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Enrollment
359
Elementary
DISTRICT 320 · STATE 287
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·GALLUP·NCES 350111000315
THOREAU ELEMENTARY
#6 FOURTH AVE, THOREAU, NM 87323 · (505) 721-4400 · McKinley County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL359 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
,
Teacher data unavailable
DISTRICT 5.2:1 · STATE 12.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
90%
323 students
DISTRICT 84% · STATE 90%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade
Student demographics
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. 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
25.2%
NM avg 44.2%
Math
16.3%
NM avg 27.2%
What this means: On the NM-MSSA + NM-ASR, New Mexico's statewide test, about 25 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
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
22.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
35.8%
based on NM schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-13.5pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 22% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 36% 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 →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
359
+50 (+16%) vs 2017
% White
8%
was 3%
% Hispanic
17%
was 6%
% Black
1%
was 0%
% Asian
0%
was 1%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About THOREAU ELEMENTARY
THOREAU ELEMENTARY is a moderately sized elementary school in THOREAU, New Mexico, part of GALLUP. The school instructs 359 students in grades pre-K through 5. That puts it 25% larger than the typical public school in New Mexico, which averages around 287 students.
GALLUP comprises 33 schools with combined enrollment of 12,698 students; THOREAU ELEMENTARY is among them.
Demographically, THOREAU ELEMENTARY logs that 71% of the student body identifies as Native American. Beyond that, the school reports 17% Hispanic, 8% White, 3% multiracial.
On the income-and-resources front, Roughly 90% of students at THOREAU ELEMENTARY qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.
With demographic context factored in, THOREAU ELEMENTARY performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 35.8%, the actual is 22.3%, a residual of -13.5 points.
In the broader community, McKinley County reports that median household income runs about $47,668, about 13% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 28%. Across McKinley County's 53 public schools (combined enrollment of about 16,807 students), THOREAU ELEMENTARY is one campus in the mix.
Nearest neighbor: THOREAU MIDDLE, around 0.9 miles off. Within five miles, there are 2 other public schools.
THOREAU ELEMENTARY operates from a small-town location.
Five-year trend. THOREAU ELEMENTARY's enrollment has expanded 16% since 2018, when it stood at 309 (now 359). Hispanic enrollment moved from 6% to 17% across the same window.
Within the allk12 community for this school, posts here usually surface around pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. Members of the school community can share what they know.
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 THOREAU
- THOREAU HIGHHigh · 389 students
- THOREAU MIDDLEMiddle · 362 students
Nearby schools
- THOREAU MIDDLE0.9 mi · 362
- THOREAU HIGH1.0 mi · 389
- Baca/Dlo'ay Azhi Community School9.9 mi · 222
- Mariano Lake Community School13.1 mi · 68
- Dibe Yazhi Habitiin Olta' Inc.16.9 mi · 58
- BLUEWATER ELEMENTARY17.2 mi · 63
Frequently asked questions
About THOREAU ELEMENTARYHow many students attend THOREAU ELEMENTARY?
THOREAU ELEMENTARY enrolls approximately 359 students in grades PK-05.
Is THOREAU ELEMENTARY an elementary, middle, or high school?
THOREAU ELEMENTARY is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
What is the racial breakdown of students at THOREAU ELEMENTARY?
At THOREAU ELEMENTARY, the student body is approximately 8% White, 17% Hispanic, 1% Black, 3% Two or more.
Is THOREAU ELEMENTARY public or private?
THOREAU ELEMENTARY is a public K-12 school, overseen by GALLUP.
Where is THOREAU ELEMENTARY located?
THOREAU ELEMENTARY is located at #6 FOURTH AVE, THOREAU, NM 87323.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.