Summary:
Thoreau High is a public high school located in Thoreau, New Mexico, serving grades 9-12 with a total enrollment of 475 students. The school is part of the Gallup school district, which is ranked 97 out of 119 districts in the state and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger. Thoreau High has consistently ranked in the bottom half of New Mexico high schools over the past decade, with a current ranking of 148 out of 190 schools for the 2023-2024 school year.
Thoreau High's academic performance is significantly below the state average across various standardized tests. In the 2023-2024 school year, only 22% of students were proficient or better in NM-ASR/Science, compared to the state average of 36%. Similarly, only 20% of 11th-grade students were proficient or better in SAT School Day/English Language Arts, compared to the state average of 34%. The school's performance in mathematics is particularly concerning, with only 5% of 11th-grade students proficient or better in SAT School Day/Mathematics, compared to the state average of 11%. Thoreau High's four-year graduation rate has also been consistently lower than the state average, ranging from 75% to 84.2% over the past few years, compared to the state average of around 75-80%.
Thoreau High's performance varies significantly across different student subgroups. While Thoreau High's Hispanic students perform relatively better, ranking 47 out of 150 New Mexico high schools in 2021-2022, the school's performance for Native American students and English Language Learners is particularly concerning, ranking 32 out of 43 and 29 out of 41 New Mexico high schools, respectively, in the 2023-2024 school year. This may be due to the school's high percentage of students from low socioeconomic backgrounds, with 100% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch over the past three school years. In comparison, Crownpoint High School, another school in the Gallup school district, outperforms Thoreau High in academic proficiency, graduation rates, and student subgroup performance.
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Detail:
Public 9-12
District:
Gallup
SchoolDigger Rank:
148th of 190 New Mexico High Schools
Per Pupil Expenditures: $12,149
Feeder schools for Thoreau High:
Student/teacher ratio: 19.0
Number of students: 475
Racial breakdown:
American Indian:
80.6%
Hispanic:
9.3%
White:
6.1%
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African American:
1.5%
Two or more races:
1.5%
Asian:
1.1%
Free/discounted lunch recipients: 100%
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