Enrollment
362
Middle
DISTRICT 410 · STATE 335
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·GALLUP·NCES 350111000663
THOREAU MIDDLE
8 HAWK CIRCLE, THOREAU, NM 87323 · (505) 721-4600 · McKinley County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL362 STUDENTS
C-
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Scored higher than 20% of New Mexico public middle schools
- CTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded New Mexico public middle schools
Student : Teacher
7.7:1
47 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 6.5:1 · STATE 12.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
83%
301 students
DISTRICT 84% · STATE 90%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 99 | 27% |
| Grade 7 | 120 | 33% |
| Grade 8 | 143 | 40% |
Student demographics
56%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
32.6%
NM avg 44.2%
Math
18.9%
NM avg 27.2%
What this means: On the NM-MSSA + NM-ASR, New Mexico's statewide test, about 33 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 19 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
25.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
37.5%
based on NM schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-12.1pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 25% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 37% 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 THOREAU MIDDLE
THOREAU MIDDLE's state test result (25.4% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| THOREAU MIDDLE this school | 362 | 83.1% | 25.4% |
| GALLUP MIDDLE GALLUP | 480 | 82.9% | 29.2% |
| TOHATCHI MIDDLE TOHATCHI | 297 | 79.1% | 25.0% |
| CHIEF MANUELITO MIDDLE GALLUP | 634 | 85.8% | 25.5% |
| JOHN F. KENNEDY MIDDLE GALLUP | 648 | 87.5% | 22.9% |
| CROWNPOINT MIDDLE CROWNPOINT | 226 | 80.5% | 27.6% |
Matched among New Mexico middle 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 THOREAU MIDDLE ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In New Mexico | In McKinley County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 25.4% | #78 of 113 | #5 of 8 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 18.9% | #56 of 120 | #2 of 8 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 32.6% | #90 of 122 | #5 of 8 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 362 | #70 of 160 | #4 of 8 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 7.7:1 | #4 of 101 | #4 of 6 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 55.8% | #31 of 103 | #4 of 8 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 83.1% | #100 of 116 | #4 of 8 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +47.8% | #2 of 12 | N/A |
Ranked against other public middle 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
362
+121 (+50%) vs 2020
+10% since 1990-91, when it was 329
Student : Teacher
7.7:1
was 15.1:1
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 | 362 | 47 | 7.7:1 | 83% (301) |
| 2023-24 | 307 | 15 | 20.5:1 | 93% (287) |
| 2022-23 | 284 | 15 | 18.9:1 | 100% (284) |
| 2020-21 | 241 | 16 | 15.1:1 | 100% (241) |
| 2017-18 | 245 | 15.8 | 15.6:1 | 100% (245) |
| 2015-16 | 248 | 16 | 15.5:1 | 100% (248) |
| 2010-11 | 240 | 20 | 12.0:1 | 99% (237) |
| 2000-01 | 419 | 27 | 15.5:1 | 92% (385) |
| 1990-91 | 329 | 19 | 17.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for THOREAU MIDDLE.
Since 2017-18: students up 48% (245 to 362); teachers up 198% (15.8 to 47).
About THOREAU MIDDLE
THOREAU MIDDLE is a middle school located in THOREAU, New Mexico, in McKinley County. The school had 362 students in grades 6 through 8 in 2024-25.
THOREAU MIDDLE sits within GALLUP, which has 33 schools and 12,698 students.
Native American students make up a majority at THOREAU MIDDLE, at 62%. Next come 22% Hispanic, 9% White, and 7% multiracial. THOREAU MIDDLE's diversity index is 56%, against a US figure of 70%.
The school reports 47 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to about 7.7 students per teacher. The school has fewer students per teacher than the 12.5:1 average for middle schools in New Mexico. The free or reduced-price lunch share, often used to gauge student poverty, is 83%. For comparison, public schools in McKinley County average 85%.
Measured against New Mexico public middle schools, THOREAU MIDDLE receives a C-. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
THOREAU MIDDLE's average proficiency rate on state tests of 25.4% is 12.1 points below the 37.5% the model predicts from its lunch-eligibility share.
According to the American Community Survey, in McKinley County, the median household income is $47,668, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 13% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 28%. There are 53 public schools in McKinley County, enrolling about 16,807 students in all.
THOREAU HIGH is the public school closest to THOREAU MIDDLE, about 0.2 miles away. The count of other public schools within five miles is 2.
THOREAU MIDDLE has an NCES locale of Rural: Remote.
THOREAU MIDDLE enrolled 241 in 2020-21 and 362 in 2024-25. Changes in grade configuration can produce shifts of this size. The student-to-teacher ratio went down from 15.1:1 to 7.7:1.
The discussion area below is open to posts about sports tryouts, band and choir, and theater. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
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 ELEMENTARYElementary · 359 students
Other Thoreau Middle schools
One other US public school is named Thoreau Middle. THOREAU MIDDLE is the 2nd largest of the 2.
- Thoreau MiddleVienna, VA · 1,239 students
Nearby schools
- THOREAU HIGH0.2 mi · 389
- THOREAU ELEMENTARY0.9 mi · 359
- Baca/Dlo'ay Azhi Community School10.6 mi · 222
- Mariano Lake Community School12.2 mi · 68
- Dibe Yazhi Habitiin Olta' Inc.16.7 mi · 58
- BLUEWATER ELEMENTARY18.1 mi · 63
Frequently asked questions
About THOREAU MIDDLEWhat is the total enrollment at THOREAU MIDDLE?
THOREAU MIDDLE enrolls approximately 362 students in grades 06-08.
What grades does THOREAU MIDDLE serve?
THOREAU MIDDLE serves grades 06-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at THOREAU MIDDLE?
The student-to-teacher ratio at THOREAU MIDDLE is approximately 7.7:1 (47 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at THOREAU MIDDLE?
Student demographics at THOREAU MIDDLE are roughly 9% White, 22% Hispanic, 1% Black, 1% Asian, 7% Two or more.
Is THOREAU MIDDLE public or private?
THOREAU MIDDLE is a public K-12 school, overseen by GALLUP.
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