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Del Norte Elementary

Q: Is Del Norte Elementary a good school?

Del Norte Elementary ranks 229 th of 346 New Mexico elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Q: How many students attend Del Norte Elementary?

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

Q: 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.

Q: 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

Public Grades PK, KG-5

229^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 346 New Mexico Elementary Schools

Better than 34% of New Mexico elementary schools

Summary

Del Norte Elementary is a PK–5 school at 700 West Wilson in Gallup, New Mexico, enrolling 424 students as part of Gallup-McKinley City Schools, a district that ranks 60th of 87 in New Mexico; about 89% of students qualified for free or reduced-price lunch in 2024-2025, and the student-teacher ratio was 17:1 in 2023-2024.

For 2025-2026, Del Norte Elementary ranks 229th of 346 ranked New Mexico elementary schools — the 34th percentile, 2 stars — a sharp rebound from 2024-2025, when it placed 318th of 345 (8th percentile, 0 stars). Proficiency rose roughly 9 points in English language arts (29.44% to 38.38%) and roughly 10 points in math (17.78% to 27.42%), though the school remains below its 2018-2019 peak of 52nd percentile and 3 stars. Math now sits essentially at the state level (27.42% vs. 27.85%), while ELA trails the state by about 6 points (38.38% vs. 44.66%); both subjects beat the district average. Grade-level results are uneven: 5th grade ELA reached 45.0%, above district and state, but 5th grade math was 21.95% and 5th grade science 24.39%, both well below district and state.

Among eight same-district PK–5 peers, Del Norte ranks 5th, with math about 8 points below the peer average. The closest comparison, Lincoln Elementary, 0.7 miles away, has nearly identical enrollment (414) and poverty (88.41% free/reduced lunch) and is statistically tied in ELA (37.50% vs. 37.31%) — yet it leads Del Norte by about 11 points in math (37.70% vs. 26.80%). Red Rock Elementary, 1.75 miles away, posts 68.89% ELA and 55.56% math with the lowest poverty rate in the group (83.60%), while Stagecoach Elementary serves a similarly high-poverty population (90.59%) but sits at the 10th percentile. The takeaway for parents: strong recent gains, math that is competitive statewide but behind nearby peers, and a 5th grade where reading shines while math and science lag.

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-McKinley City Schools

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: Rebounding — 8th percentile in 2025 → 34th in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is rebounding — up to 34th (2026) from a 8th-percentile low (2025)

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school32%

District avg33%

New Mexico avg36%

229^th of 346

New Mexico public elementary schools ?

Bottom 34%▼ down 18 pts since 2019

From top 48% (2019) to bottom 34% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

10^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)

Show full rank history (all student groups)

All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2026	32.0	229 of 346	33.8%	★★☆☆☆
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
2026	27.4	203 of 252	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆
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
2026	41.6	152 of 256	40.6%	★★☆☆☆
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
2026	35.3	157 of 251	37.5%	★★☆☆☆
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
2026	36.8	22 of 32	31.3%	★★☆☆☆
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

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)41st percentile+7 vs school

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

Male (2026)37th percentile+4 vs school

Native American (2026)31st percentile-3 vs school

Female (2026)19th percentile-14 vs school

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

By subject vs New Mexico (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts38%-6 vs state

Mathematics27%~ state avg

Science26%-6 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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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)

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