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Tohatchi Elementary

Public Grades PK, KG-5

290^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 345 New Mexico Elementary Schools

Better than 16% of New Mexico elementary schools

Summary

Tohatchi Elementary is a public elementary school located in Tohatchi, New Mexico, serving grades PK-5 with a total enrollment of 242 students. 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.

Tohatchi Elementary has consistently ranked in the bottom half of New Mexico elementary schools over the past decade, with its highest ranking being 244 out of 374 schools in the 2016-2017 school year. The school has maintained a 1- or 2-star rating from SchoolDigger during this time period. Academically, the school underperforms the state and district averages in proficiency rates for English Language Arts, Mathematics, and Science. In the 2024-2025 school year, Tohatchi Elementary's ELA proficiency rate was 27.36%, compared to the Gallup district average of 32.57% and the state average of 44.19%. Similarly, the school's Mathematics proficiency rate was 22.64%, compared to the Gallup district average of 19.76% and the state average of 26.81%.

Tohatchi Elementary's performance varies significantly across different student subgroups. The school ranks relatively well for Native American students, ranking 19 out of 34 New Mexico elementary schools in 2024-2025, with a 3-star rating. However, the school ranks much lower for Hispanic students, ranking 340 out of 384 New Mexico elementary schools in 2023-2024, with a 1-star rating. The school also performs poorly for students from low socioeconomic backgrounds, ranking 263 out of 325 New Mexico elementary schools in 2024-2025, with a 1-star rating. Despite these challenges, the school's relatively low student-teacher ratio, ranging from 16.2 to 17 students per teacher, suggests potential opportunities for improvement through more personalized support and interventions.

246

Students ?

16.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$13,290

Per pupil spending ?

91.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

100 Chuska Rd
Tohatchi, NM 87325

(505) 721-1051

District: Gallup

Students who attend Tohatchi Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Tohatchi Middle
High:	Tohatchi High

Racial breakdown:

American Indian:

74.4%

Hispanic:

11.8%

White:

7.3%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Recently slipping — 35th percentile in 2017 → 16th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the New Mexico average (25% vs 35% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (16th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped from its 35th-percentile peak (2017) to 16th (2025)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school25%

District avg26%

New Mexico avg35%

290^th of 345

New Mexico public elementary schools ?

Bottom 16%▲ up 5 pts since 2015

From bottom 11% (2015) to bottom 16% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

10^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	21.0	290 of 345	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	18.6	342 of 413	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	33.2	292 of 435	32.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	24.8	307 of 420	26.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	22.4	320 of 396	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	31.5	262 of 383	31.6%	★★☆☆☆
2017	32.6	244 of 374	34.8%	★★☆☆☆
2016	21.1	354 of 410	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	20.4	374 of 421	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	17.3	400 of 442	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	28.5	316 of 412	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	17.9	347 of 398	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	33.9	287 of 402	28.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	34.4	297 of 419	29.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	59.8	148 of 411	64.0%	★★★☆☆
2008	56.3	151 of 405	62.7%	★★★☆☆
2007	12.0	378 of 398	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	12.4	373 of 390	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	16.1	363 of 389	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2024	53.0	92 of 223	58.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	57.0	84 of 191	56.0%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2024	13.4	353 of 398	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	31.1	277 of 390	29.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	36.6	219 of 395	44.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	14.8	312 of 343	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	27.7	247 of 339	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2024	16.7	340 of 384	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2025	23.5	263 of 325	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	31.1	247 of 356	30.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	38.5	270 of 426	36.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	28.5	269 of 410	34.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	27.9	278 of 361	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	38.8	221 of 356	37.9%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2024	22.0	312 of 397	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	34.8	267 of 414	35.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	37.7	200 of 392	49.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	34.8	223 of 337	33.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	46.2	159 of 333	52.3%	★★★☆☆

Native American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2025	42.3	19 of 34	44.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	26.6	64 of 90	28.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	48.3	49 of 92	46.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	27.5	77 of 99	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	38.2	40 of 64	37.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	48.4	19 of 48	60.4%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2022	96.3	3 of 132	97.7%	★★★★★

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)

Special Education (2022)98th percentile+71 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)59th percentile+42 vs school

Native American (2025)44th percentile+28 vs school

Male (2024)21st percentile+4 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)19th percentile+3 vs school

Hispanic (2024)11th percentile-6 vs school

Female (2024)11th percentile-6 vs school

By subject vs New Mexico (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts27%-17 vs state

Mathematics23%-4 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
Tohatchi Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	100 Chuska Rd	Tohatchi	87325	McKinley County	Gallup	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 721-1051	246	15	16.2	91.5%	18 (7.3%)	2 (0.8%)	29 (11.8%)	3 (1.2%)	183 (74.4%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (4.5%)	21	290^th of 345 public elementary schools	15.9%		18.6	342^nd of 413 public elementary schools	17.2%	52		25.8	27.0	29.0	27.4	25.8		26.3	22.6	$13,290
Ch'ooshgai Community School	Public	K-8	1/4 Mile E Hwy 491	Tohatchi	87325	McKinley County	Ch'ooshgai Community School	(n/a)	No	No	Yes	(505) 733-2700	208	25	8.3	98.6%	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	208 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)
Twin Lakes Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	19 Mi. N Hwy 491 Hc 30	Gallup	87301	McKinley County	Gallup	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 721-5100	256	52	4.9	87.1%	16 (6.3%)	3 (1.2%)	37 (14.5%)	2 (0.8%)	190 (74.2%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (3.1%)	28.5	228^th of 345 public elementary schools	33.9%		39.7	216^th of 413 public elementary schools	47.7%	12			37.5	27.5	26.2		31.3		16.5	$15,322
Naschitti Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	Us Hwy 491	Sheep Springs	87364	San Juan County	Central	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 732-4204	78	8	10.0	100.0%	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (2.6%)	2 (2.6%)	71 (91.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (3.8%)								(n/a)										$14,007
Navajo Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	123 Cedar Ave	Navajo	87328	McKinley County	Gallup	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 721-3500	310	15	21.5	88.4%	17 (5.5%)	3 (1.0%)	36 (11.6%)	2 (0.6%)	241 (77.7%)	1 (0.3%)	10 (3.2%)	13	331^st of 345 public elementary schools	4.1%		12.5	375^th of 413 public elementary schools	9.2%	44	14.0	15.4	34.9	28.1	25.7	15.4	16.3	15.8	15.8	$11,665
Crystal Boarding School	Public	K-6	Highway 134	Navajo	87328	San Juan County	Crystal Boarding School	(n/a)	No	No	Yes	(505) 777-2592	54	4	13.5	94.4%	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	54 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Tohatchi Elementary

What is the racial makeup of Tohatchi Elementary?

Students at Tohatchi Elementary are 74% American Indian, 12% Hispanic, 7% White, 4% Two or more races, 1% Asian.

Is Tohatchi Elementary a good school?

Tohatchi Elementary ranks in the bottom 15.9% of New Mexico elementary schools.

How many students attend Tohatchi Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 246 students attended Tohatchi Elementary.

What schools do graduates of Tohatchi Elementary attend?

Students who attend Tohatchi Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Tohatchi Middle
High : Tohatchi High

What district is Tohatchi Elementary in?

Gallup

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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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