Bordewich/Bray Elementary

Set in Carson City, Nevada, Bordewich/Bray Elementary is a reasonably sized elementary-level community, part of Carson City. It works with 539 students across grades pre-K through 5.

Within Carson City, which oversees 10 schools and 5,072 students, Bordewich/Bray Elementary is one campus in the system.

On the student-mix side, Bordewich/Bray Elementary shows that 46% of students identify as Hispanic, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. The remainder is composed of 43% White, 4% multiracial, 4% Native American. That is noticeably more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 26%.

Looking at the economic backdrop, On paper, Bordewich/Bray Elementary has 34 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 15.8:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 18.1:1, putting Bordewich/Bray Elementary tighter than the state norm the norm. Roughly 100% of students at Bordewich/Bray Elementary qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. Set against Carson City (around 80%), the school's rate is meaningfully above typical.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Bordewich/Bray Elementary sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 32.5%; this one delivers 35.8%.

In the broader community, ACS estimates for Carson City put median household earnings sit near $72,355, roughly 24% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 7%. Bordewich/Bray Elementary is one of 13 public schools in Carson City (combined enrollment of about 5,072 students).

Nearest neighbor: Early Childhood Center, around 0.1 miles off. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. On composite proficiency, Bordewich/Bray Elementary comes 3rd of 8 in the immediate cluster, above the nearby-schools average of 31.1%.

The campus sits in a downtown setting.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count decreased 13%: 623 students in 2018 compared to 539 in 2025. The Hispanic share of enrollment rose from 30% to 46% over that span.

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