Enrollment
246
Elementary
DISTRICT 320 · STATE 287
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·GALLUP·NCES 350111000317
TOHATCHI ELEMENTARY
100 CHUSKA RD, TOHATCHI, NM 87325 · (505) 721-1051 · McKinley County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL246 STUDENTS
C-
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Scored higher than 23% of New Mexico public elementary 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 elementary schools
Student : Teacher
,
Teacher data unavailable
DISTRICT 5.2:1 · STATE 12.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
91%
225 students
DISTRICT 84% · STATE 90%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 26 | 11% |
| Kindergarten | 36 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 31 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 42 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 34 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 36 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 41 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (36) is 12% smaller than its 5th grade class (41).
Student demographics
43%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
27.4%
NM avg 44.2%
Math
22.6%
NM avg 27.2%
What this means: On the NM-MSSA + NM-ASR, New Mexico's statewide test, about 27 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 23 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
26.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
35.5%
based on NM schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-9.2pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 26% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 35% 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 TOHATCHI ELEMENTARY
TOHATCHI ELEMENTARY's state test result (26.3% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| TOHATCHI ELEMENTARY this school | 246 | 91.5% | 26.3% |
| TWIN LAKES ELEMENTARY GALLUP | 256 | 87.1% | 27.8% |
| NAVAJO ELEMENTARY NAVAJO | 310 | 88.4% | 19.5% |
| STAGECOACH ELEMENTARY GALLUP | 340 | 90.6% | 21.2% |
| CROWNPOINT ELEMENTARY CROWNPOINT | 281 | 84.7% | 27.6% |
| CHEE DODGE ELEMENTARY YAH TA HEY | 261 | 85.4% | 38.5% |
Matched among New Mexico elementary 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 TOHATCHI ELEMENTARY ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In New Mexico | In McKinley County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 26.3% | #242 of 329 | #10 of 17 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 22.6% | #195 of 354 | #5 of 17 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 27.4% | #304 of 366 | #13 of 17 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 246 | #275 of 490 | #17 of 28 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 42.5% | #162 of 334 | #13 of 21 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 91.5% | #321 of 393 | #8 of 23 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +2.5% | #50 of 57 | #7 of 7 |
Ranked against other public elementary 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
246
+37 (+18%) vs 2020
-34% since 1990-91, when it was 372
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 | 246 | N/A | N/A | 91% (225) |
| 2023-24 | 242 | 14.9 | 16.3:1 | 91% (221) |
| 2022-23 | 222 | 13 | 17.1:1 | 100% (222) |
| 2020-21 | 209 | 15 | 13.9:1 | 100% (209) |
| 2017-18 | 240 | 17 | 14.1:1 | 100% (240) |
| 2015-16 | 211 | 19 | 11.1:1 | 100% (211) |
| 2010-11 | 265 | 19 | 13.9:1 | 91% (240) |
| 2000-01 | 237 | 18 | 13.2:1 | 98% (232) |
| 1990-91 | 372 | 19 | 19.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for TOHATCHI ELEMENTARY.
About TOHATCHI ELEMENTARY
TOHATCHI ELEMENTARY, located in TOHATCHI, New Mexico, is a mid-sized elementary school. It has an enrollment of 246 students in pre-K through 5.
GALLUP operates 33 schools. Combined enrollment is 12,698 students.
About 74% of the student body at TOHATCHI ELEMENTARY is Native American. Enrollment also includes 12% Hispanic, 7% White, and 4% multiracial. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 43%.
On the income side, 91% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch.
On the allk12 Grade, TOHATCHI ELEMENTARY lands at C-, ahead of 23% of New Mexico public elementary schools.
On a poverty-adjusted basis, TOHATCHI ELEMENTARY falls in the middle 80% of New Mexico schools: 26.3% actual against 35.5% predicted.
Looking at the county, McKinley County, the median household earns about $47,668 a year, 13% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 28% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Counting TOHATCHI ELEMENTARY, McKinley County has 53 public schools.
The closest school to TOHATCHI ELEMENTARY is TOHATCHI MIDDLE, located about 0.1 miles away. In all, 3 other public schools sit within five miles of TOHATCHI ELEMENTARY. Among its closest neighbors with test data, TOHATCHI ELEMENTARY is 2nd of 5 on proficiency.
In the federal locale system, TOHATCHI ELEMENTARY is coded Rural: Remote, for schools in rural territory far from an urban area.
The 2020-21-to-2024-25 change in enrollment was an 18% increase, from 209 to 246.
This page is set up for the TOHATCHI ELEMENTARY community to discuss homework, tutoring, and testing dates. 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 TOHATCHI
- TOHATCHI MIDDLEMiddle · 297 students
- TOHATCHI HIGHHigh · 279 students
- Ch'ooshgai Community SchoolElementary · 208 students
Nearby schools
- TOHATCHI MIDDLE0.1 mi · 297
- TOHATCHI HIGH0.2 mi · 279
- Ch'ooshgai Community School0.9 mi · 208
- TWIN LAKES ELEMENTARY10.1 mi · 256
- NASCHITTI ELEMENTARY14.8 mi · 78
- NAVAJO ELEMENTARY15.6 mi · 310
Frequently asked questions
About TOHATCHI ELEMENTARYWhat is the total enrollment at TOHATCHI ELEMENTARY?
TOHATCHI ELEMENTARY enrolls approximately 246 students in grades PK-05.
Is TOHATCHI ELEMENTARY an elementary, middle, or high school?
TOHATCHI ELEMENTARY is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
What is the student diversity at TOHATCHI ELEMENTARY?
Student demographics at TOHATCHI ELEMENTARY are roughly 7% White, 12% Hispanic, 1% Black, 1% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Who oversees TOHATCHI ELEMENTARY?
TOHATCHI ELEMENTARY is overseen by GALLUP in McKinley County.
What city is TOHATCHI ELEMENTARY in?
TOHATCHI ELEMENTARY is located in TOHATCHI, NM.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.