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Stagecoach Elementary

Q: Is Stagecoach Elementary a good school?

Stagecoach Elementary ranks in the bottom 9.8% of New Mexico elementary schools.

Q: How many students attend Stagecoach Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 340 students attended Stagecoach Elementary.

Q: What is the racial makeup of Stagecoach Elementary?

Students at Stagecoach Elementary are 64% American Indian, 24% Hispanic, 6% White, 3% Two or more races, 1% Asian.

Q: What schools do graduates of Stagecoach Elementary attend?

Students who attend Stagecoach Elementary usually go on to attend: Middle : Chief Manuelito Middle High : Gallup High

Public Grades PK, KG-5

312^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 346 New Mexico Elementary Schools

Better than 10% of New Mexico elementary schools

Summary

Stagecoach Elementary is a PK–5 neighborhood school at 1498 Freedom Dr in Gallup, NM, serving about 340 students in the Gallup-McKinley City Schools district (district-wide rank: 60 of 87 in New Mexico). It is among the highest-poverty schools in its comparison group, with 90.59% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch.

On New Mexico's 2025-26 statewide rankings, Stagecoach placed 312 of 346 elementary schools — the 10th percentile, 1 star. This is not a one-year dip: over the past decade the school has stayed between the 6th and 34th percentile. Among nine same-district elementaries, Stagecoach ranks last. Red Rock Elementary, about two miles away, ranks 35th statewide with 5 stars, and Jefferson Elementary, Indian Hills Elementary and Chee Dodge Elementary also land in the top 30% of New Mexico schools. That spread within a single district is unusually wide.

The most useful way to read Stagecoach's results is subject by subject. Math proficiency is 23.49%, essentially level with the district (23.81%) and close to the state (25.54%), and it has been climbing — 15% in 2023-24, 16.67% in 2024-25, 21.12% in 2025-26. English Language Arts is the weaker area: 26.51% versus the district's 36.49% and the state's 43.34%. Science is the most severe gap, reported only as under 20%, while every nearby district school with reported science falls between roughly 24% and 57%. Grade results vary: 4th grade ELA is the strongest at 35.29%, while 3rd and 5th grade ELA sit at about 20%. Low-income students, the school's largest group, rank in the 12th percentile among schools statewide.

340

Students ?

19.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$12,484

Per pupil spending ?

90.6%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

All students in New Mexico receive free school meals.

1498 Freedom Dr
Gallup, NM 87301

(505) 721-4300

District: Gallup-McKinley City Schools

Students who attend Stagecoach Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Chief Manuelito Middle
High:	Gallup High

Racial breakdown:

American Indian:

63.8%

Hispanic:

24.4%

White:

6.5%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 14th percentile in 2015 → 10th in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the New Mexico average (24% vs 36% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (10th percentile)

!English Language Arts scores 18 pts below the New Mexico average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school24%

District avg32%

New Mexico avg36%

312^th of 346

New Mexico public elementary schools ?

Bottom 10%▼ down 17 pts since 2016

From bottom 27% (2016) to bottom 10% (2026)

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SchoolDigger rating ?

16^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	16.1	312 of 346	9.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	14.8	325 of 345	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	17.3	354 of 413	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	33.7	289 of 435	33.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	21.7	330 of 420	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	28.2	291 of 396	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	27.4	282 of 383	26.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	23.8	298 of 374	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	29.4	301 of 410	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	22.3	360 of 421	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	6.9	436 of 442	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	7.7	403 of 412	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	13.3	375 of 398	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	12.7	379 of 402	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	17.4	379 of 419	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	7.1	401 of 411	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	5.7	398 of 405	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	13.6	374 of 398	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	9.4	378 of 390	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	17.5	355 of 389	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2024	35.0	148 of 223	33.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	56.6	86 of 191	55.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	30.0	62 of 83	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2024	13.4	354 of 398	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	27.4	300 of 390	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	33.1	243 of 395	38.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	27.6	259 of 343	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	24.7	267 of 339	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2024	28.1	279 of 384	27.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	63.7	134 of 395	66.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	76.7	40 of 389	89.7%	★★★★☆
2018	75.8	46 of 329	86.0%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2026	23.0	224 of 256	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	15.7	305 of 325	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	16.7	317 of 356	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	38.7	268 of 426	37.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	24.7	290 of 410	29.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	35.2	245 of 361	32.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	33.6	251 of 356	29.5%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2024	22.8	305 of 397	23.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	34.7	269 of 414	35.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	16.0	313 of 392	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	23.5	278 of 337	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	31.0	242 of 333	27.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Native American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2026	20.1	31 of 32	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	25.5	29 of 34	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	30.0	62 of 90	31.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	43.3	54 of 92	41.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	15.1	92 of 99	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	33.7	46 of 64	28.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	33.0	35 of 48	27.1%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2023	45.5	221 of 413	46.5%	★★☆☆☆

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 (2023)46th percentile+13 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)34th percentile+19 vs school

Hispanic (2024)27th percentile+13 vs school

Male (2024)23rd percentile+9 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)12th percentile+3 vs school

Female (2024)11th percentile-3 vs school

Native American (2026)3rd percentile-7 vs school

By subject vs New Mexico (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts27%-18 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/reduced lunch (2024-25)	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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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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