Enrollment
269
High
DISTRICT 522 · STATE 450
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·GALLUP·NCES 350111000662
RAMAH HIGH
74 S BLOOMFIELD AVE, RAMAH, NM 87321 · (505) 721-3800 · McKinley County
GRADES 06–12HIGH43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL269 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
2.8:1
98 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 4.9:1 · STATE 22.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
75%
202 students
DISTRICT 84% · STATE 90%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 45 | 17% |
| Grade 7 | 28 | 10% |
| Grade 8 | 42 | 16% |
| Grade 9 | 38 | 14% |
| Grade 10 | 36 | 13% |
| Grade 11 | 47 | 17% |
| Grade 12 | 33 | 12% |
Student demographics
49%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
36.8%
NM avg 44.2%
Math
35.6%
NM avg 27.2%
What this means: On the NM-MSSA + NM-ASR, New Mexico's statewide test, about 37 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 36 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
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
38.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
39.4%
based on NM schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-0.7pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 39% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 39% typical for New Mexico schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among New Mexico's top nor bottom 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 RAMAH HIGH
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| RAMAH HIGH this school | 269 | 75.1% | 38.7% |
| TOHATCHI HIGH TOHATCHI | 279 | 76.3% | N/A |
| THOREAU HIGH THOREAU | 389 | 88.7% | N/A |
| GALLUP HIGH GALLUP | 796 | 81.5% | N/A |
| NAVAJO PINE HIGH NAVAJO | 140 | 87.1% | N/A |
| MIDDLE COLLEGE HIGH SCHOOL CHARTER - GALLUP GALLUP | 153 | 60.1% | N/A |
Matched among New Mexico high 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 RAMAH HIGH ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In New Mexico | In McKinley County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 38.7% | #9 of 17 | N/A |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 35.6% | #7 of 16 | N/A |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 36.8% | #17 of 20 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 269 | #93 of 212 | #9 of 14 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 2.8:1 | #1 of 104 | N/A |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 48.9% | #42 of 113 | #2 of 9 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 75.1% | #115 of 147 | #9 of 11 |
Ranked against other public high 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
269
+79 (+42%) vs 2020
+69% since 1990-91, when it was 159
Student : Teacher
2.8:1
was 14.6:1
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 | 269 | 97.5 | 2.8:1 | 75% (202) |
| 2023-24 | 316 | 14.5 | 21.8:1 | 87% (276) |
| 2022-23 | 287 | 14.5 | 19.8:1 | 100% (287) |
| 2020-21 | 190 | 13 | 14.6:1 | 100% (190) |
| 2017-18 | 166 | 13.5 | 12.3:1 | 100% (166) |
| 2015-16 | 189 | 15 | 12.6:1 | 78% (148) |
| 2010-11 | 222 | 19 | 11.7:1 | 76% (169) |
| 2000-01 | 220 | 15 | 14.7:1 | 66% (145) |
| 1990-91 | 159 | 12 | 13.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for RAMAH HIGH.
Since 2017-18: students up 62% (166 to 269); teachers up 622% (13.5 to 97.5).
About RAMAH HIGH
In RAMAH, New Mexico, RAMAH HIGH is a low-enrollment high school. It had 269 students in 2024-25, spanning grades 6 through 12. By comparison, high schools in New Mexico enroll about 450 students on average.
In GALLUP, 33 schools enroll a combined 12,698 students.
More than half of the students at RAMAH HIGH are Native American (69%). Next come 15% White, 7% Hispanic, and 7% multiracial. The diversity index for RAMAH HIGH is 49%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
There are 97.5 full-time-equivalent teachers at RAMAH HIGH, giving a ratio of 2.8:1. The school's 2.8:1 compares with an average of 22.9:1 for high schools in New Mexico. By family income, 75% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. That is lower than the 85% average for public schools in McKinley County.
RAMAH HIGH sits between the top and bottom 10% of New Mexico schools on BeatsExpectations, with an actual average proficiency rate across its state test results of 38.7% and a predicted 39.4%.
The school's county is McKinley County. According to Census Bureau estimates, the median household earns about $47,668 a year, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 13% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 28%. RAMAH HIGH shares McKinley County with 52 other public schools.
RAMAH ELEMENTARY is about 0.9 miles away, making it the nearest public school. RAMAH HIGH's average proficiency of 38.7% compares with 23.1% for its nearest scored neighbors.
The federal government classifies RAMAH HIGH's location as Rural: Remote.
Federal data put enrollment at 190 in 2020-21 and 269 in 2024-25; the school may have served different grades in those years. Its ratio of students to teachers was 14.6:1 in 2020-21, and 2.8:1 in 2024-25.
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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
Nearby schools
- RAMAH ELEMENTARY0.9 mi · 223
- Pine Hill Schools16.6 mi · 315
- ZUNI HIGH17.6 mi · 295
- SHIWI TS'ANA ELEMENTARY17.9 mi · 447
- TWIN BUTTES CYBER ACADEMY18.8 mi · 70
- ZUNI MIDDLE19.6 mi · 240
Frequently asked questions
About RAMAH HIGHWhat is the total enrollment at RAMAH HIGH?
RAMAH HIGH enrolls approximately 269 students in grades 06-12.
Is RAMAH HIGH an elementary, middle, or high school?
RAMAH HIGH is a high school covering grades 06-12.
How many students per teacher at RAMAH HIGH?
Approximately 2.8:1 students per teacher at RAMAH HIGH.
How diverse is RAMAH HIGH?
RAMAH HIGH reports a student body of 15% White, 7% Hispanic, 1% Black, 0% Asian, 7% Two or more.
Who oversees RAMAH HIGH?
RAMAH HIGH is overseen by GALLUP in McKinley County.
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