this area, the community for GALLUP discusses enrollment trends, district policy changes, and bus-route updates. Members of the local community share what they see day-to-day.