Enrollment
87
Elementary
DISTRICT 126 · STATE 480
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LINCOLN·NCES 320027000166
Caliente Elementary School
289 Lincoln Street, Caliente, NV 89008 · (775) 726-3772 · Lincoln County
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL87 STUDENTS
A
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Scored higher than 94% of Nevada public elementary schools
- A+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ABeats 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
11.9:1
7 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.6:1 · STATE 18.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
55%
48 students
DISTRICT 49% · STATE 85%
Community
0
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 | 18 | 21% |
| Kindergarten | 10 | 11% |
| Grade 1 | 12 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 9 | 10% |
| Grade 3 | 12 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 8 | 9% |
| Grade 5 | 9 | 10% |
| Grade 6 | 9 | 10% |
Student demographics
11%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 32% · 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
57.8%
NV avg 45.8% . -7.9pp since 2023
Math
60.5%
NV avg 35.6% . -10.9pp since 2023
What this means: On the Nevada SBAC, Nevada's statewide test, about 58 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 61 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 8 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 11 points.
Nevada SBAC results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 57.8% | 60.5% |
| 2023-24 | 65.7% | 71.4% |
% Proficient, all students and all tested grades.
Source: Nevada SBAC. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of NV schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
63.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
42.6%
based on NV schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+21.3pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 64% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 43% typical for Nevada schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 21 points, placing it in Nevada's top 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 Caliente Elementary School
Caliente Elementary School's state test result (63.9% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Caliente Elementary School this school | 87 | 55.2% | 63.9% |
| Pioche Elementary School Pioche | 64 | 46.9% | 47.9% |
| Pahranagat Valley Elementary School Alamo | 161 | 42.2% | 45.6% |
| Panaca Elementary School Panaca | 193 | 47.2% | 53.2% |
| Wells Elementary School Wells | 141 | 46.8% | 35.5% |
| Hugh Gallagher Elementary School Virginia City | 118 | 22.9% | 51.2% |
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 Caliente Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Nevada |
|---|---|---|
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 87 | #406 of 442 |
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
87
+1 (+1%) vs 2020
-33% since 1990-91, when it was 130
Student : Teacher
11.9:1
was 9.6:1
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 | 87 | 7.3 | 11.9:1 | 55% (48) |
| 2023-24 | 82 | 7.7 | 10.7:1 | 51% (42) |
| 2022-23 | 78 | 6.7 | 11.6:1 | 58% (45) |
| 2020-21 | 86 | 9 | 9.6:1 | 60% (52) |
| 2017-18 | 109 | 10 | 10.9:1 | 64% (70) |
| 2015-16 | 110 | 9 | 12.2:1 | 50% (55) |
| 2010-11 | 138 | 8 | 17.3:1 | 55% (76) |
| 2000-01 | 148 | 8 | 18.5:1 | 52% (77) |
| 1990-91 | 130 | 7 | 18.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Caliente Elementary School.
About Caliente Elementary School
Caliente Elementary School is a small elementary school serving families in Caliente, Nevada. Enrollment in 2024-25 was 87 students in pre-K through 6. Against the 480-student average for elementary schools in Nevada, enrollment here is 82% lower.
Caliente Elementary School is a school in Lincoln. The district has 9 schools and 958 students.
Caliente Elementary School's enrollment is 94% White. It is also 5% Hispanic. For comparison, the population of Lincoln County is roughly 85% White. Pick two students at random and there is an 11% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
Caliente Elementary School operates with 7.3 full-time-equivalent teachers, a ratio of about 11.9:1. That is lower than the 18.1:1 average for elementary schools in Nevada. About 55% of students at the school meet free or reduced-price lunch income limits. The gap from the 47% average for public schools in Lincoln County is 8 points.
Measured against Nevada public elementary schools, Caliente Elementary School receives an A. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
Compared with Nevada schools that have similar shares of low-income students, Caliente Elementary School does better than predicted by 21.3 points. Its average proficiency rate on state tests is 63.9%; the prediction is 42.6%.
County data help place the school in context: in Lincoln County, the median household income is $72,307, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 20%, and about 1% of people live in poverty. In all, Lincoln County has 11 public schools and roughly 958 students.
The shortest distance from Caliente Elementary School to another public school is about 0.6 miles, to C O Bastian High School. The nearest schools with test data average 49.6%, lower than Caliente Elementary School's 63.9%.
Caliente Elementary School is in rural territory far from an urban area, a location NCES labels Rural: Remote.
Compared with 2020-21, when it had 86 students, enrollment in 2024-25 was about the same at 87. The number of students per teacher rose from 9.6 to 11.9 over 4 years.
The discussion area below is open to posts about sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
Lincoln County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
4,405
Census ACS
Median income
$72,307
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
20%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
1%
Below federal line
Schools in county
11
958 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Lincoln
- Panaca Elementary SchoolElementary · 193 students
- Pahranagat Valley Elementary SchoolElementary · 161 students
- Lincoln County High SchoolHigh · 151 students
- Pahranagat Valley High SchoolHigh · 90 students
- Meadow Valley Middle SchoolMiddle · 77 students
- Pahranagat Valley Middle SchoolMiddle · 71 students
Nearby schools
- C O Bastian High School0.6 mi · 64
- Panaca Elementary School13.9 mi · 193
- Meadow Valley Middle School13.9 mi · 77
- Lincoln County High School14.0 mi · 151
- Pioche Elementary School22.4 mi · 64
Frequently asked questions
About Caliente Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Caliente Elementary School?
Caliente Elementary School enrolls approximately 87 students in grades PK-06.
Is Caliente Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Caliente Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades PK-06.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Caliente Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Caliente Elementary School is approximately 11.9:1 (7 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Caliente Elementary School?
Caliente Elementary School reports a student body of 94% White, 5% Hispanic, 1% Asian.
Who oversees Caliente Elementary School?
Caliente Elementary School is overseen by Lincoln in Lincoln County.
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