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Tobe Turpen Elementary

Q: Is Tobe Turpen Elementary a good school?

Tobe Turpen Elementary ranks 248 th of 346 New Mexico elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

Q: How many students attend Tobe Turpen Elementary?

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

Q: 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.

Q: 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

Public Grades PK, KG-5

248^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 346 New Mexico Elementary Schools

Better than 28% of New Mexico elementary schools

Summary

Tobe Turpen Elementary is a PK–5 public school at 3310 Manuelito in Gallup, NM, serving 397 students in McKinley County as part of Gallup-McKinley City Schools, a district that ranks 60th of 87 in New Mexico. Poverty here is extreme: free/reduced-lunch rates were 100% in 2022-2023, 98.98% in 2023-2024 and 90.18% in 2024-2025, and the reported pupil-teacher ratio was 17.1 in 2023-2024.

Academically, Tobe Turpen ranks 248 of 346 New Mexico elementary schools in 2025-2026 — 28th percentile, 1 star. Proficiency trails both its district and the state: 26.94% in language arts and 21.13% in math, compared with 36.49% and 23.81% district-wide, and 43.34% and 25.54% statewide. The long view offers real encouragement, though. The school spent the mid-2010s at the bottom of the state (5th–11th percentile, 0 to 1 stars) before climbing into the 30th–35th percentile band, and its results have been steady rather than sliding. Fifth grade is a genuine bright spot: 5th-grade math at 37.50% and 5th-grade science at 40.35% (41.07% on NM-ASR) beat both district and state — the only two subject areas where the school does.

Among ten nearby district elementaries, Tobe Turpen places 8th, ahead of only Catherine A. Miller Elementary and Stagecoach Elementary, and behind Red Rock Elementary, Jefferson Elementary, Chee Dodge Elementary, Indian Hills Elementary, Twin Lakes Elementary, Lincoln Elementary and Del Norte Elementary. The most instructive comparison is Jefferson Elementary: nearly identical poverty and size, yet roughly double the proficiency in both subjects — evidence that local conditions do not fully determine outcomes. The clearest priority for improvement is early-grade math, where 3rd- and 4th-grade proficiency sits under 20%. There is no meaningful gender gap, and year-to-year results are consistent rather than swinging sharply.

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-McKinley City Schools

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 — 7th percentile in 2015 → 28th in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 21 percentile points since 2015

Worth a look

!Test scores below the New Mexico average (26% vs 36% meeting standards)

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

!English Language Arts scores 17 pts below the New Mexico average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school26%

District avg33%

New Mexico avg36%

248^th of 346

New Mexico public elementary schools ?

Bottom 28%▲ up 23 pts since 2016

From bottom 5% (2016) to bottom 28% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

11^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	28.4	248 of 346	28.3%	★☆☆☆☆
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
2026	29.7	191 of 252	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆
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
2026	27.5	206 of 256	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆
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
2026	26.4	195 of 251	22.3%	★☆☆☆☆
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
2026	35.6	23 of 32	28.1%	★★☆☆☆
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 (2026)28th percentile~ school

Female (2026)24th percentile-4 vs school

Male (2026)22nd percentile-6 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)20th percentile-9 vs school

Hispanic (2024)7th percentile-24 vs school

By subject vs New Mexico (2025-2026) ?

Science41%+9 vs state

English Language Arts28%-17 vs state

Mathematics21%-7 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/Discounted Lunch Recipients (2025)	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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Bread Springs Day School	Public	K-3	Hwy 602 East Skeets Road 1750	Vanderwagen	87305	McKinley County	Bread Springs Day School	(n/a)	No	No	Yes	(505) 778-5411	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-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

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