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
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
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
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 →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
362
+117 (+48%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
7.7:1
was 15.6:1
% White
9%
was 3%
% Hispanic
22%
was 2%
% Black
1%
was 0%
% Asian
1%
was 0%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About THOREAU MIDDLE
THOREAU MIDDLE operates as a middle-of-the-pack middle school in THOREAU, New Mexico, run under GALLUP. Current enrollment sits at 362 students spanning grades 6 through 8.
GALLUP comprises 33 schools with combined enrollment of 12,698 students; THOREAU MIDDLE is among them.
On demographics, THOREAU MIDDLE lists that the largest single group is Native American, at 62% of enrollment; the rest consists of 22% Hispanic, 9% White, 7% multiracial.
On the resource side, The school lists 47 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 7.7:1. The state averages around 12.5:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. About 83% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.
On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), THOREAU MIDDLE sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 37.5%; this one delivers 25.4%.
Zooming out to the county, McKinley County reports that the typical household earns roughly $47,668 per year, roughly 13% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 28% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across McKinley County's 53 public schools (combined enrollment of about 16,807 students), THOREAU MIDDLE is one campus in the mix.
The closest other public school is THOREAU HIGH, roughly 0.2 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 2 other public schools cluster around THOREAU MIDDLE.
THOREAU MIDDLE operates from a rural location.
Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count climbed 48%: 245 students in 2018 compared to 362 in 2025. The Hispanic share of enrollment increased from 2% to 22% over that span. Class-load math has pulled in: from 15.6:1 in 2018 to 7.7:1 in 2025.
On the community side, recent activity here tends to focus on enrollment questions, classroom assignments, and PTA news. 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 ELEMENTARYElementary · 359 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.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.