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Indian Hills Elementary

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Indian Hills Elementary ranks 201 st of 345 New Mexico elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

201^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 345 New Mexico Elementary Schools

Better than 42% of New Mexico elementary schools

Summary

Indian Hills Elementary is a public elementary school in Gallup, New Mexico, serving 278 students in grades PK-5. The school is part of the Gallup school district, which is ranked 73 out of 82 districts in the state and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Indian Hills Elementary has shown a mixed academic performance, with proficiency rates in English Language Arts (41.03%) higher than the district (32.57%) and state (44.19%), but lower in Mathematics (21.37%) compared to the district (19.76%) and state (26.81%). The school's performance in Science for 5th grade was also higher than the district but lower than the state average. Interestingly, Indian Hills Elementary has shown strong performance in certain student subgroups, particularly among Hispanic, Native American, and Special Education students, who ranked in the top quartile of New Mexico elementary schools in recent years.

Compared to nearby schools, Red Rock Elementary stands out as the highest-performing, ranking in the top 20% of New Mexico elementary schools and outperforming Indian Hills Elementary in both English Language Arts and Mathematics. Other nearby schools, such as Tobe Turpen Elementary, Chee Dodge Elementary, and Stagecoach Elementary, have generally lower academic performance compared to Indian Hills Elementary. The nearby schools, like Indian Hills Elementary, also have high percentages of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, indicating the economic challenges faced by the broader community.

294

Students ?

16.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$12,401

Per pupil spending ?

87.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

3604 Ciniza Dr
Gallup, NM 87301

(505) 721-2900

District: Gallup

Students who attend Indian Hills Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	John F. Kennedy Middle
High:	Miyamura High School

Racial breakdown:

American Indian:

54.8%

Hispanic:

28.9%

White:

8.8%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Recently slipping — 74th percentile in 2023 → 42nd in 2025

Strengths

✓Among the top-ranked schools in Gallup

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped from its 74th-percentile peak (2023) to 42nd (2025)

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school31%

District avg26%

New Mexico avg35%

201^st of 345

New Mexico public elementary schools ?

Bottom 42%▼ down 5 pts since 2015

From bottom 47% (2015) to bottom 42% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

4^th of 16Elementary Schools in the Gallup

73^rd of 82Gallup among New Mexico districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2025	37.1	201 of 345	41.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	55.9	147 of 413	64.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	71.9	114 of 435	73.8%	★★★★☆
2022	47.7	172 of 420	59.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	56.9	144 of 396	63.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	33.3	258 of 383	32.6%	★★☆☆☆
2017	38.2	222 of 374	40.6%	★★☆☆☆
2016	62.5	117 of 410	71.5%	★★★★☆
2015	40.1	225 of 421	46.6%	★★☆☆☆
2014	19.2	392 of 442	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	24.3	337 of 412	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	49.6	199 of 398	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2011	36.1	271 of 402	32.6%	★★☆☆☆
2010	36.6	285 of 419	32.0%	★★☆☆☆
2009	26.9	331 of 411	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	23.3	341 of 405	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	29.2	307 of 398	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	31.7	286 of 390	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	39.3	251 of 389	35.5%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2024	40.2	135 of 223	39.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	60.7	76 of 191	60.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	64.0	50 of 203	75.4%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2024	45.7	169 of 398	57.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	65.1	124 of 390	68.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	48.5	142 of 395	64.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	60.9	103 of 343	70.0%	★★★★☆
2018	40.9	191 of 339	43.7%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2024	62.4	115 of 384	70.1%	★★★★☆
2023	78.0	77 of 395	80.5%	★★★★☆
2022	66.6	71 of 389	81.7%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2025	44.2	163 of 325	49.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	60.1	124 of 356	65.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	81.7	70 of 426	83.6%	★★★★☆
2022	54.7	122 of 410	70.2%	★★★★☆
2019	69.3	77 of 361	78.7%	★★★★☆
2018	40.9	212 of 356	40.4%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2024	65.9	109 of 397	72.5%	★★★★☆
2023	74.5	92 of 414	77.8%	★★★★☆
2022	44.8	164 of 392	58.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	52.4	134 of 337	60.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	28.8	254 of 333	23.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2022	21.2	81 of 91	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Native American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2025	79.6	5 of 34	85.3%	★★★★☆
2024	82.0	14 of 90	84.4%	★★★★☆
2023	81.7	18 of 92	80.4%	★★★★☆
2022	42.0	56 of 99	43.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	65.4	20 of 64	68.8%	★★★★☆
2018	45.4	25 of 48	47.9%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2024	58.0	49 of 158	69.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	64.5	57 of 165	65.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	51.4	52 of 132	60.6%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2024	52.5	137 of 339	59.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	82.1	72 of 413	82.6%	★★★★☆
2022	64.2	91 of 325	72.0%	★★★★☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Native American (2025)85th percentile+44 vs school

Male (2024)73rd percentile+8 vs school

Hispanic (2024)70th percentile+6 vs school

Special Education (2024)69th percentile+5 vs school

White (2024)60th percentile-5 vs school

Female (2024)58th percentile-7 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)50th percentile+8 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)39th percentile-25 vs school

Multi-racial (2022)11th percentile-48 vs school

By subject vs New Mexico (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts41%-3 vs state

