📍 300 Mollica Dr, Gallup, McKinley County, 87301
Jefferson Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Gallup, McKinley County. The school has 488 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Gallup-Mckinley Cty Schools school district. It serves grades Pre-K–5 in a small-town setting. The school employs 26 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 18.8:1. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Jefferson Elementary enrolls 488 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 52% male and 48% female. A teaching staff of 26 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 18.8:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 64% American Indian or Alaska Native, 28% Hispanic or Latino and 4.3% White.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 311 | 64% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 138 | 28% |
| White | 21 | 4.3% |
| Two or more races | 12 | 2.5% |
| Asian | 3 | <1% |
| Black or African American | 2 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
488 of the school's 488 students (100%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 488 qualify for free lunch and 0 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Jefferson Elementary is located in a small-town setting (NCES locale: Town, Remote). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district NM-30, state senate district 4, state house district 5.
Jefferson Elementary is one of 33 schools in GALLUP, based in GALLUP, New Mexico. The district serves 12,809 students district-wide and employs 632 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 488 students, Jefferson Elementary is larger than the district average of about 388 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Town - Remote
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