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Thoreau Elementary

Public Grades PK, KG-5

317^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 345 New Mexico Elementary Schools

Better than 8% of New Mexico elementary schools

Summary

Thoreau Elementary is a public elementary school in Thoreau, New Mexico, serving 385 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.

Thoreau Elementary has consistently ranked in the bottom half of New Mexico elementary schools, with a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger for most years. The school underperforms the state and district averages in both English Language Arts (ELA) and Mathematics proficiency, particularly in Mathematics, where proficiency rates range from 10% to 16.33%, significantly below the state and district averages. The school's performance is also weaker in the lower grades, with 3rd-grade ELA and Mathematics proficiency rates consistently lower than the upper grades.

While Thoreau Elementary's performance is generally lower than the nearby Crownpoint Elementary, it performs better than some other nearby schools, such as Wingate Elementary School and Dibe Yazhi Habitiin Olta' Inc., which have even lower academic proficiency rates. The school's high percentage of students from low-socioeconomic backgrounds and its underperformance for certain student subgroups suggest that it may face significant challenges in addressing the unique needs of its student population.

359

Students ?

17.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$12,558

Per pupil spending ?

90%

Free/discounted lunch ?

#6 Fourth Ave
Thoreau, NM 87323

(505) 721-4400

District: Gallup

Students who attend Thoreau Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Thoreau Middle
High:	Thoreau High

Racial breakdown:

American Indian:

71.3%

Hispanic:

17.0%

White:

7.5%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 8th percentile in 2014 → 8th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the New Mexico average (21% vs 35% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (8th percentile)

!English Language Arts scores 19 pts below the New Mexico average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school21%

District avg26%

New Mexico avg35%

317^th of 345

New Mexico public elementary schools ?

Bottom 8%▼ down 2 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

12^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	16.4	317 of 345	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	17.8	351 of 413	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	15.8	394 of 435	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	19.1	347 of 420	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	29.3	283 of 396	28.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	13.6	355 of 383	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	21.9	309 of 374	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	24.4	331 of 410	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	20.1	378 of 421	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	16.1	408 of 442	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	36.0	275 of 412	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2012	32.1	281 of 398	29.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	55.2	156 of 402	61.2%	★★★☆☆
2010	52.6	185 of 419	55.8%	★★★☆☆
2009	21.9	353 of 411	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	13.5	382 of 405	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	15.7	366 of 398	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	36.2	266 of 390	31.8%	★★☆☆☆
2005	29.7	298 of 389	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2024	43.5	128 of 223	42.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	33.9	148 of 191	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	23.3	178 of 203	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2024	25.3	294 of 398	26.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	24.7	313 of 390	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	20.2	303 of 395	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	39.9	198 of 343	42.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	24.9	264 of 339	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2024	51.6	154 of 384	59.9%	★★★☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2022	52.0	16 of 36	55.6%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2025	16.7	300 of 325	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	17.6	312 of 356	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	16.1	386 of 426	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	21.5	308 of 410	24.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	36.2	238 of 361	34.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	16.3	326 of 356	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2024	12.5	362 of 397	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	9.3	409 of 414	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	16.9	307 of 392	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	25.8	265 of 337	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Native American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2025	29.2	27 of 34	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	22.6	69 of 90	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	16.6	84 of 92	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	17.4	90 of 99	9.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	43.1	33 of 64	48.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	17.2	43 of 48	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2022	24.9	120 of 132	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2024	15.9	289 of 339	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	50.3	157 of 325	51.7%	★★★☆☆

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 (2024)60th percentile+45 vs school

Homeless (2022)56th percentile+38 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)43rd percentile+28 vs school

Female (2024)26th percentile+11 vs school

Native American (2025)21st percentile+12 vs school

White (2024)15th percentile~ school

Special Education (2022)9th percentile-8 vs school

Male (2024)9th percentile-6 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)8th percentile~ school

By subject vs New Mexico (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts25%-19 vs state

Mathematics16%-10 vs state

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Schools Near Thoreau Elementary

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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 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 All Grades	Total
Thoreau Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	#6 Fourth Ave	Thoreau	87323	McKinley County	Gallup	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 721-4400	359	22	17.5	90.0%	27 (7.5%)	5 (1.4%)	61 (17.0%)	0 (0.0%)	256 (71.3%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.8%)	16.4	317^th of 345 public elementary schools	8.1%		17.8	351^st of 413 public elementary schools	15.0%	34		23.5	26.3	25.6		25.2	25.5	14.0		16.3	$12,558
Baca/Dlo'ay Azhi Community School	Public	K-6	I-40 Exit 63 North Frontage Rd	Prewitt	87045	McKinley County	Baca/Dlo'ay Azhi Community School	(n/a)	No	No	Yes	(505) 972-2769	222	14	15.8	98.6%	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	222 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)
Mariano Lake Community School	Public	K-6	Navajo Route 49	Crownpoint	87313	McKinley County	Mariano Lake Community School	(n/a)	No	No	Yes	(505) 786-5219	68	7	10.4	95.6%	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	68 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)
Dibe Yazhi Habitiin Olta' Inc.	Public	K-8	Co Rd 19	Crownpoint	87313	McKinley County	Dibe Yazhi Habitiin Olta' Inc.	(n/a)	No	No	Yes	(505) 786-5237	58	3	19.3	94.8%	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	58 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)
Bluewater Elementary	Public	K-6	15 West Chess Rd	Bluewater	87005	Cibola County	Grants	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 285-2694	63	11	5.7	61.9%	28 (44.4%)	3 (4.8%)	13 (20.6%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (30.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)				70.0	75.0	64.1				46.2	$13,064
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)
Crownpoint Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	#1 Codetalker Dr.	Crownpoint	87313	McKinley County	Gallup	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 721-1500	281	18	14.6	84.7%	20 (7.1%)	3 (1.1%)	35 (12.5%)	2 (0.7%)	203 (72.2%)	3 (1.1%)	15 (5.3%)	29.6	224^th of 345 public elementary schools	35.1%		36	238^th of 413 public elementary schools	42.4%	14	22.2		35.9	39.1		29.9		32.1	17.4	21.9	$12,434

Frequently Asked Questions about Thoreau Elementary

What district is Thoreau Elementary in?

Gallup

How many students attend Thoreau Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 359 students attended Thoreau Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Thoreau Elementary?

Students at Thoreau Elementary are 71% American Indian, 17% Hispanic, 8% White, 3% Two or more races, 1% African American.

What schools do graduates of Thoreau Elementary attend?

Students who attend Thoreau Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Thoreau Middle
High : Thoreau High

Is Thoreau Elementary a good school?

Thoreau Elementary ranks in the bottom 8.1% of New Mexico elementary schools.

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the New Mexico Public Education Department.

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