Navajo Middle School

Navajo Middle School is a public middle school located in Navajo, New Mexico, serving grades 6-8 with a total enrollment of 195 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. Navajo Middle School has consistently ranked in the bottom half of New Mexico middle schools over the past decade, with its highest ranking being 134 out of 165 schools in the 2023-2024 school year.

Navajo Middle School's academic performance, as measured by proficiency rates in English Language Arts (ELA) and Mathematics, is significantly below the state and district averages. In the 2024-2025 school year, only 26.5% of Navajo Middle School students were proficient or better in ELA, compared to the Gallup district average of 32.57% and the New Mexico state average of 44.19%. In Mathematics, the proficiency rate at Navajo Middle School was just 8.5%, compared to the Gallup district average of 19.76% and the state average of 26.81%. The school's performance in Science, with 23.17% of 8th-grade students proficient or better in 2024-2025, is also below the Gallup district average of 25.93% and the state average of 34.46%.

Despite the school's overall low performance, the relatively stronger performance of certain subgroups, such as English Language Learners and Special Education students, suggests that Navajo Middle School may have some effective practices or programs in place that could be leveraged to improve outcomes for all students. Addressing the underlying socioeconomic factors and tailoring instructional approaches to meet the diverse needs of the student population may be key to driving better outcomes at Navajo Middle School.