TWIN LAKES ELEMENTARY

TWIN LAKES ELEMENTARY operates as a middle-of-the-pack primary school in GALLUP, New Mexico, operated by GALLUP. Current enrollment sits at 256 students spanning grades pre-K through 5.

Across the 33 schools in GALLUP (12,698 students total), TWIN LAKES ELEMENTARY accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

In terms of who attends, TWIN LAKES ELEMENTARY records that the largest single group is Native American, at 74% of enrollment. The remainder looks like 14% Hispanic, 6% White, 3% multiracial.

On the income-and-resources front, Staff filings list 52 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 4.9:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 12.9:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Roughly 87% of students at TWIN LAKES ELEMENTARY qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, TWIN LAKES ELEMENTARY tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 36.5% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 27.8%.

Zooming out to the county, census data for McKinley County shows 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), TWIN LAKES ELEMENTARY is one campus in the mix.

CHEE DODGE ELEMENTARY is the nearest neighboring public school, about 7.8 miles from this campus. Within ten miles, there are 2 other public schools, a sparser pattern than typical urban areas. Among the 6 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), TWIN LAKES ELEMENTARY ranks 3rd on composite proficiency, beneath the local average of 29.7%.

The campus sits in a small-town setting.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count climbed 35%: 189 students in 2018 compared to 256 in 2025. The Hispanic share of enrollment expanded from 2% to 14% over that span. Class-load math has narrowed: from 11.8:1 in 2018 to 4.9:1 in 2025.

In the discussion threads here, members of the TWIN LAKES ELEMENTARY community share and discuss sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.