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Enrollment
605
Elementary
DISTRICT 424 · STATE 287
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LOS LUNAS·NCES 350168000722
KATHERINE GALLEGOS ELEMENTARY
236 DOM PASQUAL RD, LOS LUNAS, NM 87031 · (505) 866-8231 · Valencia County
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY23-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL605 STUDENTS
A
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 87% of New Mexico public elementary schools
- A-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ABeats 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
18.9:1
32 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.8:1 · STATE 12.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
100%
605 students
DISTRICT 100% · STATE 90%
Community
1
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 | 35 | 6% |
| Kindergarten | 72 | 12% |
| Grade 1 | 79 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 80 | 13% |
| Grade 3 | 88 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 84 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 78 | 13% |
| Grade 6 | 89 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (72) is 19% smaller than its 6th grade class (89).
Student demographics
37%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 41% · 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
Test scores
NM-MSSA + NM-ASR 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
56.6%
NM avg 44.2%
Math
52.8%
NM avg 27.2%
What this means: On the NM-MSSA + NM-ASR, New Mexico's statewide test, about 57 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 53 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
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of NM schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
51.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
33.4%
based on NM schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+18.1pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 51% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 33% typical for New Mexico schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 18 points, placing it in New Mexico's top 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like KATHERINE GALLEGOS ELEMENTARY
KATHERINE GALLEGOS ELEMENTARY's state test result (51.5% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| KATHERINE GALLEGOS ELEMENTARY this school | 605 | 100.0% | 51.5% |
| LA MERCED ELEMENTARY BELEN | 463 | 100.0% | 30.2% |
| PUESTA DEL SOL ELEMENTARY RIO RANCHO | 539 | 99.8% | 27.2% |
| EAST PICACHO ELEMENTARY LAS CRUCES | 460 | 100.0% | 45.3% |
| SUNDANCE ELEMENTARY LOS LUNAS | 617 | 100.0% | 37.6% |
| BATAAN ELEMENTARY DEMING | 487 | 99.6% | 27.4% |
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 KATHERINE GALLEGOS ELEMENTARY ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In New Mexico | In Valencia County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 51.5% | #39 of 329 | #2 of 14 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 52.8% | #29 of 354 | #1 of 14 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 56.6% | #66 of 366 | #2 of 14 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 605 | #20 of 490 | #2 of 15 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 18.9:1 | #310 of 318 | #14 of 14 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 36.8% | #192 of 334 | #3 of 14 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 100% | #151 of 393 | #11 of 15 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +0.8% | #55 of 57 | N/A |
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
605
-17 (-3%) vs 2020
+40% since 1990-91, when it was 431
Student : Teacher
18.9:1
was 18.3:1
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 | 605 | 32 | 18.9:1 | 100% (605) |
| 2023-24 | 615 | 36 | 17.1:1 | 86% (531) |
| 2022-23 | 635 | 33.1 | 19.2:1 | 100% (635) |
| 2020-21 | 622 | 34 | 18.3:1 | 65% (407) |
| 2017-18 | 600 | 32 | 18.8:1 | 43% (258) |
| 2015-16 | 597 | 30 | 19.9:1 | 43% (256) |
| 2010-11 | 422 | 27 | 15.6:1 | 63% (265) |
| 2000-01 | 479 | 30 | 16.0:1 | 63% (301) |
| 1990-91 | 431 | 19 | 22.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for KATHERINE GALLEGOS ELEMENTARY.
Since 2017-18: students up 1% (600 to 605); teachers unchanged (32 to 32).
About KATHERINE GALLEGOS ELEMENTARY
This page covers KATHERINE GALLEGOS ELEMENTARY, a high-enrollment elementary school in LOS LUNAS, New Mexico. Students in pre-K through 6 attend the school, which enrolls 605 students. The average among elementary schools in New Mexico is roughly 287 students; this school is 111% above that.
KATHERINE GALLEGOS ELEMENTARY sits within LOS LUNAS, which has 16 schools and 8,207 students.
