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Thoreau Elementary School

Serves grades PK - 5

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Raw data sources:
  • Test Scores: Edfacts (U.S. Department of Education), State departments of education.
  • Expenditures: National Center for Education Statistics.
  • Educational Environment: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau).
Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Test data: Reflects 2022 – 2023 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2021
  • Educational Environment: 2022 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated July 2024

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School Overview

Address
#6 Fourth Ave
Thoreau, NM 87323
Phone
(505) 721-4400
District
GALLUP-MCKINLEY CTY SCHOOLS
County
MCKINLEY COUNTY
Type of School
Regular elementary or secondary
Magnet School
No
Charter School
No
Students Enrolled
400
Classroom Teachers
22

School Quality Ratings

School Quality Compared to New Mexico

1

(10 is best)

Better than 9.7% of all NM schools.

School Quality Compared to U.S.

1

(10 is best)

Thoreau Elementary School Test Scores (No Child Left Behind Tests)

Grade 4

50 40 30 20 10 0
16%
33%
10%
28%
21%
38%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Class Size (number of students per classroom teacher)

25 20 15 10 5 0
18
19
15
16
    AVG FOR THIS SCHOOL
    AVG FOR DISTRICT
    AVG FOR STATE
    AVG FOR NATION
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT BY GRADE NUMBER OF STUDENTS PERCENTAGE
Grade pk 35 8.8%
Kindergarten 54 13.5%
Grade 1 51 12.8%
Grade 2 59 14.8%
Grade 3 48 12.0%
Grade 4 80 20.0%
Grade 5 72 18.0%
Grade 6 1 0.3%
Total 400 100%

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This School This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 5.5% 7.4% 21.0%
Black 1.3% 0.9% 1.8%
Hispanic 12.3% 18.8% 63.5%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 1.3% 1.3% 1.3%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 79.6% 71.5% 12.5%
Economic Groups This School This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 100.0% 100.0% 74.3%
Free lunch eligible 100.0% 100.0% 73.1%
Reduced lunch eligible 0.0% 0.0% 1.2%
POPULATION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
POPULATION 63,939 2,113,344
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile) 12.9 17
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW 6.5% 5.5%
5-19 YEARS OLD 24.4% 19.7%
20-44 YEARS OLD 33.7% 32.6%
45-64 YEARS OLD 22.3% 24.0%
65 OR OLDER 13.0% 18.1%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
Number Of Households 19,099 812,852
Single Parent Households With Children 15.4% 10.0%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma 81.1% 87.1%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree 13.2% 29.1%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
$150,000 or more 6.7% 12.7%
$100,000 - $149,999 11.1% 14.6%
$75,000 - $99,999 11.1% 12.1%
$50,000 - $74,999 16.5% 17.3%
$30,000 - $49,999 15.5% 16.7%
$15,000 - $29,999 15.7% 14.3%
$15,000 or less 23.3% 12.3%

Education Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $7,779 $95,090,000 49.1%
Support Expenditures
Student $1,339 $16,368,000 8.5%
Staff $338 $4,127,000 2.1%
General Administration $145 $1,776,000 0.9%
School Administration $699 $8,548,000 4.4%
Operation $1,416 $17,312,000 8.9%
Transportation $495 $6,048,000 3.1%
Other $423 $5,170,000 2.7%
Total Support $4,855 $59,349,000 30.7%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,201 $39,123,000 20.2%
Total Expenditures $15,835 $193,562,000 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $6,912 $2,222,874,000 49.5%
Support Expenditures
Student $1,276 $410,334,000 9.1%
Staff $271 $87,206,000 1.9%
General Administration $289 $92,853,000 2.1%
School Administration $665 $213,784,000 4.8%
Operation $1,249 $401,552,000 8.9%
Transportation $327 $105,132,000 2.3%
Other $448 $144,040,000 3.2%
Total Support $4,524 $1,454,901,000 32.4%
Non-instructional Expenditures $2,532 $814,319,000 18.1%
Total Expenditures $13,968 $4,492,094,000 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,505 $421,432,149,000 50.1%
Support Expenditures
Student $912 $45,189,184,320 5.4%
Staff $715 $35,442,027,000 4.2%
General Administration $282 $13,997,625,000 1.7%
School Administration $800 $39,661,338,000 4.7%
Operation $1,302 $64,530,934,000 7.7%
Transportation $501 $24,826,324,680 3.0%
Other $567 $28,090,428,000 3.3%
Total Support $5,081 $251,737,861,000 29.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,383 $167,614,653,000 19.9%
Total Expenditures $16,969 $840,784,663,000 100.0%