RAMAH HIGH

As an intimate 9-12 campus in RAMAH, New Mexico, RAMAH HIGH educates 269 students from grades 6 through 12, one of the schools within GALLUP. By comparison, New Mexico's public schools average about 450 students each, so RAMAH HIGH sits 40% leaner than that benchmark.

Within GALLUP, which oversees 33 schools and 12,698 students, RAMAH HIGH is one campus in the system.

Looking at the student body, RAMAH HIGH reports that Native American students make up the majority at 69%. Other groups include 15% White, 7% Hispanic, 7% multiracial.

On the income-and-resources front, The school reports having 98 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 2.8:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 22.9:1, putting RAMAH HIGH tighter than the state norm the norm. An estimated 75% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. By comparison, McKinley County runs at roughly 85%, so the school's eligibility rate is lower than the surrounding baseline.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), RAMAH HIGH tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 39.4% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 38.7%.

Across the wider county, community-level numbers for McKinley County indicate median household income runs about $47,668, 13% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 28%. RAMAH HIGH is one of 53 public schools in McKinley County (combined enrollment of about 16,807 students).

Nearest neighbor: RAMAH ELEMENTARY, around 0.9 miles off. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts RAMAH HIGH at 1st of 5; the average score across the group is 23.1%.

RAMAH HIGH operates from a rural location.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at RAMAH HIGH has increased 62%, going from 166 students in 2018 to 269 in 2025. Class-load math has pulled in: from 12.3:1 in 2018 to 2.8:1 in 2025.

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