RAMAH ELEMENTARY

RAMAH ELEMENTARY is one of the small elementary-level communitys in RAMAH, New Mexico, part of GALLUP, with 223 students on its rolls from grades pre-K through 5. By comparison, New Mexico's public schools average about 287 students each, so RAMAH ELEMENTARY sits 22% smaller than that benchmark.

RAMAH ELEMENTARY is one of 33 schools operated by GALLUP, a district that enrolls 12,698 students overall.

For racial and ethnic makeup, RAMAH ELEMENTARY reports that the largest single group is Native American, at 58% of enrollment. Beyond that, the school records 17% White, 16% Hispanic, 9% multiracial.

Looking at the economic backdrop, On paper, RAMAH ELEMENTARY has 43 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 5.3:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 12.9:1 average. Around 88% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.

With demographic context factored in, On a poverty-adjusted basis, RAMAH ELEMENTARY sits in the bottom 10% statewide. Predicted proficiency from the FRL regression is roughly 36.3%; actual is 17.3%, a gap of -19.1 points.

Zooming out to the county, McKinley County reports that median household earnings sit near $47,668, about 13% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 28% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across McKinley County's 53 public schools (combined enrollment of about 16,807 students), RAMAH ELEMENTARY is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: RAMAH HIGH, around 0.9 miles off. Among the 5 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), RAMAH ELEMENTARY ranks 5th on composite proficiency, behind the local average of 28.5%.

The campus sits in a rural setting.

Over the past 7-year window. RAMAH ELEMENTARY's enrollment has ticked up 30% since 2018, when it stood at 172 (now 223). The Hispanic share of enrollment grew from 3% to 16% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio tightened from 11.1:1 in 2018 to 5.3:1 today.

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