Amargosa Valley Elementary School

Set in Amargosa, Nevada, Amargosa Valley Elementary School is a rural-scale elementary school, run under Nye. It serves 109 students across grades pre-K through 5. By comparison, Nevada's public schools average about 480 students each, so Amargosa Valley Elementary School sits 77% below that benchmark.

Nye comprises 23 schools with combined enrollment of 5,721 students; Amargosa Valley Elementary School is among them.

On demographics, Amargosa Valley Elementary School shows that nearly all students (81%) are Hispanic; the rest consists of 17% White. That is considerably more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 17%.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Amargosa Valley Elementary School records 8 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 14.5:1. The state averages around 18.1:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Roughly 100% of students at Amargosa Valley Elementary School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

In the broader community, the surrounding county (Nye County) reports that the typical household earns roughly $60,714 per year, 13% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 10% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Nye County runs 29 public schools (combined enrollment of about 5,733 students), of which Amargosa Valley Elementary School is one.

Amargosa Valley Middle School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.0 miles from this campus.

The school occupies a rural site.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Amargosa Valley Elementary School has fell 6%, going from 116 students in 2018 to 109 in 2025. Hispanic enrollment moved from 75% to 81% across the same window. Class-load math has widened: from 12.9:1 in 2018 to 14.5:1 in 2025.

On the community side, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around enrollment questions, classroom assignments, and PTA news. Members of the school community can share what they know.