Enrollment
256
Elementary
DISTRICT 320 · STATE 287
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·GALLUP·NCES 350111000321
TWIN LAKES ELEMENTARY
19 MI. N HWY 491 HC 30, GALLUP, NM 87301 · (505) 721-5100 · McKinley County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL256 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
4.9:1
52 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 5.2:1 · STATE 12.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
87%
223 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 | 27 | 11% |
| Kindergarten | 42 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 40 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 41 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 30 | 12% |
| Grade 4 | 34 | 13% |
| Grade 5 | 42 | 16% |
Student demographics
42%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
26.2%
NM avg 44.2%
Math
16.5%
NM avg 27.2%
What this means: On the NM-MSSA + NM-ASR, New Mexico's statewide test, about 26 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
27.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
36.5%
based on NM schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-8.7pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 28% 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 →
Where TWIN LAKES ELEMENTARY ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In New Mexico | In McKinley County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 27.8% | #218 of 329 | #6 of 17 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 16.5% | #268 of 354 | #11 of 17 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 26.2% | #316 of 366 | #14 of 17 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 256 | #269 of 490 | #16 of 28 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 4.9:1 | #2 of 318 | #2 of 9 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 42.3% | #164 of 334 | #14 of 21 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 87.1% | #335 of 393 | #19 of 23 |
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.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
256
+64 (+33%) vs 2020
+18% since 1990-91, when it was 217
Student : Teacher
4.9:1
was 12.0:1
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 | 256 | 51.9 | 4.9:1 | 87% (223) |
| 2023-24 | 257 | 15 | 17.1:1 | 99% (255) |
| 2022-23 | 248 | 15 | 16.5:1 | 100% (248) |
| 2020-21 | 192 | 16 | 12.0:1 | 100% (192) |
| 2017-18 | 189 | 16 | 11.8:1 | 100% (189) |
| 2015-16 | 204 | 16 | 12.8:1 | 100% (204) |
| 2010-11 | 207 | 17 | 12.2:1 | 99% (204) |
| 2000-01 | 213 | 17 | 12.5:1 | 99% (210) |
| 1990-91 | 217 | 16 | 13.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for TWIN LAKES ELEMENTARY.
About TWIN LAKES ELEMENTARY
TWIN LAKES ELEMENTARY runs as a mid-sized elementary school in GALLUP, New Mexico. It offers pre-K through 5 and has 256 students enrolled.
Across its 33 schools, GALLUP enrolls 12,698 students. TWIN LAKES ELEMENTARY is one of those schools.
The share of Native American students at TWIN LAKES ELEMENTARY is 74%, a majority. It is also 14% Hispanic, 6% White, and 3% multiracial. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 42%.
The school had 51.9 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25. Its student-to-teacher ratio is 4.9:1. The gap from the 12.9:1 average for elementary schools in New Mexico is 8.0 students per teacher. The school reported 87% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch in 2024-25. The average for public schools in McKinley County is similar, at 85%.
Test results at TWIN LAKES ELEMENTARY are 8.7 points below what its free or reduced-price lunch share predicts (27.8% actual, 36.5% predicted).
In McKinley County, where the school is located, the median household earns about $47,668 a year, roughly 13% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 28% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Counting TWIN LAKES ELEMENTARY, McKinley County has 53 public schools.
A public school about 7.8 miles away, CHEE DODGE ELEMENTARY, is the closest to TWIN LAKES ELEMENTARY. In all, 2 other public schools sit within ten miles of TWIN LAKES ELEMENTARY. In a group of 6 nearby schools with scores, TWIN LAKES ELEMENTARY ranks 3rd on average proficiency.
For locale, NCES codes TWIN LAKES ELEMENTARY as Rural: Distant.
The 2020-21-to-2024-25 change in enrollment was a 33% rise, from 192 to 256. The ratio of students to teachers went from 12.0:1 to 4.9:1 over the same years.
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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 GALLUP
- GALLUP CENTRAL ALTERNATIVEHigh · 1,244 students
- MIYAMURA HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,237 students
- GALLUP HIGHHigh · 796 students
- HOZHO ACADEMYCombined · 781 students
- JOHN F. KENNEDY MIDDLEMiddle · 648 students
- CHIEF MANUELITO MIDDLEMiddle · 634 students
Nearby schools
- CHEE DODGE ELEMENTARY7.8 mi · 261
- Ch'ooshgai Community School9.4 mi · 208
- TOHATCHI ELEMENTARY10.1 mi · 246
- TOHATCHI MIDDLE10.1 mi · 297
- TOHATCHI HIGH10.2 mi · 279
- DEL NORTE ELEMENTARY12.7 mi · 424
Frequently asked questions
About TWIN LAKES ELEMENTARYHow many students attend TWIN LAKES ELEMENTARY?
TWIN LAKES ELEMENTARY enrolls approximately 256 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does TWIN LAKES ELEMENTARY serve?
TWIN LAKES ELEMENTARY serves grades PK-05.
How many teachers does TWIN LAKES ELEMENTARY have?
TWIN LAKES ELEMENTARY employs 52 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 4.9:1.
What is the student diversity at TWIN LAKES ELEMENTARY?
Student demographics at TWIN LAKES ELEMENTARY are roughly 6% White, 14% Hispanic, 1% Black, 1% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Who oversees TWIN LAKES ELEMENTARY?
TWIN LAKES ELEMENTARY is overseen by GALLUP in McKinley County.
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