STAGECOACH ELEMENTARY

STAGECOACH ELEMENTARY, a middle-of-the-pack elementary campus in GALLUP, New Mexico, run under GALLUP, instructs 340 students, covering grades pre-K through 5.

GALLUP runs 33 schools in total, collectively educating 12,698 students. STAGECOACH ELEMENTARY is one of those campuses.

On the student-mix side, STAGECOACH ELEMENTARY logs that the largest single group is Native American, at 64% of enrollment. The remainder reads as 24% Hispanic, 6% White, 3% multiracial.

Looking at school resources, Around 91% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, often used as a Title I proxy.

With demographic context factored in, STAGECOACH ELEMENTARY falls in the UNDERPERFORMING tier of the BeatsExpectations residual. Given its student profile, a typical campus would land near 35.7%; this one comes in at 21.2%, -14.5 points off the demographic line.

Zooming out to the county, the surrounding county (McKinley County) logs that median household income runs about $47,668, roughly 13% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 28% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, McKinley County runs 53 public schools (combined enrollment of about 16,807 students), of which STAGECOACH ELEMENTARY is one.

The closest other public school is GALLUP CENTRAL ALTERNATIVE, roughly 0.6 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Among the 6 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), STAGECOACH ELEMENTARY ranks 6th on composite proficiency, beneath the local average of 32.5%.

STAGECOACH ELEMENTARY operates from a town-based location.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count increased 11%: 306 students in 2018 compared to 340 in 2025.

On this page, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to weigh in.