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Del Norte Elementary

Public Grades PK, KG-5

318^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 345 New Mexico Elementary Schools

Better than 8% of New Mexico elementary schools

Summary

Del Norte Elementary is a public elementary school in Gallup, New Mexico, serving 438 students in grades PK-5. 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.

Del Norte Elementary consistently underperforms compared to state and district averages in English Language Arts, Mathematics, and Science proficiency. In the 2024-2025 school year, only 29.44% of students were proficient or better in ELA, compared to the state average of 44.19% and the district average of 32.57%. In Mathematics, the proficiency rate was even lower at 17.78%, compared to the state average of 26.81% and the district average of 19.76%. The school's performance in Science is also below the state and district averages, with only 11.11% of 5th-grade students proficient or better in 2024-2025.

The nearby schools in the Gallup district, such as Catherine A. Miller Elementary, Tobe Turpen Elementary, and Chee Dodge Elementary, also struggle with low academic performance, similar to Del Norte Elementary. However, some schools like Indian Hills Elementary and Red Rock Elementary have performed significantly better, ranking in the top 25% of New Mexico elementary schools. This suggests that the challenges faced by Del Norte Elementary are not unique to the school, but rather a systemic issue within the Gallup school district.

424

Students ?

17.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$11,820

Per pupil spending ?

89.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

700 West Wilson
Gallup, NM 87301

(505) 721-5200

District: Gallup

Students who attend Del Norte Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Chief Manuelito Middle
High:	Gallup High

Racial breakdown:

American Indian:

60.8%

Hispanic:

28.1%

White:

6.1%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 52nd percentile in 2019 → 8th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the New Mexico average (22% vs 35% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (8th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 44 percentile points since 2019

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school22%

District avg26%

New Mexico avg35%

318^th of 345

New Mexico public elementary schools ?

Bottom 8%▼ down 44 pts since 2019

From top 48% (2019) to bottom 8% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

13^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	16.3	318 of 345	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	26.1	295 of 413	28.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	24.2	346 of 435	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	32.7	262 of 420	37.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	46.7	189 of 396	52.3%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2024	39.3	137 of 223	38.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	37.2	138 of 191	27.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	28.9	157 of 203	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	54.5	38 of 98	61.2%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2024	22.8	301 of 398	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	20.8	340 of 390	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	28.9	261 of 395	33.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	48.5	153 of 343	55.4%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2024	52.9	149 of 384	61.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	43.8	222 of 395	43.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	53.8	118 of 389	69.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	69.8	63 of 320	80.3%	★★★★☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2022	76.4	5 of 36	86.1%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2025	16.2	303 of 325	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	23.8	283 of 356	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	26.8	330 of 426	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	38.2	213 of 410	48.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	59.0	123 of 361	65.9%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2024	27.4	277 of 397	30.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	25.1	321 of 414	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	26.3	260 of 392	33.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	35.8	218 of 337	35.3%	★★☆☆☆

Native American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2025	28.7	28 of 34	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	35.5	53 of 90	41.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	28.3	71 of 92	22.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	30.2	70 of 99	29.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	57.8	24 of 64	62.5%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2022	24.9	118 of 132	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	73.1	8 of 47	83.0%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2024	44.8	162 of 339	52.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	50.9	189 of 413	54.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	13.3	311 of 325	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

Homeless (2022)86th percentile+48 vs school

Hispanic (2024)61st percentile+33 vs school

White (2024)52nd percentile+24 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)39th percentile+10 vs school

Male (2024)30th percentile~ school

Female (2024)24th percentile-4 vs school

Native American (2025)18th percentile+10 vs school

Special Education (2022)11th percentile-27 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)7th percentile~ school

By subject vs New Mexico (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts29%-15 vs state

Mathematics18%-9 vs state

Science11%-18 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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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)

Frequently Asked Questions about Del Norte Elementary

Is Del Norte Elementary a good school?

Del Norte Elementary ranks in the bottom 7.8% of New Mexico elementary schools.

What schools do graduates of Del Norte Elementary attend?

Students who attend Del Norte Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Chief Manuelito Middle
High : Gallup High

What district is Del Norte Elementary in?

Gallup

What is the racial makeup of Del Norte Elementary?

Students at Del Norte Elementary are 61% American Indian, 28% Hispanic, 6% White, 4% Two or more races, 1% African American.

How many students attend Del Norte Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 424 students attended Del Norte Elementary.

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