Battle Mountain Elementary School

Set in Battle Mountain, Nevada, Battle Mountain Elementary School is a reasonably sized elementary school, part of Lander. It hosts 432 students across grades pre-K through 4.

Lander comprises 4 schools with combined enrollment of 1,059 students; Battle Mountain Elementary School is among them.

Demographically, Battle Mountain Elementary School reports that 58% of the student body identifies as White. Other groups include 33% Hispanic, 5% Native American, 3% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 78% White, putting the school's mix meaningfully less White than the area baseline.

On the income-and-resources front, The school currently runs with 16 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 27.0:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 18.1:1, putting Battle Mountain Elementary School higher than the state norm the norm. About 46% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Battle Mountain Elementary School falls in the UNDERPERFORMING tier of the BeatsExpectations residual. Given its student profile, a typical campus would land near 44.6%; this one comes in at 25.6%, -18.9 points off the demographic line.

In the broader community, Lander County reports that the typical household earns roughly $89,014 per year, 19% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 9%. Across Lander County's 5 public schools (combined enrollment of about 1,059 students), Battle Mountain Elementary School is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: Battle Mountain High School, around 0.2 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 2 other public schools cluster around Battle Mountain Elementary School.

Geographically, the school is in a low-density area.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Battle Mountain Elementary School has contracted 16%, going from 514 students in 2018 to 432 in 2025. The White share of enrollment shrank from 63% to 58% over that span. Class-load math has rose: from 19.8:1 in 2018 to 27.0:1 in 2025.

On this page, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around enrollment questions, classroom assignments, and PTA news. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to weigh in.