Science30%~ state avg

Mathematics21%-5 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				NM-ASR Science (2025)	NM-MSSA English Language Arts (2025)				NM-MSSA Mathematics (2025)				Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	NM-ASR Science 5th Grade	NM-MSSA English Language Arts 3rd Grade	NM-MSSA English Language Arts 4th Grade	NM-MSSA English Language Arts 5th Grade	NM-MSSA English Language Arts All Grades	NM-MSSA Mathematics 3rd Grade	NM-MSSA Mathematics 4th Grade	NM-MSSA Mathematics 5th Grade	NM-MSSA Mathematics All Grades	Total
Indian Hills Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3604 Ciniza Dr	Gallup	87301	McKinley County	Gallup	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 721-2900	294	17	16.3	87.4%	26 (8.8%)	3 (1.0%)	85 (28.9%)	7 (2.4%)	161 (54.8%)	3 (1.0%)	9 (3.1%)	37.1	201^st of 345 public elementary schools	41.7%		55.9	147^th of 413 public elementary schools	64.4%	54	30.4	36.4	26.3	56.5	41.0		18.4	28.3	21.4	$12,401
Jefferson Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	300 Mollica Dr	Gallup	87301	McKinley County	Gallup	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 721-3000	460	25	18.9	89.6%	23 (5.0%)	4 (0.9%)	135 (29.3%)	2 (0.4%)	278 (60.4%)	2 (0.4%)	16 (3.5%)	47.8	152^nd of 345 public elementary schools	55.9%		45	199^th of 413 public elementary schools	51.8%	47	25.6	33.8	52.9	32.9	39.5	30.9	50.0	40.2	40.4	$11,721
Red Rock Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1305 Red Rock Dr	Gallup	87301	McKinley County	Gallup	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 721-3900	311	18	16.0	83.6%	70 (22.5%)	2 (0.6%)	109 (35.0%)	18 (5.8%)	94 (30.2%)	1 (0.3%)	17 (5.5%)	71.2	67^th of 345 public elementary schools	80.6%		82.1	61^st of 413 public elementary schools	85.2%	6	40.0	41.7	63.4	60.7	56.4	30.6	51.2	46.4	43.6	$10,647
Lincoln Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	502 Old Zuni Rd	Gallup	87301	McKinley County	Gallup	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 721-3400	414	68	6.1	88.4%	33 (8.0%)	6 (1.4%)	127 (30.7%)	2 (0.5%)	231 (55.8%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (3.6%)	28.2	231^st of 345 public elementary schools	33.0%		47.5	185^th of 413 public elementary schools	55.2%	46	21.1	26.3	36.5	38.0	33.9	17.5	25.0	35.2	26.7	$11,987
Catherine A. Miller Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	6102 Challenger Rd	Church Rock	87311	McKinley County	Gallup	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 721-1400	317	19	17.1	87.4%	11 (3.5%)	0 (0.0%)	47 (14.8%)	1 (0.3%)	244 (77.0%)	2 (0.6%)	12 (3.8%)	20.1	294^th of 345 public elementary schools	14.8%		16.1	357^th of 413 public elementary schools	13.6%	63		36.2	18.6	27.8	27.8	25.5		14.8	16.0	$12,899
Del Norte Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	700 West Wilson	Gallup	87301	McKinley County	Gallup	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 721-5200	424	26	17.0	89.2%	26 (6.1%)	5 (1.2%)	119 (28.1%)	0 (0.0%)	258 (60.8%)	1 (0.2%)	15 (3.5%)	16.3	318^th of 345 public elementary schools	7.8%		26.1	295^th of 413 public elementary schools	28.6%	23	11.1	27.1	38.3	25.7	29.4	20.3	23.4	12.2	17.8	$11,820
Stagecoach Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1498 Freedom Dr	Gallup	87301	McKinley County	Gallup	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 721-4300	340	18	19.2	90.6%	22 (6.5%)	3 (0.9%)	83 (24.4%)	4 (1.2%)	217 (63.8%)	1 (0.3%)	10 (2.9%)	14.8	325^th of 345 public elementary schools	5.8%		17.3	354^th of 413 public elementary schools	14.3%	29	12.3	26.1	26.8	29.9	27.8	17.8		20.9	16.7	$12,484
Chee Dodge Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	641 N Hwy 491	Yatahey	87375	McKinley County	Gallup	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 721-1300	261	13	19.3	85.4%	16 (6.1%)	1 (0.4%)	53 (20.3%)	1 (0.4%)	181 (69.3%)	1 (0.4%)	8 (3.1%)	48.9	143^rd of 345 public elementary schools	58.6%		47.5	186^th of 413 public elementary schools	55.0%	43	35.1	29.3	59.3	47.4	43.4	24.4	40.7	36.8	33.0	$12,579
Wingate Elementary School	Public	K-8	12 Painted Horse Trail	Fort Wingate	87316	McKinley County	Wingate Elementary School	(n/a)	No	No	Yes	(505) 488-6300	366	19	19.2	99.2%	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	366 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)
Tobe Turpen Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3310 Manuelito	Gallup	87301	McKinley County	Gallup	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 721-5000	397	23	17.1	90.2%	30 (7.6%)	1 (0.3%)	78 (19.6%)	1 (0.3%)	276 (69.5%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.8%)	28	232^nd of 345 public elementary schools	32.8%		28.8	284^th of 413 public elementary schools	31.2%	52	19.1		39.7	32.4	29.2		17.7	36.8	22.2	$11,357

Frequently Asked Questions about Indian Hills Elementary

Is Indian Hills Elementary a good school?

Indian Hills Elementary ranks 201^st of 345 New Mexico elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What schools do graduates of Indian Hills Elementary attend?

Students who attend Indian Hills Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : John F. Kennedy Middle
High : Miyamura High School

How many students attend Indian Hills Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 294 students attended Indian Hills Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Indian Hills Elementary?

Students at Indian Hills Elementary are 55% American Indian, 29% Hispanic, 9% White, 3% Two or more races, 2% Asian, 1% African American, 1% Pacific Islander.

What district is Indian Hills Elementary in?

Gallup

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