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Twin Lakes Elementary

Q: Is Twin Lakes Elementary a good school?

Twin Lakes Elementary ranks 134 th of 346 New Mexico elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Q: How many students attend Twin Lakes Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 256 students attended Twin Lakes Elementary.

Q: What is the racial makeup of Twin Lakes Elementary?

Students at Twin Lakes Elementary are 74% American Indian, 14% Hispanic, 6% White, 3% Two or more races, 1% African American.

Q: What schools do graduates of Twin Lakes Elementary attend?

Students who attend Twin Lakes Elementary usually go on to attend: Middle : Tohatchi Middle High : Tohatchi High

Public Grades PK, KG-5

134^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 346 New Mexico Elementary Schools

Better than 61% of New Mexico elementary schools

Summary

Twin Lakes Elementary is a small, rural PK–5 school with 256 students, located about 19 miles north of Gallup on Highway 491 and part of Gallup-McKinley City Schools. It serves a high-poverty community — about 87% of students qualified for free or reduced-price lunch in 2024-25 — and the district as a whole ranks in the bottom third of New Mexico districts statewide.

Despite that context, Twin Lakes Elementary has just posted its strongest statewide standing in at least a decade, ranking in the 61st percentile of New Mexico elementaries (3 stars) — up from the 34th percentile the year before, and from the bottom 5% roughly ten years ago. In 2025-26, 45.63% of students met the standard in language arts and 32.04% in math, above both its district (36.49 and 23.81) and the state average (43.34 and 25.54). Grade 5 is the standout: 54.17% in math and 45.83% in ELA, roughly 20 points above district and state. The gains appear broad-based rather than driven by one group — low-income students jumped from the 37th to the 83rd percentile in a single year.

Compared with the ten nearby Gallup-McKinley elementaries, Twin Lakes ranks 5th — above the local median in reading but below it in math. Red Rock Elementary (90th percentile), Jefferson Elementary (76th), and Chee Dodge Elementary (72nd, with comparable enrollment and poverty levels just 7.8 miles away) remain ahead, while Stagecoach Elementary and Tobe Turpen Elementary trail well behind. The clearest gap is English Language Learners, who ranked at the 22nd percentile with 1 star. Families should watch whether the 2025-26 gains hold for a second year.

256

Students ?

4.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$15,322

Per pupil spending ?

87.1%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

All students in New Mexico receive free school meals.

19 Mi. N Hwy 491 Hc 30
Gallup, NM 87301

(505) 721-5100

District: Gallup-McKinley City Schools

Students who attend Twin Lakes Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Tohatchi Middle
High:	Tohatchi High

Racial breakdown:

American Indian:

74.2%

Hispanic:

14.5%

White:

6.3%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 5th percentile in 2014 → 61st in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 56 percentile points since 2014

✓Above the New Mexico median (61st percentile)

✓Small classes — about 5 students per teacher

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school39%

District avg33%

New Mexico avg36%

134^th of 346

New Mexico public elementary schools ?

Top 39%▲ up 42 pts since 2016

From bottom 20% (2016) to top 39% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

5^th 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	52.6	134 of 346	61.3%	★★★☆☆
2025	28.5	228 of 345	33.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	39.7	216 of 413	47.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	29.7	309 of 435	29.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	31.2	272 of 420	35.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	30.1	277 of 396	30.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	14.0	352 of 383	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	24.4	330 of 410	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	16.4	398 of 421	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	13.2	418 of 442	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	17.5	368 of 412	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	10.7	384 of 398	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	16.9	352 of 402	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	18.0	378 of 419	9.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	5.9	404 of 411	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	5.1	400 of 405	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	3.4	396 of 398	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	6.4	383 of 390	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	2.0	389 of 389	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2024	25.5	174 of 223	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	46.3	112 of 191	41.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	37.0	134 of 203	34.0%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2024	39.4	203 of 398	49.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	34.3	258 of 390	33.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	38.4	211 of 395	46.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	47.4	161 of 343	53.1%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2024	48.8	171 of 384	55.5%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2026	69.9	44 of 256	82.8%	★★★★☆
2025	31.9	206 of 325	36.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	39.0	202 of 356	43.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	34.2	290 of 426	31.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	36.6	225 of 410	45.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	36.7	233 of 361	35.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	16.8	322 of 356	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2024	45.7	180 of 397	54.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	22.4	336 of 414	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	30.8	236 of 392	39.8%	★★☆☆☆

Native American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2026	64.0	9 of 32	71.9%	★★★★☆
2025	58.6	10 of 34	70.6%	★★★★☆
2024	66.0	23 of 90	74.4%	★★★★☆
2023	50.7	45 of 92	51.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	34.0	64 of 99	35.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	40.5	37 of 64	42.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	24.2	39 of 48	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2022	66.5	26 of 132	80.3%	★★★★☆

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)

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)83rd percentile+22 vs school

Special Education (2022)80th percentile+45 vs school

Native American (2026)72nd percentile+11 vs school

Hispanic (2024)55th percentile+8 vs school

Male (2024)55th percentile+7 vs school

Female (2024)49th percentile~ school

English Language Learner (2024)22nd percentile-26 vs school

By subject vs New Mexico (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts46%~ state avg

Science43%+11 vs state

Mathematics32%+4 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
Twin Lakes Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	19 Mi. N Hwy 491 Hc 30	Gallup	87301	McKinley County	Gallup-McKinley City Schools	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%)	52.6	134^th of 346 public elementary schools	61.3%		28.5	228^th of 345 public elementary schools	33.9%	94	43.5		52.0	45.5	43.5	43.3	46.0			52.2	26.7	32.0	$15,322
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
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	—	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	208 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)
Tohatchi Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	100 Chuska Rd	Tohatchi	87325	McKinley County	Gallup-McKinley City Schools	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%)	42.1	185^th of 346 public elementary schools	46.5%		21	290^th of 345 public elementary schools	15.9%	105	< 20%	< 20%	55.2	40.9	25.8	40.7	40.4	37.9		< 20%	25.9	24.8	$13,290
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
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
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
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
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

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