Adobe Middle School

Adobe Middle School is a middle-grades school of average-sized scale in Elko, Nevada, part of Elko, enrolling 668 students in grades 7 through 8.

Across the 35 schools in Elko (9,546 students total), Adobe Middle School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

Looking at the student body, Adobe Middle School shows that 53% of students identify as White, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. The remainder reads as 39% Hispanic, 4% Native American, 2% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 66% White, putting the school's mix visibly less White than the area baseline.

In terms of school funding signals, On paper, Adobe Middle School has 29 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 23.0:1. That tracks the state average closely. Roughly 38% of students at Adobe Middle School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. That share is lower than Elko County's rate of about 48%.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), On a poverty-adjusted basis, Adobe Middle School sits in the bottom 10% statewide. Predicted proficiency from the FRL regression is roughly 46.4%; actual is 28.5%, a gap of -17.9 points.

In the broader community, community-level numbers for Elko County indicate the typical household earns roughly $86,487 per year, 18% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 6%. Across Elko County's 38 public schools (combined enrollment of about 9,984 students), Adobe Middle School is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: Mountain View Elementary School, around 0.8 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Among the 5 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Adobe Middle School ranks 5th on composite proficiency, below the local average of 41.7%.

Geographically, the school is in a countryside area.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Adobe Middle School has remained close to its prior level, going from 658 students in 2018 to 668 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio rose from 21.2:1 in 2018 to 23.0:1 today.

Inside the community feed, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.