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Jefferson Elementary

Q: Is Jefferson Elementary a good school?

Jefferson Elementary ranks 84 th of 346 New Mexico elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Q: How many students attend Jefferson Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 460 students attended Jefferson Elementary.

Q: What is the racial makeup of Jefferson Elementary?

Students at Jefferson Elementary are 60% American Indian, 29% Hispanic, 5% White, 3% Two or more races.

Q: What schools do graduates of Jefferson Elementary attend?

Students who attend Jefferson Elementary usually go on to attend: Middle : John F. Kennedy Middle High : Miyamura High School

Public Grades PK, KG-5

84^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 346 New Mexico Elementary Schools

Better than 76% of New Mexico elementary schools

Summary

Jefferson Elementary is a PK–5 elementary school at 300 Mollica Dr in Gallup, New Mexico, serving 460 students — the largest enrollment among the nine Gallup-McKinley City Schools elementaries compared here — with 89.57% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch in 2024-25.

The defining story is a steep turnaround. Jefferson Elementary ranks 84th of 346 elementary schools statewide in 2025-26 (76th percentile, 4 stars), up from the 23rd percentile in 2021-22 and the 15th percentile a decade ago. Its district, Gallup-McKinley City Schools, sits at 60th of 87 districts (31st percentile, 2 stars), so the gains happened at the school level rather than district-wide. Reading/language arts proficiency is 48.43% versus 36.49% in the district and 43.34% statewide, but math is the standout: 45.74% versus 23.81% district and 25.54% state — nearly double the district rate and about 1.8 times the state rate.

Among nearby schools, Red Rock Elementary (0.8 miles away) ranks higher, at the 90th percentile with 5 stars, while Chee Dodge Elementary and Indian Hills Elementary are also 4-star schools. Lincoln Elementary, Del Norte Elementary, Tobe Turpen Elementary, Catherine A. Miller Elementary and Stagecoach Elementary rank at or below the 34th percentile. Jefferson is second of the nine in math. The clearest weak spot is third-grade language arts at 26.42%, below both district and state, while fourth- and fifth-grade results are strong — so this is the number to watch next year. English learners and students from low-income families are served at a high level, though the special-education subgroup sits at the 41st percentile. Bread Springs Day School and Wingate Elementary School report no test scores here, so no academic comparison is possible.

460

Students ?

18.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$11,721

Per pupil spending ?

89.6%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

All students in New Mexico receive free school meals.

300 Mollica Dr
Gallup, NM 87301

(505) 721-3000

District: Gallup-McKinley City Schools

Students who attend Jefferson Elementary usually attend:

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

Racial breakdown:

American Indian:

60.4%

Hispanic:

29.3%

White:

5.0%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 15th percentile in 2015 → 76th in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the New Mexico average (48% vs 36% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 24% of New Mexico elementary schools

✓Ranking is trending up — up 61 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school48%

District avg33%

New Mexico avg36%

84^th of 346

New Mexico public elementary schools ?

Top 24%▲ up 40 pts since 2016

From bottom 36% (2016) to top 24% (2026)

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SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 16Elementary Schools in the Gallup-McKinley City Schools

60^th of 87Gallup-McKinley City Schools 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
2026	65.5	84 of 346	75.7%	★★★★☆
2025	47.8	152 of 345	55.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	45.0	199 of 413	51.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	36.9	274 of 435	37.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	22.5	325 of 420	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	48.9	181 of 396	54.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	41.6	205 of 383	46.5%	★★☆☆☆
2017	39.6	209 of 374	44.1%	★★☆☆☆
2016	35.8	262 of 410	36.1%	★★☆☆☆
2015	22.5	357 of 421	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	37.1	286 of 442	35.3%	★★☆☆☆
2013	34.1	287 of 412	30.3%	★★☆☆☆
2012	30.4	294 of 398	26.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	28.9	304 of 402	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	39.3	271 of 419	35.3%	★★☆☆☆
2009	28.1	327 of 411	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	28.6	318 of 405	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	20.5	346 of 398	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	22.5	334 of 390	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	18.2	348 of 389	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2026	74.2	3 of 31	90.3%	★★★★★
2025	65.1	5 of 21	76.2%	★★★★☆
2024	52.3	95 of 223	57.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	58.1	81 of 191	57.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	26.6	171 of 203	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2026	67.9	55 of 252	78.2%	★★★★☆
2024	44.7	174 of 398	56.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	33.9	262 of 390	32.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	22.1	295 of 395	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	38.3	206 of 343	39.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	41.6	188 of 339	44.5%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2026	96.4	3 of 273	98.9%	★★★★★
2025	72.6	49 of 255	80.8%	★★★★☆
2024	74.9	79 of 384	79.4%	★★★★☆
2023	57.7	154 of 395	61.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	49.3	145 of 389	62.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	82.0	30 of 320	90.6%	★★★★★
2018	49.1	155 of 329	52.9%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2026	71.5	40 of 256	84.4%	★★★★☆
2025	50.4	134 of 325	58.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	45.9	182 of 356	48.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	43.3	246 of 426	42.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	25.5	285 of 410	30.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	59.3	119 of 361	67.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	50.4	156 of 356	56.2%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2026	55.7	90 of 251	64.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	32.7	241 of 397	39.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	35.6	262 of 414	36.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	15.9	314 of 392	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	53.2	131 of 337	61.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	40.8	191 of 333	42.6%	★★☆☆☆

