Enrollment
297
Middle
DISTRICT 410 · STATE 335
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·GALLUP·NCES 350111000664
TOHATCHI MIDDLE
MID SCHOOL LANE, TOHATCHI, NM 87325 · (505) 721-1051 · McKinley County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL297 STUDENTS
C-
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Scored higher than 17% of New Mexico public middle schools
- C-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- DBeats 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
6.9:1
43 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 6.5:1 · STATE 12.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
79%
235 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 | 87 | 29% |
| Grade 7 | 86 | 29% |
| Grade 8 | 124 | 42% |
Student demographics
49%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
30.9%
NM avg 44.2%
Math
17.2%
NM avg 27.2%
What this means: On the NM-MSSA + NM-ASR, New Mexico's statewide test, about 31 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 17 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
25.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
38.4%
based on NM schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-13.4pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 25% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 38% 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 MIDDLE
TOHATCHI MIDDLE's state test result (25.0% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| TOHATCHI MIDDLE this school | 297 | 79.1% | 25.0% |
| THOREAU MIDDLE THOREAU | 362 | 83.1% | 25.4% |
| CROWNPOINT MIDDLE CROWNPOINT | 226 | 80.5% | 27.6% |
| NAVAJO MIDDLE SCHOOL NAVAJO | 224 | 71.9% | 21.6% |
| GALLUP MIDDLE GALLUP | 480 | 82.9% | 29.2% |
| CHIEF MANUELITO MIDDLE GALLUP | 634 | 85.8% | 25.5% |
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 TOHATCHI MIDDLE ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In New Mexico | In McKinley County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 25.0% | #81 of 113 | #6 of 8 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 17.2% | #69 of 120 | #4 of 8 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 30.9% | #98 of 122 | #6 of 8 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 297 | #80 of 160 | #5 of 8 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 6.9:1 | #3 of 101 | #3 of 6 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 49.0% | #47 of 103 | #7 of 8 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 79.1% | #104 of 116 | #7 of 8 |
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
297
+83 (+39%) vs 2020
-12% since 1990-91, when it was 337
Student : Teacher
6.9:1
was 16.5:1
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 | 297 | 43 | 6.9:1 | 79% (235) |
| 2023-24 | 262 | 68 | 3.9:1 | 95% (248) |
| 2020-21 | 214 | 13 | 16.5:1 | 100% (214) |
| 2017-18 | 181 | 12.3 | 14.8:1 | 100% (181) |
| 2015-16 | 195 | 13 | 15.0:1 | 100% (195) |
| 2010-11 | 193 | 17 | 11.3:1 | 98% (190) |
| 2000-01 | 282 | 18 | 15.7:1 | 99% (279) |
| 1990-91 | 337 | 21 | 16.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for TOHATCHI MIDDLE.
Since 2017-18: students up 64% (181 to 297); teachers up 251% (12.3 to 43).
About TOHATCHI MIDDLE
Federal records list TOHATCHI MIDDLE as a middle school in TOHATCHI, New Mexico. In all, 297 students attend the school in grades 6 through 8.
GALLUP has 12,698 students spread across 33 schools.
At TOHATCHI MIDDLE, 69% of students are Native American. Other students are 18% Hispanic, 7% White, and 4% multiracial. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 49%.
TOHATCHI MIDDLE reported 43 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25, a ratio of 6.9:1. By comparison, the average for middle schools in New Mexico is 12.5:1. There are 235 students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, 79% of enrollment.
Among New Mexico public middle schools, TOHATCHI MIDDLE outscored 17%, which works out to a C- on the allk12 Grade.
On a poverty-adjusted basis, TOHATCHI MIDDLE falls in the middle 80% of New Mexico schools: 25.0% actual against 38.4% predicted.
In McKinley County, the median household earns about $47,668 a year, about 13% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 28%. Across McKinley County, 53 public schools serve about 16,807 students.
The closest school to TOHATCHI MIDDLE is TOHATCHI ELEMENTARY, located about 0.1 miles away. TOHATCHI MIDDLE is one of several public schools in the area, with 3 others within five miles. TOHATCHI MIDDLE ranks 3rd of 5 among nearby schools on average proficiency, with 25.0% against a local average of 23.8%.
By NCES locale, the school is Rural: Remote, or in rural territory far from an urban area.
Since 2020-21, enrollment has grown 39%, from 214 to 297. Over the same period, the student-to-teacher ratio dropped to 6.9:1, from 16.5:1.
TOHATCHI MIDDLE has a community page on allk12 for topics such as special education services, counseling, and support programs. You can also rate the school on this page.
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 HIGHHigh · 279 students
- TOHATCHI ELEMENTARYElementary · 246 students
- Ch'ooshgai Community SchoolElementary · 208 students
Nearby schools
- TOHATCHI ELEMENTARY0.1 mi · 246
- TOHATCHI HIGH0.2 mi · 279
- Ch'ooshgai Community School0.8 mi · 208
- TWIN LAKES ELEMENTARY10.1 mi · 256
- NASCHITTI ELEMENTARY14.7 mi · 78
- NAVAJO ELEMENTARY15.7 mi · 310
Frequently asked questions
About TOHATCHI MIDDLEHow many students attend TOHATCHI MIDDLE?
TOHATCHI MIDDLE enrolls approximately 297 students in grades 06-08.
Is TOHATCHI MIDDLE an elementary, middle, or high school?
TOHATCHI MIDDLE is a middle school covering grades 06-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at TOHATCHI MIDDLE?
The student-to-teacher ratio at TOHATCHI MIDDLE is approximately 6.9:1 (43 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at TOHATCHI MIDDLE?
At TOHATCHI MIDDLE, the student body is approximately 7% White, 18% Hispanic, 1% Black, 1% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Is TOHATCHI MIDDLE public or private?
TOHATCHI MIDDLE is a public K-12 school, overseen by GALLUP.
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