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How has Al Seeliger Elementary changed in the last five years, for better or worse?
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Enrollment
527
Elementary
DISTRICT 423 · STATE 480
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CARSON CITY·NCES 320039000282
Al Seeliger Elementary
2800 S. Saliman Rd., Carson City, NV 89701 · (775) 283-2200 · Carson City
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY13-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL527 STUDENTS
B-
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Scored higher than 46% of Nevada public elementary schools
- BTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- CBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Nevada public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
17.0:1
31 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.0:1 · STATE 18.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
46%
240 students
DISTRICT 74% · STATE 85%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 17 | 3% |
| Kindergarten | 81 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 68 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 94 | 18% |
| Grade 3 | 89 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 97 | 18% |
| Grade 5 | 81 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (81) is about the same size as its 5th grade class (81).
Student demographics
59%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 58% · STATE 70% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
Nevada SBAC 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
45.6%
NV avg 45.8% . -2.3pp since 2023
Math
45.3%
NV avg 35.6% . -0.7pp since 2023
What this means: On the Nevada SBAC, Nevada's statewide test, about 46 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 45 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Nevada schools, those numbers are about 46 and 36. Reading and writing scores are down about 2 points since 2023, while math scores have held steady.
Nevada SBAC results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 45.6% | 45.3% |
| 2023-24 | 47.9% | 46.0% |
% Proficient, all students and all tested grades.
Source: Nevada SBAC. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
37.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
44.7%
based on NV schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-7.1pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 38% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 45% typical for Nevada schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Nevada's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Al Seeliger Elementary
Al Seeliger Elementary's state test result (37.6% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Al Seeliger Elementary this school | 527 | 45.5% | 37.6% |
| Battle Mountain Elementary School Battle Mountain | 432 | 46.3% | 25.6% |
| Michael Inskeep Elementary School RENO | 451 | 39.7% | 35.1% |
| Jacks Valley Elementary School Carson City | 364 | 44.0% | 31.1% |
| Jesse Hall Elementary School SPARKS | 480 | 38.5% | 41.0% |
| C. C. Meneley Elementary School Gardnerville | 363 | 40.2% | 33.9% |
Matched among Nevada elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Al Seeliger Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Nevada | In Carson City |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 37.6% | #140 of 367 | #2 of 7 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 45.3% | #136 of 388 ▼ 22 | #2 of 7 ▼ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 45.6% | #177 of 390 ▼ 46 | #2 of 7 ▼ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 527 | #181 of 442 | #3 of 8 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.0:1 | #205 of 379 | #6 of 7 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 59.5% | #208 of 381 | #2 of 7 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 45.5% | #330 of 386 | #6 of 7 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -12.6% | #234 of 304 | #4 of 7 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
527
+21 (+4%) vs 2020
-30% since 1990-91, when it was 751
Student : Teacher
17.0:1
was 16.3:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 527 | 31 | 17.0:1 | 46% (240) |
| 2023-24 | 525 | 30 | 17.5:1 | 39% (207) |
| 2022-23 | 526 | 29 | 18.1:1 | 43% (225) |
| 2020-21 | 506 | 31 | 16.3:1 | 43% (217) |
| 2017-18 | 603 | 35 | 17.2:1 | 36% (218) |
| 2015-16 | 608 | 34 | 17.9:1 | 43% (260) |
| 2010-11 | 622 | 35 | 17.8:1 | 38% (237) |
| 2000-01 | 687 | 47 | 14.6:1 | 21% (147) |
| 1990-91 | 751 | 42 | 17.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Al Seeliger Elementary.
About Al Seeliger Elementary
Al Seeliger Elementary is a public elementary school in Carson City, Nevada. Enrollment is 527 students in 2024-25, and the school serves pre-K through 5.
Carson City is the district for Al Seeliger Elementary. It has 10 schools and 5,072 students.
White students are the largest group at Al Seeliger Elementary, with 49% of enrollment. The next largest groups are 40% Hispanic, 5% multiracial, and 3% Native American. The school's White share is 19 points below the 68% share among Carson City residents. Al Seeliger Elementary has a diversity index of 59%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
Federal records show a student-to-teacher ratio of 17.0:1 at Al Seeliger Elementary, with 31 full-time-equivalent teachers. Among elementary schools in Nevada, the typical ratio is 18.1:1. The count of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch equals 46% of enrollment. Among public schools in Carson City, the average eligibility rate is 80%.
Measured against Nevada public elementary schools, Al Seeliger Elementary receives a B-. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
Based on student poverty, the model expects 44.7% at Al Seeliger Elementary; the school's average proficiency rate on state tests is 37.6%.
In Carson City (population about 58,384), median household income is about $72,355, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 24%, and about 7% of people live in poverty. A total of 13 public schools operate in Carson City, serving about 5,072 students.
Fremont Elementary is the closest public school, about 1.0 miles away in a straight line. Al Seeliger Elementary is one of several public schools in the area, with at least 8 others within five miles. Nearby schools with test data average 30.8% proficiency; Al Seeliger Elementary posts 37.6%.
NCES lists the school's locale as City: Small. That means it sits inside a principal city with a population under 100,000.
Federal counts put enrollment at 506 in 2020-21 and 527 in 2024-25, a 4% gain.
Conversations here can range across science fairs, picture day, and bus routes. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
Carson City at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
58,384
Census ACS
Median income
$72,355
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
24%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
13
5,072 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Carson City
- Eagle Valley Middle SchoolMiddle · 854 students
- Carson Middle SchoolMiddle · 833 students
- Fremont ElementaryElementary · 553 students
- Bordewich/Bray ElementaryElementary · 539 students
- Edith W. Fritsch ElementaryElementary · 500 students
- Mark Twain ElementaryElementary · 497 students
Other schools in Carson City
- Eagle Valley Middle SchoolMiddle · 854 students
- Carson Middle SchoolMiddle · 833 students
- Fremont ElementaryElementary · 553 students
- Bordewich/Bray ElementaryElementary · 539 students
- Edith W. Fritsch ElementaryElementary · 500 students
- Mark Twain ElementaryElementary · 497 students
Nearby schools
- Fremont Elementary1.0 mi · 553
- Early Childhood Center1.7 mi · 45
- Bordewich/Bray Elementary1.8 mi · 539
- Carson Middle School2.0 mi · 833
- Eagle Valley Middle School2.1 mi · 854
- Empire Elementary2.4 mi · 445
Frequently asked questions
About Al Seeliger ElementaryHow many students attend Al Seeliger Elementary?
Al Seeliger Elementary enrolls approximately 527 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does Al Seeliger Elementary serve?
Al Seeliger Elementary serves grades PK-05.
How many students per teacher at Al Seeliger Elementary?
Approximately 17.0:1 students per teacher at Al Seeliger Elementary.
What is the student diversity at Al Seeliger Elementary?
Student demographics at Al Seeliger Elementary are roughly 49% White, 40% Hispanic, 1% Black, 1% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Is Al Seeliger Elementary public or private?
Al Seeliger Elementary is a public K-12 school, overseen by Carson City.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.