📍 123 Cedar Ave, Navajo, McKinley County, 87328
Navajo Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Navajo, McKinley County. The school has 345 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Gallup-Mckinley Cty Schools school district. It serves grades Pre-K–5 in a rural setting. The school employs 16 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 21.6:1. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Navajo Elementary enrolls 345 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 50% male and 50% female. A teaching staff of 16 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 21.6:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 82% American Indian or Alaska Native, 11% Hispanic or Latino and 3.2% White.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 284 | 82% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 37 | 11% |
| White | 11 | 3.2% |
| Asian | 5 | 1.4% |
| Black or African American | 4 | 1.2% |
| Two or more races | 2 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
345 of the school's 345 students (100%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 345 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.
Navajo Elementary is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, 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 9.
Navajo 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 345 students, Navajo Elementary is close to the district average of about 388 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Remote