KATHERINE GALLEGOS ELEMENTARY is 78% Hispanic by enrollment. Other students are 16% White and 4% multiracial. By comparison, Valencia County residents are about 61% Hispanic. Pick two students at random and there is a 37% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
Staffing totals 32 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the student-to-teacher ratio is 18.9:1. That is higher than the 12.9:1 average for elementary schools in New Mexico. A measure often used for student poverty, free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, stands at 100%. For comparison, public schools in Valencia County average 100%.
allk12 grades KATHERINE GALLEGOS ELEMENTARY an A. The grade compares the school only with New Mexico public elementary schools, because each state gives its own test.
Predicted from its free or reduced-price lunch share, KATHERINE GALLEGOS ELEMENTARY would score about 33.4%. It scores 51.5%, a top-10% result among New Mexico schools on BeatsExpectations.
According to the American Community Survey, in Valencia County, the median household income is $58,933, 21% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 13% of people live in poverty. KATHERINE GALLEGOS ELEMENTARY is one of 27 public schools in the county.
The shortest distance from KATHERINE GALLEGOS ELEMENTARY to another public school is about 0.6 miles, to RAYMOND GABALDON ELEMENTARY. Counting only straight-line distance, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. Of the 6 nearby schools with scores, including this one, KATHERINE GALLEGOS ELEMENTARY is 1st on average proficiency.
The school is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population under 100,000, according to its NCES locale (Suburb: Small).
Compared with 2020-21, the school had 17 fewer students in 2024-25.
Discussion on this page can cover science fairs, picture day, and bus routes. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
Valencia County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
78,458
Census ACS
Median income
$58,933
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
21%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
13%
Below federal line
Schools in county
27
11,956 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in LOS LUNAS
- LOS LUNAS HIGHHigh · 1,460 students
- VALENCIA HIGHHigh · 960 students
- LOS LUNAS MIDDLEMiddle · 719 students
- SUNDANCE ELEMENTARYElementary · 617 students
- BOSQUE FARMS ELEMENTARYElementary · 458 students
- LOS LUNAS ELEMENTARYElementary · 458 students
Other schools in LOS LUNAS
- LOS LUNAS HIGHHigh · 1,460 students
- VALENCIA HIGHHigh · 960 students
- LOS LUNAS MIDDLEMiddle · 719 students
- SUNDANCE ELEMENTARYElementary · 617 students
- SCHOOL OF DREAMS ACADEMYCombined · 478 students
- BOSQUE FARMS ELEMENTARYElementary · 458 students
Nearby schools
- RAYMOND GABALDON ELEMENTARY0.6 mi · 365
- LOS LUNAS MIDDLE0.7 mi · 719
- LOS LUNAS ELEMENTARY0.9 mi · 458
- LOS LUNAS HIGH1.0 mi · 1,460
- SCHOOL OF DREAMS ACADEMY1.1 mi · 478
- CENTURY ALT HIGH2.0 mi · 353
Frequently asked questions
About KATHERINE GALLEGOS ELEMENTARYHow many students attend KATHERINE GALLEGOS ELEMENTARY?
KATHERINE GALLEGOS ELEMENTARY enrolls approximately 605 students in grades PK-06.
What grades does KATHERINE GALLEGOS ELEMENTARY serve?
KATHERINE GALLEGOS ELEMENTARY serves grades PK-06.
What is the student-teacher ratio at KATHERINE GALLEGOS ELEMENTARY?
The student-to-teacher ratio at KATHERINE GALLEGOS ELEMENTARY is approximately 18.9:1 (32 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at KATHERINE GALLEGOS ELEMENTARY?
At KATHERINE GALLEGOS ELEMENTARY, the student body is approximately 16% White, 78% Hispanic, 0% Black, 4% Two or more.
What district is KATHERINE GALLEGOS ELEMENTARY in?
KATHERINE GALLEGOS ELEMENTARY is part of LOS LUNAS.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.