LINCOLN ELEMENTARY

LINCOLN ELEMENTARY is one of the mid-sized elementary campuss in GALLUP, New Mexico, overseen by GALLUP, with 414 students on its rolls from grades pre-K through 5. By comparison, New Mexico's public schools average about 287 students each, so LINCOLN ELEMENTARY sits 44% larger than that benchmark.

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

In terms of who attends, LINCOLN ELEMENTARY logs that 56% of the student body identifies as Native American. The remainder breaks down as 31% Hispanic, 8% White, 4% multiracial.

On the income-and-resources front, LINCOLN ELEMENTARY shows 68 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 6.1:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 12.9:1, putting LINCOLN ELEMENTARY tighter than the state norm the norm. An estimated 88% 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, LINCOLN ELEMENTARY tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 36.2% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 28.1%.

In the broader community, community-level numbers for McKinley County indicate median household earnings sit near $47,668, 13% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 28%. Across McKinley County's 53 public schools (combined enrollment of about 16,807 students), LINCOLN ELEMENTARY is one campus in the mix.

HOZHO ACADEMY is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.5 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around LINCOLN ELEMENTARY. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts LINCOLN ELEMENTARY at 4th of 6; the average score across the group is 31.1%.

The school occupies a town-based site.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at LINCOLN ELEMENTARY has increased 78%, going from 233 students in 2018 to 414 in 2025. The Hispanic share of enrollment edged down from 37% to 31% over that span. Class-load math has fell: from 12.9:1 in 2018 to 6.1:1 in 2025.

On the community side, recent activity here tends to focus on science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.