Native American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2026	73.5	7 of 32	78.1%	★★★★☆
2025	64.6	7 of 34	79.4%	★★★★☆
2024	60.7	30 of 90	66.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	51.1	44 of 92	52.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	17.3	91 of 99	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	50.5	28 of 64	56.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	48.1	20 of 48	58.3%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2024	32.1	94 of 158	40.5%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2025	45.1	149 of 304	51.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	56.1	123 of 339	63.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	49.6	200 of 413	51.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	25.3	276 of 325	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Hispanic (2026)99th percentile+23 vs school

English Language Learner (2026)90th percentile+15 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)84th percentile+9 vs school

Female (2026)78th percentile~ school

Native American (2026)78th percentile~ school

Male (2026)64th percentile-12 vs school

White (2025)51st percentile-5 vs school

Special Education (2024)41st percentile-11 vs school

By subject vs New Mexico (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts49%+5 vs state

Science49%+17 vs state

Mathematics46%+18 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				NM-ASR Science (2026)		NM-MSSA English Language Arts (2026)					NM-MSSA Mathematics (2026)					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/reduced lunch (2024-25)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	NM-ASR Science 5th Grade	NM-ASR Science All Grades	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 6th 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 6th Grade	NM-MSSA Mathematics All Grades	Total
Jefferson Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	300 Mollica Dr	Gallup	87301	McKinley County	Gallup-McKinley City Schools	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%)	65.5	84^th of 346 public elementary schools	75.7%		47.8	152^nd of 345 public elementary schools	55.9%	68	49.1		26.9	58.3	65.5	46.9	49.3	28.9	43.8	60.0	48.4	45.7	$11,721
Red Rock Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1305 Red Rock Dr	Gallup	87301	McKinley County	Gallup-McKinley City Schools	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%)	87.8	35^th of 346 public elementary schools	89.9%		71.2	67^th of 345 public elementary schools	80.6%	32	58.8		78.1	53.6	70.6	74.4	69.9	59.4	42.9	52.9	64.1	55.6	$10,647
Lincoln Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	502 Old Zuni Rd	Gallup	87301	McKinley County	Gallup-McKinley City Schools	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%)	44.5	177^th of 346 public elementary schools	48.8%		28.2	231^st of 345 public elementary schools	33.0%	54	35.9		53.5	31.0	35.9	31.6	37.6	30.2	35.7	30.8	50.0	37.8	$11,987
Del Norte Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	700 West Wilson	Gallup	87301	McKinley County	Gallup-McKinley City Schools	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%)	32	229^th of 346 public elementary schools	33.8%		16.3	318^th of 345 public elementary schools	7.8%	89	26.3		33.3	40.0	46.0	35.5	38.4	30.6	26.0	23.7	29.0	27.4	$11,820
Indian Hills Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3604 Ciniza Dr	Gallup	87301	McKinley County	Gallup-McKinley City Schools	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%)	60.4	100^th of 346 public elementary schools	71.1%		37.1	201^st of 345 public elementary schools	41.7%	101	36.4		31.0	58.3	68.2	50.0	50.5		37.5	45.5	46.7	37.5	$12,401
Stagecoach Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1498 Freedom Dr	Gallup	87301	McKinley County	Gallup-McKinley City Schools	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%)	16.1	312^th of 346 public elementary schools	9.8%		14.8	325^th of 345 public elementary schools	5.8%	13	< 20%	< 20%	20.0	37.5	21.4	29.8	26.7	17.5	< 20%	23.8	23.4	21.1	$12,484
Chee Dodge Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	641 N Hwy 491	Yatahey	87375	McKinley County	Gallup-McKinley City Schools	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%)	61.2	96^th of 346 public elementary schools	72.3%		48.9	143^rd of 345 public elementary schools	58.6%	47	41.7		41.4	50.0	58.3	39.4	46.5	39.3	46.4	43.5	48.5	44.6	$12,579
Catherine A. Miller Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	6102 Challenger Rd	Church Rock	87311	McKinley County	Gallup-McKinley City Schools	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%)	22.3	285^th of 346 public elementary schools	17.6%		20.1	294^th of 345 public elementary schools	14.8%	9	< 20%	< 20%	< 20%	45.7	18.9	33.3	29.7	< 20%	< 20%	< 20%	20.0	14.8	$12,899
Tobe Turpen Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3310 Manuelito	Gallup	87301	McKinley County	Gallup-McKinley City Schools	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%)	28.4	248^th of 346 public elementary schools	28.3%		28	232^nd of 345 public elementary schools	32.8%	16	41.1		22.2	22.7	34.6	28.3	27.7	< 20%	< 20%	38.2	20.8	20.6	$11,357
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	—	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	366 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)

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