Best Public Schools in Zip Code 87311

Summary:

The 87311 zip code in New Mexico is home to a single public elementary school, Catherine A. Miller Elementary, which serves grades PK-5 with a total enrollment of 342 students. The school is part of the Gallup-McKinley City Schools district, which is ranked 101 out of 119 districts in the state and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Catherine A. Miller Elementary faces significant academic challenges, with proficiency rates in Language Arts, Mathematics, and Science well below the state averages. Only 17% of students are proficient or better in Language Arts, 13% in Mathematics, and 14% in Science, compared to state averages of 38%, 24%, and 34%, respectively. The school's student population is predominantly Native American (84.8%), and 100% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, indicating high levels of economic disadvantage. Despite these challenges, the school maintains a student-teacher ratio of 18:1, slightly higher than the state average.

Catherine A. Miller Elementary has consistently ranked in the bottom 10% of New Mexico elementary schools, with a ranking of 392 out of 435 schools in the 2022-2023 school year and a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger. This persistent low performance suggests that the school may be facing systemic challenges that require significant intervention and support to improve educational outcomes for its students.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2023)				Ranking (2022)				NM Combined Language Arts (2023)	NM Combined Mathematics (2023)	NM Combined Science (2023)	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/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2023)	Statewide Rank (2023)	State Percentile (2023)	SchoolDigger Rating (2023)	Average Standard Score (2022)	Statewide Rank (2022)	State Percentile (2022)	Rank Change from Previous Year	NM Combined Language Arts All Grades	NM Combined Mathematics All Grades	NM Combined Science All Grades	Total
Catherine A. Miller Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	6102 Challenger Rd	Church Rock	87311	McKinley County	Gallup	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 721-1400	342	19	18.0	100.0%	11 (3.2%)	1 (0.3%)	29 (8.5%)	1 (0.3%)	290 (84.8%)	2 (0.6%)	8 (2.3%)	16.1	392^nd of 435 public elementary schools	9.9%		10.6	393^rd of 420 public elementary schools	6.4%	1	17.0	13.0	14.0	$12,899

Cities Near Zip Code 87311

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Church Rock	0.57 mi	1	129^th
Gallup	3.94 mi	20	84^th
Fort Wingate	5.09 mi	2
Yatahey	10.9 mi	1	90^th
Crownpoint	16.41 mi	8	98^th

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the New Mexico Public Education Department.

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