Enrollment
310
Elementary
DISTRICT 320 · STATE 287
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·GALLUP·NCES 350111000309
NAVAJO ELEMENTARY
123 CEDAR AVE, NAVAJO, NM 87328 · (505) 721-3500 · McKinley County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL310 STUDENTS
F
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 3% of New Mexico public elementary schools
- DTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- FBeats 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
,
Teacher data unavailable
DISTRICT 5.2:1 · STATE 12.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
88%
274 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, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 27 | 9% |
| Kindergarten | 31 | 10% |
| Grade 1 | 51 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 42 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 53 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 46 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 60 | 19% |
This year's kindergarten class (31) is 48% smaller than its 5th grade class (60).
Student demographics
38%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 55% · 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
25.7%
NM avg 44.2%
Math
15.8%
NM avg 27.2%
What this means: On the NM-MSSA + NM-ASR, New Mexico's statewide test, about 26 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 16 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
UNDERPERFORMING
Bottom 10% of NM schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
19.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
36.2%
based on NM schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-16.7pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 20% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 36% typical for New Mexico schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations compares each school with others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school lands here when its results trail those comparable schools, which is not the same as having low scores. A higher-scoring school can still fall in this tier if similar schools score higher still.
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 NAVAJO ELEMENTARY
NAVAJO ELEMENTARY's state test result (19.5% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| NAVAJO ELEMENTARY this school | 310 | 88.4% | 19.5% |
| TWIN LAKES ELEMENTARY GALLUP | 256 | 87.1% | 27.8% |
| CROWNPOINT ELEMENTARY CROWNPOINT | 281 | 84.7% | 27.6% |
| THOREAU ELEMENTARY THOREAU | 359 | 90.0% | 22.3% |
| CATHERINE A. MILLER ELEMENTARY CHURCH ROCK | 317 | 87.4% | 23.8% |
| TOHATCHI ELEMENTARY TOHATCHI | 246 | 91.5% | 26.3% |
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 NAVAJO ELEMENTARY ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In New Mexico | In McKinley County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 19.5% | #312 of 329 | #16 of 17 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 15.8% | #275 of 354 | #14 of 17 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 25.7% | #319 of 366 | #15 of 17 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 310 | #220 of 490 | #11 of 28 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 37.8% | #186 of 334 | #16 of 21 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 88.4% | #330 of 393 | #15 of 23 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +16.1% | #17 of 57 | #4 of 7 |
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
310
+32 (+12%) vs 2020
-42% since 1990-91, when it was 534
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 | 310 | N/A | N/A | 88% (274) |
| 2023-24 | 323 | 15 | 21.5:1 | 94% (304) |
| 2022-23 | 345 | 16 | 21.6:1 | 100% (345) |
| 2020-21 | 278 | 16 | 17.4:1 | 100% (278) |
| 2017-18 | 267 | 18 | 14.8:1 | 100% (267) |
| 2015-16 | 320 | 20 | 16.0:1 | 100% (320) |
| 2010-11 | 250 | 22 | 11.4:1 | 99% (247) |
| 2000-01 | 425 | 32 | 13.3:1 | 87% (368) |
| 1990-91 | 534 | 29 | 18.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for NAVAJO ELEMENTARY.
About NAVAJO ELEMENTARY
As a mid-sized elementary school, NAVAJO ELEMENTARY serves students in NAVAJO, New Mexico. It had 310 students in 2024-25, spanning pre-K through 5.
GALLUP counts 33 schools and 12,698 students, including NAVAJO ELEMENTARY.
The share of Native American students at NAVAJO ELEMENTARY is 78%, a majority. After that, the student body is 12% Hispanic, 5% White, and 3% multiracial. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 38, compared with 70 nationally.
NAVAJO ELEMENTARY has a free or reduced-price lunch rate of 88%. Public schools in McKinley County average a similar 85%.
NAVAJO ELEMENTARY holds an F allk12 Grade, placing it above 3% of New Mexico public elementary schools.
NAVAJO ELEMENTARY falls short of its prediction by 16.7 points. The model expects 36.2% for a school with its free or reduced-price lunch share in New Mexico; the school's rate is 19.5%.
McKinley County is the school's county. There, the median household earns about $47,668 a year, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 13% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 28%. Public schools in McKinley County number 53, with about 16,807 students.
Of the public schools around it, NAVAJO ELEMENTARY is closest to DZIT DIT LOOL SCHOOL OF EMPOWERMENT ACTION AND PERSEVERANCE, about 0.4 miles away. There are 3 other public schools within five miles.
NCES assigns NAVAJO ELEMENTARY the locale Rural: Remote, meaning in rural territory far from an urban area.
In 2020-21, NAVAJO ELEMENTARY enrolled 278 students. By 2024-25, that number had grown to 310.
This page is set up for the NAVAJO ELEMENTARY community to discuss special education services, counseling, and support programs. Current and former families are welcome to add their experience.
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 NAVAJO
- NAVAJO MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 224 students
- NAVAJO PINE HIGHHigh · 140 students
- DZIT DIT LOOL SCHOOL OF EMPOWERMENT ACTION AND PERSEVERANCEHigh · 56 students
- Crystal Boarding SchoolElementary · 54 students
Other Navajo Elementary schools
3 other US public schools in 3 states are named Navajo Elementary. NAVAJO ELEMENTARY is the 3rd largest of the 4.
- NAVAJO ELEMENTARYALBUQUERQUE, NM · 344 students
- Navajo Elementary SchoolSCOTTSDALE, AZ · 473 students
- Navajo Elementary SchoolAltus, OK · 280 students
Nearby schools
- DZIT DIT LOOL SCHOOL OF EMPOWERMENT ACTION AND PERSEVERANCE0.4 mi · 56
- NAVAJO MIDDLE SCHOOL0.5 mi · 224
- NAVAJO PINE HIGH0.5 mi · 140
- Integrated Preschool10.0 mi · 39
- Tsehootsooi Primary Learning Center10.0 mi · 430
- Crystal Boarding School10.5 mi · 54
Frequently asked questions
About NAVAJO ELEMENTARYWhat is the total enrollment at NAVAJO ELEMENTARY?
NAVAJO ELEMENTARY enrolls approximately 310 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does NAVAJO ELEMENTARY serve?
NAVAJO ELEMENTARY serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
What is the student diversity at NAVAJO ELEMENTARY?
Student demographics at NAVAJO ELEMENTARY are roughly 5% White, 12% Hispanic, 1% Black, 1% Asian, 3% Two or more.
What district is NAVAJO ELEMENTARY in?
NAVAJO ELEMENTARY is part of GALLUP.
Where is NAVAJO ELEMENTARY located?
NAVAJO ELEMENTARY is located at 123 CEDAR AVE, NAVAJO, NM 87328.
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