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Tobe Turpen Elementary

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Tobe Turpen Elementary ranks 232 nd of 345 New Mexico elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

232^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 345 New Mexico Elementary Schools

Better than 33% of New Mexico elementary schools

Summary

Tobe Turpen Elementary is a public elementary school in Gallup, New Mexico, serving grades PK-5 with 394 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.

Tobe Turpen Elementary has consistently ranked in the bottom half of New Mexico elementary schools, with low proficiency rates on state assessments. In 2024-2025, only 29.19% of Tobe Turpen students were proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to 44.19% statewide and 32.57% in the Gallup district. In mathematics, the proficiency rate was just 22.16%, compared to 26.81% statewide and 19.76% in the Gallup district. The school's performance on science assessments is also low, with only 19.12% of 5th graders proficient or better in 2024-2025.

While the nearby Twin Lakes Elementary, Catherine A. Miller Elementary, and Indian Hills Elementary also perform below the state average, they generally outperform Tobe Turpen Elementary. For example, in 2024-2025, Indian Hills Elementary had 41.03% of students proficient or better in English Language Arts. The nearby schools in the Gallup district also have similarly high percentages of students from low-socioeconomic backgrounds, suggesting that the high poverty concentration is a common challenge faced by schools in the area.

397

Students ?

17.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$11,357

Per pupil spending ?

90.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

3310 Manuelito
Gallup, NM 87301

(505) 721-5000

District: Gallup

Students who attend Tobe Turpen Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Chief Manuelito Middle
High:	Gallup High

Racial breakdown:

American Indian:

69.5%

Hispanic:

19.6%

White:

7.6%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 4th percentile in 2014 → 33rd in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 29 percentile points since 2014

Worth a look

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

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

!English Language Arts scores 15 pts below the New Mexico average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school25%

District avg26%

New Mexico avg35%

232^nd of 345

New Mexico public elementary schools ?

Bottom 33%▲ up 26 pts since 2015

From bottom 7% (2015) to bottom 33% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

8^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	28.0	232 of 345	32.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	28.8	284 of 413	31.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	30.2	305 of 435	29.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	18.3	353 of 420	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	33.4	256 of 396	35.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	19.0	324 of 383	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	16.5	332 of 374	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	14.9	390 of 410	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	17.7	392 of 421	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	11.7	424 of 442	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	16.7	373 of 412	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	12.5	378 of 398	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	6.4	396 of 402	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	7.1	412 of 419	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	4.3	408 of 411	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	5.2	399 of 405	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	15.3	368 of 398	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	49.6	189 of 390	51.5%	★★★☆☆
2005	44.0	216 of 389	44.5%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2024	45.9	114 of 223	48.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	38.8	134 of 191	29.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	17.2	191 of 203	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	39.3	61 of 98	37.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	24.0	67 of 83	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2024	28.3	273 of 398	31.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	27.7	298 of 390	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	15.5	324 of 395	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	31.0	242 of 343	29.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	15.7	308 of 339	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2024	12.4	358 of 384	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	33.1	272 of 395	31.1%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2025	28.5	226 of 325	30.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	25.2	278 of 356	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	34.6	285 of 426	33.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	20.4	315 of 410	23.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	42.9	200 of 361	44.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	23.3	298 of 356	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2024	28.3	267 of 397	32.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	27.3	307 of 414	25.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	21.7	283 of 392	27.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	25.9	262 of 337	22.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	20.1	294 of 333	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Native American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2025	45.2	18 of 34	47.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	44.5	41 of 90	54.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	34.7	62 of 92	32.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	18.4	88 of 99	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	46.3	30 of 64	53.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	28.2	37 of 48	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2024	37.9	76 of 158	51.9%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2024	56.1	122 of 339	64.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	47.6	207 of 413	49.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	44.6	181 of 325	44.3%	★★☆☆☆

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)

White (2024)64th percentile+33 vs school

Special Education (2024)52nd percentile+21 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)49th percentile+18 vs school

Native American (2025)47th percentile+14 vs school

Male (2024)33rd percentile~ school

Female (2024)31st percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)30th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2024)7th percentile-24 vs school

By subject vs New Mexico (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts29%-15 vs state

Mathematics22%-5 vs state

Science19%-10 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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Bread Springs Day School	Public	K-3	Hwy 602 East Skeets Road 1750	Gallup	87305	McKinley County	Bread Springs Day School	(n/a)	No	No	Yes	(505) 718-0841	61	3	20.3	95.1%	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	61 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Tobe Turpen Elementary

Is Tobe Turpen Elementary a good school?

Tobe Turpen Elementary ranks 232^nd of 345 New Mexico elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Tobe Turpen Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 397 students attended Tobe Turpen Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Tobe Turpen Elementary?

Students at Tobe Turpen Elementary are 70% American Indian, 20% Hispanic, 8% White, 3% Two or more races.

What schools do graduates of Tobe Turpen Elementary attend?

Students who attend Tobe Turpen Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Chief Manuelito Middle
High : Gallup High

What district is Tobe Turpen Elementary in?

Gallup

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